Films

 

 

80 Angry Journalists

Full-length documentary

80 Angry Journalists

The Hungarian government succeeded in taking control of one of the country’s most prominent independent media outlets, Index.hu. The journalists fight back with every tool at their disposal, but the system is rigged against them.

A Free Daughter of Free Kyrgyzstan

Full-length documentary

A Free Daughter of Free Kyrgyzstan

Zere is a rebel, stirring the stagnant waters of Kyrgyz patriarchy. Through her music and public performances, she exposes the alarming state of girls’ and women’s rights in a country where they are expected to sit quietly in the corner.

Carmela and the Walkers

Full-length documentary

Carmela and the Walkers

Carmela helps thousands of Venezuelan refugees, bravely doing so often at great personal cost. This black-and-white documentary shows how exhausting it can be to do good while trying to keep your own life in one piece.

Coexistence, My Ass!

Full-length documentary

Coexistence, My Ass!

Comedienne Noam Shuster-Eliassi takes up the fight against prejudice towards the Palestinian people. Her weapons are a microphone, courage, and humour. But can an Israeli celebrity change her own society through stand-up?

Cuba&Alaska

Full-length documentary

Cuba&Alaska

Kuba and Alaska enlist as paramedics on the front lines near Kharkiv, Ukraine, where the brutality of war tests them daily. Humor and friendship keep their faith in victory alive amid the chaos.

Deaf

Feature film

Deaf

Ángela is expecting a baby, but her genuine excitement is tinged with worry. How will she navigate motherhood in a world that cannot hear her? This exceptionally sensitive drama explores partnership and the challenges of nonstandard parenting.

Dear Tomorrow

Full-length documentary

Dear Tomorrow

Japan has recently become a hot tourist destination—a place everyone wants to be. But behind the neon lights of its big cities lies a major loneliness epidemic.

Driving Europe

Full-length documentary

Driving Europe

In 2023, a massive strike by lorry drivers took place in Germany. Their goal was to demand proper pay and justice, as their working conditions could be compared to modern-day slavery.

Eyes of the Machine

Full-length documentary

Eyes of the Machine

They forced her to teach Mandarin at a Uyghur internment camp. Now, safely abroad, this eyewitness to Chinese tyranny exposes the oppression that also struck her own family.

Father

Feature film

Father

A single moment alters the course of the protagonist’s life. The film follows the consequences of a fatal mistake and asks whether one can continue living after another life has ended.

I Follow Rivers

Full-length documentary

I Follow Rivers

Mariann Sæther is one of Norway’s most renowned kayakers. Her life is filled with both the thrill of white-water kayaking and raising her two young children, Benjamin and Saga. In her forties, Mariann decides to combine family life with this extreme sport.

It Was Just an Accident

Feature film

It Was Just an Accident

A chance sound drags Vahid back into haunting memories of a sadistic torturer. His heart swells with the desire for revenge, yet his conscience quietly urges him to gather more proof. Jafar Panahi’s sharply crafted drama confronts urgent questions of guilt and responsibility.

Life After

Full-length documentary

Life After

Is assisted dying a free choice, or the result of systemic failure? A chilling probe into a reality where death is cheaper than dignified care.

Made in EU

Feature film

Made in EU

Iva must go to work even when she’s sick, or risk losing most of her salary. When she becomes the first COVID patient in town, she faces accusations of endangering the entire city. An investigative commission is tasked with determining her possible guilt.

Mailin

Full-length documentary

Mailin

A mother and daughter share a quiet evening ritual that gradually transforms into a dark tableau of memory and fear. The film sensitively observes how motherhood becomes a journey toward protection as well as a return to a painful past.

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

Full-length documentary

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

She won an Oscar at just twenty-one, yet as a deaf actress, she has had to fight constantly to maintain her place in Hollywood.

Portrait of a Confused Father

Full-length documentary

Portrait of a Confused Father

Is it even possible to be a good parent in a predatory age of illusory needs and false role models? Gunnar certainly tries. He is attentive, playful, and understanding. Yet over time, a dramatic rift begins to open between him and his son.

Resilience

Full-length documentary

Resilience

Humans can act as nature’s defenders or as an invasive species. While conservationist Pavel strives to ease environmental anxiety and become one with the land, Klára is hot on the trail of a bird poisoner.

Searching for Satyrus

Full-length documentary

Searching for Satyrus

The mountains between the hostile nations of Azerbaijan and Armenia are the only place where a rare butterfly can be seen. The daughter of the entomologist after whom the butterfly is named embarks on an adventurous expedition to capture it.

She

Full-length documentary

She

This atmospheric film tells the story of Vietnamese women working in giant electronics factories. Their testimonies reveal lives shattered by capitalist exploitation and their marginalized position within a patriarchal system.

State of Firsts

Full-length documentary

State of Firsts

Sarah McBride is the first openly transgender politician running for a seat in the U.S. Congress. Her historic candidacy, however, is shadowed by transphobic attacks and relentless media scrutiny.

Teenage Life Interrupted

Full-length documentary

Teenage Life Interrupted

No known diagnosis can explain what’s happening to this group of Norwegian girls. Numbness in the limbs and fainting while fully conscious are just some of the symptoms of an illness that has disrupted their adolescence and demands urgent attention.

The Shadow Scholars

Full-length documentary

The Shadow Scholars

Many educated people in Kenya are unable to find qualified work in their own country. As a result, they often make a living by writing essays for students at Western universities. How does this secretive plagiarism ecosystem function, and why does it reach even the most prestigious institutions?

The Tale of Silyan

Full-length documentary

The Tale of Silyan

A documentary fairy tale about a farmer who rediscovers life’s joy through an unexpected friendship with a stork.

The Track

Full-length documentary

The Track

A coming-of-age documentary from Bosnia and Herzegovina about three young boys chasing their Olympic dreams and a chance at a better life.

The Voice of Hind Rajab

Feature film

The Voice of Hind Rajab

Red Crescent volunteers answer an emergency call: a six-year-old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While keeping her on the line, the humanitarian workers do everything in their power to get an ambulance to her.

Welded Together

Full-length documentary

Welded Together

The gray social reality of today’s Belarus shines against the archetypal story of adolescence and the search for independence. Can a young welder piece together the dark fragments of her past and her fractured family?

What About Petey?

Full-length documentary

What About Petey?

This intimate portrait of the relationship between a father and his son on the autism spectrum captures both the difficulty and the strength inherent in everyday caregiving. At the same time, it exposes the limits of a system that too often relies on the sacrifices of others.

When I Get Jailed

Full-length documentary

When I Get Jailed

Alyona Gribkova faces prison. The reason? A peaceful protest against a police raid during a memorial for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny

White Gold: Elon Musk and the Race for Argentina

Full-length documentary

White Gold: Elon Musk and the Race for Argentina's Lithium

Lithium is found in almost every electronic device, from mobile phones to computers. It’s, thus, no coincidence that it has earned the nickname “white gold.” But what is the true cost of its extraction, which takes place primarily in countries of the Global South?