Spotlight: Documentary
Film Fest Report is proud to support documentary as a diverse and immensely rich cinematic form, crucial to understanding our contemporary world.
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IDFA 2024: Light Memories (dir. Misha Vallejo Prut) | Review
Photographer-turned-filmmaker Misha Vallejo Prut debuted with a rich, handsomely crafted documentary that probes his family legacy, centered around an absent…
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DOK Leipzig 2024: Twice into Oblivion (dir. Pierre Michel Jean) | Review
Haitian director Pierre Michel Jean's latest film offers a powerful exploration of how silence and forgetting continue to shape our…
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DOK Leipzig 2024: The Family Approach (dir. Daniel Abma) | Review
"The Family Approach" is a movie about hope. About the fact that even in the most dire situations it is…
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RIDM 2024: Apple Cider Vinegar (dir. Sofia Benoot) | Review
Sofia Benoot launches us on a cosmic journey through a simple natural subject of an earthly matter, stone.
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DOK Leipzig 2024: The Other One (dir. Marie-Magdalena Kochová) | Review
Marie-Magdalena Kochová's debut portrays 18-year-old Johana's internal struggle between her dreams and her duty to her family, highlighting her silent…
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RIDM 2024: Who Cares? (dir. Alexe Poukine) | Review
Alexe Poukine's latest delves into the human-centered practices emerging in Western Europe's healthcare, capturing intimate, unjudged scenes that underscore the…
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DOK Leipzig 2024: Once Upon a Time in a Forest (dir. Virpi Suutari) | Review
Virpi Suutari's "Once upon a Time in a Forest" is both a call to action and a thoughtful reflection on…
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RIDM 2024: When the Phone Rang (dir. Iva Radivojević) | Review
Iva Radivojević’s elliptical and complex film explores the nuances of memory through coming-of-age in a country that no longer exists.
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RIDM 2024: Simon & Marianne (dirs. Pier-Luc Latulippe, Martin Fournier) | Review
The final work involving writer and professor Simon Roy, "Simon & Marianne" delicately and compassionately explores our relationship with illness…
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RIDM 2024: Among Mountains and Streams (dir. Jean-François Lesage) | Review
In his sophisticated and captivating latest feature, Jean-François Lesage succeeds in taking us into the forest to meet two fascinating…
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