"Democracy"
Dreaming of Democracy
A desperate journey in the heart of Thessaloniki. Seven Iranians, each one for his personal reasons, leave their homeland and embark on a life journey. Europe can provide them with a different life. It can provide them with human rights. An obligatory stop on the way is Greece. There, they meet each other, they are imprisoned and they realize that ..
The Democracy of the Spineless
A political satire about a decision yet to be made and heard – and in all the hassle, the Prime Minister has gone missing.
Democracy After Death
A combination of animation, performances and news footage, examining the period of Thai politics defined by the military coup of 2006 and 2014.
Démocratie(s) ?
Il y a un an, grâce au précieux soutien de 7819 personnes, nous avons démarré un voyage en démocratie(s). Au fil des semaines puis des mois, au gré des rencontres, des échanges et des lectures, nous avons questionné ce mot étrange : la démocratie. En France mais aussi en Grèce, en Islande, en Belgique ou encore en Espagne, nous avons re..
30 Years of Democracy
Two journalists born in the mid '80s decide to take a look back at how their country changed in the last 30 years since the fall of communism. The end product is a documentary containing footage of political events and historical milestones significant to Romania accompanied by a narrator's voice walking the viewer through the events, and also inte..
Levels Of Democracy
Documentary about mass actions on the streets of Kyiv between 1989 and 1991 just before the collapse of the Soviet Union.
A Good Week for Democracy
A sharp, humorous examination of Almedalen Week in the Gotland province of Sweden, an annual event where thousands of politicians, lobbyists, and citizens gather for the ultimate showcase of political theater.
Tibet: 1950s Social Democracy
Short film made by Chinese documentary filmmaker Fu Hongxing for the Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio of the People’s Republic of China. Held as a print at the University of South Carolina. English-language narration.
Democracy in Daylight
The story of life of an Iranian army leader who has faults in his life and now in purgatory wants to retaliate for his faults.
Democracy
1983: After more than seven years of terror, the Argentineans recover the democracy. The reconstruction of a climate of time and an event that marked a point of break not only in the policy but in the culture and the arts of Argentina
Democracy
The manager of a company proposes a daring plan for keeping the workers’ morale high.
12 September: Back to Democracy
Turkish democracy got over the 27th of May and the 12th of March and set off again, but the storm did not subside and the mutual reckoning was not over. On the contrary, new fronts were opened in the country and blood began to flow like a gutter. Finally, on September 12, there was a knock on the door again. Those who came that day changed everythi..
Taïwan, une démocratie à l'ombre de la Chine
Pour la Chine, c’est une province séparatiste qui doit revenir au bercail. Pour ses 24 millions d’habitant·es, c’est un État souverain, doté de sa propre constitution et de dirigeant·es démocratiquement élu·es. Maintenant que Hong Kong a été aligné, Taïwan entend se dresser face à Beijing en jeune démocratie dynamique, devant po..
Omnivore Democracy
In this journal, Alexander Kluge and Heiner Müller talk about the dark side and the inevitability of democracy. Heiner Müller believes that democracy has its roots in the tragedy of the Atreidae.
April 25 – An Adventure for Democracy
Some years ago, the Palácio de São Bento suddenly shook from visitors singing Zeca Afonso’s 1972 Grândola, Vila Morena in protest against Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho’s neo-liberal politics. Do the Carnation Revolution’s dreams live on in verses such as "On each corner there's a friend / In each face there's equality / Grândola, bro..
Wukan: The Flame of Democracy
Late in 2011, Wukan, a village in southern China, captured international attention when demonstrators flooded the streets, rebelling against decades of corrupt rule. Despite the hurdles, the unthinkable happened in Wukan - the village committee fell and democratic elections were announced. But, what happens after a successful uprising? WUKAN: THE F..
Days of Democracy
This documentary is a set of interviews with women running for Egypt's Parliament in November of 1995. After a review of recent political history (from 1920 to the institution of women's suffrage in 1956, the election of two women to Parliament in 1957, the increase to 35 female MPs in 1984, and the fall to 10 in 1990), about 20 candidates talk to ..
Rojava - Northern Syria: The Kurds Between Conflict and Democracy
What will happen next in northern Syria? All of the parties to the conflict - the Americans, Assad’s regime, Russia, Iran and Turkey - have their own agendas for the war-torn region. But what do the Kurds themselves think about their future?
Beyond Revolution – Fighting for Democracy
In Ukraine, they are called the ‘three musketeers’: together, journalists Svitlana Zalishchuk, Serhiy Leshchenko and Mustafa Nayyem are fighting for democracy on the Maidan. When the revolution comes to a head, and President Yanukovych absconds, his magnificent estate is left behind. Mustafa, Svitlana and Serhiy go inside – and see the extent..
Nelson Carneiro: Knight of Democracy
In 2018, Brazil’s 1988 Constitution turned thirty. Known as the Citizen Constitution, it was a landmark in the history of Brazil, the outcome of across-the-board engagement of society in its preparation. In Congress, the parliamentarians best known for their involvement in this initiative were names that are still familiar today in Brazil’s pol..
