Social media
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Scrolling into the abyss
NIHILISM: A globe-trotting journey through the emotional wasteland of the digital age.
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Beyond blood and soil
IDENTITY: The struggle for cultural identity in Mongolia, where the legacy of Genghis Khan meets modern challenges, through the eyes of a determined activist mother.
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The art of moving
HUMAN IDFF: The Norwegian documentaries Ibelin and A New Kind of Wilderness, both of which have gained international acclaim, tell moving stories about distinctive individuals - but also provide enriching perspectives on our social life.
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Death – more or less real
REALITY: We perceive reality very differently. So let me suggest three areas where reality is real, strong and direct for all of us. But also about what a newly translated book by Pier Paolo Pasolini says about film's contact with reality.
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A role model
ACTIVISM: Masih Alinejad, Nobel nominee, voices Iran's silenced through social and global media.
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The media and Corbyn
POLITICS: What was the biggest obstacle for Jeremy Corbyn, as he was close to winning the elections – becoming the prime minister of Britain today? A smear campaign and stamps as ‘the stooge of Russia’ or ‘antisemite’?
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Citizen journalists
GAZA: Sheikh Jarrah describes how the Israeli authorities subsequently sought to silence the journalists. Here is a topical book - in connection with the murdered journalists in Gaza. The democratic function of the media is not always so democratic.
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It is time for festivals to endorse a BRAVE space over a SAFE one
IDFA: What is this obsession with creating a «safe space» for upcoming film festivals that is now circulating on social media? Who is scaring the world's institutions to speak up?
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Combatting Digital Violence: A Conversation with HateAid
DIGITAL VIOLENCE: With a Human Rights Film Festival Berlin workshop on Navigating Digital Aggression for Journalists and Filmmakers, Modern Times Review speaks with representatives of Germany's HateAid - the organisation combatting digital violence.