Visions du réel
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Didy
MEMORY: A son’s journey to rediscover his mother unearths buried memories and reveals the silenced strength of Rwandan women.
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Will Europe watch as Hungary criminalises culture?
HUNGARY: With the introduction of the new «foreign agent» bill, the country’s documentary community is under siege by censorship, surveillance, and democratic erosion.
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The Big Chief
COLD WAR: A gripping archival documentary explores the life of a Soviet intelligence legend caught in the web of 20th-century persecution and historical ambiguity.
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DOCU/UKRAINE 2025 showcases five groundbreaking films amid a flourishing national cinema
The national competition program DOCU/UKRAINE at the 22nd edition of #Docudays UA# (6–13 June 2025) will present five critically acclaimed documentaries that reflect the rapid evolution and growing global presence of Ukrainian cinema. These films, already recognised at major international festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlinale, and Visions du Réel, return to Ukrainian screens with…
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The Town That Drove Away : «We witnessed how urbanisation became a façade»
INTERVIEW: Filmmakers Grzegorz Piekarski and Natalia Pietsch explore Turkey’s cultural erasure through the transformation of historic Hasankeyf into underwater tourism.
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Cyborg Generation
TECHNOLOGY: A personal journey into sensory expansion, DIY biohacking, and the radical politics of cyborg identity.
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Raoul Peck announced as 2025 Visions du Réel guest of honour
Renowned Haitian filmmaker #Raoul Peck# has been named Guest of Honour for the 56th edition of Visions du Réel, taking place from 4 to 13 April, 2025. The festival will feature a retrospective of his non-fiction work, a screening of his latest film Ernest Cole: Lost and Found ahead of its Swiss theatrical release, and…
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Far West
TOURISM: The contrast between the poverty and resignation of Cape Verde's locals and the western big game marlin fishermen who are beginning to change a traditional way of life could not be greater.
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