CPH:DOX

One of the biggest unsanitary landfills in the world serves as the backdrop for the last days of a community of plastic bottle collectors.

Bottlemen

Stray Bodies

Three women seek medical tourism to access abortion, IVF, and euthanasia, facing legal barriers in their home countries.

Stray Bodies

Boy George & Culture Club

Boy George & Culture Club

Four young men formed a band in 1980s Britain that challenged societal norms with their multi-racial and sexually liberated identity.

How Deep Is Your Love

Biologists explore the deep sea's unique biodiversity while facing the urgent threat of deep-sea mining to fragile ecosystems.

How Deep Is Your Love

Casa

In a challenging suburb of Paris, young designers at an alternative fashion school pursue their creative visions amid the realities of urban life.

Casa

The Last Misfits by The Golden River

The Last Misfits by The Golden River

A 150-year-old gold miner community in Lapland faces upheaval as a new law forces them to abandon their traditional way of life.

Housewife of the Year

Five female contestants reflect on their experiences from an iconic Irish TV show that shaped perceptions of women in the 1970s and 1980s.

Housewife of the Year

About a Hero

One factory worker dies under mysterious circumstances, prompting Werner Herzog to investigate in Getunkirchenburg for 84 minutes.

About a Hero

Silent Flood

Regular floods disrupt a pacifist community in Western Ukraine, leading to a gradual decline in their peaceful way of life before an unexpected war.

Silent Flood

Everest Dark

Mingma Tsiri Sherpa risks everything to return to Mount Everest one last time to retrieve a body and appease the mountain gods.

Everest Dark

2021 • Official selection

Reality Winner

2021•Official selection

A top secret document about Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections was leaked by 25-year-old Reality Winner to the media.

Reality Winner

Machine of Human Dreams

2017•Official selection

Ben Goertzel's vision for human-like artificial intelligence through the OpenCog platform in Hong Kong faces technological challenges and personal setbacks.

Machine of Human Dreams

2017 • Official selection

Celtic Utopia

A vibrant music scene reflects a postcolonial society in Ireland grappling with its heritage and the weight of its past.

Celtic Utopia

Fission

Two towns, Gundremmingen and Choczewo, illustrate the contrasting realities of nuclear energy as Germany phases out its plants while Poland builds its first.

Fission

Rehab (from rehab)

Louise Lemoine recalls her childhood in Basel's rehabilitation centers, focusing on how the REHAB facility's design affects families with disabled members.

Rehab (from rehab)

Unstable Rocks

Footage shot between 2018 and 2023 captures various regions of Portugal, focusing on themes of nature conservation and actions against gentrification.

Unstable Rocks

The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole

The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole

2021•Official selection

Anna Tara Edwards returns to Nepal to organize a concert addressing bipolar disorder, collaborating with musician Högni Egilsson on their road trip through the mountain jungles.

2021 • Official selection

Of Caravan and the Dogs

Since 2012, Russian laws have classified dissenters as 'foreign agents', creating a dangerous climate for independent media and activists.

Of Caravan and the Dogs

The Invisible Extinction

A significant decline in healthy bacteria in the human microbiome threatens global health, according to researchers Dr. Martin Blaser and Dr. Ruth Ley.

The Invisible Extinction

2021 • Official selection

You and I

2021•Official selection

Two Indonesian women, Kaminah and Kusdalini, met as political prisoners during the mass killings of 1965-66 and later built a life together in Surakarta.

You and I

Black Snow

A Siberian mother of three becomes a citizen journalist and faces intense scrutiny from Russian authorities after exposing a major coal scandal.

Black Snow

The Sound of Loveletters

Mads Langer, frontman of the Danish band Ganger, composes an album on the Danish West Coast inspired by his parents' love letters and family history.

The Sound of Loveletters

Year unknown • Official selection

Bottle Conditioned

•Official selection

Lambic beer production in Belgium is explored through the experiences of three esteemed brewers and blenders as they adapt to consumer demands.

Bottle Conditioned

The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door

The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door

In March 2018, former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia collapsed in Salisbury, England, after being poisoned with Novichok, escalating tensions between Russia and the West.

