CPH:DOX Documentary Film Festival 2021

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April 21 — May 12, 2021

CPH:DOX 2021: EXPLORE THE PROGRAMME

177 new documentary films * 40 digital live talks and debates

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PROGRAMME

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Skál

A young woman stages a youth rebellion of her own design on the Faroe Islands, where the Christian faith is facing a new era.

STAR-STUDDED DOCUMENTARIES

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.

512 Hours

Marina Abramović invites the audience to take part in her landmark exhibition '512 Hours'. An iconic performance artist at work.

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.

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.

Aalto

Two of the gratest and most groundbreaking Nordic names within architecture and design in an elegant film about their lives, love and conflicts.

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.

OPENING FILM AND DEBATE

70/30

This year's opening film portrays the biggest challenge of our times through the creation of the Danish climate law and the young activists' fight for a greener future.