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Through a poetic account of childhood trauma, one woman reclaims her past
After suffering monstrous childhood abuse, Jelena Stefulic has worked to reclaim her image and her identity. In the short documentary Jelena’s Song, she retraces her life for the Colombian-born director Pablo Alvarez-Mesa, using photographs, lyrical video fragments and her own powerful words to form a poetic account of her memories and a revitalised perspective on her past. Told with unflinching honesty as well as due care and sensitivity, the resulting film is a powerful meditation on trauma and personal transformation.
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Rituals and celebrations
A whale hunt is an act of prayer for an Inuit community north of the Arctic Circle
8 minutes
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Music
The peculiar beauty of a song caught between composition and improvisation
3 minutes
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Rituals and celebrations
A beginner’s guide to a joyful Persian tradition of spring renewal and rebirth
3 minutes
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Love and friendship
Love looks a bit different for a chain-smoking couple in a small apartment
11 minutes
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Biography and memoir
Passed over as the first Black astronaut, Ed Dwight carved out an impressive second act
13 minutes
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Engineering
A close-up look at electronic paper reveals its exquisite patterns – and limitations
9 minutes
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Architecture
West Africa was once an architectural laboratory. Is it time for a revival?
12 minutes
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Work
A Swedish expat in the Philippines wonders: what’s up with people sleeping at work?
14 minutes
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Biography and memoir
The unique life philosophy of Abdi, born in Somalia, living in the Netherlands
29 minutes