Culture Special

Yaa Gyasi’s first novel explores the brutal history of how the slave trade shaped West Africa and North America

Uday Prakash is an Indian fiction writer who is interested in how poor people are marginalised and exploited

French-Moroccan novelist holds up a mirror to a hypocritical society

Milo Rau’s multimedia art project The Congo Tribunal calls for accountability for millions of crimes

A documentary road movie about the African San holds a mirror up to western society

“The 90 Minute War” – a movie about a soccer match to resolve the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Danish screenplay assesses ethical dilemmas faced by European troops in Afghanistan

Voices of Violence documents atrocities women suffer at the hands of rebels in the DRC and shows how victims can cope with trauma

A vampire western in Farsi was produced in the USA and is attracting international attention

A funny and political film from India shows women asserting sexual liberty and fighting rape