Single Headlocks
2026 · 0h 50m
Maria Prevolaraki’s journey follows a Greek athlete fighting against hardship, limited support, and relentless conditions as she chases what may be her final Olympic chance. Her story reveals a lifelong struggle on and off the mat, driven by resilience, passion, and an unbreakable vow to rise every time she falls.
My Body Feels with Me
2026 · 1h 7m
My Body Feels with Me is a fragmented crip contemplation that emerged from two months of workshops with six women in Hyderabad, India. Together they explored how childhood violence lives in the body: across caste, class, gender, and disability. Rejecting trauma as spectacle or damage, the film transforms personal memory into a collective visual archive. Shot on a mobile phone, shaped by crip time, it asks how cinema might witness pain with care.
The Mind as a Battlefield
2026 · 0h 21m
In The Mind as a Battlefield, a poignant animated documentary, David, a 45-year-old veteran, shares his inner struggle with his younger brother. A moving quest to find balance in the face of invisible wounds.
Bagasi - wat we meedragen
2026 · 0h 55m
Emma comes face to face with colonial history when she receives a suitcase from her father-in-law. Inside is the (photo) archive of his grandfather Maarten de Niet; Attorney General and Acting Governor of Suriname from 1926 to 1953. During those same years, Emma’s Surinamese grandparents lived under his administration. Their houses were situated close to each other, but their worlds were separated by ancestry. Bagasi is a personal quest for the traces left behind by this past.
Mira Lunet
2026 · 0h 23m
A visual EP. The second volume of Katia Krow's space-inspired serial. "Music for Bleary-Eyed Stars." About wishes, madness, gravitas, dots, love, ghosts, etc...
The Big News
2026 · 0h 6m
A little girl marches into a busy TV station. She has "Big News" to share with the whole world! What is her surprise announcement? Come and find out!
A Message
2026 · 0h 4m
A Message is a short-form documentary draft capturing the raw, unmediated protests and performances of queer Palestinian artist Mama Ganuush while facing pink washing propaganda. Created by trans Palestinian artist Mama Ganuush, this film rejects the flattening narrative of tragedy. Instead, it posits Palestinian Futurism - a framework where those in exile are not merely survivors, but the architects of a liberated cultural and political future.
My Jebba Story
2026 · 0h 16m
A black-and-white cinematic portrait of Lagos’ Jebba Street, where archival photographs and memory intertwine to reveal a shifting neighbourhood shaped by survival, creativity, and the act of seeing.
Letters from Home
2026 · 0h 7m
A multifaceted cinematic letter addressed to one’s own family; black-and-white and silent, written only in subtitles. Composed of photographs, footage from a market, and video images of a border crossing in 2013. A personal, poetic, political gem.
Red Goes To Heck: The Final Herring
2026 · 1h 37m
It's been a year since Red Herring disappeared. Now his brother, Chad, is trying to pick up where Red left off and find out why and how his brother disappeared!
Ernesto Coyote
2026 · 0h 11m
For several years now, Ernesto has continued to develop his cabaret characters and is now one of the longest-serving and best-known drag kings in the Belgian capital. Thanks to his exceptional mastery of masculine choreography, Ernesto manages to blur the lines between genders.
Inle Echoes
2026 · 0h 25m
After a devastating earthquake in Myanmar's Nyaung Shwe, lakeside communities confront loss and displacement. Through intimate observation, the film follows residents as they mourn, rebuild and remember. The lake becomes both witness and archive, reflecting resilience and grief after sudden rupture.
Absentia
2026 · 0h 5m
A withdrawn teenage boy wanders through a dreamlike suburban night, led by a horned apparition toward the buried anguish waiting beneath his home.
The Path of the Refugee
2026 · 1h 14m
The film follows the journeys of trans and non-binary refugee artists as well as other LGBTIQ+ activists living in Switzerland. Through art, performance, and personal narratives, Rêya Penaber explores the realities of exile and structural violence, as well as the forms of resistance and solidarity emerging within LGBTIQ+ refugee communities in Switzerland. Blending memory, creativity, and collective rituals, the film creates a space of visibility and dignity for voices that are often rendered invisible, while questioning borders, identity, and the quest for freedom.
Rise of Volunteers
2026 · 0h 3m
An inspiring look at how ordinary people can transform society problems through small acts of volunteering, kindness and community actions.
Still Here
2026 · 0h 5m
Noa has to clean up her Mom's house after her death, but through packing things up she realizes she might not be the only one in the house.
No Good In Sight: A Story
2026 · 1h 30m
Upon learning his son suffers from a severe illness, he turns to illegal deeds to scrape together surgery funds. With every reluctant choice, he holds an inner monologue with his late father, for whom he harbors lingering guilt and resentment. Desperate to live a different life, he strives to become a far better dad than his own father was.
