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The Flag
A furious, iconoclastic attack on power and the media in a modern France where Islamophobia has become mainstream and inequality is growing from the suburbs to the boulevards.
Phantom Parrot
The revelation of a top-secret British surveillance programme brings down the dominoes in a dark and analytical film about technology, rights and structural racism – and about a man with the courage to speak out.
Blix Not Bombs
A deep and thorough interview-portrait of Swedish top diplomat Hans Blix, who held world history in his hands in Iraq 20 years ago. International politics dissected with rare insight and elegance.
Remote
A Korean TV show evolves into a colourful parallel universe during another lockdown in an imaginative film co-directed by artist Mika Rottenberg and Mahyad Tousi.
Baghdad on Fire
A burning insider account of the hopes and dreams of Iraqi youth, led by a 19-year-old woman who faces the enormous consequences of fighting for democracy, freedom and a future.
Lynx Man
A long-bearded Finnish hermit sweats out demons in his sauna, when he isn’t crawling around the forest floor at night with hidden cameras to document the shy and endangered lynx. Trippy and cinematic excursion into one man's inner universe.
The Super 8 Years
Nobel Prize-winning author Annie Ernaux's debut as a film director is based on home movies shot during her life. A personal film with an intellectual wingspan that stretches from 1960s France to the present day.
Creature
A hauntingly beautiful real-time dance performance on stage at the English National Ballet, sublimely conveyed on camera by the Oscar-winning director behind 'Amy'. An aesthetic experience unlike any other whether on stage or on screen.
Hypermoon
A personal and poetic film-essay that effortlessly draws threads from her wild youth in Paris and up to the present day, when the director receives a message that changes her life in an instant.
Kim's Video
The incredible story of how 55,000 rare cult films from the world's most famous video store ended up in Sicily is just the first chapter in a wildly entertaining gonzo detective film. A festival favourite and a must for all video freaks.
North Circular
Dublin's vibrant folk music depicted in elegant black-and-white at a time when new and old vie for space in the heart of the Irish capital.
Beyond Utopia
Hidden camera footage augments this perilous high-stakes journey as we embed with families attempting to escape oppression, ultimately revealing a world most of us have never seen.
Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels
Josep Tito's personal cameraman unravels the fascinating history of non-aligned countries in the 1960s Balkans, in a film about the first wave of the post-colonial movement by the award-winning filmmaker Mila Turajlić.
Paradise
A fierce heat wave sets the sub-Arctic forests ablaze, but the authorities don't care. Locals rally to extinguish the inferno and fight ‘the Dragon’ in a monumental cinematic film from the end of the world.
The Corridors of Power
A thorough and sober examination of the US response to genocide and war crimes over the past 40 years. From the corridors of power in the White House and with Henry Kissinger, Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright as expert witnesses.
Mrs Hansen & the Bad Companions
80-year-old Inger provides a home for society's outsiders in her enormous villa. But when she herself falls ill, the guests in her ramshackle microcosm must learn to send some of the care the other way.
White Balls on Walls
What do we do with an art history where all the works are made by men? Join the meetings as the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam tries to bring art into a new age. It is wise and funny to listen to in an elegant film that sets the bar high.
Silent Sun of Russia
Dark and artistically uncompromising debut film about three young Russian women of the alternative generation who dream of a modern life of freedom but find themselves trapped.
Heartist
A creative portrait of Faroese artist Sigrun Gunnarsdóttir and the mountainous landscapes that inspire her. Warm, colourful and imaginative, just as her paintings have made her the country's most beloved artist.
Motherland
Dark and monumental film from Belarus, where corruption and a brutal military culture push young people to choose sides. A film in two tracks, from rave parties in heavy industrial wastelands to the neo-nationalism of post-Soviet society.
!Aitsa
The ancient knowledge of indigenous peoples challenges high-tech science in a near-cosmic tale from a South African desert where the world's largest radio telescope is being built with antennae aimed at the far corners of the universe.
The Insane Experiment
A drama documentary tells the story of one of the biggest psychiatric scandals in Danish history. The film combines investigative journalism and dramatisation, making it a historical drama with new revelations of a history where reality surpasses imagination.
Is There Anybody Out There?
Based on her own rare disability, director Ella Glendining takes us on a journey to find others with the same experience as her. A unique and thought-provoking film about overlooked disabilities and invisible norms.
Pianoforte
Some of the world's best young pianists compete in Chopin interpretations at The International Chopin Piano Competition in a riveting adrenaline rush of a film. Classical beauty in a modern setting.
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
In his first documentary, music video legend Anton Corbijn tells the wild story of the visionary album cover designers behind Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and many others. The rockumentary of the year!
Light Needs
Generous and imaginative film about the inner life of houseplants, which takes other life forms seriously with creative and artistic originality. A film that expands our consciousness and opens up new paths of thought and action.
Ruthless Times - Songs of Care
Finnish docu-musical about elderly care and its exhausted employees, dosed with black deadpan humour and all the absurdity that comes with economics drumming over care. A true original of a film that sends a warm greeting to the unsung heroes of the everyday.
Away
Insightful diary about a young Danish basketball talent who goes alone to the US to test her skills and pursue her dream. But what do you do when you all of a sudden find yourself in another country during a worldwide lockdown?
