Modern Times Review #123
Modern Times Review @ MDOC - Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival
Since 2014, MDOC-International Documentary Festival of Melgaço has been focusing on a unique event. Recognized inside and outside of Portugal. MDOC focuses on three anchor axes for reflection – border, memory and identity, always dealing with the issues of migration and the displacement of human beings. Founded in a predominantly rural environment, MDOC dialogues with the territory and questions local communities about their memories and the future that emerges from an increasingly globalized world. And it does so through the project Who are we here?
MDOC – Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival will commence from 1 to 7 August.
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INTERVIEW
MDOC - Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival Director Carlos Eduardo Viana on the Portuguese documentary festival's 2022 edition.
FILMS
The Territory
Director: Alex Pritz
Promised dominion over their own rainforest territory, Brazil's Uru-eu-wau-wau people have since faced illegal incursions from mining companies and land-grabbing invasions spurred on by right-wing politicians.
Waters of Pastaza
Director: Inês T. Alves
Following the close-knit collective of Indigenous Achuar children as they live a life in harmony with the environment.
Where Are We Headed
Director: Ruslan Fedotow
A year-long study of Russia’s capital, capturing the day-to-day of ordinary city dwellers and momentous national events.