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Xandie Kuenning reviews Maradia Tsaava's 2021 film "Water Has No Borders," a documentary more about the filmmaker than its ostensible topic

Tobias Colangelo looks at the history of Vozrozhdeniye, a lost island in the Aralkum once home to the largest anthrax dump in the world

Emma Smeyers reviews Saxon Bosworth's latest wildlife documentary "Mr. Velvet Scoter," a sensitive dialogue on conservation in Georgia

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews the Serbian documentary "Flotacija," where magic coexists with the harsh reality of a destructive mining industry

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews "Atlantis," an exploration of what post-war Ukraine could look like, both the good and the bad

Emma Collet explains the wide-ranging effects of Bishkek's unresolved waste problem and how activists and artists respond to it.

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews the Georgian documentary "Taming the Garden," a quiet film emphasising nature and the emotions tied to it

Hannah O'Sullivan on Poland's coal conundrum and whether nuclear power is actually a legitimate green alternative

December marked 30 years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Be it the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century, a return to Europe or the beginning of a new era of [...]

As Slovakia's first-ever female president, Zuzana Čaputová's liberal ideas and political vision provide an interesting story worthy of further investigation. By Dávid Pieš.