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Nicole Nicole

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Nicole Nicole

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Nicole Nicole
Lauren Dällenbach
Switzerland,
France
Audience Competition
Nicole is 55 and still lives with her mother by Lake Geneva. Within this symbiotic family, the need for greater independence rears its head. A tender tale of connection and emancipation.

Contains depictions of mental health conditions

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Bára - Diary of a Rockstar

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Bára – Diary of a Rockstar

Filmstill Bára – Diary of a Rockstar
Bára Basiková
Helena Třeštíková
Czech Republic
International Competition Documentary Film
The portrait of a Czech rock icon over a period of 50 years. A true virtuoso of longitudinal observation, Helena Třeštíková shows Bára Basiková’s fast-paced life with all its ups and downs.
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DOK Neuland Presents: Nothing to see here

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DOK Neuland Presents: Nothing to see here

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Nothing to see here

Filmstill Nothing to see here
Nothing to see here
Celine Daemen, Aron Fels
Netherlands
DOK Neuland
There is a secret world in the central train station, one eerily like our own and ever so slightly off. An excursion into the unexpected that calls reality into question.
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DOK Neuland: Landslide Exhibition

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Becoming River

Filmstill Becoming River
Becoming River
Adrian Schwartz, Daniel Fetzner, Ephraim Wegner
Germany,
France
DOK Neuland
Three years of extensively documented research on the Murg river, northern Black Forest. The project expresses the results across screens, projections, sound, and live data interpretations.

Permanence of Decay

Filmstill Permanence of Decay
Permanence of Decay
Pranav Chaparala
USA
DOK Neuland
Everything in this world must come to an end and objects, digital included, are not exempt from demise. But is it not in their mortality that images become all the more precious?

Living in Water

Filmstill Living in Water
Living in Water
Ana P. Santos
Philippines
DOK Neuland
Cooking, reading, sleeping, all thigh deep in water. An immersive reportage on daily life in Isla Tibaguin, Philippines, where flooding has become routine in the last years.

Contains depictions of mental health conditions

The Room of a Thousand Voices

Filmstill The Room of a Thousand Voices
La Habitación de las Mil Voces
Pavel Méndez
Germany
DOK Neuland
A room that unfolds as a Cuban household – and as a portal across time and generations. In the darkness, between virtual and physical reality, memories awaken and imagination runs wild.

The World Came Flooding In

Filmstill The World Came Flooding In
The World Came Flooding In
Isobel Knowles, Van Sowerwine
Australia
DOK Neuland
A miniature world filled with lost objects, recreating spaces of people affected by the 2022 floods in eastern Australia. A beautiful and deeply moving piece crafted with care.

We Shall Return

Filmstill We Shall Return
Raj'in
Keren Manor, Faiz Abu Rmeleh
Germany,
Palestine
DOK Neuland
A disturbing documentation of forced displacement in the West Bank, centered on first-person accounts of Palestinians under constant pressure by Israeli forces and settlers.

Contains mentions of physical violence, violence against animals

Contains depictions of physical violence, violence against animals

Photosensitivity warning

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Matinee Saxon State Archive: Leipzig, Fur and Silhouettes

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Matinee Saxon State Archive: Leipzig, Fur and Silhouettes

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Mein Leipzig – lobt das keiner mehr?

Filmstill Mein Leipzig – lobt das keiner mehr?
Mein Leipzig – lobt das keiner mehr?
Manfred Seifert
GDR
Matinee Saxon State Archive
A nod to Goethe’s “Leipzig to me is dear”. Baker and filmmaker Seifert uses the much-quoted praise of Leipzig as the title for a lovingly satirical look at his hometown in the early 1980s.

Kreislauf

Filmstill Kreislauf
Kreislauf
Manfred Seifert
GDR
Matinee Saxon State Archive
You reap what you sow. This silhouette film demonstrates the disastrous consequences of thoughtless waste disposal – when recycling is seen as a one-way street rather than a cycle.

Haken

Filmstill Haken
Haken
Manfred Seifert
GDR
Matinee Saxon State Archive
Who is actually in charge of teaching and implementing safety at work? Veiled in silhouette technique, the film reveals more than one might want to report on the subject.

Lederwarenfertiger – Ein Beruf für Dich [excerpt]

Filmstill Lederwarenfertiger – Ein Beruf für Dich [excerpt]
Lederwarenfertiger – Ein Beruf für Dich [Ausschnitt]
Heinz Lehmbäcker, Klaus Binzinger, Doris Kamprath, Eva Rümmler, Siegfried Hoffmann, Klaus Drese-Holstein, Wolfgang Otto, Gudrun Bornemann, Helga Peters, Rainer Burmeister
GDR
Matinee Saxon State Archive
Information films about various professional training programmes were often offered to facilitate career choices. This glossy production promotes a line of work that was not so glamorous in reality.

