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  • 100th Epsiode "Vranckx en de Nomaden"

    For ten years, promising Flemish storytellers have been traveling the globe with Rudi Vranckx. Each with their own motivation and personal methods, they make a documentary about a unique aspect of the world, under the supervision of Vranckx’ experienced...
    belgian-selection
  • A New Kind of Wilderness

    A wild and free life in nature.  That is what Maria and Nik dreamed of before moving into a remote farmhouse in the Norwegian forest, where they now live with four children. All goes well until disaster strikes and they...
    international-selection
  • A Storm Foretold

    Roger Stone, Trump's political godfather, gave documentary filmmaker Guldbrandsen unprecedented access to his life, from 2018 to just after the Capitol riots in early 2021. A wild, mind-boggling ride through Stone's sharp worldview....
    topics
  • Adoptionfraud: what can we do to avoid it?

    Giving a child from another country a "better life" in Belgium: the motivation of adoptive parents is often the very opposite of reality. As a result, numerous cases of abuse recently led to a halt in adoptions. Time for a discussion on...
    docville-plus
  • Agent of Happiness

    Amber, an official Bhutanese Happiness Agent, travels the Himalayas surveying people's happiness. On his remote mountain journey, he measures people's happiness and struggles to find his own fulfillment.
    scienceville
  • Ammodo Docs Compilatie

    Quantum scientist and former hacker Stephanie Wehner believes the revolutionary quantum internet is possible before 2030. Building an internet based on quantum bits could well be one of the most revolutionary projects of the coming decades.
    scienceville
  • And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

    From British King Edward VII's obsession with the very first camera to the now more than 45 billion cameras constantly recording around the world, moving pictures are everywhere. These filmmakers, who call themselves visual sociologists, demonstrate...
    outside-the-dox
  • Anselm (3D)

    Wim Wenders delves into the life and work of Anselm Kiefer, one of the biggest names in contemporary art. Anselm (3D) is a unique filmexperience in which the bounderies between film and art fade away.
    spectrum
  • Blue Orchids

    A double portrait of two experts representing the two opposite extremes in the playing field of global arms trade. Blue Orchids shockingly unveils how greedy the war industry actually is.
    artist-in-focus-johan-grimonprez
  • Buitenbeentjes

    From the cold land of "Grijs en Grauw", Lotta arrives in the "Buitenbeentjesburcht", a place where children can be 'different'. She feels perfectly at easy there.
    short-docs
  • Chelsea's Blues

    Not long after her birth, Chelsea was placed in a juvenile institution. At 19-year-old, she reconnects with people who have been important to her: her juvenile court judge, the farmer where she sometimes worked, a former...
    belgian-selection
  • Citizen Sleuth

    True Crime is more popular than ever and podcasts from amateur sleuths like Emily Nestor are very succesful. Currently, Nestor is investigating the possible murder of a young woman, and its cover-up.  But what if the business aspect...
    spectrum
  • Closing Night DOCVILLE & Screening The Gullspång Miracle

    Two Norwegian sisters decide to buy a new appartment. Their lives turn upside down when they meet the seller of their house. She looks identical to their third sister, who committed suicide thirty years ago. 
    spectrum
  • Confessions of a Good Samaritan

    Effective altruism: a philosophy and social movement that seeks the most effective ways to do "good" for others through rational consideration. Just like director Penny Lane, who donated a kidney to a complete stranger.
    scienceville
  • Copyright through the eyes of documentary filmmakers

    Copyrights through the eyes of documentary filmmakers. Copyright raises many questions. New forms of collaboration and new technologies necessitate rethinking the concept in the heavily underfunded documentary film sector.
    docville-academy
  • Coral City

    Together with a Belgian research team, a young Sri Lankan scientist and mother tries to uncover the secret of migrating coral larvae, in order to protect the coral reefs and people of her country.
    short-docs
    scienceville
  • Corpus

    500 years after his death, Andreas Vesalius takes us on a deepdive into the human condition. Is there a way to transcend our mortality, or the fear of it? Five contemporary pioneers, like Vesalius, combine art and science to explore the...
    belgian-selection
  • Danger Zone

    Is visiting a war zone the ultimate tourist experience? It could be. Some tour operators now organise special trips to zones of conflict, just for the thrill, to feel alive again or to be able to sell it as a cool story. A...
    spectrum
  • Day of the Doc