Not So Public Spaces
2026 · 0h 4m
Teenagers reclaim public spaces as their playground—until their joy collides with the vision of an angry capitalist. Through his power, the spaces are transformed, shifting from places of freedom into a manufactured “paradise.”
bird's nest (the mourning dove and the cardinal)
2026 · 0h 4m
An animated retelling of the directors personal journey with his body as a transgender man from Texas.
Pieces of My Father
2026 · 1h 32m
When Viki Kühn’s father suffers a stroke, her mother suddenly becomes the new head of the family. With the hand camera, the director accompanies her parents for the next eight years, and in doing so, doesn’t shy away from showing the immediate effects of the illness. A powerful plea for recognizing invisible care work, and an emotional reflection on growing up. What is tangible in life is always fleeting; all that remains is memory.
The Road to Tehran
2026 · 0h 31m
The Road to Tehran is a short documentary looking at the US' strategy in Iran, the economic and political constraints which have shaped it and the inevitability of the war's spread. In doing so it shows how the US' assault on Venezuela, Cuba, Greenland and Iran are inexorably linked.
Pourquoi je ne suis pas devenu bassiste dans un groupe de rock
2026 · 0h 28m
How do you tell the life story of a photographer? By showing his photographs and telling the stories behind them. Montpellier, Marseille, Alès, Cannes, New York, Laos... From encounters with free-spirited street artists to cinema stars and abandoned sailors, this is the rock'n'roll ballad of Itinérances' most loyal companion: Patrice Terraz.
A Chef's Tale: The Real Story of Duet
2026 · 1h 33m
A documentary crew follows two New York City chefs and the life of their restaurant, but when tragedy strikes, the crew must go down a genre-bending search for the truth.
Seasons for you
2026 · 0h 6m
A sweet little human child descends from the sky into the seasons, which had been living a monotonous existence. Which season will welcome him?
Giorgos Tziokas: The Painter of Poetry
2026 · 1h 5m
The documentary follows the life and work of the artist Giorgos Tziokas, who became known for his illustrations of great works by famous Greek artists – such as Manos Hadjidakis and his famous record Gioconda’s Smile, and Odysseas Elytis, whose famous collection Axion Esti granded him the Nobel Prize.
Haunted Home
2026 · 0h 15m
Chainsaw-wielding clowns and murderous mental patients need a home too. A personal look at the volunteer actors at the #1 haunted attraction in the U.S. shows their passion for pumping people’s adrenaline and the care they put into creating immersive experiences. Filmed entirely on a tape camcorder.
When Ocean Rises
2026 · 0h 6m
A polar bear, a penguin and a dog fight over a house, unaware that rising sea levels are burying everything - but they end up winning something far more valuable.
A Little Film About Little Libraries
2026 · 0h 15m
Follow Billy Jenkins, a reluctantly retired musician, on a bike trip around the borough of Lewisham, south east London, to enjoy, tidy up and generally support an informal network of micro libraries. Three micro library hosts describe what inspired them to start up their ventures, their contribution to the community and their ideas for the future. The film was made for the 2026 Brockley Max festival - which explains why Brockley in south east London is presented as the centre of the universe on map sequences - by Beowulf "Wulfie" Mayfield.
Solace
2026 · 0h 11m
A teenage boy struggling with depression reaches the tipping point as he remembers the simple but powerful moments in his life.
Disconnect
2026 · 0h 21m
"Disconnect" bears witness to the systematic and large-scale violent repression of recent street protests in Iran. Through voice messages and self-recorded footage from two days of demonstrations, the film captures the shifting emotions of its narrator—grief, anger, shock, fear, and enduring hope.
Disposable Wisdom
2026 · 0h 14m
"An immersive documentary project about Algerian youth. Filmed at night inside a car in Algiers, the journey becomes a space for free expression. I explore a fragile, often overlooked wisdom, born from intimate thoughts too frequently silenced or dismissed."
Second Responders
2026 · 0h 18m
Second Responders is a short documentary exploring the emotional aftermath of the 2023 Lewiston mass shooting through the perspective of public school teachers. Often overlooked in conversations surrounding tragedy and recovery, educators were forced to become emotional anchors for grieving students while navigating their own fear, trauma, and uncertainty. Through intimate interviews and observational storytelling, the film examines the invisible burden teachers carry in the wake of violence and the quiet resilience required to return to the classroom after a community is forever changed.
Snake Island: The Volcanic Life of Sea Kraits
2026 · 0h 8m
On the reefs of Pulau Manuk in Indonesia’s Banda Arc, sea kraits thrive among coral rooted in a volcanic island rising from deep ocean. As their daily rhythms unfold, a rare behaviour emerges. Sea kraits hunt in groups alongside schools of bluefin trevally, forming one of the ocean’s most elusive predator alliances.
