MDOC – Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival
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Maythem Ridha to lead masterclass at 2023 MDOC – Melgaço Documentary Film Festival
The upcoming MDOC – Melgaço Documentary Film Festival, happening from July 31st to August 6th, has just announced its first international guest, #Maythem Ridha#. This renowned Iraqi filmmaker and photographer will be sharing his experiences in a captivating masterclass during the festival. On August 4th at 10:00 am, at Casa da Cultura de Melgaço, Maythem…
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Silent House
IRAN: The fortunes of three generations of an upper-middle-class Iranian family tracked across forty years of turbulent Iranian history.
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When climate change is not the main issue
COMMUNITY: It's more than icebergs and permafrost vanishing in the Arctic as a young anthropologist discovers in Svalbard, Norway.
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A sign of hope
CLIMATE: Two MakeDox-screening films, 'All That Breathes' and 'Invisible Demons', look at pollution in one of the world's preeminent megacities, New Delhi - one from above, one from below.
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MDOC – Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival 2022: the complete winners
The 2022 MDOC – Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival has drawn to a close with its Jean-Loup Passek and D. Quixote Award awards presented. The awards in the Best Documenray category were presented by a ury consisting of Aida Vallejo, Anna Huth, Carlos Natálio, Juan Pablo Gonzalez, and Marion Schmidt. While the International Federation of…
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Entangled perspectives of war
COLONIALISM: An intimate portrait of Portugal's colonial war from those who lived through it.
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A case of history repeating
CONFLICT: After Crimea was annexed into the Russian Federation, a genocide began against the peninsula’s indigenous people - the Crimean Tatars.
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Unearthing hidden truths in the Moscow Metro
RUSSIA: A year-long study of Russia’s capital, capturing the day-to-day of ordinary city dwellers and momentous national events.
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Portugal’s MDOC – Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival set to explore border, memory and identity for 2022 edition
Since 2014, MDOC-International Documentary Festival of Melgaço has been focusing on a unique event. Recognized inside and outside of #Portugal. MDOC focuses on three anchor axes for reflection – #border, #memory and #identity, always dealing with the issues of #migration and the displacement of human beings. Founded in a predominantly rural environment, MDOC dialogues with…