Commentary
Essays, commentaries and editorials on contemporary political questions (conflicts/peace, ecology/thinking, control/surveillance).
BALTIC SEA DOCS: From war testimonies to playful experiments, BSD 2025 showed why Riga’s compact forum punches above its weight in Europe’s doc market…
PANEL: At Dokufest, a panel discussion posed this epic question: What does it mean to watch?
ISRAEL: Among Himalaya backpackers, Israelis process 7 October, Gaza memories, and identity crisis—numbed by drugs, haunted by politics, searching elusive peace.
STREAMING: In politically and socially volatile times, dedicated documentary streaming platforms may play a critical role in responding to today's realities.
DEMOCRACY: In light of the Western political discourse increasingly revealing its own hypocrisy, four DokuFest short films revisit the past, uncovering details that cast…
PALESTINE: Francesca Albanese’s UN report on Israel’s occupation of Palestine, widening culpability to global enablers and calling for prosecutable corporate accountability.
REPORT: From mystical birds to salt mines, Oberhausen’s films question human-nonhuman boundaries and challenge cinematic conventions
IRELAND: Irish filmmakers redefine identity through intimate, political, and historical documentaries at the Krakow Film Festival’s Focus on Ireland programme.
UKRAINE: In Kyiv, cultural life is flourishing despite the war. We explore the city through artists, intellectuals, researchers, curators, cultural workers and poets who…