Hundreds of meters under the ground and the European night, men and machines carve the tunnels that unite a modern cont…
Having fled his country's civil war in his childhood, filmmaker Jude Ratman returns to Siri Lanka to confront the trace…
This posthumous portrait follows the trail of Uruguayan composer Alfredo Zitarrosa. Banished by a bloody dictatorship, …
Blood, punches, jumps and screams. These are the kind of things we will see when the fighters face each other in the in…
Focusing on the phenomenon of evangelical drug dealers that have become common in the Brazilian slums, this incisive do…
As nostalgic as it may seem, there are thousands of Lego collectors in the world who make stop-motion home movies with …
This hilarious short film shows us a side of Gibraltar that we would never get to see if it weren't for documentary fil…
While a group of Russian army soldiers train intensively, a family mourns the death of their son, Dima. Two seemingly u…
Through the different perspectives of two guerrilla fighters, this documentary delves into the ins and outs of the peac…
After being defeated in World War II, Adolf Hitler fled to Argentina, where he died in 1962. Did he not? This docudrama…
Played by the inhabitants of a humble fishing community in Venezuela, this hybrid short film follows two brothers tryin…
Fifteen years after living as an exchange student in Arizona, filmmaker Fernanda Pessoa returns to the United States to…
An exorcist, a horse breeder, a stuntman. These are just some of the amazing characters you will meet at the electric a…
When a conversation begins in the basement of the house of a man isolated from society, his darkest secrets come to lig…
Inspired by the novel by Svetlana Alexievitch, this documentary is an intimate gaze at the faces of survivors who recou…
The voices of the Mapuche and Creole communities, in the Argentinian Patagonia, explain Transhumance, as they call it. …
Deep in a forest in Laotia, a young man supports his family by growing opium, the substance that both saves and condemn…
In times where modern medicine has progressively intervened in maternal childbirth, a woman embarks on a journey where …
This documentary premiered at Locarno follows a series of female characters from Naples, all linked in some way to the …
Since the day Ethan Bialick heard the rocket alert while visiting Tel Aviv, his life was changed forever. This animated…
The intrepid Ben Jacoby, known worldwide for his escapades on stilts, decides to challenge himself to achieve the Guinn…
Artist, professor, visionary. László Moholy-Nagy revolutionized the way art was created at the Bauhaus school in Weimar…
A renowned TV host uncovers the secrets of an iconic game show on the former East German television, back in the sixtie…
Welcome to the Explorer. By playing this documentary you will become a silent crew member of this container ship on its…
With his usual sharpness and critical sense, German filmmaker Lutz Dammbeck makes a revisionist essay about the interne…
The 1969 Stonewall riots in New York marked a milestone in the beginning of the LGBTQ movement in the United States. Th…
Three surfers face the biggest challenge in the world of professional surfing: to paddle the impressive waves of Jaws, …
Blending footage from the pre-COVID19 world and during the pandemic, this film delves into the lives of a motley crew o…
After going blind while grieving the loss of her two children, a seventy-eight year old woman decides to overcome the s…
In the colorful and chaotic Sao Paulo, three Brazilian artists try to establish a collective dialogue with the inhabita…
Twenty years after World War II, Norway is once again living in fear after a series of terrorist attacks. It is 1965 an…
The Greek island of Lesvos is today a bridge to the European dream for thousands of Asian and African migrants. Through…
Mixing animations, old home videos and film footage of the present, filmmaker Steffan Strandberg recalls the most impor…
This may be the most powerful portrait of a man's loneliness you will ever see. Inspired by the novel "Moby Dick", livi…
Told with snippets from films of the time, before us is the incredible biography of Leonie Brandt, an actress who serve…
This documentary follows the hectic daily life of a pediatric physiatrist responsible for the air medical urgency on wh…
Filmed in black and white, with animated brushstrokes inspired by his work, this is an intimate, yet irreverent portrai…
Silent, incisive, radioactive. This short film, screened at Rotterdam and Locarno, follows the daily life of Sergey and…
Filmed over four years, this short film follows a group of young men who, amidst doubts, laughter and twists, give thei…
This documentary, awarded at the prestigious IDFA, films over the years two Iranian girls from their religious initiati…
Incredible as it may seem, exorcisms take place every day in present-day Poland. But what is really behind the return o…
Set against the seascapes of the little-known Russian Far East, this film documents Fatei's daily life as he and his fa…
After beating cancer, Sean Swarner takes on a major life challenge: conquering the North Pole and definitely becoming a…
Drawing on memories of his childhood vacation in Belgrade, Swiss director Nicolas Wagnières films an iconic hotel in th…
Compassion and redemption are discovered by a man as he manages a mental asylum run by its own patients in Juárez, Mexi…
Three filmmakers from Indonesia, South Korea and Serbia exchange video letters. The correspondance is full of faces and…
According to recent medical findings revealed in this documentary, pedophilia is a condition that is born with men and …
Through a poignant observational approach, this documentary dissects the dynamics of the safari tourism business in Sou…
Best Documentary Films