    Professional documentary filmmakers traditionally gather on the last day of DOCVILLE for the annual Day of the Doc. An engaging round-up of the state of Flemish documentary films with time to reflect on some interesting issues.
    docville-academy
  • De Morgen @ DOCVILLE - Volledige dag

    In samenspraak met de redactie van De Morgen host DOCVILLE de eerste editie van De Morgen@DOCVILLE! Geniet op zondag 24/03 een hele dag lang van actuele films, panelgesprekken en in- en uitleidingen door DM-journalisten. De vertoningen starten om 10u en...
    guest-screenings
  • Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y

    With this award-winning found footage film from 1997, Grimonprez made an unsettling foreshadowing of 9/11. With images from films, news reports, home movies and multiple archives, he delivers razor sharp commentary on sensationalism in the media, in...
    artist-in-focus-johan-grimonprez
  • Double Take

    Johan Grimonprez casts Alfred Hitchcock as a paranoid history professor, getting unwillingly involved in another perspective on the Cold War era. A very creative collage film where images of the legendary director, his doppelganger and his...
    artist-in-focus-johan-grimonprez
  • Draw for Change - Drawing A Line (India)

    Sama Pana's socially relevant drawings have a large following among young, progressive Indians, but they are also subject of discussion. As she is being sued for three cartoons, it is with humour and tenacity, but also with doubt and...
    topics
  • Draw for Change - Tree of Violence (Rusland)

    For the past decade, cartoonist Victoria Lomasko has devoted herself to meticulously capturing Putin's Russia. However, as Putin launches a "military operation" in Ukraine and demonises Russian dissidents, Lomasko realises that she will not be able...
    belgian-selection
  • Draw for Change: Existimos, Resistimos

    Enter the vibrant world of Maremoto, a young Mexican cartoonist who, through her drawings, empowers women and addresses the taboos of her society. In a combination of 360° video and animation, we become part of Maremoto’s ongoing search for her identity...
    virtual-reality
  • Empereur

    In this interactive and narrative experience, you will dive into the mind of a father with aphasia. It is the story of a father who is unable to speak and a daughter who tries everything in her power to get to know her father...
    virtual-reality
  • Emperors of Nothing

    An immersion within the Brussels prison of Forest, notorious for its inhumane incarceration conditions, showing different reactions of peoples' spirits to this harsh world. What it means to be behind bars, is illustrated by personal and...
    belgian-selection
  • Eternal You

    Imagine a world where your great-grandchildren can speak to a digital version of yourself 100 years from now. They can hear your voice, listen to your memories and see your face. An unrealistic, far-fetched idea? Certainly not according to an...
    scienceville
  • Europe’s Mining Renaissance

    Massive investments are being made in clean technologies in hopes of "saving the planet." Yet all these technical gadgets rely on critical metals and markets dominated by only a handful of countries.  Moreover, all that mining and...
    scienceville
  • Fauna

    In the Catalan forest, shepherd Valeriano picks up a stray goat. On their way back to the herd, they pass a high-tech laboratory where scientists feverishly search for a Covid vaccine.  A light-hearted but perceptive documentary...
    international-selection
  • Floating With Spirits

    This is once again evident in the VR installation Floating With Spirits. You are taken to southern Mexico, where the Mazatec community is celebrating the Day of the Dead. In the 360° around you, you encounter nature spirits and ancestors. You ascend, but...
    virtual-reality
  • Food Inc 2

    The American food industry leaves a trail of victims: animals and humans alike pay the price for an extremely efficient yet vulnerable food system. A very small group of multinational corporations own up to 80 percent of industries like...
    topics
  • Gestolen Leven

    You think you are an orphan, adopted in a Western country, only to discover years later that your official papers have been forged. You are not an orphan, and your biological parents are still alive today... Rani, abducted as a child...
    topics
  • Glass, My Unfulfilled Life

    In the course of seven years, Rogier Kappers films himself as he strives to achieve the dream he had as a nine-year-old boy: to build an organ from singing glasses and getting rich and famous in the process. With the necessary...
    failure-succeeded
  • Grasshopper Republic

    Deep in the forests of Uganda, millions of grasshoppers gather to mate.  It is a spectacular event of unseen proportions. But they are not alone: a group of young men set up a strange construction with the aim of catching the elusive prey.
    international-selection
  • Grip

