Lisbon becomes the centre of the documentary world as the 20th edition of Doclisboa is set to kick off. And, as always, it seeks to imagine reality through new cinematic forms of perception, reflection and action, placing filmmaking into dialogue with its history to question the present of cinema.

The 2022 Doclisboa runs from 6 to 16 October 2022.

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INTERVIEW

«In times where so many definitions are demanded, we believe that celebrating radical freedom in the modes of translating the world is highly necessary»

Ahead of its 20th edition, Modern Times Review once again speaks with its Doclisboa Director Miguel Ribiero on its role in the wider industry landscape, its 2022 focus on colonialism, and more.

FILMS

Europe

Director: Philip Scheffner

Philip Scheffner's foray into fiction varies the game of visible and invisible until dreams and reality fuse.

In the Billowing Night

Director: Erika Etangsalé

The French colonial crimes in Réunion island are slowly brought to light.

Mr. Landsbergis

Director: Sergei Loznitsa

The patience necessary on the path to freedom.

The Eclipse

Director: Nataša Urban

How a dark past remains in the present.

The United States of America

Director: James Benning

A portrait of today’s USA through immaculately composed shots of landscape, cityscape and the spaces in between.

To the End

Director: Rachel Lears

Four young women of colour take the fight for a Green New Deal to Congress.