Documentary
A list of films
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2m²
Volkan Üce | 83′ | Belgium | World premiere
How Much Land Does a Man Require? The answer could be: 2m² – the size of a grave. -
After the Cities
Xacio Baño | 86′ | Spain | World premiere
A hazy, intimate journey through Santiago de Compostela, told through memories, correspondences and the quiet poetry of travel. -
La belle année
Angelica Ruffier | 95′ | Sweden | World premiere
A filmmaker revisits a crush, probing memory, desire and the possibilities of returning to past love. -
Elements of(f) Balance
Othmar Schmiderer | 98′ | Austria | International premiere
A visually exquisite, intellectually thought-provoking global journey into ways of countering the destruction of our ecosystem. -
Far from Maine
Roy Cohen | 99′ | France | World premiere
Haunted by the police killing of a Palestinian childhood friend, an Israeli filmmaker embarks on a cinematic dialogue across time. -
Habibi Hussein
Alex Bakri | 96′ | Palestine | Dutch Premiere
A cautionary tale about cultural colonialism, developed from the ruins of an NGO folly. -
Holofiction
Michal Kosakowski | 102′ | Germany | Dutch Premiere
An intellectually engaging and emotionally devastating essay film on our shared visual history. -
Inn a State of Siege
Qali Nur | 65′ | Netherlands | World premiere
An intimate documentary gathering heartbreaking testimonies of the Siege of Sarajevo from former hotel workers. -
Isan Odyssey
Thunska Pansittivorakul | 80′ | Thailand | International premiere
A journey in song and dance through the suppressed chapters of Thailand’s political history. -
Let Them Be Seen
Nolitha Refilwe Mkulisi | 75′ | South Africa | World premiere
On the outskirts of South Africa’s Eastern Cape, a village and its eccentric inhabitants take centre stage. -
Mickey & Richard
Ryan A. White, A.P. Pickle | 70′ | USA | World premiere
A portrait of 80s gay porn icon Mickey Squires and the man who performed him, Richard Bernstein. -
Movement Song
Mayis Rukel | 96′ | Netherlands | World premiere
Experimental fictional documentary about queer relationships, the healing power of literature and archiving as a labour of love. -
The Seoul Guardians
Kim Jong-woo, Kim Shin-wan, Cho Chul-young | 70′ | South Korea | World premiere
When South Korean democracy was at stake in December 2024, people stood up to uphold it. -
Nino. 18 giorni
Toni D’Angelo | 89′ | Italy | International premiere
An engaging and heart-warming portrait of Neapolitan singer-actor superstar Nino D’Angelo. -
Nuestra tierra
Lucrecia Martel | 122′ | Argentina | Dutch Premiere
Lucrecia Martel’s vital political documentary explores Javier Chocobar’s murder and the rights of Indigenous people. -
Para hacer una película solo hace falta un arma
Santiago Sein | 159′ | Argentina | World premiere
A chapter of Argentinian film history forgotten by books and forsaken by its participants – finally remembered. -
Poetries from the Bookstores: Somewhere I Belong
Hou Chi-jan | 90′ | Taiwan | European premiere
Little wonders and surprising stories come alive in this warm portrait of Taiwan’s independent bookstores. -
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Sovereign Son
Cindy Jansen | 83′ | Netherlands | Dutch Premiere
Intimate documentary following a man searching for traces of his father – and his own identity. -
Three Ways of Returning
Mania Akbari, Xiaolu Guo, Andrea Luka Zimmerman | 81′ | China | World premiere
A rich three-part essay film portraying attempts at reconnecting with often traumatic pasts, spanning China, Germany and Iran. -
To Die a Frenchman
Pankaj Rishi Kumar | 80′ | India | World premiere
In Pondicherry, India, a man fights for French citizenship in this compelling reflection on post-colonial identity. -
Tussen broers (Between Brothers)
Tom Fassaert | 106′ | Netherlands | World premiere
A moving and tragicomic family portrait by Tom Fassaert about the special bond between his father and his uncle. -
Unerasable!
Socrates Saint-Wulfstan Drakos | 97′ | Belgium | World premiere
An exiled filmmaker confronts repression, dislocation and bureaucracy, forging a serenely poetic resistance against all odds. -
The Waves Saga
Badrul Munir | 64′ | Indonesia | World premiere
Folklore and scientific research combine to illuminate environmental catastrophe in this thoughtful documentary on geomythology. -
Wellen Wende
Josephine Ahnelt | 73′ | Austria | World premiere
A gentle and curious documentary of sublime beauty about postpartum life, its joys and challenges. -
White Lies
Alba Zari | 99′ | Italy | International premiere
A dive into the devastating consequences of cult indoctrination and a powerful monument to acceptance and understanding.
