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Ji.hlava Fest Pays Tribute to Feminist Writer and Documentary Pioneer Susan Sontag

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Will Tizard ContributorAmerican essayist, director, human rights advocate and feminist icon Susan Sontag might have been surprised to know the size of her following in the Czech Republic.But, says David Cenek, who has curated work for the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival for over a decade, “Most of Sontag’s books, including her novel, have been translated into Czech – which I think is due to the interest of Czech intellectuals in her work.

Her book on photography is a worldwide reference work.”This year’s Ji.hlava retrospective, “Susan Sontag: Filmmaking Is a Privilege,” is screening – likely for the first time anywhere in Central Europe – six of Sontag’s films, ranging from shorts to features, made from 1969 to 1993 and.

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