At the fringes of Europe
MIGRANTS: Encounters with volunteers and clashes with state forces and right-wing citizens pepper the uncertain future of the refugees.
Serbia
Documentary as an ecological system
CINEMA: A glimpse into the ever-evolving way in which documentaries investigate, engage with, and interrogate the world.
A Serbian survivor finds solidarity in stories
TRAUMA: The aftermath of sexual assault, its causes and effects, through intimate testimonies of survivors.
The faces behind the flags
NATIONALISM: A 6-month documentation of Łódź right-wing National-Radical Camp activity.
The lost prize of freedom
SYRIA: A filmmaker begins documenting a celebration of freedom in Aleppo but ends up documenting the devastating consequences of that dream.
The art of displacement: mobiles on the migrant trail
MIGRANTS: The Fazili family shoots their perilous journey from Afghanistan through the Balkan migration route to an uncertain future on three mobile phones.
Touring Port-au-Prince’s graveyard (guided by a goat)
The Haitian goat Britis proves an excellent mute guide at the Grand Cimetière in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, squeezing through narrow passageways as he inquisitively scurries from crypt to crypt.
Award-winner: An identity struggle that never ended
Srbenka (2018) gives an insight to the current life and war memories among the Serbian minority in Croatia. The film is a skilful metatheatre that involves both the troupe’s acting and sense of self as they work on their own memories.
Focus Serbia: Fractions of history and the global area
Serbian cinema takes a leap onto the world stage with the programme presented at the international film festival Visions du Réel’s Focus Serbia.
Beautiful miners
Ben Russell’s latest experimental documentary studies the men that labour in the copper and gold mines of Serbia and Suriname.
Three Distinct Political And Historical Periods Of Serbia
SERBIA: A locked door inside a Belgrade apartment has kept one family separated from their past for over 70 years.