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True Story: a documentary video and podcast interview series; almost everything you ever wanted to know about Central and Eastern European documentary film. In-depth interviews, analysis, field reports, live events and much much more with your curious and enthusiastic hosts, Ivona Remundova and Nicole Jennifer Adelman. This series is brought to you by the Institute of Documentary Film (www.dokweb.net).
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Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Eluned Zoë Aiano and Alesandra Tatić discuss in our podcast their approach as filmmakers, based on the bonds of intimacy and trust established with the protagonists over the years.
Throughout the filming process of the film Flotacija, the directors have strived to portray the protagonists and their culture in an ethical and respectful manner, while also showing how the privatization of the mine and real estate has affected their lives.
The story of the film started almost 9 years ago and initially focused on the topic of dragon hunting in the Serbian Vlach community. As filmmakers grew closer to the protagonists, they realized that the people of Majdanpek themselves and the social context they are embedded in are what truly make the situation interesting and relevant to the wider world.
“Flotacija”, in English literally “froth flotation”, is a process used in industrial mining to separate minerals from ore, which produces otherworldly black bubbles that simmer in pits.

Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Director Alisa Kovalenko and producer Stephane Siohan talk about their latest documentary We Will Not Fade Away, the devastation caused by the invasion of Ukraine, how the film's meaning has changed since then, and the role of art in times of war. We Will Not Fade Away is a tender and emotional multi-portrait of five Ukrainian teenagers trapped in the war zone in Donbas who dream of freedom and discovering the world outside.
The project received the Institute of Documentary Film Silver Eye Award for best finished film in 2023 and was recently nominated for the European Film Academy Award.

Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
True Story – episode 51: Ana Maria Vijdea about her short May the Earth Become the Sky
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023

Monday Jan 30, 2023
True Story – Episode 50: The Hamlet Syndrome
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
With Piotr Rosołowski, co-director of The Hamlet Syndrome, about a generation of Ukrainians confronting their war trauma and tackling the painful past.

Monday Jan 23, 2023
True Story – Episode 49: Emilia Mazik and Mathieu Janssen
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
With Emilia Mazik (Kaboom Animation Festival) and Mathieu Janssen (Go Short) about short films, festivals and current trends.

Monday Jan 16, 2023
True Story – Episode 48: Avitaminosis
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
With director Kateryna Ruzhyna about her short documentary Avitaminosis, a self-portrait of a young Ukrainian filmmaker searching for liberation in Georgia, awarded by the Institute of Documentary Film at Ji.hlava IDFF 2022.

Monday Dec 19, 2022
True Story – Episode 47: Invisible Landscapes
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Director Ivo Bystřičan talks about the "field-recording" of his film Invisible Landscapes in which he focuses on "future critical infrastructure and breaking points through sound".

Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
True Story – Episode 46: Pongo Calling
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
With director Tomáš Kratochvíl about his new film Pongo Calling about Štefan Pongo, a Roma lorry driver.
The film was premiered at Sheffield Doc/Fest and was awarded at Ake Dikhea? Festival of Romani Film.

Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
True Story – Episode 45: A Date in Minsk
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
With Nikita Lavretski, "an abrasive and indelible comedic voice from Belarus", about his film A Date in Minsk, a one-take documentary which re-stages director's first date. The film was awarded at doclisboa 2022.

Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
True Story – Episode 44: Too Close
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
With director Botond Püsök about his process of creating Too Close, a documentary about Andrea, a single mother living in Romanian village, whose 10-year-old daughter was sexually abused by none other than Andrea’s partner, the stepfather of the girl.
The film was developed within the Ex Oriente Film 2019 workshop and premiered at Sarajevo IFF 2022.