VEB Edelpelz Schkeuditz [excerpt]

Filmstill VEB Edelpelz Schkeuditz [excerpt]
VEB Edelpelz Schkeuditz [Ausschnitt]
Thomas Schäfer
GDR
Matinee Saxon State Archive
An unvarnished look at a fur processing facility in 1989. Without words, accompanied only by music, the camera captures working conditions that previously remained hidden.
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10 bis 20 Halden + Onkel Thuận

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10 bis 20 Halden

Filmstill Ten to Twenty Spoil Heaps
10 bis 20 Halden
Emerson Culurgioni
Germany
Fokus Ost
The land is gone, but the slag heaps remain. A reflective exploration of soil and resources, labour and destruction, home and loss in an East German mining landscape.

Onkel Thuận

Filmstill Uncle Thuận
Onkel Thuận
Minh Anh Nguyễn
Germany
Fokus Ost
The parents came to the GDR as contract workers and now run a restaurant in North Rhine-Westphalia. Their daughters ask questions about self-determination, belonging, and happiness.
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Short Film Reel: darktimes dot com

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Short Film Reel: darktimes dot com

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Spray and Pray

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Spray and Pray
Veneta Androva
Bulgaria,
Germany
International Competition Animated Film
Never before has it been so easy to spread disinformation in the world. The animated documentary visualises proliferating mushroom websites and the construction of authenticity.

The Evidence of the Termites

Filmstill The Evidence of the Termites
La evidencia del comején
Roberto Jaén
Costa Rica
International Competition Documentary Film
Utilising a thrillingly polyphonic split screen perspective, this wry, shifting, self-reflexive essay film is a playful attempt to pin down that most slippery of terms: class.

Summer of Smooth Asphalt

Filmstill Summer of Smooth Asphalt
Lato gładkiego asfaltu
Maria Dakszewicz
Poland
International Competition Animated Film
Shrieks, laughter, ear-splitting music from the carnival rides – the cacophony of a fairground stops when a discarded transistor radio begins to speak of quieter dreams.

no_mercy_in_Mexico

Filmstill no_mercy_in_Mexico
no_mercy_in_Mexico
Oscar Asán
Mexico
International Competition Animated Film
Pop-cultural set pieces from games and the internet fuel a delirious fascination with the brutal mentality of the drug cartels. But what if the game turns deadly serious?

Contains mentions of drug-use, death, murder

Contains depictions of physical violence, torture

They’re Here

Filmstill They’re Here
They’re Here
Laura Poitras, Rachel Lauren Mueller
USA
International Competition Documentary Film
A dystopian winter in Minneapolis: local inhabitants fight back against the paramilitary attacks being carried out by ICE, whose violence Poitras and Mueller make visible as a horror film.

Contains mentions of racism, murder

Contains depictions of physical violence

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Cold River: I Am in Leipzig

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Cold River: I Am in Leipzig

Filmstill Cold River: I Am in Leipzig
Lěng Shuǐ Jiāng: Wǒ Zài Lái Bǐ Xī
Haiguang Li
China,
Germany
German Competition Documentary Film
Haiguang dreams – of his late grandmother, his hometown of Lěng Shuǐ Jiāng, his art and his job at a wholesale warehouse in Leipzig. But Haiguang doesn’t just dream. He also films.
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Kids DOK: Films for All 8+

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Schauburg
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Zwei Flüsse

Filmstill Two Rivers
Zwei Flüsse
Felix Maria Bühler
Germany
Kids DOK
Szymon and Frank live near the Oder, the border river that separates Poland and Germany. They spend every spare moment at the skate park, where everyone meets – wherever they come from.

Einfach Jools

Filmstill Just Jools
Einfach Jools
Ezra Verbist
Belgium
Kids DOK
Jools wants to dance on stage – notwithstanding her physical handicap. Together with the choreographer Yorrith, she learns to dance in her own way and not pay any heed to the judgement of others.

Der Komet

Filmstill The Comet
Der Komet
Julie Charette
Canada
Kids DOK
Émile and his sister enjoy magic summer days, until a nasty prank by the neighbourhood boys disturbs the peaceful atmosphere. Will Émile find a way to overcome his powerlessness?

