Documentary

Sasha Meets Russia – Khakassia: The Land of Five Elements
Sasha, an American with Russian roots, continues her journey across Russia and is heading to Khakassia. The wilderness of this Siberian region remains largely untouched, and nomadic traditions are re-emerging in modern life. Here, air, water, earth,...
Dec 15, 2025 07:48
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Sasha Meets Russia – Khakassia: The Land of Five Elements
Sasha, an American with Russian roots, continues her journey across Russia and is heading to Khakassia. The wilderness of this Siberian region remains largely untouched, and nomadic traditions are re-emerging in modern life. Here, air, water, earth,...
Dec 15, 2025 07:48
PTSD: at Tunnel’s End
PTSD – post-traumatic stress disorder – affects many soldiers after they return from war. Severe concussions, the loss of comrades, and the brutal realities of combat leave lasting psychological wounds. How can those who have lived...
Dec 11, 2025 09:23
RT: 20 years of questioning more
‘The RT logo is my weapon,’ says Joelle Maroun, an RT Arabic correspondent. For the journalists at one of the largest news channels in the world, this is not just a job, but their entire life. For all these years, they have been offering...
Dec 10, 2025 16:37
Fiji memory, colonial time
In this feature-length documentary, tropical memories, dark family secrets, and the harsh legacy of colonialism collide. Ultimately going beyond one family’s story, the film reveals the larger story of Fiji through its current inhabitants and...
Dec 8, 2025 08:23
Night Wolves: Road of Life
In the frontline zone near Bakhmut, the Night Wolves motorcycle unit of the international Pyatnashka Brigade operates. They use motorbikes and quad bikes to deliver ammunition and supplies to the front lines and evacuate the wounded. They call their...
Dec 4, 2025 08:35
Released!
The Geneva Convention prohibits the torture and cruel treatment of prisoners of war. However, these principles appear to hold no weight for Ukrainian troops. Russian soldiers who have endured captivity in Ukraine know this only too well. Denis...
Dec 1, 2025 14:57
Dayton Agreement: Peace in the Balance
On November 21, 1995, a peace agreement was drafted at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton that ended the Bosnian War. It was formally signed in Paris on December 14 of the same year. Russia acted as a guarantor at the time, alongside the...
Nov 27, 2025 11:28
Window on Pakistan
Pakistan is opening up new strategic opportunities for Russia in South Asia, marking a reboot of their long-standing, friendly relations. Half a century ago, the USSR helped build a metallurgical plant in Karachi, providing the technology,...
Nov 26, 2025 12:25
Resistenza Italiana. Italian Resistance. Film 2. Overcoming...
This is a tragicomic documentary with all the elements of a spy thriller. It tells the story of three Russians who organize a secret festival of films banned in Italy, and the wave of hysteria it provokes in the Italian media. These are films from...
Nov 25, 2025 11:05