Program Overview 2023
Ukraine's entry for the Oscars reveals the fate of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the embattled port city of Mariupol. As the last international voices on the ground, they document the atrocities of the Russian invasion. Facing constant threats ...
This documentary follows Valentina Petrillo, a visually impaired Paralympic athlete striving to become Italy's first transgender competitor in the women's category at the Tokyo 2021 Paralympics. After transitioning in 2019, Valentina fought for th...
As the title suggests, "A Childless Village" is about a village where no children were born for a long time. For this, the men blamed the women. Two decades ago, filmmaker Kazem made a documentary about the infertility of the women in the village,...
The incredible story of nuclear physicist Ted Hall, who passed nuclear weapons secrets to Russia. In 1944, 18-year-old Ted was recruited for the Manhattan Project. After the detonation of the first atomic bomb, the passionate leftist was concerned...
The teenager Rasmané works with his peers in mines from morning to night. Without protective clothing and under the most precarious conditions, they work until exhaustion 100 meters underground in order to get their longed-for gold. Nobody cares t...
As supporting film Terra Mater presents an angry appeal to the world to take responsibility for the consequences of capitalism, colonialism, and environmental destruction in Africa. Manthia Diawara's latest film presents itself as a letter to the ...
If a language lacks words for emotions, does it imply that the people can not feel love? Director Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento, himself a descendant of an almost extinct indigenous Colombian community, embarked on a journey to meet the Cácuas to ta...
It is expected that about half of today's workforce will be replaced by automation or artificial intelligence in the next 15 years. Are we ready for this change and what will it mean on an existential level? What will we deal with when we no longe...
With her family members as witnesses, Catalina Villar draws the portrait of her grandmother, Ana Rosa, whose story of suffering was covered in silence for decades. The film becomes a research about the abusive use of lobotomies on women in Colombi...
In a country that forbids dancing, Saba's body moves to the music with a flowing rhythm. Dancing is her life and her way of self-expression. A film blurring the lines between documentary and fiction unfolds, offering a moving portrait of a generat...
Baby Queen offers a glimpse into the life of Opera Tang, an aspiring drag queen in Singapore. Director Yuan Bin Lei follows her journeys from her first steps as a drag queen to her participation in competitions and even the involvement of her supp...
John Sears, self-proclaimed as 'Mule', has been wandering the American West with his three mules for over three decades. The 65-year-old lives exclusively outdoors, advocating for the right to free movement and a simpler life in harmony with natu...
