Modern Times Review #105

Modern Times review @ FIPADOC

FIPADOC is an international documentary film festival held annually in Biarritz. Over six days, it brings members of the public and professionals together for screenings of a selection of outstanding documentary films. Hosting meet-and-greets and premiering new projects, FIPADOC is committed to promoting impact, innovation, image appreciation, and new talent.

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NEWS

FIPADOC finalises 2022 programme

FIPADOC announces first programme selections for 2022 festival

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INTERVIEW

«Our choice for 2022 is to have a physical event»

FIPADOC Artistic Director Christine Camdessus on the festival's 2022 form, how it has adapted in this, its second pandemic-era edition, and more.

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FILMS

All-In

Director: Volkan Üce

A new world of colourful bikinis and intense demands opens up to two shy young men working at an all-inclusive hotel on the Turkish Riviera.

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Babi Yar. Context

Director: Sergei Loznitsa

War crimes and the assisting population.

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Children of the Enemy

Director: Gorki Glaser-Müller

After the death of his ISIS bride daughter, one man struggles to then free his multiple grandchildren from a Syrian prison camp.

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Courage

Director: Aliaksei Paluyan

The brave and peaceful resistance from an underground theatre before and during the Belarusian presidential election protests.

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How to Kill a Cloud

Director: Tuija Halttunen

Is it okay to modify the atmosphere?

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President

Director: Camilla Nielsson

With the country at a crossroads, Zimbabwe attempts to hold its first post-Mugabe elections.

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The Last Shelter

Director: Ousmane Samassekou

Whispering migrant dreams and nightmares on the edge of the Sahara.

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Writing With Fire

Director: Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas

In a saturated media landscape dominated by men, India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women redefines what it means to be powerful.

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