Documentary film competiton

dir. Yulia Lokshina

120′dok2026

A group of well-off Europeans is trying to flee as far as possible from vaccines, taxes, Islam, the spectre of a third world war and a climatic catastrophe. They are searching for freedom in poor regions of southern Paraguay, where they set up a self-sufficient enclave.

dir. Michal Kosakowski

102′dok2025

Few historical events have been portrayed on screen as often as the Holocaust. And few have become so entrenched in clichés. We are treated to a daring video essay compiled from clips of over 3,000 feature films. They make a single coherent work, engaging with fictional representations of the Holocaust.

dir. Pepa Lubojacki

110′dok2026

dir. Marcin Borchardt

75′dok2026

The film tells a story of a brilliant clan of Polish cinematographers focusing on Piotr Sobociński, whose Hollywood career and untimely death reveal the dark side of success in the film industry. It is a tale about the price one pays for one’s aspirations and dreams.

dir. Bipuljit Basu

100′dok2025

CAM-ON is an amateur film group made of sexual workers from Calcutta and their children. In the real setting of slums, they are working on their first feature film based on their own, often painful, experiences. They want to show it to the residents of the district.

dir. Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk

90′dok2025

On the banks of the Dniester in Western Ukraine lives an isolated community that ignores socioeconomic development. The Russian invasion of Ukraine disrupts their idyllic daily life and becomes a challenge to their pacifist views. The film thoughtfully contrasts the archaic community with the reality of war trenches.

dir. Marc Isaacs

72′dok2025

How to make a face generated by artificial intelligence to be more human? For example, you can train AI on the characters of documentary films. The director agreed that his work be used. The result is a witty hybrid of documentary and fiction exposing the blurring of many boundaries in the AI era.

dir. Markku Heikkinen

97′dok2026

In the Far North, emotions and passions can reach fever pitch. A middle-age farming couple find out about it for themselves when the man discovers he is not attracted only to women, and she gives him the go-ahead. This creative documentary combines the reality of life on a farm with tender depictions of intimacy.

dir. Eliza Capai

71′dok2025

Although they live in one of the poorest regions of Brazil, they almost burst the screen with girlish energy. The protagonists invite us to a very colorful world on the cusp of carefree fun and coming of age, which usually brings a definitive end to innocence.

dir. Tamara Kotevska

80′dok2025

What could an old Macedonian legend about a boy turned into a stork possibly have in common with farmers’ protests on the fringes of modern-day Europe? Drawing on magic realism, the documentary tells the story of change in the world, a deteriorating landscape and the common fate of people and animals.

dir. Marco de Stefanis

101′dok2026

For 12 years the camera had followed a young Armenian activist who, over time, became a politician and is fighting for the sovereignty of his country, which remains under constant threat from Moscow. An angry 14-year-old transforms into a man who accepts a great deal of responsibility and struggles with his family legacy.

dir. Piotr Małecki, Maciek Nabrdalik

82′dok2026

Christopher Morris took part in 28 wars. Armed with a photographic camera, he documented bloody conflicts across the world. Today, he tries to lead a peaceful family life, but the demons of war continue to haunt him, and turbulent American reality calls out to him at every turn.

dir. Tobias Nölle

90′dok2026

The eponymous Island is considered the most isolated of all inhabited places on Earth. It is here where a Parisian physician returns after 30 years with a plan to stay forever this time. This fictionalised documentary explores the clash of romantic notions and longings with harsh reality.