Can’t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media
TECHNOLOGY: Grieving parents, whistleblowers, and lawyers expose a predatory industry rewarded for harm.
Creative Non-Fiction Weekend 2024: Strength in vulnerability
The Creative Nonfiction Film Weekend is a new festival in London celebrating «everything documentary can and should be.» The programme
Citizen journalists
GAZA: Sheikh Jarrah describes how the Israeli authorities subsequently sought to silence the journalists. Here is a topical book – in connection with the murdered journalists in Gaza. The democratic function of the media is not always so democratic.
Combatting Digital Violence: A Conversation with HateAid
DIGITAL VIOLENCE: With a Human Rights Film Festival Berlin workshop on Navigating Digital Aggression for Journalists and Filmmakers, Modern Times Review speaks with representatives of Germany’s HateAid – the organisation combatting digital violence.
Weaponising art
UKRAINE: The profound impact of art as a means of survival and resistance against cultural erasure.
«We are seeing a shift with the development of immersive exhibitions that use documentaries»
SUNNY SIDE OF THE DOC: Head of Innovation & Digital Experiences Maïté Labat on the decision to separate its PiXii Festival from the immersive marketplace offerings, what commonalities were present across projects and more.
The caricature and the role of satire in information warfare
VISUALS: Graphic satire has become a weapon. The first “caricature war” emerged between Protestants and Catholics. Caricature also revolve around Ukraine and Russia, boosting morale within one’s own ranks by ridiculing the enemy using all possible means and stereotypes, while glorifying one’s own side.
Diversity didn’t end social inequality
IDENTITY: For the young, queer community of Medellín, the injustices of colonial heritage consistently intertwine with the brutality of today’s global liberal capitalism.
Inside Switzerland’s compulsory military service
MILITARY: Neutral for more than 500 years, Switzerland maintains a citizen army that can be mobilised in minutes.
The «good old days» myth
TECH: As society suffers from increased digital anxiety and ecological collapse, Big Tech continues to push its nostalgia-based feedback loop of utopian myth.
The «Revolt of Dignity»
MIGRANTS: Returning to the origins of the gospel and staging it as a passion play for the rights of migrants.
«Now, in the midst of pandemic constraints, is the best time to reflect on the essential role of the films, cinema, film festivals»
ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL: Head of Programming Csilla Kato speaks on the Romanian documentary festival’s 2020 hybrid edition, its challenges, and the post-pandemic industry.