This contemplative documentary dives beneath the surface to discover the unexpected parallels between human life and th…
In Southern Iran, a determined Roghieh fights to protect a women's bazaar, a beacon of empowerment, from being razed by…
This is the second part of Mikael Wiström's trilogy on the Barrientos Family. The film focuses on the relationship betw…
This short documentary film gives us access to the showers of a public school bathroom in Norway. A film about identity…
Composed of black and white still pictures, in this short film Hanne tells us how life goes on after losing her sister …
In his native Norway and across other European landscapes, this documentary follows the incomparable Tomas Espedal, one…
In a remote Arctic village in northern Norway, an indigenous rapper tries to make a living with his music. But, will he…
A young filmmaker films her reunion with her father, an addicted man who has just been released from prison. Through ci…
Short and powerful, like his famous portrait "The Scream" this is a brief biography of Edward Munch, the revolutionary …
Twenty years after World War II, Norway is once again living in fear after a series of terrorist attacks. It is 1965 an…
A father has only a year to live and leave a legacy to his newborn son. Mixing animation with home video footage, this …
Filmed in black and white, with animated brushstrokes inspired by his work, this is an intimate, yet irreverent portrai…
Filmed over four years, this short film follows a group of young men who, amidst doubts, laughter and twists, give thei…
Seen from the point of view of a 3-year-old girl, this documentary follows the tortuous migration journey of a refugee …
In this heartwarming short film, filmmaker Elisabeth Aspelin films the everyday life of her two young children: Karla a…
This experimental short film reflects on the points of view that exist on reality through a kind of "guided tour" by a …
This short film takes us to the mountainous south of China to draw a subtle portrait of a 10-year-old girl. Her dream: …
Karine is a professional embalmer. As the one in charge of freezing life in an inert body, every day is a battle for pe…
This documentary takes us to several countries to show us how Muslim men around the world are challenging the tradition…
Combining animation and live action footage, this documentary follows Mansour, a homosexual Iranian Muslim on a journey…
When Norwegian-Turkish filmmaker Nefise was a child, she used to send balloon letters to Allah. Now she has decided to …
A captivating short film about Thea, a 12-year-old Norwegian girl whose life is conditioned by epileptic seizures.
Childhood follows a group of children in a rural kindergarden for a year. The film portrays a genuine learning process …
This film transcends the informative documentary on the digital evolution in the film industry, to rather spin a poetic…
After being sold by her family as a child to work as a domestic slave for 12 years, Urmila, a young Nepalese girl, take…
In this hysterical deadpan pseudo-doc, acclaimed Polish artist Karolina Bregula constructs a scenario in a fictional No…
Ida is a young Norwegian woman, struggling with a turbulent emotional life caused by emotionally unstable personality d…
Premiered at IDFA, this documentary follows the struggle of Palestinian teenage boys trying to get back to life outside…
Best Documentary Films