Amílcar

Cabral, a poet and agricultural engineer from Guinea-Bissau, led the anti-colonial struggle against Portuguese rule and inspired African liberation movements.

Amílcar

Finding Connection

In an era of digital communication, individuals seek emotional intimacy and trust, finding unexpected connections through AI algorithms.

Finding Connection

Conscious

Dementia serves as a lens to explore the complexities of consciousness, highlighting both the resilience and vulnerability of the human mind.

Conscious

Hassan

A 17-year-old Palestinian in Gaza faces starvation and embarks on a perilous fifteen-month quest to secure a sack of flour amid ongoing conflict.

Hassan

Mother Creature

A daughter confronts her mother's mental illness through a creative exploration of childhood fears and the metaphor of a monster under the bed.

Mother Creature

My Father and Qaddafi

In 1993, Mansur Rashid Kikhia vanished from a hotel in Cairo, leaving behind a family searching for answers about his fate.

My Father and Qaddafi

Night of Nights

Set in two Asian megacities, the 84-minute film captures life after 2020, presenting a surreal view of urban environments under night skies.

Night of Nights

K-Number

Mioka, a Korean-American adoptee, seeks her birth family with the help of Banet, a group supporting adoptees, while questioning the authenticity of her adoption documents.

K-Number

American Doctor

Three American doctors from diverse backgrounds navigate the complexities of medicine and politics while providing care in Gaza.

American Doctor

The Silo and Us

In a tiny Danish town, an abandoned grain silo is being transformed into an artistic landmark to combat depopulation and store closures, sparking mixed reactions.

The Silo and Us

Where Music Grows

On a farm south of Copenhagen, elite young musicians hone their skills in classical music, showcasing their dedication and talent.

Where Music Grows

The Lives of My Father

A son confronts the truth about his father, a Norwegian who was not a journalist but a CIA operative involved in covert operations in Kuwait and Colombia.

The Lives of My Father

Summer Tour

Deadheads, often seen as caricatures, are portrayed as self-aware and resourceful members of a wandering community known for their kindness and care.

Summer Tour

Year unknown • Official selection

Sting Like a Bee

•Official selection

A group of Italian teenagers spend their summer flirting on three-wheeled Piaggio Ape mopeds in a film that blends love, sex, and youthful dreams.

Sting Like a Bee

Marching in the Dark

Over 10,000 farmers in India have taken their own lives in recent years, prompting a group of widowed women to seek counseling skills to support others in grief.

Marching in the Dark

KitKatClub: Kinks of Berlin

KitKatClub: Kinks of Berlin

Berlin's KitKatClub, founded by the influential and enigmatic Susanne Bartsch, embodies the complexities of a hedonistic nightlife culture.

Hell's Army

A dissident Russian journalist tracks the Wagner Group's mercenary activities across Ukraine, Syria, and the Central African Republic while facing severe threats.

Hell's Army

A Sisters' Tale

Two children watch as their mother, Nasreen, defies societal restrictions in Iran to pursue her lifelong dream of singing.

A Sisters' Tale

Lost Wolves of Yellowstone

Lost Wolves of Yellowstone

Once on the brink of extinction, the gray wolf has made a remarkable comeback in the American West, with many heroes contributing to its recovery.

Double Trouble

Two women in a Polish village in Romania confront daily challenges with humor and determination after losing their husbands and children to emigration.

Double Trouble

Newport and the Great Folk Dream

Newport and the Great Folk Dream

Electric music filled the air at the Newport Folk Festivals in the early 1960s, bringing together diverse artists and audiences in a time of change.

Our Land

Organised 'mass trespass' events challenge England's landowners as the Right to Roam movement seeks to expand public access to nature.

Our Land

Sinking Latitude

More than 2,000 years of salt mining in Zigong city, China, has led to a myth of an impending underground flood that could engulf the city.

Sinking Latitude

And So It Begins

Leni Robredo's 2022 presidential campaign against Bongbong Marcos is chronicled alongside Maria Ressa's battle against disinformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

And So It Begins