    Emilia, a Ukrainian teenager living in Belgium, goes to climbing camp in the Ardennes with a group of girls. She not only practices to clamber up steep rock faces, but also has to find her place in the group and learn to trust others. During a very...
    short-docs
  • Hannah & De Krokodil

    When Fien discovers that her sister Hannah is threatened by a vicious crocodile that makes her very skinny and sick, the world is turned upside down. Together with their parents, Fien and Hannah try to defeat the crocodile so that Hannah will make it to...
    short-docs
  • Hollywoodgate

    In 2021, the U.S. military pulled out of Afghanistan in a hurry. Documentary filmmaker Ibrahim Nash'at follows a Taliban commander for a year while he takes over the CIA base Hollywoodgate. The abandoned base bulges with materials and...
    topics
  • Hong Kong Mixtape

    In the wake of massive protests in Hong Kong, China enacts a new national security law restricting certain words, images, books, slogans and songs. However, thanks to an underground network of artists groups, it appears that the fight for the...
    topics
  • If Only Night Wouldn't Fall

    In an attempt to eliminate stress, anxiety and other mental health problems, three subjects try to rid their life of all "abnormalities". Do we really become happier when we do not experience setbacks, insecurity or imperfection?
    scienceville
  • IMMORTALITY VIA AI - DREAM OR NIGHTMARE?

    What if a digital version of yourself could live on after your death? Your face, your voice, as well as memories or anecdotes would be recorded. Is it conceivable that a hundred years from now your great-granddaughter could talk to your avatar about life...
    docville-plus
    scienceville
  • In Silico

    A bold project of a visionary neurologist charmed everyone. He would replicate a human brain, in all its complexity, on supercomputers. No other project managed to convince the European Union to get that many subsidies. But as years and funds...
    failure-succeeded
    conscience
  • Intercepted

    Phone calls from Russian soldiers to family and friends were intercepted by the Ukrainian secret service. They give a startling insight into the hearts and minds of the Russian armed force. Some conversations show them to be more...
    international-selection
  • Jan Hoet - Thank God for the Gift

    Jan Hoet: top curator and human being extraordinaire. Using his favourite painting as a guide, Jan Hoet's world comes back to life 10 years after his death. A world dominated by art, where work and personal life are inseperable. A portrait of a...
    belgian-selection
  • Joan Baez I Am A Noise

    Since her debut at age 18, musician and activist Joan Baez has been on stage for more than 60 years. The now 82-year-old singer candidly takes stock of her life, from her involvement in the civil rights movement to her friendship with Martin Luther King...
    spectrum
  • Ket & Docs

    Five brand new child-sized short documentaries, full of real-life stories. For instance, a young pianist tries to bond with his dad who is in the army. A girl fights for her two passions: baking and boxing. Fien discovers that her sister Hannah is...
    ket-amp-amp-doc
  • Kim's Video

    The collection of Video Store Kim's Video, New York, consisted of more than 55,000 DVDs and VHSs. After closing down, it was entirely donated to an unsightly village in Italy whose local government promised to turn the it into a film museum....
    spectrum
  • Kip Thorne & Thomas Hertog about the Einstein Telescope

    The new underground Einstein telescope will be Europe's most advanced observatory for gravitational waves. Why do we need such a telescope? Why is the detection of those gravitational waves so essential to physics? And which country will get it? The...
    docville-plus
    scienceville
  • Lecture Kip Thorne - The Warped Side of our Universe

    On Friday, March 22nd, prof. dr. Kip Thorne will be giving a lecture for the general public in the Vesalius lecture hall. Thorne is a theoretical physicist, known for his contributions to gravitational physics and astrophysics. He collaborated with...
    scienceville
  • Life Is Beautiful

    A young Palestinian filmmaker is invited to a film festival in Norway, but during his stay the border with Gaza closes. He cannot return to his home country, but neither can he stay. A bureaucratic nightmare. With the camera pointed at himself, he tries...
    topics
  • Marching in the Dark

    In rural areas of India, the suicide rate among farmers is high. A group of women farmers who have recently lost their husbands decide to meet with a local psychologist and activist to share their stories and problems and help others in their grief....
    belgian-selection
  • Master Talk Johan Grimonprez

    His first feature film had its world premiere at the Centre Pompidou in Paris in 1996 and his most recent film was awarded at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. It's time for an extended Master Talk.
    artist-in-focus-johan-grimonprez
    docville-academy
  • Masterclass Ben Bernhard

