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Dokumentale'25
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In Berlin, Reem, Mohammed, and Yasser—three Syrian refugees—struggle with the trauma of displacement. Together, they ask what remains of the Syrian revolution and how they can move forwards when the past is still shaping their every step.
2025 | Romania, Portugal, Germany
Little Syria
Sat May 31st
Nasreen reclaims her voice as a woman and a singer—defying Iran’s ban on female performers. Over seven years, her sister Leila films her journey from silenced housewife to empowered artist inspiring women across Iran and beyond.
2024 | Iran, Switzerland, France
A Sisters’ Tale
Wed Jun 11th
Four women, a dangerous fight. In Poland, where abortion is illegal, the Abortion Dream Team is helping hundreds of women every day—loudly, fearlessly, and visibly. One member faces prison, another struggles with the emotional toll. How long can they keep going?
2024 | Poland
Abortion Dream Team
Wed Jun 11th
Orcas, penguins, and even slugs—nature's diversity is far queerer than you might think. Connel Bradwell takes us on a journey through the animal kingdom, sharing nature’s coming-out stories with humour, love, and a fresh perspective on queerness in the wild.
2024 | Canada
Animal Pride
Wed Jun 11th
Jackie Shane was one of music's pioneering Black trans performers. Why did she disappear on the verge of stardom? This remarkable portrait finally reveals the full depth of Jackie's extraordinary life and career.
2024 | Canada
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
Wed Jun 11th
Spain’s dark colonial past resurfaces as the family of Acacio Mañe, Equatorial Guinea’s independence leader, demands justice. Silenced crimes, hidden archives, and a decades-long fight for truth reveal a history Spain has repeatedly tried to forget.
2024 | Spain
Black Limbo
Wed Jun 11th
Thomas ‘Eichi’ Eichstädt coaches a soccer team of young refugees while facing his own dark past as a former right-wing extremist. A powerful story of second chances, the courage to change, and the hope that can bridge even the deepest divides.
2025 | Germany
Changing Sides
Wed Jun 11th
Sandra Hüller lends her voice to a woman who has escaped an abusive relationship in a system that prefers to look the other way. This film uncovers the power structures behind the facade, exposing the state's failure to truly protect women.
2025 | Germany
Curtains
Wed Jun 11th
A heartfelt vinyl odyssey through the former Yugoslavia—a journey full of music, memories, and people who have never forgotten the funk. Between record crates and DJ sets, a road movie unfolds bridging past and present.
2024 | Croatia, Montenegro
Funk YU
Wed Jun 11th
Forced to flee Yugoslavia as a child, director Lidija Zelović delivers a powerful wake-up call. In her new home, the Netherlands, she recognizes eerie echoes of the social and political forces that once tore her homeland apart.
2024 | Netherlands
Home Game
Wed Jun 11th
Plagued by PTSD, survivor’s guilt, traumatic brain injuries, chronic pain, and depression, three former Navy SEALs turn to an experimental hallucinogenic drug treatment on their desperate quest for healing.
2024 | United States
In Waves and War
Wed Jun 11th
Fünf Jahre lang führte Zuzana Čaputová ein gespaltenes Land – und gewährte Kameras einen Blick hinter die Kulissen. Dieses intime Porträt der ehemaligen slowakischen Präsidentin zeigt – zwischen Krisen, Bürgerdialogen und stillen Momenten – was echte Führung bedeutet und was sie kostet.
2024 | Slovakia, Czech Republic
Ms. President
Wed Jun 11th
For seven years, filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows Cuban activist Rosa María Payá in her relentless fight for democracy, human rights, and free elections. A powerful portrait of an unyielding fight from exile, transcending all borders.
2024 | United States, Cuba
Night Is Not Eternal
Wed Jun 11th
In São Paulo, over 120 creatives in the occupied Ouvidor House squat are fighting against commercialization and eviction. As art collides with resistance, an unbridled struggle ensues between survival, profit, and independence.
2023 | Brazil
Ouvidor
Wed Jun 11th
Three determined women take matters into their own hands when they set up their own businesses in Peru, Sri Lanka, and Senegal, shaping their futures with bravery. This documentary powerfully captures how local entrepreneurship creates livelihoods and brings about lasting change.
2024 | United States
She Rises Up
Wed Jun 11th
Director Duncan Cowles sets out to break the silence—his own included. On a quest to find men willing to speak openly about their feelings and mental health, he embarks on an emotional journey that challenges societal norms and opens up conversations.
