S1.E27 ∙ Week 27, October 20th - October 26th

During the 1990s, Croatia suffered systematic violation and destruction of its anti-fascist monuments. By combining the images of these impressive works of abstract sculpture with the potent nature surrounding them, Monument creates a visual metaphor to reflect on their purpose nowadays.

Pivovarov's documentary is about the story of the betrayal of the prominent Soviet general and the soldiers of his army, who fought heroically, but were declared traitors. Vlasov had a reputation of Stalin's favorite child. In 1942, the Big Boss instructed Vlasov to a new, important mission. No one could have predicted that, very soon, the general's name would be as nominal as the name of Judas.

Washington, D.C. in 1861. The Civil War is at the doorstep and the city is bracing for disaster. America is a country torn in two. An untested President Lincoln strives to make the nation's capital the political center of the Union, but finds he is surrounded by Southern sympathies and under constant threat of attack. See how this once sleepy small town grew into the metropolis we know today. A city cast in marble, a symbol of American liberty and a memorial to those who fought tooth and nail to preserve it.

Anti-Semitism is a natural phenomenon, the reverse side of one of the fundamental laws of the universe. This is how it is explained in Kabbalah. The film analyzes the growth of anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany, based on the prophecies of one of the greatest Kabbalists of the 20th century, Baal HaSulam. The plot is built around the tragic story of the sailing of the St. Louis steamship, nicknamed "The Floating of the Doomed." Thanks to an unusual form, the film contains a retelling of genuine personal stories, which undoubtedly correspond with the events we are observing today. The film uses a unique newsreel and material of numerous photo archives.

A family who emigrated to Germany, escaping from Nicolae Ceausescu's dictatorship in Romania, recalls a world without opportunities or hope for the future, of ever-present fear and a constant struggle for survival. They look back on what made them exchange their home for the promise of freedom in an uncertain future.

Under the Nazi regime, were women only glorified for their ability to give birth to future soldiers? Obviously not. How could a dictatorial regime with a total absence of women in the upper echelons of power, through laws, films and a clear desire to put an end to bourgeois norms, actually encourage the emancipation of young people? women ? One of the most interesting paradoxes of this documentary.