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Urban Planning as a Shifting Symbol in Soviet and post-Soviet cinema

How concrete buildings have been deployed as symbols in Soviet and post-Soviet cinema.

This essay looks at two films that exemplify how the dacha is perceived in post-Soviet Russia.

A sex tape featuring a female teacher goes viral, exposing society's double standards and much else.

Lucian Tion examines how the failure of Niki and Flo prefigures the successes of the Romanian New Wave.

This film examines and questions how we can document and remember the atrocities of the Iași pogroms.

This film documents the story of a female ex-partisan who fought against the Nazis.

Elvin Adigozel's latest film paints a piecemeal portrait of the mundane.

Norika Sefa's debut feature is an impressive take on femininity, coming-of-age stories and town life.

Dea Kulumbegashvili tells a sad story of biblical dimensions.

Corruption and cynicism dominate Marian Crişan’s trite portrait of political culture.