He has a background as newspaper and magazine editor – for 30 years. He is the editor of our ‘cinepolitical’ documentary magazine Modern Times Review (since 2017).
From 2015-2027 he has been editor/publisher of NY TID (modern times), a Norwegian quarterly non-fiction printed book magazine.
HISTORY: Previous publisher and editor-in-chief of Morgenbladet in Oslo (1993–2003) and Le Monde diplomatique (2003-2013). He was also previously editor of the magazine DOX at EDN for 4 years. Here an old selection will be available in some time (Norwegian/English)…
Latest articles in Modern Times Review:
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MAKEDOX 2011: Reflections from being in a jury
How do you evaluate one film against another? And why do women often fade into the background in documentaries?
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The Power of Powerlessness
Aarnes: What does ethics mean in today’s international political climate, or in the dialogue between oneself and others? How do faith in God or love give meaning to a life? We speak with Professor Emeritus Asbjørn Aarnes (87), who, at the end of his life, takes stock of some of his most important insights.
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A conspiracy against conspiracy
What is the power of disclosure? asks Truls Lie. Three films – from Burma, from Guantánamo and about Wikileaks – shows that todays “guerrilla” don’t use violence but information as their weapon.
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Mostra 2010: Death in Venice
In Venice essay films show a resistance to the mainstream film industry. Remarkably, death is present in of a lot of the films, whether fiction, faction or documentary.
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DIRECTOR BEATE ARNESTAD: The “Disease” of Humanity
Beate Arnestad is proving to be one of Norway’s most interesting international filmmakers at the moment, writes Truls Lie. From addressing the plight of the Tamils in Sri Lanka, she went on to track a major court case after the genocide in Rwanda. Her documentaries depict individuals under extreme pressure.
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POV: The War of the spirit
PASOLINI: Pier Paolo Pasolini was an ardent critic of his age. A recently reconstructed documentary film by him gives us an insight into many of his critiques – on war, the media, beauty, work and religion. As an object of hate and scorn in his time, he still has the power to move us.
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How we see North Korea
Tension escalates between North and South Korea after the torpedoing of a South Korean military ship in May. In North Korea, prison camps, murder, rape, gnawing starvation and freezing temperatures are all par for the course. How can the global community let such extreme oppression go on?
Some favourite essays:
The Specific Intellectual
In memory of Marker
POV: The War of the spirit
THOUGHT MADE VISIBLE: The movie auteurs
