documentary Archives

A documentary restoring voice and dignity to refugees: “Another Summer — Stories of Exile from Afghanistan and Ukraine”

February 3, 2025

Francesco Damiano Desantis reviews the documentary film "Another Summer — Stories of Exile from Afghanistan and Ukraine”

Unfiltered and unseen: “Intercepted” at the 2024 Samizdat Film Festival

October 11, 2024

Kasia Kostraba reviews Oksana Karpovych's "Intercepted" as part of Lossi 36's coverage of the 2024 Samizdat Film Festival

Women’s experiences in the face of brutality: “A Picture to Remember” at the 2024 Samizdat Film Festival

September 29, 2024

Polina Gundarina reviews "A Picture to Remember" as part of Lossi 36's coverage of the 2024 Samizdat Film Festival

Exploring the everyday contours of Bratislava’s urban spaces: Barbora Sliepková’s “Lines”

March 25, 2024

Fin Logie reviews Barbora Sliepková's debut feature "Lines," a Slovakian documentary featured in KineDok’s 2023 programme

10 feature-length films focused on environmental issues in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia

December 7, 2023

Lossi 36 looks at 10 feature-length films tackling environmental issues in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia

“The bulk of the population dreams of a return to imperial glory”: the German premiere of Marianna Kaat’s “The Last Relic” at DOK Leipzig

October 20, 2023

Polina 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 Leipzig

October 16, 2023

Polina 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 Leipzig

October 12, 2023

Polina 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.

A micro-portrait of a family grappling with gender identity in Hungary: “Colors of Tobi” at the Samizdat Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

September 11, 2023

Jakub Crcha reviews "Colors of Tobi," a documentary tackling issues of identity and acceptance in contemporary Hungary

“A human being without love has no chance of life”: “King Lear: How We Looked For Love During the War” at the Samizdat Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

September 10, 2023

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews "King Lear: How We Looked For Love During the War," a noteworthy film about love and human resilience