Zellenkumpel

Filmstill Cell Buddies
Zellenkumpel
Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Arjen van der Plas, Miquel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit
Netherlands
Kids DOK
What happens when a grumpy raccoon and a credulous manatee break out together? A cute plasticine animation about what matters more: freedom or solidarity?

Ich würd dich gern sehen

Filmstill I’d Love to See You
Ich würd dich gern sehen
Zaïde Bil, Sébastien Segers, Petronella van der Hallen
Belgium
Kids DOK
Although prisons are definitely not meant for them, there are many children who regularly go there. Four of them talk about what it is like to visit Mum or Dad behind bars.

Der Hund auf dem Papier

Filmstill The Empty Panel
Der Hund auf dem Papier
Thibault Chollet
France
Kids DOK
Mourning for his dead dog, Paul has stopped drawing comics. When he takes up a story again for his sister, the animal in the pictures comes to life again.
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Kids DOK: Films for All 5+

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Pingu & Bär

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Pingu & Bär
Kai Oppermann
Germany
Kids DOK
Two friends Pingu and Bear push their bike up a gigantic mountain together. Once they’ve arrived at the top, they gather all their courage for the best downhill run of all time.

Camille & Chamäleon

Filmstill Camille & Chameleon
Camille & Chamäleon
Lucie Nichelmann
Germany
Kids DOK
Camille and a chameleon afraid of heights love playing hide and seek in the forest. But their high spirits mess things up and they get lost in the undergrowth. Will they find each other?

Hund und Baum

Filmstill Dog and Tree
Hund und Baum
Franka Sachse
Germany
Kids DOK
The friendship between a dog and a tree narrated backwards and animated with black and white paper. They have experienced a lot together and have even survived a great storm.

Otá Layò

Filmstill Otá Layò
Otá Layò
Urânia Munzanzu, Dalton Paula
Brazil
Kids DOK
Brothers Matheus and José live in the Brazilian rainforest and collect stones by the river to make art. The film follows them on their wanderings, showing their deep connection to nature.  

Nachtschwärmer

Filmstill Bats & Bugs
Nachtschwärmer
Lena von Döhren
Switzerland
Kids DOK
A glowing lantern puts the insects of the jungle under its spell. A young bat wants to rescue them and soon discovers that friendship can also bring light to dark times.

Fuchs und Wildschwein

Filmstill Tiny Fox and Great Boar
Fuchs und Wildschwein
Michał “Śledziu” Śledziński
Poland
Kids DOK
It’s autumn and Fox and Wild Boar sent off on a hike, headed for the huge “Tree of Leaves”. Over the course of their adventurous journey, the small fox must pass test after test.
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The Snake Charmer

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The Snake Charmer

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The Snake Charmer
Jonathan Omer Mizrahi
Germany
German Competition Documentary Film
Beyond the lush fields, the area of destruction begins. Thai labourer work in the Israeli fields on the border with Gaza. A robot snake evokes a false sense of security.

Contains mentions of physical violence, war scenes

Contains depictions of death

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For Life

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For Life

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For Life

Filmstill For Life
Ömür Boyu
Ahmet Seven
Turkey
Audience Competition
Longing for motherhood, a Palestinian woman sets out to smuggle her imprisoned husband’s sperm. Will she achieve her maternal hopes as time and checkpoints close in on her?

Contains mentions of death, physical violence

Contains depictions of physical violence, death

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Short Film Reel: International Competition Documentary Film 1

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Patronymic

Filmstill Patronymic
Patronymic
Mariia Ponomarova
Netherlands,
Ukraine
International Competition Documentary Film
Her patronymic is missing in her international documents. More than a bureaucratic detail for Mariia: the name connects her to her father and Ukraine. An identity quest by night train.

Contains mentions of war scenes

Look, We’re in Europe

Filmstill Look, We’re in Europe
Look, We’re in Europe
Riad Arfin, Manushaqe Ibrahimi
Kosovo,
Bangladesh,
UK
International Competition Documentary Film
Building houses far from home: through their own mobile phone images, Bangladeshi construction workers in Kosovo offer a raw glimpse of life between precarious work and dreams of a better future.

Division

Filmstill Division
Division
James Paul Dallas
USA
International Competition Documentary Film
What may be kept, what can go? From a distance, the director is guided through a deserted flat and library. A parkour through the private, along paths of knowledge and guilty pleasures.

