Documentaries

  • The sun sets on New York’s five boroughs

    The sun sets on New York’s five boroughs

    URBANISATION: A glimpse into the collective consciousness of a city and its citizens, The Hottest August offers a mirror onto the registered anxiety of…

    Carmen Gray
  • The cartel drafts and corpse diggers of Mexico’s reluctant armies

    The cartel drafts and corpse diggers of Mexico’s reluctant armies

    DRUG WAR: Trapped within an abjectly corrupt architecture of power, many Mexicans are subject to the collusion between organised crime and state institutions in…

    Carmen Gray
  • Flying the battered nest of circumstance

    Flying the battered nest of circumstance

    POVERTY: Let down by society’s promises, a generation of young Scots carve out moments of tenderness amidst bursts of frustration and violence.

    Carmen Gray
  • The nightmare in Mexico

    The nightmare in Mexico

    DRUG WAR: A respectful and sensitive dedication Mexico’s dead and missing.

    Astra Zoldnere
  • When cinema is politics

    When cinema is politics

    SUDAN: Exploring the importance of cinema for democracy.

    Melita Zajc
  • Scottish reels, global results

    Scottish reels, global results

    SDI: Executing contrasting styles, two films from the 2019 Scottish Documentary Institute «Bridging the Gap» program showcase SDI's admirable geographical balancing-act

    Neil Young
  • Condemned to an idea of Russia

    Condemned to an idea of Russia

    RUSSIA: Though the communist era may be over, the ideology of serving the motherland is still very much alive as an ideal for indoctrination.

    Carmen Gray
  • Ghana’s creative micro-entrepreneurs in a grey zone

    Ghana’s creative micro-entrepreneurs in a grey zone

    AFRICA: Sakawa uses beautiful portraiture to tell a story of Ghana’s enterprising young adults who hope to make a living by learning how to…

    JoAnne Velin
  • Death and duty

    Death and duty

    RUSSIA: The dreamlike beauty of Ksenia Okhapkina's concise film connects the subtle mechanisms of control in a former Gulag town.

    Nick Holdsworth

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