Can't Feel Nothing
54mins/81mins | Denmark - 2024What is the internet doing to us?
A man lies in bed illuminated by the blue-white light of his mobile phone. He doom scrolls past cute pets, outraged opinion pieces and haunting images from the world's hotspots – and he feels absolutely nothing. With curiousity and humour, director David Borenstein travels the world to investigate how bad things really are. Who is pulling the strings when the internet makes us angry, sad, horny or just plain indifferent? And is there any way back? From the American internet troll, a burnt-out superstar in the Asian influencer industry, a cynical fake-news factory in Eastern Europe, Russian state propagandists and an online dominatrix, this is an alarming contemporary diagnosis, with a bold attempt to also look at solutions.
Eternal Sky
54mins/108mins | United States - 2024The world's leading astrophysicists seek to unravel the origins of time
Set against the remote Andes in the Chilean Atacama desert and New York City, this award-winning film tells an intimate story behind one of science's most competitive races: the hunt for the origins of our cosmos. In a unique, lyrical parallel, it also delves into the lives of several Atacameno elders who bring an original and intriguing vision of the cosmos, offering viewers a mysterious, magical, and philosophical perspective that will captivate them.
Between The Rains
53mins/81mins | Kenya - 2023A childhood caught up in tribal expectations and the looming threat of climate change
Filmed with stunning cinematography over four years, Between the Rains explores a childhood caught within a traditional culture that is a casualty of climate change. During a period of record low rainfall in northern Kenya, the Turkana tribe faces growing violent clashes with rival tribes and encroaching wild predators hunting their livestock. Kolei, a sensitive shepherd boy whose name translates to “living amongst the goats”, questions not only his path as a warrior, but also the erosion of the culture that has shaped every aspect of his life. With unprecedented and intimate access to the Turkana people, this moving coming-of-age story reveals the grave threats facing one of the world's oldest communities.
Ice Maiden
55mins/101mins | Antarctica - 2024One woman's solo trip around Antartica
This raw, powerful documentary takes the viewer right into the incredible world of brave sailor and solo adventurer Lisa Blair as she embarks on her voyage to be the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, and unassisted around Antarctica.
Norwegian Democrazy
59mins/86mins | Norway - 2024Where is the boundary between free speech and hate speech?
A deep dive into the fiery intersection of free speech and hate speech, spotlighting the contentious actions of SIAN, an Islam-critical group whose incendiary protests incite fierce debates and necessitate extensive police protection. Through exclusive access, the film intimately follows SIAN's leader, Lars Thorsen, and his associate, Fanny Bråten, alongside the endeavors of anti-racist activist Axel and his allies. As tensions escalate and violence looms, the documentary grapples with pivotal inquiries regarding the exploitation of free speech for spreading hatred and the intricate challenges confronting democratic societies in confronting extremism.
Capturing Water
57mins/80mins | South Africa - 2024South Africa's water crisis is a cautionary tale for the world
In 2018, Cape Town narrowly averted completely running out of drinking water. In a country sitting 29th on the list of water-scarce places in the world, this became a ghastly harbinger of things to come. The city council committed to take urgent action to protect the supply of water by enforcing a policy of limited access. Capturing Water follows the unfolding fight, led by working class activist Faeza Meyer, to overturn water cuts-offs, which are punitive to the Cape’s many poor and crowded dwellings. From the mayor self-financing crucial infrastructure to the communities living with sewage spills, and the campaigners fighting land developers that threaten the city’s aquifers, this expertly-crafted documentary exposes the lethal pitfalls of market-led solutions to the water crisis.
Ambassador of Remembrance
52mins/103mins | Austria - 2025Breaking the silence to campaign against forgetting and discrimination
Stanisław Zalewski spent a total of 600 days in captivity and in Nazi concentration camps: Auschwitz-Birkenau, Mauthausen and Gusen. Like many other victims of Nazi terror, he remained silent about his painful experiences for a long time. It was only after forty years that he began to talk about it, at events, memorial services, and in schools, and he continues to do so to this day, even at the age of 99. Now, for the first time, he tells his stirring life story as a deeply impressive ‘ambassador of remembrance’.
Bitter Rice
57mins/102mins | China - 2024A compassionate account of how troubled teens tough it out in a Chinese juvenile reform school
There's no way out - your every move is being watched and to survive your loyalty must be to the system, not to your friends. This isn't an Orwellian nightmare, it's the Peach Reform School. Filming inside the school for over a year, this intimate doc gets under the skin of China's extreme juvenile correctional establishments for the first time. From terrified 11-year-old Wenjun, to teenage secret lovers, Lei-gong and Chanjuan, and the rough but conflicted school instructor, Zhou Hai; intimate access to these characters reveals how everyone is a victim in a system that sets love and friendship against obedience and order.
