The making of AURORA
Once Aurora paints a picture of an industry of men intent on using the young Norwegian artist AURORA as a tool to further their own ambitions more than to nurture her own creative independence.
MakeDox
Located in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
An onion-scented multilayered platform. Planted by doc-makers and doc-lovers imbued with the Mediterranean spirit. Creativity is its soul mate, the documentary – its favorite language. It has been growing to tower over conformity and to sharpen the senses of quality and critical sight. MakeDox.
Fragments of experience
MUSIC: Across Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Washington DC, musician PJ Harvey and photojournalist Seamus Murphy craft a beautifully shot, sensitively edited film on observation, experience, and the creative process.
One of the greatest leaders of the 20th century
RUSSIA: Meeting Gorbachev is an intimate and engaging portrait of the man who unwittingly prompted the collapse of the Soviet Union.
MAKEDOX 2011: Reflections from being in a jury
How do you evaluate one film against another? And why do women often fade into the background in documentaries?