Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
One of the most important Russian writers of the twentieth century, Solzhenitsyn gained worldwide renown for his novels on Soviet labour camps. In 1970 he was offered the Nobel Prize for Literature. His major novels include Cancer Ward, First Circle ..
China new (dis)orders: Ya..
The Chinese economic boom was supposed to bring more freedom to the people. Yet a red “Big Brother” has emerged creating a new kind of censorship. Nevertheless, some people are ready to fight for their basic rights against a regime that clearly w..
China new (dis)orders: be..
Humiliations. Arrests. Re-education through hard labor... Speaking up is dangerous. Zhang Guiqing came to Beijing to denounce the corruption of Party cadres in her village. She thought she was exercising her right; all she got was to be crushed by a..
China new (dis)orders: th..
Just a few years back, Chinese millionaires were running scared and avoided showing off their wealth. Now, as the country actually embraces them, they have become idols for a generation. THE RED MILLIONAIRES shows how these people were able to accumu..
Daughters of gardeners
Thirty-six million women are missing in India. The economic burden of dowries and the ancestral preference for boys make the birth of a daughter a shameful event. Ultrasound tests and abortions, medical acts which were supposed to represent progress ..
Karsh is history
A portrait of legendary photographer Yousuf Karsh through which a breathtaking illustrated commentary on photography is woven from the perspective of today. The film illuminates the multiple meanings ordinary people as well as critics, curators and p..