United States
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On the dark side of truth
MEDIA: The struggle for truth – and thus for documentary – has become brutal. A new book analyzes how truth claims and digital culture shape our political realities.
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Proud to be an American
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.
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The death of democracy by a thousand cuts
JOURNALISM: A vivid portrait of tenacious Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, founder of the Duterte-critical Rappler.com.
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The land of dark cities
CULTURE: A saturated hybrid of a distinct musical subculture and the complicated city dynamics that help create it.
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Neither banal nor evil
CONTROL: A search for understanding from a survivor of Aum Shinrikyo's 1995 sarin gas attack on Tokyo's subway.
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Last stop utopia
CUBA: After ushering in the American Empire and its eventual revolt against it, Hubert Sauper takes an immersive look at Cuba and its people.
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Factory farming filth
FARMING: The filth and falsification at the heart of the factory farming system - responsible for up to 50 percent of the world's climate change - is revealed.
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When society is antisocial, who calls it out?
CLIMATE: Since her solitary protest outside Swedish parliament, Greta Thunberg now leads a global movement on the climate change crisis.
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Classifying poison in the system
RACISM The 26th Sarajevo Film Festival winner explores the uncertainty of those made to feel like they do not belong.