Stray Bodies

Thessaloniki Doc Festival Awards ‘My Stolen Planet,’ ‘Stray Bodies.’

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[ Iranian filmmaker Farahnaz Sharifi’s My Stolen Planet won the Golden Alexander at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival today, automatically qualifying the film for Oscar consideration. The film, which held its world premiere at the Berlinale last month, combines the director’s memories with fragments of 8mm film recorded by others to examine the vitality of … Read more

Abortion, IVF, Euthanasia Doc ‘Stray Bodies’ Premieres At Thessaloniki

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[ EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision that struck down Roe v. Wade and the Alabama Supreme Court’s recent ruling that declared frozen embryos are people have triggered intense debate over bodily autonomy. If the state can prohibit access to abortion and potentially impede IVF treatments, is it not the government that ultimately controls … Read more