The Evidence of the Termites

Filmstill The Evidence of the Termites
La evidencia del comején
Roberto Jaén
Costa Rica
International Competition Documentary Film
Utilising a thrillingly polyphonic split screen perspective, this wry, shifting, self-reflexive essay film is a playful attempt to pin down that most slippery of terms: class.

They’re Here

Filmstill They’re Here
They’re Here
Laura Poitras, Rachel Lauren Mueller
USA
International Competition Documentary Film
A dystopian winter in Minneapolis: local inhabitants fight back against the paramilitary attacks being carried out by ICE, whose violence Poitras and Mueller make visible as a horror film.

Contains mentions of racism, murder

Contains depictions of physical violence

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Son of a Bitch

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Son of a Bitch

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Son of a Bitch

Filmstill Son of a Bitch
O Filho da Puta
Erica Maradona, Tania Anaya, Otto Guerra, Sávio Leite
Brazil
International Competition Animated Film
A road movie by foot which coasts on a vibe equal parts crude and tender. Together with Ismael, we set off on a journey whose destination is not where he expected it to be.

Contains depictions of murder, physical violence, nudity

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Kids DOK: Films for All 3+

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Tanzpartner

Filmstill Dancing Friend
Tanzpartner
Elena Walf
Germany,
Croatia
Kids DOK
The clumsy caterpillar would like to dance with the graceful butterflies, but they make fun of her. Just one of them offers her his hand. An episode from the KiKa series “Lenas Farm”.

Gefunden!

Filmstill Found!
Gefunden!
Juliette Baily
France,
Belgium
Kids DOK
A cheerful snow flurry tempts Anna to head outside. As she wanders through the cold, she meets an unexpected playmate. But is he actually real or just a wintry fata morgana?

Wir bauen eine neue Welt, Willi Wiberg

Filmstill Invisible with Alfie
Wir bauen eine neue Welt, Willi Wiberg
Tomas Alfredson
Sweden
Kids DOK
A picture book film from the Alfie Atkins series. Dad goes shopping, but soon afterwards there is total chaos in the living room. Now it’s about tidying up in absolute record time!

Die stille Ecke

Filmstill The Naughty Seat
Die stille Ecke
David Johnson
UK
Kids DOK
A badly-behaved penguin ends up in the naughty chair during dinner. Luckily, he soon has company, as fooling around happens everywhere. A mischievous puppet animation without dialogue.

Wolkenfisch

Filmstill Cloud Fish
Wolkenfisch
Noé Garcia
France,
Belgium
Kids DOK
The cloud fish swims through the loud, hectic underwater world. Is he too small to cope? A story about size not being the measure of everything, painted in blue-green watercolour images.

Piccolo Piccolo

Filmstill Piccolo Piccolo
Piccolo Piccolo
Marta Gennari
France,
Switzerland
Kids DOK
When the smallest mouse is laughed at by her older siblings, she decides to set off on her travels. While the ascent is already laborious, going down proves almost harder ...
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Xiangzidian Village: The Stage

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Xiangzidian Village: The Stage

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Xiangzidian Village: The Stage

Filmstill Xiangzidian Village: The Stage
Xiangzidian: Wutai
Hu Sanshou
China
International Competition Documentary Film
Full of quiet beauty and novelistic detail, this longitudinal study of a highway being built in northern China archives the memories of a community as tradition gives way to modernity.
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Moving Sisters

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Moving Sisters

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Moving Sisters

Filmstill Moving Sisters
Moving Sisters
Christos Stefanou
Greece
Young Eyes
Three sisters, separated from their mother while fleeing, live in a camp in Athens. What does “home” mean between conformity and insecurity? And will the family be reunited?
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>1,5°C Pyropolitics and the New World

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>1,5°C Pyropolitics and the New World

Filmstill >1,5°C Pyropolitics and the New World
>1,5°C Pyropolitics and the New World
Lukas Marxt
Germany,
Austria
International Competition Documentary Film
A diffuse orange glow in the dark. Something is burning. First in the distance, then everywhere. An uncommented observation of wildfires and firefighters in L.A. 2025 that speaks volumes.
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Holy Wood Dust

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Holy Wood Dust

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Holy Wood Dust

Filmstill Holy Wood Dust
Holy Wood Dust
Victor Kossakovsky
Italy,
Spain,
Germany
Audience Competition
A tree is cut down just in order to be disposed of later. What does it feel and think? Victor Kossakovsky and renowned botanist Stefano Mancuso take us on a journey into the world of trees.
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Retrospective: Kino und Kampf 7

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Pintando con el pueblo

Filmstill Pintando con el pueblo
Pintando con el pueblo
Leonardo Céspedes
Chile
Retrospective
Brushes, paint buckets, canvas: A huge painting is taking shape in front of the Presidential Palace in Santiago. Salvador Allende proclaims: “Culture is not just for the select few.”

