immigration
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Portuguese films shine across 2024 MDOC – Melgaço International Documentary Festival programme
The MDOC – Melgaço International Documentary Festival will take place from 29 July to 4 August, 2024. This year’s event highlights critical themes such as #immigration, clandestinity, #colonialism, #human rights#, and environmental issues through a selection of nine compelling Portuguese films. Among the national premieres is Savanna and the Mountain by Paulo Carneiro, a documentary…
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The State of Abolition During Late-Stage Capitalism
ACTIVISM: Angela Y. Davis's essays and speeches on abolition, feminism, and the fight for collective liberation.
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The law and the lost
IMMIGRATION: Borders are all in the mind, Loretta van Horst's powerful film about US border patrol officers trying to stop people smuggling from Mexico, The Border Crossed Us, shows.
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The myth of Melusina reimagined
IDENTITY: Delve into the complex identities formed by Luxembourg's immigrant youth
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24th Mecal Barcelona set to wind down with week-long documentary activities
The 24th edition of #Mecal, International Short Film and Animation Festival of Barcelona, goes into its home stretch with, amongst other programmes, its documentary selections. The last week of the Mecal kicks off with five sessions of Documentary competition and various parallel sections, dedicated to different genres (Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy and Erotica, among other genres.…
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«… Who steals, rapes, plunders, tortures and kills»
FRANCE: After a number of «not a day without» statements, the French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour's conclusion is that the country is about to be taken over by Muslims and feminists.
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Communism, nudity and ‘romantic ennui’
YOUTH: Zhu Rikun’s new doc captures Chinese youths as they experiment with their relationships and belief systems.
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24th United Nations Association Film Festival opens 2021 submissions
Under the theme MOVING FORWARD, submissions are open for the 24th #UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival). The 2021 edition will run from October 21-31, 2021 in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford University, USA Held annually in October, UNAFF has grown to be one of the oldest and most respected documentary…