The DOK Leipzig Film Festival completely lived up to its great potential as the oldest and one of the largest documentary film festivals in Europe. It boasted 246 films in the program and over 41,000 visitors, either digitally or in person. After a number of smaller DOKs, under more acute pandemic circumstances, DOK 2022 brought
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We curated some of the most exciting Leipzig events in November 2021 for you. Highlights include a new feminist reading group organized by LeipGlo friend and contributor Mascha Lange, Ana's new film premiere and some hand-picked highlights from the French film days.
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LeipGlo contributor Maeshelle West-Davies walks us through this year's Paradoks festival, dedicated to interdisciplinary formats that defy convention, divided into the two themes of PSYCHEDELIC ANTHROPOLOGY and EMPOWERMENT.
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Our beloved DOK Leipzig festival is finally returning to Leipzig's cinemas. To celebrate, we put together a hand-picked selection of films we are most excited to see here on the silver screen. From Ghana to Poland and from rural Ukraine to rural Ethiopia, the DOK fest once again brings the world to our city.
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The biggest Kinowoche since the pandemic began finally has all Leipzig cinemas back in action. With the new Marvel film, Shang-Chi, and small festivals like the Queerfilmfestival and GEGENkino, all tastes and flavors of cinema are represented and each Leipziger can find their OmU screening!
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This year's DOK Leipzig festival got to roll out its unique DOK Neuland virtual reality experiences at the Museum der bildenden Künste just before the second lockdown shuttered all cultural institutions. Two of us got to partake in these unique works of art and we now compare and contrast our thoughts on the special extended
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