El tigre saltó y mató, pero morirá... morirá...

Filmstill El tigre saltó y mató, pero morirá... morirá...
El tigre saltó y mató, pero morirá... morirá...
Santiago Álvarez
Cuba
Retrospective
Five days after the coup, Chile’s most famous singer-songwriter Víctor Jara is brutally murdered by Pinochet’s junta. A tribute to his life and work, recounted through four songs.

Contains depictions of physical violence

Chile lebt

Filmstill Chile lebt
Chile lebt
Juan Forch, Michael Börner
GDR
Retrospective
Artists in exile make visible the solidarity with Chile in the wake of 11 September 1973: a celebration of colours and shapes in opposition to the dictatorship. All in just one minute.

Eine chilenische Hochzeit

Filmstill Eine chilenische Hochzeit
Eine chilenische Hochzeit
Rainer Ackermann, Valentin Milanow
GDR
Retrospective
A young Chilean couple gets married in exile in East Germany. There is joyful celebration, but sadness lingers on the guests’ faces: memories of imprisonment and torture.

Illapu – Lied von Freiheit und Liebe

Filmstill Illapu – Lied von Freiheit und Liebe
Illapu – Lied von Freiheit und Liebe
Carlos Puccio
GDR
Retrospective
The Chilean folk band Illapu arrives in East Berlin. Between gigs, they face a difficult question: Should they return home individually if the opportunity arises, or remain in exile together?

Somos +

Filmstill Somos +
Somos +
Pedro Chaskel, Pablo Salas
Chile
Retrospective
"We are more" is written on the placards of ‘Mujeres por la vida’. In 1985, Chilean women brave tear gas and water cannons. Their resistance to the military dictatorship remains unbroken.

Contains depictions of physical violence

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Short Film Reel: International Competition Documentary Film 2

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Leave This Room Buried

Filmstill Leave This Room Buried
Ovu sobu ostavite zakopanu
Iva Kraljević
Croatia
International Competition Documentary Film
What is the dominant mood of our era? Shifting seamlessly between pristine 16mm, archive footage and home movies, this essay seeks to tap into the zeitgeist: fearful, nostalgic, untamed.

B*tch

Filmstill B*tch
Suka
Jaroslava Jelchová
Slovakia
International Competition Documentary Film
Her womanhood was shaped by strict expectations: the filmmaker searches for belonging in the tension between her rural Slovakian roots, her sexuality and her creative callings.

Nothing Happens After Your Absence

Filmstill Nothing Happens After Your Absence
Nothing Happens After Your Absence
Ibrahim Omar
Sudan
International Competition Documentary Film
“Cinema is banned here – people prefer football.” Ibrahim has to overcome bureaucracy and resistance in order to show films in his home village in Sudan. Then the war breaks out.

kiss kiss bang bang

Filmstill kiss kiss bang bang
kus kus beng beng
Ollie Launspach
Netherlands
International Competition Documentary Film
Ollie is trans and in a relationship with Sterre. Together they experience Ollie’s transition, a time marked by doubt, vulnerability and sticking together. A radically honest dialogue.

Contains mentions of mental health conditions

Contains depictions of nudity

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I'm Painting a Self-Portrait, but All I See Is My Sister's Face + Blossoming

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I’m Painting a Self-Portrait, but All I See Is My Sister’s Face

Filmstill I’m Painting a Self-Portrait, but All I See Is My Sister’s Face
Maluję swój autoportret, a wychodzi mi moja siostra
Helena Stańczyk
Poland
International Competition Documentary Film
Twins Alicja and Bożena Wahl left their mark on the Warsaw art scene. Populated by hybrid creatures, their drawings allowed them to explore their relationship to each other. A rediscovery!

Blossoming

Filmstill Blossoming
A teraz wiosna
Kamila Serwicka
Poland
International Competition Documentary Film
The women of the family suffer from the father’s alcoholism for years. When he leaves, sensitive questions surface, whilst space is created for a reawakening and a breakthrough long overdue.

Contains mentions of physical violence, suicide

Contains depictions of mental health conditions, death, child abuse

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Prelude and Fugues - The Wood Thrush

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Prelude and Fugues - The Wood Thrush

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Prelude and Fugues – The Wood Thrush

Filmstill Prelude and Fugues – The Wood Thrush
Prélude et fugues – La grive des bois
Pierre Hébert
Canada
International Competition Animated Film
Five animated fugues dedicated to a sound designer friend. Transformed natural sounds and fluttering bundles of scratched lines form this choreography that entices you to listen closely.

