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In the light of the global health crisis, a Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, CPH:DOX, decided to cancel the physical event and rolled out a digital version. #STAYHOMESTAYREAL is the new slogan inviting to participate in the festival while cosy staying on your couch and choosing from 165 selected documentaries, live talks, and debates that are streamed on Youtube and Facebook.
Being the event that aims for a deep social impact, even in current circumstances CPH:DOX goes beyond simply showing films and creates a space for the dialogue and reflections, in this way making sure that the problems presented on screens would stay with viewers for a longer period. This week the festival kicked off industry activities with an online conference about AI and digital security with Edward Snowden who leaked information about US surveillance programme and is called the world’s most famous whistleblower.
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Martha: A Picture Story
The story of legendary Martha Cooper, a photojournalist and a true icon of street art, who is being 75 years old, still hangs out with young artists when they are in the action of colouring the city of New York. The film also pictures how the graffiti bible and one of the most stolen books in the UK, Subway Art, was born and what impact it has made on the street culture.
Max Richter’s Sleep
An intimate portrait of one of the most influential figures in the contemporary music scene – Max Richter – and the creative process behind his eight-hour lullaby which is based on the neuroscience of sleep. The film shows the footage from an open-air concert in LA, as well as Berlin, Sydney, and Paris where hundreds of people spent a night while listening to these meditative tunes and reflect upon their personal experiences.
The Fight for Greenland
A character-driven story covering the debates of identity and cultural crisis, nationalism, geopolitical, as well as social problems that are part of modern-day Greenland. The film presents different perspectives of young activists who all share the responsibility to fight for a better future yet are in dispute over the steps that are crucial to take and the path the country should follow.
