Havana Marking — Director (5)

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Undercover: Exposing the Far Right (2024)
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Havana Marking actor: Patrik Hermansson / Harry Shukman …
other title: 卧底:揭露极右翼 / Infiltrados en la extrema derecha
The British advocacy organization Hope Not Hate is on the front lines of the fight against the far right, investigating the working methods and finances of various organizations. For this, they regularly go undercover, because members of these groups only really speak their minds behind closed doors. Using hidden cameras and audio equipment, the Hope Not Hate activists film demonstrations, symposiums and closed meetings. They reveal how extreme right activists aim to radically shift mainstream politics, how communities are targeted and how media-savvy influencers popularize racial prejudice for a new audience. Hope Not Hate activists pay a high price for this work: their addresses are circulated among hooligans and white supremacists. Undercover: Exposing the Far Right closely follows a number of Hope Not Hate’s undercover operations. Activist “Chris” manages to gain the trust of the people behind a platform for pseudoscience on race and gender that tries to win over opinion-makers and investors. A picture gradually emerges of a well-organized far-right movement, with branches across Europe and connections to a political party.

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Silencing the Song: An Afghan Fallen Star (2011)
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In this follow-up to 'Afghan Star,' filmmaker Havana Marking returns to Afghanistan to check in on infamous contestant Setara from the popular Afghan talent show of the same name. The film looks at where Setara is now and the impact that her controversial performance has had on her life and her country, including ever-present threats to her safety.

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The Kleptocrats (2018)
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Havana Marking actor: 罗宾·利奇
other title: 窃权者 / 더 크렙터크랫 …
In one of the world's biggest financial crimes, 3.5 billion dollars were stolen from a Malaysian government fund. Investigative reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Hollywood Reporter follow the money as it travels across the globe, financing everything from luxury real estate and decadent parties to Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street. Capturing white-collar crime at its greedy best, The Kleptocrats is tale of embezzlement, scams and greed run amok.

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Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers (2013)
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Havana Marking actor: Tomislav Benzon / Jasmin Topalusic …
other title: 钻石大盗:粉红豹的故事 / 스매시 앤 그랩: 보석강도단 핑크 팬더 …
In their own words and with unprecedented access, the most successful jewel thieves of all time take you into their world: the post-Milosovic Balkans, the modern diamond trade and a 21st Century crime gang. But as the thieves brazenly commit their crimes across the world - Europe, Asia and UEA - Interpol and global police forces are tightening their grip. As many of the criminals responsible for are caught and extradited, this film asks: Is this the end of the Pink Panthers?

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Afghan Star (2009)
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other title: 阿富汗明星 / 阿富汗之星光大道 …
After 30 years of war and a ban on music and dancing under Taliban rule, pop culture is back in Afghanistan. Millions are watching Afghan Star, an American Idol-style vocal competition. You know the drill: thousands audition, a dozen make the finals, then viewers whittle down the roster of contestants until only one is left. But this is more than a glossy copycat show. Music holds special cultural import to Afghans, who have gone decades without art or public performance. So although Afghan Star is entertaining TV first and foremost, it also symbolizes freedom of expression and peace. Voting by cell phone is a novelty to many-their first encounter with the democratic process. When a female competitor dances on stage and drops her headscarf, there's talk of retribution and threats of an honour killing. In Afghanistan, you risk more than YouTube humiliation when you sing; you risk your life.