    The documentary record of cinematographer Ben Bernhard is impressive. He has worked with award-winning directors such as Victor Kossakovsky (Aquarella, ¡Vivan las antípodas!) and Pernille Rose Grønkjær (Solutions, Hunting for Hedonia). This year he even...
    docville-academy
  • Moonshot Mission

    Is a communication network with quantum bits possible and would it increase security? Building out a quantum Internet could be one of the biggest scientific projects of the coming decades.
    short-docs
  • Moving Mountains

    To accurately map the effects of climate change, Dutch mountain hydrologist Walter Immerzeel and his team are going to remote altitudes where other scientists barely set foot.
    short-docs
  • Nenets vs Gas

    In the heart of the Arctic lies the Yamal Peninsula. After the discovery of vast gas reserves, big energy companies have unsurprisingly drawn to the region. But Yamal is also the ancestral home of the Nenets, who have grazed their herds...
    belgian-selection
  • Niels Bohr Larger Than Life

    Niels Bohr, one of the founders of quantum physics, helped Danish Jews escape the Nazis, collaborated on the atomic bomb and won the Nobel Prize. In this documentary, we look back on the eventful life of the founder of modern science, against the...
    scienceville
  • Nocturnes

    In the lush forests of the eastern Himalayas, the night belongs to moths. In the shadows of the nighttime, two passionate researchers try to unravel the secret universe of these enigmatic nocturnal creatures.
    international-selection
  • On The Morning You Wake (to The End Of The World)

    On January 13th in 2018 at 08:08h, 1.4 million residents of Hawaii receive the same, chilling message: 'Ballistic missile threat heading towards Hawaii. Take immediate cover. This is not a drill.' For 38 minutes, 1.4 million people were...
    virtual-reality
  • Opening Night DOCVILLE

    1961. The Belgian and American governments join forces to maintain their power in Congo. In the aftermath of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the CIA deploys jazz artists as a distraction from Western interference in post-colonial African politics....
    belgian-selection
  • Opening Night ScienceVille

    Opening ScienceVille, supervised by Jacotte Brokken, is three short documentaries, two of which were produced by the festival itself. Two projects, both focusing on research by a researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), won 40,000 euros last...
    scienceville
  • Paradigma

    A captivating journey through the most extraordinary visual footage from past decades. Not only does it reveal something about the past, it also sheds a light on our contemporary perspective. This essayistic documentary uses stunning...
    belgian-selection
  • Patrick and the Whale

    Patrick Dykstra has 20 years of experience studying whales and feels like he understands them inside and out. Yet he is completely blown off his feet by an intense encounter with a female sperm whale. He returns hoping to meet her again. A...
    spectrum
  • Phantoms of the Sierra Madre

    Writer Lars fulfills a boyhood dream when he sets off on an expedition in the footsteps of Helge Ingstad, a famous Norwegian explorer, in search of a lost Apache tribe in Mexico. Gradually, however, he wonders if it is okay to search for a tribe that...
    international-selection
  • Ronde 3

    Sana has two great passions: boxing and baking. Starting this school year, she is training to become a pastry chef. And soon she will get to box her first big competition in Italy. She will have to fight for both passions, but she doesn't think about...
    short-docs
  • Rupture

    Every winter, a group of young people from the rough neighbourhood Peterbos in Anderlecht make a trip to the Pyrenees. Rupture follows these youngsters, on the brink of adulthood. During their journey, they slowly detach from...
    belgian-selection
  • Science Pitch

    A unique presentation, in which science watcher Hetty Helsmoortel guides you through nine projects, each presented by scientists in hopes of getting their research to be chosen as subject for a new short documentary.
    scienceville
  • Scientifically based speed date

    In 2019, DOCVILLE revolved around the theme of love. Therefore, the festival organized a "scientifically based" speed date, together with Prof. Dr. Erick Janssen of the KU Leuven. Eleven matches came out of those dates, and for at least one pair of...
    20-years-docville
  • Se crasher pour exister

    On a circuit, somewhere on the border between Flanders and France, Alizée dreams of being a race car driver, just like her boyfriend, her father, her mother and soon her little brother. On Sundays, she lets go of all the brakes, literally...
    belgian-selection
  • Seaweed tasting

