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Phie Ambo's climate change documentary '70/30' will open this year's festival online.
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177 new documentary films * 40 digital live talks and debates
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PROGRAMME
From the Wild Sea
The relationship between humans and animals seen from the animals' perspective – in a film from the European coasts, where volunteers are fighting to save nature.
Ladies of the Wood
Sexual subcultures and the outsiders of society welcome us in the Boulogne forest west of Paris, where anyone can live out their inner fantasies.
The Gig is Up
Behind the global gig economy in a film where the new app proletariat of Uber chauffeurs and bike messengers stand up for their rights.
In the Same Breath
Nanfu Wang’s clear-sighted and critical film about the Covid pandemic as a political tragedy on a global scale, but with the courage to see the future in the eyes.
Children of the Enemy
One man's lonely struggle to free his seven grandchildren from a prison camp in Syria in an unforgettable film about an inflamed political dilemma.
MLK/FBI
The conflict between Martin Luther King and the FBI reveals new sides of both, in one of this year's most talked-about American films.
The Dissident
The investigation of the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is the tip of the iceberg in a harrowing film by the Oscar-winning director Bryan Fogel.
Dark Blossom
The deep friendship between three young outsider Goths is threatened when one of them falls in love and eyes a possible escape from the Danish province.
President
An epic film about power games and the long dream of freedom in Zimbabwe, in the weeks around the country's first elections after the dictatorship.
Dear Future Children
Three young female activists in Uganda, Hong Kong and Chile in a united front for the future, in an inflamed film by a merely 21-year-old filmmaker.
White Cube
A provocative battle against colonialism in the worlds of art and capitalism, as a group of Congolese farmers reclaim power.
i Am Gen Z
Understand the digital revolution in this year's big film about social media, big tech and what it all means for the generation that grew up in the midst of it.
STAR-STUDDED DOCUMENTARIES
Aalto
Two of the gratest and most groundbreaking Nordic names within architecture and design in an elegant film about their lives, love and conflicts.
Tina
One of the most hard-working women ever in show business reveals her inner battles in a sensational film with clips from 60 years in the spotlight.
Banksy Most Wanted
The ultimate film about the mysterious rebel artist who managed to remain incognito in the middle of the public arena he works in.
512 Hours
Marina Abramović invites the audience to take part in her landmark exhibition '512 Hours'. An iconic performance artist at work.
American Utopia
David Byrne is taking part in CPH:DOX with a talk. Experience him in Spike Lee's concert film, where Byrne elegantly and originally shows us that music is (also) art.
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
Nick Cave and Bob Dylan idolise her, but personal struggles and an escape from fame became Karen Dalton's destiny.
Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles
n the kitchen with the star chef Ottolenghi in the run-up to a sumptuous cake show at The Met with the world's best dessert chefs on board.
A Dancer Dies Twice
The Royal Danish Ballet's great ballerina is thrown into her life's greatest dilemma and is forced to reinvent herself, as the retirement age for a solo dancer is 40.
Ailey
The man behind the myth in a nuanced portrait of Alvin Ailey, one of the largest artistic talents and renewers of modern dance.
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An Evening with David Byrne
Talk: Experience legendary musician David Byrne live in conversation at this year's CPH:DOX.
An Evening with Marina Abramovic
Talk: Experience world renowned artist Marina Abramović live in conversation at this year's CPH:DOX.
An Evening with Seyran Ates and Sara Omar
Talk: Experience a conversation between human rights activist, lawyer and one of the world's first female imams, Seyran Ates, and Danish renowned writer Sara Omar.
An Evening with Slavoj Žižek
Talk: Experience a conversation between iconic philosopher and cultural critic, Slavoj Žižek and film director Jani Sever.
An Evening with the Hong Kong Movement
Talk: CPH:DOX will pass the mic to three active members of the Hong Kong Movement.
SCIENCE FILMS & EVENTS
Science programme
Films exploring the encounter between cinema, science and society.
Science opening
Top Scientists and the great solutions
Can the solutions to the most pressing global challenges be found in the meeting between the world’s sharpest scientists?
