Switzerland
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The Siege of Paradise
TOURISM: Follow the residents of Cinque Terre as they navigate a tourist economy that both sustains and slowly erodes the villages they call home.
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FIFDH announces 16 projects for 2023 Impact Days
Out of 110 international documentary submissions, 16 projects have been selected for the 2023 #FIFDH Impact Days. With topics ranging from human trafficking in Bangladesh to asylum procedures in #Switzerland to Indigenous rights in #Jordan, from child soldiers in #Yemen to reproductive rights in the #Dominican Republic#, topics of relevance across the world are represented.…
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The price of freedom
BIOGRAPHY: Growing up in the bohemian community at Hydra with Leonard Cohen as a stepfather, Little Axel tells a story of neglect and an overload of freedom.
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Wining and dining one’s way to endless rule
JOURNALISM: Despite imprisonment, journalist Khadija Ismayilova exposes the intricate corruption tactics of the families ruling Central Asia.
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A cruel game by Hitler’s favourite filmmaker, exposed
HISTORY: Nina Gladitz’s film about Roma and Sinti survivors of Shoah has been hidden in the WDR archive since 1982. Reactions to her book show we live in times when searching for the truth and giving voice to the weakest in societysociety causes suspicion, not respect. But simply accepting that such are the times might…
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Visions du Réel announces 2022 Honorary Award recipient
Visions du Réel will celebrate the legendary Italian director, screenwriter and producer #Marco Bellocchio# with its Honorary Award. The homage will include a Masterclass and a retrospective of selected works. Furthermore, his new documentary, Marx Can Wait, as yet unreleased in #Switzerland, will be screened. The prize will be awarded during the 53rd edition of…
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Radiograph of a Family
FAMILY: The daughter of a secular father and a devout mother tells the story reflective of the political events leading to the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
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Ramallah, Tblisi, Tehran: The women driving their electronic music culture
MUSIC: A trio of short documentaries traverse Tbilisi, Ramallah, and Tehran, giving an on the ground look at how what each represents within a global electronic music industry and the women who have made it so.
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MY NEIGHBOUR, MY BROTHER: Two shorts from Berlinale 2019
Experimental documentaries take centre stage at the 2019 Berlinale.