Francesca Albanese: From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide
PALESTINE: Francesca Albanese’s UN report on Israel’s occupation of Palestine, widening culpability to global enablers and calling for prosecutable corporate accountability.
Palestine
The taste of Kyiv
UKRAINE: How can you think when you are surrounded by explosions? In Kyiv, the normal and the abnormal exist side by side. Here, UNESCO has reported at least 670 destroyed cultural sites, including 145 religious and 238 of historical/artistic significance. On this investigative journey, we meet European intellectuals on the front line. How can we bear witness to and share their reality?
Perfect Victims
PALESTINE: In Palestine, the struggle is not only for land but for the right to be seen as fully human.
The occupation is in the frame
PALESTINE: Filmmakers documented the occupation for decades. These films saw the war long before the world pretended it began in October 2023.
The fragile separation of documentary and fiction
DOK Leipzig: DOK Leipzig organised a debate in different panels about the connections and interferences between documentary and fictional works.
Stitched histories
PALESTINE: Like the Old Testament Joseph and his coat of many colours, a patch-covered jacket becomes a symbol for a greater truth in Mathijs Poppe’s touching film of yearning for home, The Jacket.
«We need to create a space where people with different positions are willing to have an open debate and talk with each other in a civilised manner»
DOK LEIPZIG: Christoph Terhechte provides insights into DOK Leipzig’s curatorial approach, its role within the European festival landscape, and its ongoing dedication to celebrating diversity and thought-provoking perspectives in documentary.
Land grab in Gaza
PALESTINE: The blind obedience of radical Israeli settlers, their leadership influence, and the state of Israel’s displacement tactics.
MajorDocs announces full programme for sixth edition
MajorDocs, Mallorca’s premier international documentary film festival, has unveiled its full lineup for the sixth edition, running from 1-5 October