É Tudo Verdade 2021 Festival Goes Virtual with 69 Films Highlighting Women's Rights, Press Freedom

The 2021 É Tudo Verdade festival shifted to a fully virtual format due to the pandemic, streaming films until April 18. Among 69 selected works, three documentaries stand out for addressing contemporary political themes: women's rights, press freedom, and journalism's role in democracy. Xavier de Lauzanne's '9 Dias em Raqqa' follows French journalist Marine de Tilly as she profiles Leila Mustafa, the 30-year-old mayor rebuilding Raqqa after its liberation from ISIS in October 2017. Ramona S. Diaz's 'Mil Cortes' investigates Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's populist regime and its persecution of journalist Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler, including Ressa's 2020 arrest under controversial cyber-libel laws. Dário Doria's animated documentary 'Vicenta' tells the story of a mother fighting for her disabled daughter's right to an abortion in Argentina, a case that contributed to the country's legalization of abortion in December 2020. The festival is accessible via the Looke streaming platform through the festival's website.