Documentary Competition
These real-life stories bring you close to memorable people reckoning with the personal and the political, the past and the present.
The Beauty of the Donkey La Beauté de l'Âne
Visiting Kosovo with her father, a filmmaker reenacts memories from his childhood to help him reconcile youthful traumas in this lyrical documentary.
Celtic Utopia Útóipe Cheilteach
A wry portrait of a new wave of Irish folk musicians unafraid to confront their country’s colonial and conservative past.
Child of Dust Dziecko z pyłu
This heartfelt, intimate film follows the emotionally complex journey of a Vietnamese man who ventures to meet his American father for the first time.
The Helsinki Effect
Starring Henry Kissinger and Leonid Brezhnev (among others), this witty film about a 1973 global security conference asks what diplomacy is good for.
My Father and Qaddafi
In this captivating political mystery and personal journey, a filmmaker sets out to find the truth behind her father’s disappearance more than three decades ago.
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
Through a series of intimate video calls, an Iranian filmmaker grows closer to a young Palestinian photographer as the conditions in Gaza crumble around her.
The Tale of Silyan
From the Oscar-nominated director of Honeyland comes a heartwarming story of family, storks, and sustainability in North Macedonia.
True North
Focusing on the 1969 student protests at Montreal’s Concordia University, this powerful film confronts the buried legacy of racism in Canada.
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