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Jacqueline Zünd Explores Inequality in Visions du Réel Doc ‘Heat’

“Heat is like a death sentence.” The line, spoken by a Kuwait-based meteorologist in Jacqueline Zünd’s “Heat,” anchors a film…

Countless places across the U.S. bear the name of Alexander von Humboldt. In fact, the German naturalist and polymath has…

The heat is on! Just watch the work of Swiss documentary filmmaker Jacqueline Zünd (Where We Belong, Almost There, Goodnight Nobody). She…

The Roots of Madness. The title of the new documentary from Swiss filmmaker Edgar Hagen (Who Are We?, Journey to…

It’s complicated! The world’s largest solar power plant is being built in Morocco, with the aim of turning arid land…

“Everything is connected.” This concept, applied to everything from nature to society, including our lives in the digital age amid…

Havana, Cuba – In Havana’s Parque Central, a 19th-century square in the old city, taxi driver Rainier Hernandez stands next to…

Filmotor has acquired world sales rights to Marlene Edoyan’s feature documentary “A Fire There,” which will have its world premiere…

Swiss documentary film festival Visions du Réel (VdR), meaning “Visions of Reality,” unveiled its 2026 lineup on Wednesday, featuring the…

Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa will be the Special Guest at the 57th edition of documentary film festival Visions du Réel,…