Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
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More than any political agreement
CONFLICT: A sensitive and balanced glimpse into the consequences of Colombia's much-heralded 2016 peace accord
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Moneyed but mortal: Russia’s ‘90s «Wild West»
RUSSIA: Alex Gibney provides an intimate look at post-Soviet Russia from the perspective of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former oligarch turned political dissident.
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Letting loose the AI demon
TECHNOLOGY: This chilling and critical AI-documentary almost succumbs to the dark fascinations it depicts, leaving a strong and unsettling impression of nascent digital powers outgrowing human control.
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«You will never win, but you will lose unless you keep on fighting»
WAR REPORTER: For over 40 years, Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent and divisive conflicts in the world.
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Elegy for the imprisoned
REHABILITATION: In viewing Vilnius prisoners serving life sentences, Exemplary Behaviour examines the paradox between justice and forgiveness.
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Counterbalancing the traditional narrative
MIGRANTS: In 2001, Fahed reached the UK filled with dreams. By 2018 he is on the brink of a mid-life crisis.
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Into the Flames
CLIMATE: By making us witnesses to our consumption of the Earth, Anthropocene – the Human Epoch is a planetary portrait that makes room for nuanced irony and wonder, even while urging moral outcry.
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«And then there was silence»
WAR REPORTER: Living a life in a state of emergency, renowned war photographer Jan Grarup's work has taken him to conflict zones around the world, from Darfur to Mosul.
