DocLisboa

12 films • 12 selections

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Official Selections

El Sicario, Room 164

2010•Official selection

A hitman for drug cartels in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, recounts his experiences in an 80-minute film produced in the United States and France.

El Sicario, Room 164

2010 • Official selection

'Til Madness Do Us Part

2013•Official selection

Fifty male patients live on one floor of a mental institution in Yunnan, China, some having committed serious crimes, including murder.

'Til Madness Do Us Part

2013 • Official selection

Three Sisters

2012•Official selection

Three Sisters, aged four to ten, live in a small village near the Sino-Burmese border after being abandoned by their mother.

Three Sisters

2012 • Official selection

Petition

2009•Official selection

Over 12 years, petitioners from across China travel to Beijing, enduring months of waiting to have their grievances heard by authorities.

Petition

2009 • Official selection

Il solengo

2015•Official selection

Mario de Marcella, known as 'Il Solengo', lives as a hermit in the Roman woods, reflecting on solitude, nature, and the essence of community.

Il solengo

2015 • Official selection

Calabria

2016•Official selection

Two morticians travel from Switzerland to southern Italy to deliver a deceased body, facing emotional and logistical challenges along the way.

Calabria

2016 • Official selection

And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead

2015•Official selection

Bob Kaufman, a Beat poet and activist in 1950s and 1960s San Francisco, is depicted through archival footage and interviews about his mental health and social justice work.

And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead

2015 • Official selection

918 Nights

2021•Official selection

Arantza spends 918 nights in prison, where she engages in daily routines and swimming competitions that lead to unexpected friendships.

918 Nights

2021 • Official selection

Santikhiri Sonata

2019•Official selection

Santikhiri, or the Hill of Peace, was the focus of General Prem's government initiatives against drugs, communism, and human trafficking in the 1980s.

Santikhiri Sonata

2019 • Official selection

Factory to the Workers

2021•Official selection

Workers occupied a machine tools factory in Croatia in 2005, leading to a five-year struggle for collective ownership amid global economic pressures.

Factory to the Workers

2021 • Official selection

Greetings from Free Forests

2018•Official selection

Southern Slovenia's forests provide a backdrop for narratives exploring the impact of colonialism and popular resistance on the environment and local history.

Greetings from Free Forests

2018 • Official selection

End of the Rainbow

2008•Official selection

A multinational gold mining company has arrived in a remote area of Guinea, sparking escalating conflict and economic divisions among local residents.

End of the Rainbow

2008 • Official selection

The record, year by year

Every DocLisboa title we index, 2008 to 2021: 0 awards, 0 nominations and 12 official selections across 10 years.

2021

2 official selections in our catalogue

2019