March 24

How I Became a Partisan

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During WWII, the Slovak resistance movement included Roma partisans. The great-granddaughter of one of them decided to capture her ancestor’s story on film. The story of Vera Lacková’s great-grandfather – partisan Ján Lacko – has been told in her family for several generations. Roma are usually described only as Holocaust victims. Did some of them really fight against the Nazis with weapon in hand? Vera launches her own investigation, armed with a camera rather than a rifle, determined to wipe away the layer of forgetfulness from this chapter of history and reveal it to the public in the form of a film. She encounters many barriers along the way, disinterest on the part of the relevant institutions, and deeply rooted prejudices against her ethnic group. Her touching and entertaining film shows not only how difficult but also how important it is to remember the deeds of forgotten Roma heroes. Show more

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70/30

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Student activists successfully made climate change the theme of the 2019 Danish parliamentary elections. The country then issued one of the world’s most ambitious climate plans: a law that intends to reduce emissions by 70% by 2030. Danish director Phie Ambo’s film goes behind the scenes of the preparation of a breakthrough law, dramatic political negotiations and the tireless efforts of student activists. All have the same goals but different ideas about how to attain them. Also, the adoption of the Climate Act doesn’t mean the battle has been won. Denmark is the EU’s biggest petroleum and natural gas producer, an activity that brings billions of dollars into the country annually, and so actually achieving carbon neutrality remains elusive. Will Danish politicians, activists, and petroleum industry representatives find common ground and transform the contents of the Climate Act into reality? Show more

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