Dokufest
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DokuFest announces competition films and theme for 23rd edition
DokuFest has revealed the full lineup of films set to compete in its 23rd edition. The festival received 3,325 submissions from 119 countries, from which 102 films were selected across eight competition sections. The festival will feature World, International, and European premieres, cementing DokuFest’s role as a significant launchpad for both documentary and narrative short…
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DokuFest unveils urgent program on Palestine
DokuFest (2 – 10 August) announces a new program titled «No Other Land: Films on Palestine,» focusing on the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict amid the war in Gaza and rising Middle East tensions. Featured is Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel, by Palestinian filmmaker Micha Kleifi and Israeli filmmaker Eyal Sivan. This 2002 documentary…
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An unknown soldier
CONFLICT: Contrasting quiet Ukrainian life compositions with intercepted phone conversations between Russian soldiers and their families.
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Widowhood in India as farmers’ suicides soar
GRIEF: Amidst India's farmer suicide crisis, a young woman navigates her grief as she joins a community of widows.
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Bodily autonomy in contemporary Europe
BODIES: Elina Psykou's debut feature delves into biopolitics and bodily management, reflecting on Foucault's theory of biopower in Europe.
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Guardians of the green
NATURE: Follow the journey of a Finnish grassroots movement advocating for stricter forest protection.
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Braving the Brahmaputra
CLIMATE: As global warming increases heavy flooding on Bangladesh's mighty Brahmaputra River, impoverished inhabitants of its mud islands are forced to flee.
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Living with floods and garbage
CLIMATE: Once more, the formidable Brahmaputra river is on the ascent. Amidst a vanishing mud island, Afrin, a 12-year-old orphan, readies herself to depart from the sole realm she's ever been acquainted with.