Sweeties
56mins/82mins | Netherlands - 2024Young summer love in the digital age
Three 14-year-old girls arrive at a campsite in the South of France, their heads full of dreams about love. This summer it will happen – their first romance. But will the reality live up to their fantasies? The girls navigate the complexities of young love and identity in different ways: Malak seeks new connections, Celia longs for her distant boyfriend, and Jae withdraws into the digital world. This intimate, dreamy and relatable coming-of-age film focuses on infatuation, insecurity, and that complex period between childhood and adulthood.
Pipe Dream
49mins | Netherlands - 2024In a race against time, an artist slaves to create his masterpiece
For decades, Theo Jansen has toiled on the beaches of the Netherlands in his quest to make his beloved Strandbeests self-sufficient. But what happens when, as the artist pursues his dream to create new life, he starts to feel his own slipping away? As he contemplates whether he is the Strandbeests' master or slave, Theo races against the inevitable passing of time and his eventual death.
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Can't Feel Nothing
Denmark - 2024
What is the internet doing to us?
A man lies in bed illuminated by the blue-white light of his mobile phone. He doom scrolls past cute pets, outraged opinion pieces and haunting images from the world's hotspots – and he feels absolutely nothing. With curiousity and humour, director David Borenstein travels the world to investigate …
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Eternal Sky
United States - 2024
The world's leading astrophysicists seek to unravel the origins of time
Set against the remote Andes in the Chilean Atacama desert and New York City, this award-winning film tells an intimate story behind one of science's most competitive races: the hunt for the origins of our cosmos. In a unique, lyrical parallel, it also delves into the lives of several Atacameno eld…
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Between The Rains
Kenya - 2023
A childhood caught up in tribal expectations and the looming threat of climate change
Filmed with stunning cinematography over four years, Between the Rains explores a childhood caught within a traditional culture that is a casualty of climate change. During a period of record low rainfall in northern Kenya, the Turkana tribe faces growing violent clashes with rival tribes and encro…
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Ice Maiden
Antarctica - 2024
One woman's solo trip around Antartica
This raw, powerful documentary takes the viewer right into the incredible world of brave sailor and solo adventurer Lisa Blair as she embarks on her voyage to be the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, and unassisted around Antarctica.
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Norwegian Democrazy
Norway - 2024
Where is the boundary between free speech and hate speech?
A deep dive into the fiery intersection of free speech and hate speech, spotlighting the contentious actions of SIAN, an Islam-critical group whose incendiary protests incite fierce debates and necessitate extensive police protection. Through exclusive access, the film intimately follows SIAN's lea…
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Capturing Water
South Africa - 2024
South Africa's water crisis is a cautionary tale for the world
In 2018, Cape Town narrowly averted completely running out of drinking water. In a country sitting 29th on the list of water-scarce places in the world, this became a ghastly harbinger of things to come. The city council committed to take urgent action to protect the supply of water by enforcing a …
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Ambassador of Remembrance
Austria - 2025
Breaking the silence to campaign against forgetting and discrimination
Stanisław Zalewski spent a total of 600 days in captivity and in Nazi concentration camps: Auschwitz-Birkenau, Mauthausen and Gusen. Like many other victims of Nazi terror, he remained silent about his painful experiences for a long time. It was only after forty years that he began to talk about it…
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Bitter Rice
China - 2024
A compassionate account of how troubled teens tough it out in a Chinese juvenile reform school
There's no way out - your every move is being watched and to survive your loyalty must be to the system, not to your friends. This isn't an Orwellian nightmare, it's the Peach Reform School. Filming inside the school for over a year, this intimate doc gets under the skin of China's extreme juvenile…
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Sweeties
Netherlands - 2024
Young summer love in the digital age
Three 14-year-old girls arrive at a campsite in the South of France, their heads full of dreams about love. This summer it will happen – their first romance. But will the reality live up to their fantasies? The girls navigate the complexities of young love and identity in different ways: Malak …
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Pipe Dream
Netherlands - 2024
In a race against time, an artist slaves to create his masterpiece
For decades, Theo Jansen has toiled on the beaches of the Netherlands in his quest to make his beloved Strandbeests self-sufficient. But what happens when, as the artist pursues his dream to create new life, he starts to feel his own slipping away? As he contemplates whether he is the Strandbeests'…