2024 | United Kingdom
Silent Men
Wed Jun 11th
After a series of mysterious illnesses and deaths, a community in Mexico discovers that their water is radioactive. At the center of the story are six mothers on a quest for justice who suspect that there is a connection between the contamination and the death of three girls.
2024 | Mexico, United States
The Age of Water
Wed Jun 11th
A vision of an ecological democracy, where all living beings coexist in harmony. With breathtaking music and stunning nature footage, director Petr Lom makes the Earth itself the protagonist, telling the story of a new dawn.
2025 | Norway, Netherlands
The Coriolis Effect
Wed Jun 11th
A father, a son, a story that remained untold for so long. Tadashi Nakamura sheds light on the Parkinson's disease of his father Robert A. Nakamura, a key figure in Asian-American film culture.
2025 | United States
Third Act
Wed Jun 11th
What seems like a thriller is in fact reality: with a camera hidden in his shirt button, journalist Harry Shukman spends months putting his life at risk to gain access to the heart of far-right networks.
2024 | United Kingdom
Undercover: Exposing the Far Right
Wed Jun 11th
In the misty mountains, the memory of an encounter with an Indigenous Tzotzil family awakens. Amid sheep and shifting landscapes, this story develops into an exploration of identity, nature, and belonging.
2024 | Mexico
Ways to Traverse a Territory
Wed Jun 11th
What remains when our parents are gone? Four siblings clear out their childhood home, surrounded by memories, forgotten objects, and unasked questions. As they sort through the past, they begin to question family roles and renegotiate their shared history.
2024 | United Kingdom, Netherlands
Where Dragons Live
Wed Jun 11th
On South Africa’s East Coast, Shell’s reckless greed threatens to destroy not just the sea but also the livelihoods of the AmaMpondo. But they resist—tirelessly and determined, before the courts and on the streets. Their fight for their environment is a fight for survival.
2024 | United Kingdom
Wild Coast Warriors
Wed Jun 11th
When the Taliban regain power in 2021, Hawa’s dream of liberation for herself and her family shatters. A documentary love letter from Afghan director Najiba Noori to her mother, Hawa. A film about three generations of women fighting for their freedom.
2024 | France, Netherlands
Writing Hawa
Wed Jun 11th
Coming Soon
Ways to Traverse a Territory
Wed Jun 11th
Where Dragons Live
Wed Jun 11th
Wild Coast Warriors
Wed Jun 11th
Writing Hawa
Wed Jun 11th
Little Syria
Sat May 31st
A Sisters’ Tale
Wed Jun 11th
Abortion Dream Team
Wed Jun 11th
Animal Pride
Wed Jun 11th
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
Wed Jun 11th
Black Limbo
Wed Jun 11th
Changing Sides
Wed Jun 11th
Curtains
Wed Jun 11th
Funk YU
Wed Jun 11th
Home Game
Wed Jun 11th
In Waves and War
Wed Jun 11th
Ms. President
Wed Jun 11th
Night Is Not Eternal
Wed Jun 11th
Ouvidor
Wed Jun 11th
She Rises Up
Wed Jun 11th
Silent Men
Wed Jun 11th
The Age of Water
Wed Jun 11th
The Coriolis Effect
Wed Jun 11th
Third Act
Wed Jun 11th
Undercover: Exposing the Far Right
Wed Jun 11th
Ways to Traverse a Territory
Wed Jun 11th
Where Dragons Live
Wed Jun 11th
Wild Coast Warriors
Wed Jun 11th
Writing Hawa
Wed Jun 11th
Little Syria
Sat May 31st
A Sisters’ Tale
Wed Jun 11th
Abortion Dream Team
Wed Jun 11th
Animal Pride
Wed Jun 11th
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
Wed Jun 11th
Black Limbo
Wed Jun 11th
Changing Sides
Wed Jun 11th
Curtains
Wed Jun 11th
Funk YU
Wed Jun 11th
Home Game
Wed Jun 11th
In Waves and War
Wed Jun 11th
Ms. President
Wed Jun 11th
Night Is Not Eternal
Wed Jun 11th
Ouvidor
Wed Jun 11th
She Rises Up
Wed Jun 11th
Silent Men
Wed Jun 11th
The Age of Water
Wed Jun 11th
The Coriolis Effect
Wed Jun 11th
Third Act
Wed Jun 11th
Undercover: Exposing the Far Right
Wed Jun 11th
Ways to Traverse a Territory
Wed Jun 11th
Where Dragons Live
Wed Jun 11th
Wild Coast Warriors
Wed Jun 11th
Writing Hawa
Wed Jun 11th