Photosensitivity warning

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Auber 89

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Auber 89

Filmstill Auber 89
Auber 89
Giuseppe Schillaci
France,
Italy
International Competition Documentary Film
Aubervilliers, a Parisian working-class suburb, in the 1980s: Fatsah Bouyahmed, then in his teens, recalls the past and revives solidarity-filled life stories from the archive footage.
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DOK Neuland Presents: What if Hildegard von Bingen Was a Wellness Influencer

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Heilandskirche Westkreuz
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DOK Neuland Presents: What if Hildegard von Bingen Was a Wellness Influencer

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What if Hildegard von Bingen was a Wellness Influencer

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What if Hildegard von Bingen was a Wellness Influencer
Hauptmeier | Recker
Germany
DOK Neuland
A duet for two church organs, played by AI-driven robots, and a score composed live with the audience. A unique experience that collapses time and musical traditions.
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DOK Neuland Presents: What if Hildegard von Bingen Was a Wellness Influencer

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Heilandskirche Westkreuz
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DOK Neuland Presents: What if Hildegard von Bingen Was a Wellness Influencer

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What if Hildegard von Bingen was a Wellness Influencer

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What if Hildegard von Bingen was a Wellness Influencer
Hauptmeier | Recker
Germany
DOK Neuland
A duet for two church organs, played by AI-driven robots, and a score composed live with the audience. A unique experience that collapses time and musical traditions.
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Short Film Reel: Dare to Care!

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Schaubühne Lindenfels
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Growing Wild

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Growing Wild
Rob Crosse
Germany,
UK
German Competition Documentary Film
A place of diversity, a safe space for several generations of queer people. Experiences are shared from one flat to the next. Whoever lives here has gone through a lot.

Contains mentions of discrimination against LGBTQIA2S+ persons

Ein Typ aus Kleinmachnow

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Ein Typ aus Kleinmachnow
Leonard Volkmer
Germany
German Competition Documentary Film
A queer auto-narrative between desire, ecstasy and regret. In the club, by the lake or going home at night – one's own judgement is often faster than the question of how one really feels.

Contains mentions of addiction, drug-use, mental health conditions, explicit sex scenes

Kitzel

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Kitzel
Mona Keil
Germany
International Competition Animated Film
Two fluffy creatures play together affectionately, but their frolics soon turn uncomfortable, as cuddling becomes a free-for-all and boundaries are crossed. A film to get under the skin.

Lice n’ Shine

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Lice n’ Shine
Maria Byoma
Uganda
International Competition Animated Film
An amusing, affectionate portrait of the everyday life of teenage girls in the sensitive ecosystem of a boarding school, where an entirely normal morning can quickly give way to chaos.

Through the Dust of Time

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Wan Chen Lin
Taiwan
International Competition Documentary Film
A Hakka village in southern Taiwan: eighty-year-old Alan spends her calm daily life gardening and with her friend A-Mei. Younger generations are leaving. Who will preserve the traditions?

Omsorg

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Omsorg
Em Johrden
Germany
German Competition Documentary Film
A carefree summer’s day is overlayed by a tale of painful sexual experiences. From offscreen, a woman speaks more and more freely, describing her new approach to her own desires.

Contains mentions of sexual violence

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Übergang

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Passage Kinos Astoria
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Übergang

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Übergang

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Übergang
Peter Badel, Chris Wright
Germany
German Competition Documentary Film
MDR Special Screening
Fokus Ost
Thomas Heise died in May 2024, leaving behind an unfinished project. He himself was to be a character in the film. His team carries on. Fragments of a life as lived history.

Contains mentions of death

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We Are Aliens

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CineStar 5
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We Are Aliens

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We Are Aliens

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We Are Aliens
Kohei Kadowaki
Japan,
France
International Competition Animated Film
Adults forever hurting: an anti-coming-of-age film about a friendship between boys, a misunderstanding and quarrel. Which images of masculinity prevent childhood wounds from healing?

Contains depictions of mental health conditions, physical violence

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Heat

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CineStar 2
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Heat

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Heat

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Heat
Jacqueline Zünd
Switzerland
Audience Competition
The heat in the Gulf region is hard to bear – and how people deal with it depends on their wallet. An immersive dive into a horror scenario, narrated in feverish images.