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Solar Eclipse
A documentary by Martin Mareček and an uncensored look at the pitfalls of development aid. Technicians from the Czech Republic install solar panels in an Africa village in Zambia. Four years later they return to repair their electrical system.
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I Want My Father Back
A powerful film by documentary filmmaker Suma Josson about the suicide wave among farmers in Vidarbha, India. It is also a case against Monsanto's genetically modified seeds, the debt trap farmers face, and a plea for organic agriculture.
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Koi To thaam Lo –The Shrinking Ganges
India, 21 min.
D: Abhishek Jain*NEW*Koi To thaam Lo –The Shrinking Ganges
A short Indian documentary by Abhishek Jain about the shrinking of the holiest of Indian rivers, the Ganges. Millions of Indians living along its course depend on the river for their daily needs.
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Copper Age
This documentary by Ivo Bystřičan investigates the role of the global economy in the privatization of Zambia's mines and why one of the largest copper exporting nations remains dependent on outside aid.
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Kamenolom Boží (jeden rok v Severních Čechách) - God’s Stone Quarry (One Year in North Bohemia)
Czech Republic, 88 min.
D: Břetislav Rychlík*NEW*Kamenolom Boží (jeden rok v Severních Čechách) - God’s Stone Quarry (One Year in North Bohemia)
A social documentary that explores North Bohemia as a living and spiritual landscape. The expulsion of the German population there after WWII erased that region's ancient cultural memory.
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Wolff von Amerongen - Did He Committ Bankruptcy Offences?
Austria, Germany, 73 min.
D: Gerhard Benedikt Friedl*NEW*Wolff von Amerongen - Did He Committ Bankruptcy Offences?
Gerhard Friedl's cinematic essay portrays the development of German economic history during the 20th Century.
“The history of West Germany, with Thyssen and Flick, with names of economic dynasties that sound fictitious, with foibles, dirty tricks and dubious business deals... Capital remains infamous.” Drehli Robnik for SixPackFilms -
Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced
Sweden, 85 min.
D: Stefan Jarl, Lukas Moodysson*NEW*Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced
They believed in the possibility of a better world. So they demonstrated in the streets for it. And because they did, they were called terrorists.
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Ein Leben mit der Duldung
A family which has been living in Berlin for 18 years, still struggles to attain permanent residence and a work permit. The imminent danger of deportation to Angola lies like a dark cloud over their lives.
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Town of Badante Women
In Varshets, a small Bulgarian town, the men look after the children, do the washing, cook, and… wait for money from their wives who work abroad. Many of Varshets' women work as “badante” in Italy, taking care of the old and the sick.
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Long Distance Love
Kyrgyzstan today: Newly married Alisher (18) has to leave his pregnant wife Dildora (17) to find a job. He travels 3,500 km from home to work in Russia, where he takes a low-paid job. A love story clouded by migration and modern slavery.
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Every Seventh Person
Austria, Luxembourg, 75 min.
D: Elke Groen, Ina Ivanceanu*NEW*Every Seventh Person
Every seventh person in the world is a Chinese farmer. In this film, interviews with and films shot by villagers give insight into life in China away from the urban and industrial centers.
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Venezuela from Below
In VENEZUALA FROM BELOW citizens speak about their role in reshaping their country's social systems since Hugo Chávez took over the government.
