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Nick Holdsworth

Holdsworth is a writer, journalist and filmmaker.
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Russia without Putin

Tony Wood: Russia Without Putin: Money, Power and the Myths of the Cold War
RUSSIA: One day Putin will leave the Kremlin – but that will not change anything, writes Tony Wood in his book on power and continuity in today's Russia, in which he attacks several well-known myths.
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The visionary who wanted to give the world free electricity

Janja Glogovac: Teslafy Me
FORGOT GENI? The film Teslafy Me wipes dust off the story of inventor Nikola Tesla, whom we can thank every time we are connected to the world.
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Everyday life in Kabul

Aboozar Amini: Kabul, City in the Wind
AFGHANISTAN: In the capital, Kabul, which only gets international attention when suicide bombers attack, director Aboozar Amini is a fly on the wall in the lives of ordinary people.
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The unifying force of a common struggle

Nadir Bouhmouch: Movement
activism: Movement is a lyrical and beautifully filmed piece of political propaganda – with a Moroccan twist.
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An extraordinary and endangered life

Alexei Vakhrushev: The Book of the Sea (Kniga morya)
Yupik-Inuit: The Book of the Sea is a mesmerizingly beautiful close-up of a way of life that disappears in line with the melting of the Poles, showing a side of Russia we have barely seen before.
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Student rebellion in Brazil

Eliza Capai: YOUR TURN (ESPERO TUA [RE] VOLTA)
activism: Increased collective rates that hit the poor in São Paulo became the start of a student-led protest movement.
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Timely about arranged marriages in Europe

Tülin Özdemir: Red Moon
ARRANGED MARRIAGE: Red Moon is as much family therapy as a heartbreaking road movie.
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The lot of human life

Juna Suleiman: Mussolini's Sister
womanhood: Black humor illuminates this close-up portrait of a sarcastic, elderly Palestinian woman's life, relationships, desires and bitterness.
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The US-Mexico conspiracy

Marcela Arteaga: The Guardian of Memory
MEXICO / USA: In Mexico, they violate human rights by ignoring the law. In the United States, they violate human rights by applying the law.
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