Women’s experiences in the face of brutality: “A Picture to Remember” at the 2024 Samizdat Film FestivalSeptember 29, 2024Polina Gundarina reviews "A Picture to Remember" as part of Lossi 36's coverage of the 2024 Samizdat Film Festival
“The bulk of the population dreams of a return to imperial glory”: the German premiere of Marianna Kaat’s “The Last Relic” at DOK LeipzigOctober 20, 2023Polina Gundarina reviews "The Last Relic," a film claiming to explain Russia's Ukrainian invasion via an exploration of life in Yekaterinburg
A search for oneself between two worlds: Anna Dziapshipa’s film “Self-Portrait Along the Borderline” at DOK LeipzigOctober 16, 2023Polina Gundarina reviews "Self-Portrait Along the Borderline," a documentary about borders between states and between personal identities
Witnessing the war-torn reality in Eastern Ukraine: The global premiere of “White Angel — The End of Marinka” at DOK LeipzigOctober 12, 2023Polina Gundarina reviews the opening film of the 66th DOK Leipzig, which chronicles the experiences of volunteers evacuating people from a city on the frontlines of Eastern Ukraine.