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When her brother goes missing during the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, Shoghakat decides to film her and her parents’ search and emotional process — even at times when others might have put down the camera.

De Facto | 3 Nov 2023

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De Facto Live #7

‘Nature Calling’. With journalist Milo van Bokkum about nature & borders, artist Esther Kokmeijer about Antarctica and activist Raki Ap about West Papua. Introduction by graphic designer Floor Koomen, quiz by Suzanne Hendriks. Moderation: Jorie Horsthuis

De Facto | 20 Sep 2023

Past event

De Facto Live #6

‘This Land is My Land’. With filmmaker Reber Dosky about Kurdistan, designer Inna Kochkina about the cyrillic script, graphic designer Floor Koomen and musician Dusty Stray about the Black Hills and a quiz by Suzanne Hendriks. Moderation: Jorie Horsthuis.

De Facto | 28 Jun 2023

Past event

Equatorial Republic

On June 24, 2023, bookstore Evenaar in Amsterdam declared the independence of the Equatorial Republic. De Facto was one of the guests and introduced the audience to the exciting world of micronations.

De Facto | 20 Jun 2023

Books

De Facto recommends Kurdistan

In the Shadow of History

American photographer Susan Meiselas created an extensive visual archive in collaboration with the Kurdish community. A retrospective of her work is now on show in FOMU, Antwerp.

De Facto | 28 Mar 2023

De Facto recommends

On the Border

Tim Marshall explores four frontier communities in this podcast series by the BBC. Some sit on hard borders, others soft; all face challenges. What do Maastricht, Kinshasa, Niagara and Orestiada tell us about managing difference and global relations today?

BBC / De Facto | 30 Jan 2023

Podcast

In focus

IDFA is in Town

The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam in the Netherlands opens tomorrow. Many great films, and quite a few about curious borders and statehood. The festival will take place from November 9 till 20 in cinemas across the city. De Facto selected one installation and three movies.

De Facto | 8 Nov 2022

Film

Past event

De Facto at Beta 2022

De Facto was invited to participate at the Architectural Biennial of Timisoara in Romania: Beta 2022. One of the themes was the micronation.

De Facto Beta | 12 Oct 2022

Past event

De Facto Live #5

With journalist Joeri Boom about Kashmir and graphic designer Floor Koomen about the unification flag of North and South Korea. Music by Dusty Stray, quiz by Suzanne Hendriks. Moderation: Jorie Horsthuis.

De Facto | 4 Oct 2022

Past event

De Facto Live #4

With historian Thomas von der Dunk about South Tyrol, film maker Ineke Smits about Abkhazia, graphic designer Floor Koomen about Cabinda and journalist Jorie Horsthuis about EuroStaete. Quiz by Suzanne Hendriks.

De Facto | 28 Jul 2022

Past event

De Facto Live #3

With writer Philip Dröge about Moresnet, pianist and Soviet expert Sara Crombach about Nagorno Karabakh, artist Oscar Santillan about the Bermeja Island and graphic designer Floor Koomen about Celestia. Quiz: Suzanne Hendriks, moderation: Jorie Horsthuis.

De Facto | 1 Jun 2022

Review

Europadorp/Europadorf

In the audiovisual performance Europadorp/Europadorf, theater maker Silas Neumann takes us to the border area between Germany and the Netherlands. With video fragments, live soundscapes and augmented reality, he reconstructs the twenty year old utopia of a borderless village.

Jorie Horsthuis | 7 Apr 2022

De Facto recommends

Movies that Matter

On April 8 the Movies that Matter Festival kicks off in The Hague (NL) and online. The festival’s selection focuses on movies and documentaries related to human rights. We selected three of them for you.

De Facto | 5 Apr 2022

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