Perspectives

Perspectives
The latest in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European cinema.

Four Animated Shorts By Ülo Pikkov

Four animated shorts by Ülo Pikkov reveal how the Estonian filmmaker deals with traumas from the past.

Daniil Lebedev reflects on the power of improvisation in film.

Radu Jude continues to pursue two missions that have come to define his career.

This film explores everyday life and the role of storytelling in a recovering war zone.

This documentary explores garages populating the outskirts of Russian towns.

In his creative documentary, Daniil Zinchenko approaches Death by portraying a 90s underground scene.

Valentyn Vasyanovych's outlook on future life in Ukraine is dominated by static tableaux, and pessimism.

Kazakh filmmaker Adilkhan Yerzhanov's latest film conveys an impression of stylistic undecidedness.

This environmental documentary raises questions about the efficacy of political filmmaking.

Abel Ferrara takes Willem Dafoe to the woods for his image-laden spectacle.