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The Maternity Ward

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Kinobar Prager Frühling
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The Maternity Ward

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The Maternity Ward

Filmstill The Maternity Ward
Elégie pour Les Lilas
Alain Kassanda
France
International Competition Documentary Film
The fate of the storied Parisian maternity clinic Les Lilas already seems sealed: it is not profitable enough. An unsentimental elegy about the staff, the patients and their fight.
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Short Film Reel: International Competition Documentary Film 3

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Passage Kinos Wintergarten
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Passage Kinos Wintergarten
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Short Film Reel: International Competition Documentary Film 3

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

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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!

in memory of

Filmstill in memory of
in memory of
Florinda Ciucio
Belgium
International Competition Documentary Film
A pencil and a few sheets of paper. A hand drawing a version of Gaza that only now exists on the memory of the person drawing it. And as he draws, he says: I remember everything.

Through the Dust of Time

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foˋ fong
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?

How to Catch a Butterfly

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How to Catch a Butterfly
Kiriko Mechanicus
Netherlands
International Competition Documentary Film
Racially motivated femicides. The director writes letters to the perpetrator in prison, blending projection with performance. A self-interrogation about the fetishisation of Asian women.

Contains mentions of murder, racism

Contains depictions of racism

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Hotel Utopia

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Schauburg
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Schauburg
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Hotel Utopia

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Hotel Utopia

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Hotel Utopia
Julia Groteclaes
Germany
German Competition Documentary Film
An abandoned luxury hotel at a Bulgarian ski resort is supposed to be converted into a co-living space for digital nomads: a business idea which doesn’t factor in the local population.
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Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing

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CineStar 4
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Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing

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Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing

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Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing
Erik Shirai
Japan,
USA,
UK
Audience Competition
What does it mean to become a professional sumo wrestler in Japan? As several wrestlers are followed at different points in their career, unique, sometimes harrowing insights are obtained.
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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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Guten Abend, du Schöne

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Cinémathèque in der naTo
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Cinémathèque in der naTo
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Guten Abend, du Schöne

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Guten Abend, du Schöne

Filmstill Good Evening, Beautiful
Guten Abend, du Schöne
Ina Borrmann
Germany
Opening Film
Fokus Ost
“A little flame that lit up and inspired people to tell different stories about the GDR.” Almost fifty years later, the female protagonists look back once more at the iconic book from 1977.
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Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava

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UT Connewitz
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UT Connewitz
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Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava

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Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava

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Em bé đồng bóng, em bé ngạo nghễ và em bé đau lòng
Nhat Quang Nong
Vietnam,
South Korea
Audience Competition
A gay son, a neurodivergent daughter and their conservative mother. When Quang’s sister gets pregnant out of the blue, the three of them must now attempt to mend broken bonds.

Contains mentions of mental health conditions