Films in this collection delve into the conflicted past of a nation, either documenting reality or dramatising history to explore the roots of our current geopolitical climate. Pervasive racism, corrupt elections, religious power and historical atrocities are among the ambitious subjects tackled in these compelling narratives.
Festival Programme
Films — by Strand
Political States
'Til Kingdom Come
Ad Sof HaOlam
An incisive investigation into the strange, contradictory drivers behind the political and philanthropic relationship of the religious American right and pro-occupation Israel.
Babi Yar. Context
Sergei Loznitsa’s latest exhumation of soviet historical archives charts the course of a terrible humanitarian tragedy that unfolded at Kiev’s Babi Yar ravine during World War II.
President
Moving with the breathless intensity of a political thriller, this disturbing document of potential voter fraud in the 2018 Zimbabwe election is elevated by astonishing access to key players behind-the-scenes.
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
Equipped with keen intelligence and a big heart, lawyer Jeffery Robinson educates and challenges in equal measure, giving voice to the silenced and seeking acceptance of racist realities in pursuit of lasting change.