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. 

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. 

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

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...

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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? 

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.

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...

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