The ice at the poles is melting, which will result in enormous rises in sea level and have major consequences for the world. But how fast will it really go? In the Greenland ice sheet we can see our future. The film travels with three pioneering glaciologist on their expeditions INTO the inland ice of …
THIS STOLEN COUNTRY OF MINE is about China’s massive hunger for natural resources and how during the last decade it has been aggressively operating to obtain access to these resources in Ecuador. The country is now stuck with the most Chinese debts in Latin America. Meet Paúl Jarrín Mosquera, who leads the indigenous resistance against …
A young investigative journalist and his fiancée are brutally murdered in their home in Slovakia. Their deaths inspire the biggest protests in Slovakia since the fall of communism. The story takes an unexpected turn when a source leaks the secret murder case file to the murdered journalist’s colleagues. It includes the computers and encrypted communications …
Dark clouds hang over the cornfields of Storm Lake, Iowa, which has seen its fair share of change in the 40 years since Big Agriculture came to town. Farmers blow their life savings on new equipment they hope will keep their livelihoods intact. Migrant workers flock here—welcome and not—for their slice of the American Dream. …
THE TERRITORY provides an immersive on-the-ground look at the tireless fight of the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people against the encroaching deforestation brought by illegal settlers and an association of nonnative farmers in the Brazilian Amazon. With awe-inspiring cinematography showcasing the titular landscape and richly textured sound design, the film takes audiences deep into the Uru-eu-wau-wau community …
As China pours hundreds of billions of dollars into South American infrastructure, jaguars are disappearing from the continent’s most protected rainforests. Targeted as substitutes for tiger parts, which have historically been used in traditional Chinese medicines, jaguars are now being trafficked at dangerously high numbers to fill a new market demand. Spanning over mist-covered jungles …
Starting from the very foundation of PINA, the organization has devotedly followed the problems and challenges affecting women journalists in our country , which continues to be the focus of this festival edition. On September 23, the short documentary by PINA “Dangerous Network” will premiere at the Cinematheque and the publication “From normalization to self-censorship” …
The film chronicles local energy cooperatives as they pave the way for a renewable-energy revolution and build healthier, more financially stable communities. It is available only online. Watch it here.
Valentin recently got Macedonian citizenship after many years of waiting. We are reminded of the short documentary by PINA published at the beginning of the year where we spoke with him. As well as reminded of the hundreds of other people who are still waiting to receive Macedonian citizenship and access to basic human rights. …
