Letters from the Silenced Country
Andrei Kutsila’s haunting doc weaves testimony, video footage and animation into an unflinching, politically urgent portrait of life for Belarusian activists hunted by the regime.
Read MorePosted by Carmen Gray | Oct 27, 2026 | Festivals, 2026, Leipzig, Leipzig 2026 |
Andrei Kutsila’s haunting doc weaves testimony, video footage and animation into an unflinching, politically urgent portrait of life for Belarusian activists hunted by the regime.
Read MorePosted by Carmen Gray | Oct 27, 2026 | Festivals, 2026, Leipzig, Leipzig 2026 |
Kamila Serwicka’s subtle, evocative and courageously revealing debut doc portrait of her family as it regroups after the devastation of alcoholism signals a strong new talent.
Read MorePosted by Carmen Gray | Oct 25, 2026 | Festivals, DOK Leipzig 2026, Leipzig, Leipzig 2026 |
Emotional vulnerability is granted as much space as reverence in ‘Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing’, Erik Shirai’s absorbing, handsomely packaged doc window onto a declining Japanese tradition.
Read MorePosted by Carmen Gray | Oct 25, 2026 | Featured, Festivals, Leipzig 2026 |
Stark, unblinking and quietly profound, ‘Closure’ by Polish documentarian Michal Marczak charts the existential journey of a father trapped in a search for his vanished son.
Read MorePosted by Carmen Gray | Oct 26, 2025 | Festivals, Leipzig 2025 |
A meticulous, contemplative sweep of the globe, Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s impressive doc takes stock of humanity’s toil to control ice and snow as the climate crisis advances.
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