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Russian Bricklayer, Slovakia’s First Woman President and Pistachios in California Among Subjects at Ji.hlava Documentary Festival
Documentary filmmakers face the same dilemmas and challenges wherever they are, Ji.hlava festival director Marek Hovorka says.
With a newly expanded 28th edition, a 10-day gala held in the historic Czech town of Jihlava, the fest is out to shake things up, as usual, says founder and festival director Marek Hovorka. In “Happiness,” Remunda learns that even a Russian bricklayer on the margins of society who is barely getting by can become a believer in Putin – and just maybe his mentality helps explain why so many of his countrymen and women remain just as dedicated to the brutal leader. In terms of screenings, Ji.hlava’s Testimonies section focuses on issues of global concern each year, this time taking on the themes of the natural world and climate crises – Yasha Levine and Rowan Wernham’s New Zealand/U.S.
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