    Did you know that seaweed could possibly be the end of global food problems? Yet it is still not part of our daily menu. High time to learn more about the product of the future. During a one-hour demo, you will get the chance to see, feel, experience and...
    scienceville
  • Send Kelp

    Did you know that seaweed produces more oxygen than ALL plants and trees on land combined? Did you know that it de-acidifies the oceans and may even be the ultimate solution to the global food shortage problem? In Send Kelp, we follow an...
    scienceville
  • Shadow World

    A staggering insight in the process of the international arms trade, that encourages corruption, decides the course of international politics and undermines democracy and causes suffering across the globe. Shadow World won...
    artist-in-focus-johan-grimonprez
  • Silvicola

    The rugged Canadian forests of British Columbia contain trees that have been there for thousands of years. The ancient forests are the daily purview of industrial loggers. Their lives are closely tied to the forest; they feel like no other the dilemma...
    international-selection
  • SKEPP@DOCVILLE - Spot the UFO

    What exactly is a UFO? How often are they spotted and what is done with those reports? Would you recognize a real UFO? A fascinating introductory lecture cum photo quiz (is this a UFO or not?) by Frederick Delaere of UFO Meldpunt.
    docville-plus
    spectrum
  • So This is Christmas

    As a small Irish town prepares for Christmas, some people struggle with the stress, expectations and loneliness the holiday brings. A nostalgic film full of compassion, Irish humour and plenty of tenderness.
    international-selection
  • Songs of Earth

    Arctic-blue glaciers, gurgling waterfalls and green mountain slopes. His entire life, filmmaker Margreth Olin's now 84-year-old father has been hiking through the enchanting Norwegian valley of Oldedalen. Over the span of a year, he takes up the role of...
    spectrum
  • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    1961. The Belgian and American governments join forces to maintain their power in Congo. In the aftermath of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the CIA deploys jazz artists as a distraction from Western interference in post-colonial African politics....
    artist-in-focus-johan-grimonprez
    belgian-selection
  • Speeddate Science Pitch

    Since last year DOCVILLE has been involved in the creation of new scientific documentaries. As a filmmaker, you have a chance to win a production budget of €40,000.
    docville-academy
    scienceville
  • State of the Doc and Beyond

    What is the state of the Flemish author's documentary? And what does its future look like: how can we as stakeholders work together to build a viable ecosystem for the genre? An open conversation.
    docville-academy
  • Sustainable mining in Europe?

    The European market relies on countries like China and DRC for mining and refining. This is where the ecological and (geo-)political shoe pinches: why doesn't Europe take care of the mining of these metals itself? What consequences does this mining have...
    docville-plus
    scienceville
  • TerraForma

    What if you decided to turn a barren rock in the middle of the ocean into a tropical paradise? This is what project Ascension island, in the 19th century was about. It was one of the first terraforming experiments and it did not turn out...
    scienceville
  • Testerep

    A team of scientists investigates the missing island of Testerep on the Belgian coast. As the scientists try to unravel the mysteries of the island, they ponder the symbiotic relationship between people, technology and our temporal landscape.
    short-docs
    scienceville
  • The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

    Director Ben Berman rejoiced when he heard about The Amazing Johnathan, a magician with a terminal illness who just kept on living. After all, every documentary filmmaker dreams of the perfect story about a perfect character. But nothing is what it seems...
    failure-succeeded
  • The Contestant

    A Japanese reality TV star left naked in a room for more than a year, tasked with filling out magazine sweepstakes to earn food and clothing. 
    spectrum
  • The Eternal Memory

    In her new documentary, Oscar-nominated director Maite Alberdi tells the intimate and poignant story of a courageous woman who does everything she can to preserve the brilliant mind of her Alzheimer's-afflicted husband. It is a deeply moving and human...
    spectrum
  • The Faraway, Nearby

    A lot can be said about the tragic life of Joseph Weber, the misunderstood founder of gravitational wave research. Until his death, he remained a pariah in his field of research and recognition did not come until 16 years after his passing...
    scienceville
  • The Guts of the Neuroscientist

    What is intuition? And how can your instincts influence science? Pioneering neuroscientist Eveline Crone takes you on an animated journey through the brain where she emphasizes the scientific importance of intuition.
    short-docs
  • The Human Trial

    Type 1 Diabetes is a serious condition that affects about 9 million people worldwide, with 500,000 new cases every year. Filmmaker Lisa Hepner herself has also been struggling with the disease for 30 years. Recently, she signed ...
    scienceville
  • The Kyiv Files