Beyond Blue Sky: The Untold Story of the First Private Astronauts
2026 · 1h 33m
A supersonic physics experiment that would either end in a funeral or aerospace immortality for the desert-dwelling, corner-cutting geniuses, who wanted to prove it was possible to have a low-cost, privately-financed, manned space program.
Piety, Patriotism and Violence: The Legacy of Cutter and Bone
2026 · 0h 42m
Featurette on the legacy of Cutter’s Way with contributions from writers Megan Abbott, Jordan Harper, and George Pelecanos
Vastavirta-documentary
2026 · 1h 10m
The Vastavirta-Klubi has been operating in Pispala, Tampere, for over 20 years. To an outsider, the club may seem like a regular, raunchy rock club, but for some reason it has a cult reputation both in Finland and abroad, and the club has received, among other things, the Tampere Cultural Achievement of the Year award. The documentary explores why this is the case and follows the club's activities over a year.
retablos
2026 · 0h 38m
Icon painter Ilya Khodyrev receives an unusual commission: a family portrait inspired by Mexican retablos. His initial enthusiasm soon gives way to the tedious task of traveling in search of the materials he needs. He sets out with his partner, Venera, and her son. As the journey unfolds, it gradually becomes clear that the painting he is creating reflects his own life.
Pacifist
2026 · 0h 7m
Set in 1948 China during the Civil War, two men play a dangerous game in hopes of saving their teahouse.
Peep Show
2026 · Film
Dreamy days leading up to the death of an insecure and lonely teenager who is swallowed in the depths of pornography. Through these days, he starts to question his perceptions and how he thinks they'll ruin his chance at finding true love.
The Boy and The Other
2026 · 0h 21m
The Boy is stuck in a mental battle with himself. Though desperate for solitude, a curious Other insists on friendship.
Storie di Genova
2026 · 1h 6m
"Storie di Genova" is a documentary that combines historical research with innovative technology through advanced techniques of digital restoration, animation, and the colorization of archival photographs. Its aim is to offer viewers a fresh perspective on the past and create a dialogue between history and the present.
Jimmie Åkesson - pallar du trycket?
2026 · 0h 15m
Jimmie Åkesson went from being a political outsider to a key figure in Swedish politics. He is currently closer to holding government power than ever before. In this mini-documentary, we follow him from his home turf in Sölvesborg, through the corridors of power in Stockholm, to a controversial visit to a conference in Israel. But how much of Jimmie Åkesson’s original driving force remains—and will he be able to handle the pressure?
Silver Rush
2026 · 0h 13m
Silver Rush is a thrilling 12-minute documentary that follows the incredible journey of salmon along Alaska’s Kenai River. The film chronicles the salmon’s perilous migration from the river’s mouth, where they face dipnetters to the Russian River, where they fight their way up waterfalls. Along the way, they encounter predators such as eagles and bears, as they work to reach their spawning grounds. Highlighting their critical role as a keystone species, Silver Rush underscores the essential connection between the salmon, Alaska’s ecosystems, and its people, illustrating how this species’ survival is vital to the region's balance and prosperity.
Reefs: Our Sustenance Beneath the Waves
2026 · 1h 30m
In 2024 El Salvador declared a marine sanctuary at the richly biodiverse and beautiful, Maculís Reef. This vibrant ecosystem is vital not only for its extraordinary marine life, including soft corals, oysters, lobsters, nurse sharks, and endangered species like hawksbill turtles, but also for the local communities that rely on its resources. The protection of Maculís Reef strengthens the conversation of one of the El Salvador's richest coastal-marine ecosystems and affirms the country's world-leading reputation in environmental protection and sustainable development. This visually stunning film celebrates the Reef and its protection and raises awareness of the invaluable and irreplaceable ecosystems found beneath the waves of El Salvador's shores.
PARANOIA
2026 · 0h 10m
In a series of recent home invasions, a teenage girl must fight her delusive suspicions when she is left home alone.
Operation Wolf Foster
2026 · 0h 18m
Once nearly extinct, the critically endangered Mexican wolf is making a comeback - thanks to a bold conservation effort that places captive-born pups into wild dens. Operation Wolf Foster takes you inside this high-stakes recovery program, following the delicate journey of newborn wolves as they’re flown across the country and carefully introduced into the wild, offering hope for the species’ future.
Water Cooler
2026 · 0h 12m
The Trump administration has turned immigration courts into deportation traps. As ICE agents wait to arrest their targets outside of courtrooms, their banal conversations clash with the severity of their actions. This documentary short — filmed in New York's Federal Plaza from November 2025 through January 2026 — captures the virulent callousness of ICE agents detaining migrants who are trying to stay in the country legally.
Chronically Yours
2026 · 0h 23m
Chronically Yours follows Aubrey, a 27-year-old living with Multiple Sclerosis and how that affects her dating life.
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