Central Europe

Nadia Ash portrays Josef Koudelka as a photographer of exile and rootlessness, whose images preserve the lives of displaced and marginalised communities while transforming photography into a form [...]

Klára Malinovská reviews "Better go crazy in the wild", an intimate documentary portrait of brotherhood, rural freedom, and the wild beauty of Southwest Czechia.

Natalia Kopytnik reviews "Amira’s Children", a film about a Syrian refugee family trying to build its life in Czechia.

Natalia Kopytnik reviews "The Queen and the Smokehouse", a film about female tenacity, a force to be praised and appreciated, but also feared.

Hubert Otevřel argues that self-critical remembrance is losing ground in Central Europe, and liberals must offer more compelling national narratives.

Riccardo explores Turin’s Slavika Festival, where Slavic cultures, poetry and politics come together.

Jonas Heins reviews Karel Čapek’s "War with the Newts", a book about political folly exposed through a satirical tale of intelligent sea creatures.

With the start of the New Year, the Lossi 36 team offers you a list of book, film and music recommendations.

Kasia Kostraba reviews "Granny Project", an introspective and unique documentary of three grandmothers' WWII histories.

Caterina Cambria reviews the Anarcho Shorts compilation of short films, a collection that grants the viewer a thousand different emotions.