    In 2017, the former KGB archive was made publiv in Kiev. For the first time in decades, Ukrainians were able to look into their personal file and answer questions that haunted them for years. 
    international-selection
  • The quest for a cure of type 1 Diabetes

    Type 1 diabetes is a serious condition that affects about 9 million people worldwide, with 500,000 new cases every year. By 2040, the number is expected to increase to 16 million. What prospects are there? Is there hope for a cure? Should we focus our...
    docville-plus
    scienceville
  • The role of the food industry

    Food is everywhere, that is: unhealthy food. Pushed by billions of advertising campaigns, and designed to mislead our sense of hunger, food is becoming more and more unhealthy. From artificial sugars misleading the body, to fake meat flavor....
    docville-plus
    scienceville
  • The Stones and Brian Jones

    It was Brian Jones who formed the Rolling Stones in 1962. However, the shy, talented musician got kicked out of the band and died young. DOCVILLE-habitué Nick Broomfield (Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love) made a multifaceted...
    spectrum
  • The Tuba Thieves

    When tubas get stolen from a Los Angeles high school for the deaf, many questions remain unanswered. A surprising, joyful and very creative documentary by deaf filmmaker Alison O'Daniel, teaching you to look - not listen - to sound differently.
    international-selection
  • The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See

    42% of Americans believe in the existence of aliens and UFOs. Flying saucers are regularly discussed in the media, all the way to the U.S. House of Representatives. But why do people actually believe in UFOs? And if they don't exist, what did all those...
    scienceville
  • The Underground Astronaut

    Deep beneath our feet lies a true mystery: a gigantic underground network of fungi that keep our ecostystem alive. No one understands éxactly how exactly the intricate systems work. Evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers goes in search of answers. A fragrant...
    short-docs
  • This is my moment

    Biniam Girmay, a 17-year-old promising cyclist from the African country Eritrea, dreams of riding the Tour de France. More than 10,000 cyclists have competed since 1903, but only six of them were black. Will Biniam become the seventh black cyclist in the...
    belgian-selection
  • Total Trust

    Through the haunting stories of people in China who have been monitored, intimidated and even tortured, the film tells of the dangers of technology in the hands of unbridled power. Taking China as a mirror,...
    topics
  • Traces of Responsibility

    In this interactive film, the viewer - like a true investigative journalist - must make choices about which path to pursue in an investigation of the complex genesis and aftermath of the genocide in Rwanda in 1994.
    outside-the-dox
  • Under the Surface

    Anne is 33, she dreams of living underwater as a mermaid. She has ASD and a visual impairment. Underwater, she is free and happy, removed from the hustle and noise of everyday life. Above water, however, it is not as simple for her to live...
    belgian-selection
  • Unfinished Sympathies

    What's the best documentary you haven't made? What was the idea and where did it go wrong? Funding not getting off the ground, post-production disrupting the process or a distributor dropping out; all stories that are rarely told. Filmmakers tell about...
    docville-academy
    failure-succeeded
  • Universiteit van Vlaanderen “Missen is wenselijk”

    Scientists and universities like to let the world know when they have made a breakthrough. But what if a hypothesis turns out to be wrong after years of research? What if a fellow scientist made that groundbreaking discovery two months earlier?
    failure-succeeded
    scienceville
  • Vallen en Staan

    In Antwerp, Rona (6), Rayan (8), and Ella (11) embark on their own journey through primary school. Rona takes initial steps into language and math, while Ella nears the end of her primary education. Amid diverse backgrounds, they collectively navigate...
    short-docs
  • Vintersaga

    Swedish melancholy at its best. Through 24 stanzas, this poetic film renders a mosaic of situations and individuals, each with their own doubts, memories and dreams, set in a land marked by the freezing cold winds. Carl Olsson's beautiful...
    outside-the-dox
  • War Game

    A group of top American officials, both Democrats and Republicans, lock themselves in a war room for a simulation of a recognizable scenario: an extreme group disputes the outcome of the election. Insurgents advance in major cities and a battle over news...
    outside-the-dox
  • Wij, jongens

    Collin (12) has often missed his dad - who is in the military. But this summer everything will be different...Collin and his dad get to know each other better and discover that they have different views of the world. Dad dreams of a bunch of tough sons;...
    short-docs

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