AUTHORITARIANISM: What happened after the height of freedom ideals, the fall of the Iron Curtain and Bill Clinton’s fusion of liberal politics with market forces? Today, the Chinese’s mastery of original Western technology and surveillance seems limitless.
CULTURE: An insight into the unique liveliness of a forgotten subculture from emigrated Turkish guest workers and their grandchildren in Germany.
ISOLATION: Daniel Schreiber visits a wealth of hermit literature – such as Thoreau’s Walden and Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. But what does social withdrawal mean today?
COLONIALISM: The French colonial crimes in Réunion island are slowly brought to light.
BRUCE MAU: How about a look back over 30 years, to be able to see and act into the future?
RACISM: Raoul Peck unravels the history of colonisation, genocide, imperialism, and white supremacy in his 4-part docuseries.
CINEMA: A new three-book collection aims to draw attention to the cinematic legacy of Med Hondo.
MIGRANTS: Returning to the origins of the gospel and staging it as a passion play for the rights of migrants.
Under the theme MOVING FORWARD, submissions are open for the 24th #UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival). The 2021 edition
POLITICS: Touching on almost every aspect of life, Frederick Wiseman’s latest opus illustrates all ways a local city administration can engage in civil discourse with its citizens.
RACISM: Systematic, legalized racism has defined Brazil as a country for centuries with recent legal changes doing little to change the picture
