
Documentary Competition
These real-life stories go up-close and personal with the people and issues that define who we are, where we come from, and where we’re going.
After Work
In his funny and thought-provoking latest film, Erik Gandini (Videocracy) chronicles the past, present, and future of labor.
Alien Island Isla Alien
During Chile’s military dictatorship, radio operators receive messages from an alien race. Are they real, or is it something more insidious?
Because We Have Each Other
This wondrous and warm-hearted documentary follows a neurodivergent Australian family as they experience the joys, misfortunes, and traumas of everyday life.
Bye Bye Tiberias
Filmmaker Lina Souaelm traces the journeys of her mother — Palestinian actress Hiam Abbas — and the women of her extended family, whose lives have been defined by separation, exile, and resilience.
The Echo El Eco
From the acclaimed director of Prayers for the Stolen comes an exquisitely textured coming-of-age story about an adolescent girl in rural Mexico.
Four Daughters
An artistic Cannes-winning tour-de-force blending documentary and fiction that explores the secret trauma at the heart of a Tunisian family.
In the Rearview Skąd dokąd
In this sublime documentary, civilians fleeing war-torn Ukraine share intimate stories of struggle and resilience in the backseat of a minivan.
Pictures of Ghosts Retratos fantasmas
From acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho comes an incisive and whimsical essay film about movies, memory, and the places of one’s past.
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