A joyful depiction of brotherly care: “Bratan” at the Samizdat Festival of Central and Eastern European FilmSeptember 10, 2023Lukas Baake reviews the Tajik film "Bratan," an entertaining roadtrip movie that also operates as a worthwhile portrait of brotherly care
Anatomy of violence: “Manifesto” at the goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European FilmJune 5, 2023Lukas Baake reviews "Manifesto," an intrusive panopticon of the violence, indoctrination, and despair youth face in Putin’s Russia
Speaking in ruins: “War Diary” by Yevgenia BelorusetsMay 22, 2023Lukas Baake reviews Yevgenia Belorusets' "War Diary", a captivating reflection on the individual and collective experience of war.