What do people trying to rebuild their lives after the loss of a loved one and an undersea ecosystem pummeled by an ecological catastrophe have in common? 

Two brothers in New Delhi try to save birds of prey, essential to the city's ecosystem. Meanwhile, their city plunges into ecological, political and social chaos. 

"My wife has a strange habit of urinating a little in the tea that she serves to guests. She says it turns her on. Is it safe?" This is one of the strangest questions Dr. Watsa, India's...

Fight for LGBT rights in the Middle East. The consequences of a concert that brought together the singer Masrou 'Leila - the only openly gay Arab pop star,  and an Egyptian activist. 

Lula la Polacca – Europe’s oldest drag queen from Warsaw or how to live life to the fullest after 80. 

Conflict zones, frontiers and asylum centers; these are the places where pronunciation can make the difference between life and death.

After years in exile, Patricio Guzmán returns to Chile to observe the changes in his homeland.

An experimental and sensual animated film. Just possibly, with the right attitude, childbirth can be completely different than we imagine.

In this documentary thriller Filipino activists fight illegal logging by developers linked to a corrupt government - and pay the highest price.

Is it possible to create a truly environmentally-friendly fashion collection that will not be an eco-scam? A British designer travels the world trying to find materials that hurt neither animals nor...

There is probably no symbol in contemporary Poland as socially divisive as the ancient sign of the covenant and harmony: the rainbow.

Does money bring happiness? Residents of an African village receive an offer from an American philanthropist – a guaranteed income to all for 12 years.

The last inhabitants of a burned-out migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

A behind-the-scenes of how products and companies are greenwashed.

The first generation of Ukrainians born in a free country struggle with the trauma of war. 

When did work stop being rewarding and become associated with stress and depression? What does the corporate dream of efficiency have in common with the Allies’ WWII-era instructions for...

Journalists who quit their jobs at Hungarian state-owned TV reveal the scale of corruption and the level of propaganda in the “Orbanized” media.

A mafia state flourishes in the center of Europe; an investigation into the murder of a Slovak journalist reveals the unimaginable scale of corruption at the highest levels of government.

From wedding improvisations and white Mercedes cars to neighborhood gangs and street hip-hop in Kreuzberg: the music of Turkish immigrants in Germany as a vehicle for showing the history of Turkish...

Alice in dictatorland; a chronicle of Belarusian protests shown through oneiric poetics. 

A documentary analysis of a surprisingly current masterpiece of fascist propaganda - the film that helped Mussolini rise to power a century ago.

The story of a street revolt that threw out the government and led to a constitutional change shown through the lens of a Chilean master of documentary poetry.

A disgraced politician, accused of sexual harassment, tries to get back in his party’s favor. Will the geriatric political culture survive the moral scandal? 

How to understand nature? A film essay about the non-obvious relationship between man and nature and its contemporary understanding. 

Atacama Desert - the driest place on Earth. A paradise for astronomers and archaeologists seeking traces of Chile's dark past.

Extraordinary attempt to present the dramatic history of the Żabińskis—caretakers of the Warsaw Zoo, who during the II World War sheltered a few hundred Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto. Łukasz...

How dependent are we all on oil? A brilliant analysis of opportunities to move away from the fossil fuel economy.

How can you live in a home with walls destroyed by a Russian missile? The war in Ukraine from a civilian perspective through the lens of young documentary filmmakers.

When the woman decides - three Dutch women and their decisions about abortion

Prison, dogs, and an open-minded guard. Can recidivists with lengthy sentences save local shelter animals from euthanasia? 

Reflections on Chile's past - the fate of the indigenous population during the conquest and political prisoners during the dictatorship.

The difficult truth about the 1968 Prague Spring as told through miraculously recovered archival footage: resistance and opportunism; heroes and collaborators.

Kabul, just before the Taliban retook the city; the last US marines are supported by the remnants of Afghan commandos. Meanwhile, desperate local families of US Army contractors storm the US embassy...

The story of a fake town in the desert, built in the 1960s by the American military as a setting for riot control exercises. The staged clashes were to prepare police forces to pacify any social...

A documentary musical about the dark side of privatization in Finnish nursing homes. Can hotlines, digital surveillance and robots replace the elderly’s contact with others? 

How important are free courts for the functioning of democracy? The attempt to discredit the ex-president of Brazil ends with the spectacular defeat of Bolsonaro and the victory of Lula in this...

At the largest Dutch animal shelter people go out of their way to prepare dogs for adoption in the best possible way – shown alongside the adorable animals they look after.

“Silent Love” is a coming of age and a coming-out story about taking on new roles, and redefining the old ones. It’s a tender story about the courage to love despite all...

Behind the scenes of industrial pork farming. Big money, animal suffering, a smelly problem and people forced to live in the vicinity of giant "meat factories." 

Is tradition more important than suffering? Sea Shepherd activists versus Faroese people engaging in ritualistic pilot whale hunts.

The closed community of Israeli orthodox Jews and the shocking practices of pseudo-therapists promising their confused clients a "cure" for homosexuality.

An investigation by Bolivian rangers reveals the behind-the-scenes of illegal jaguar hunting and poachers' links to the Chinese mafia.

Is TikTok a threat to democracy? The pros and cons of the eponymous platform - the phenomenon of popularity, unclear political ties, censorship issues - but also people who try to use TikTok in the...

A portrait of the protest generation - young people who aren’t afraid to take to the streets to defend their ideals.

Their commitment means criminals in uniform will be brought to justice one day. The painstaking work of activists and investigators documenting Russian war crimes.

This year's set of short documentaries includes films about the situation of LGBTQ+ people in the Arab world, the young generation that is in the mood for rebellion, and the unexpectedly...

This year's set of short documentaries includes films about the situation of LGBTQ+ people in the Arab world, the young generation that is in the mood for rebellion, and the unexpectedly...

Young therapists and their patients - teenagers involved in various forms of sexual abuse. 

As the public news broadcasting system gets replaced by private monopolies, independent journalists grapple with a challenges of doing their job, paying a heavy emotional cost for speaking truth to...

Klusák's documentary tragicomedy about a provincial neo-Nazi is scathingly absurd, filled with disturbing black humor and constantly escalating tension. Although fear and frustration are...

Tehran like you never imagined: illegal hip-hop in parks and underground passages, a candid camera, fear and the desire to rebel. 

Traumatic memories of repression, struggle with the system and a longing for an ordinary life. After fleeing the country, young Belarusians seek their place in the world.