How European Documentary Filmmakers Battled to Give Their Protagonists a Voice: ‘There Has Been a Lot of Repression’

By Leo Barraclough

Leo Barraclough

International Features Editor

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Nolwenn Hervé’s “The Cord,” which received a Special Mention in the main competition category of Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival, also known as CPH:DOX, is one of six European films that took part in the Europe! Docs online showcase at the festival. Variety spoke to the directors of the films.

Europe! Docs, which is a collaboration between European Film Promotion and CPH:DOX, presents U.S. buyers with six European documentaries from this year’s CPH:DOX lineup. All films screened as world premieres in the festival’s flagship competition section, DOX:AWARD.

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