DOK Leipzig retrospective traces the buried archive of Latin America’s Third Cinema
A new retrospective at DOK Leipzig is doing something the festival circuit rarely attempts. Rather than simply screening the canon
DOK Leipzig
Located in Leipzig, Germany
DOK LEIPZIG is one of the world’s leading festivals for documentary and animation films, unique in combining these two disciplines in its festival history of more than 60 years. Every year at the end of October, the festival attracts more than 47,000 viewers and presents more than 300 films from all over the globe.
Cutting Through Rocks
IRAN: Set in rural Iran yet reaching far beyond it, this is a quietly incendiary portrait of female autonomy under pressure.
Active Vocabulary
PROPAGANDA: A Russian teacher flees to Berlin after questioning the war. Her story exposes ritualised school propaganda, then throws an uncomfortable mirror at Western «neutrality» and the new glamour of military service.
Peacemaker
CONFLICT: Witness accounts, banned interviews and shocking street scenes reveal how hatred was engineered and a peace chief silenced as Yugoslavia fractured.
Conbody vs. Everybody
JUSTICE: Street skills meet entrepreneurship as a fitness venture builds community, educates clients about life inside, and pushes back against cycles of stigma.
The Thing to Be Done
LABOUR: A frontline portrait of cross-border exploitation and quiet solidarity.
Chile sets a focused slate for DOK Leipzig 2025
Chile will arrive at the 68th #DOK Leipzig# (27 October–2 November 2025) with two official selections and one project at