Machina Faust
An unfiltered portrait of the Estonian saxophonist-composer-feminist Maria Faust, who can beat anyone at their own game and whose life is a whirlwind of unbridled creativity.
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
A group of women sit in a steaming hot sauna and exchange stories. A beautiful, unsentimental film about femininity, solidarity and the very special community of sauna culture across ages and body shapes, captured with an unusual intimacy.
The Man Who Stole the Scream
The true story about the master thief who stole Edvard Munch's iconic painting 'The Scream' - told by himself! A witty and wildly entertaining film about boyhood dreams, lost friendships and one of the world's most famous works of art.
Kafka for Kids
Franz Kafka's famous short story about a man's transformation into an insect, filmed as a surreal version of a children’s TV show by Israeli artist and iconoclast Roee Rosen.
The March on Rome
Ultra-cinéaste Mark Cousins tells the story of the rise of right-wing nationalism in the West through rare film clips mined from deep within the archives, masterfully assembled into an incisive analysis of a history that threatens to repeat itself.
Kokomo City
One of the sensations at this year's Sundance Film Festival was this candid, taboo-breaking in-your-face depiction of life as a black, transgender sex worker in New York and Atlanta.
Theatre of Thought
Werner Herzog turns his gaze on the human brain in a witty and thought-provoking film that looks at the staggering philosophical and ethical challenges of modern neurotechnology with an eye for the quirky and eccentric details.
Joan Baez, I Am A Noise
A frank and generous portrait of the folk legend and activist with the incredible voice who, at the age of 82, continues to fight the good fight. A visual diary from a cultural icon.
After Work
A thought-provoking film that looks at the phenomenon of work in the 21st century with the razor sharp X-ray vision and equally sharp humour. From Kuwait to Korea, from the US to Europe, and from nine to five - with Swedish mastermind Erik Gandini behind the camera.
Songs of Earth
The mountainous landscapes of Norway provide the monumental backdrop for the cinematic nature experience of the year. A magnificent, existential journey with the filmmaker's parents as its human yardstick, and with the primordial forces of the earth looming in the bedrock.
Total Trust
The first major film about the Chinese surveillance state is a disturbing tale of technology, (self-)censorship and abuse of power in the 21st century. Two families fight for justice from within the digital prison.
A Storm Foretold
Christoffer Guldbrandsen's long-awaited film about Donald Trump's former adviser Roger Stone is a chilling report from the rotten core of power, ahead of the riot on Capitol Hill.
Special Live Events
Premiere: Third Ear møder UFO-Folket
Third Ear præsenterer en live-premiere af deres nyeste serie 'UFO Folket'. Lytte-eventet er med Tim Hinman, Krister Moltzen og Martin Birket Smith live på scenen, og med sig har de uddrag fra serien, et billedshow - og måske en del af sandheden?
Premiere: Blodbold (Ekstra Bladet)
Varm op til Danmarks EM-kvalifikationskamp mod Finland med en premiere på sæsonafslutningen af Ekstra Bladets stærke og dybdeborerende podcast ‘Blodbold’, og mød den utrættelige journalist Jan Jensen i samtale med vært og chefredaktør Knud Brix.
Live Show: ICYMI + Poptillægget
Want to understand TikTok without installing the app? There's advice for all of us who care about internet culture but need help when two great pop culture podcasts collide on stage. Meet 'ICYMI' and Poptillægget ('The Pop Issue') for a live conversation about internet culture.
GAIKA (concert) + ''Phantom Parrot' (film)
In collaboration with ALICE, we invite you to a screening of the film about a top secret surveillance programme, followed by a concert by British GAIKA, who created an original song for the film.
Live Talk: Oliver Stone
Meet world-renowned filmmaker Oliver Stone at the Danish premiere of his controversial film 'Nuclear Now'. After the screening, Oliver Stone will join us live from the US for a conversation about nuclear power, high-risk societies and the green transition.
CPH Folk Club (concert) + 'Joan Baez: I am a Noise' (film)
Enjoy a concert at KU.BE after a film screening with Rod Sinclair, who takes us into the musical universe of the protest songs and political music of Joan Baez's time. The concert is part of the ticket price and you can purchase the dish of the day.
Experience CPH:DOX all over Copenhagen
Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Once again our festival center will be at Kunsthal Charlottenborg. It will be open to all guests from 10.00 am every day during the festival. Here you’ll find our very own cinemas Social Cinema and Mezzaninen.
Aveny-T
There are films, podcast live shows and concerts on the programme when we invite you to Aveny-T during this year’s festival! We will be visited by both Danish and international guests on the stage, located in the heart of Frederiksberg.
Bremen Teater
Jada, Joan Baez, Wim Wenders, Nathan Fielder and José González. These are just a few of the big stars making their way to Bremen Theater during this year’s CPH:DOX. Experience a wide range of films, talks and mini-concerts at one of the festival’s biggest stages.
Pressen
In Pressen at Rådhuspladsen, the old and raw printing hall has been converted into a cinema, where CPH:DOX and Politiken present both domestic and foreign material on everything from work ethics and surveillance culture to Iranian women’s struggle and American right-wing nationalism.
Statens Museum for Kunst
CPH:DOX’s Art Scene at the National Gallery of Denmark presents a weekend full of documentaries about and with art at the center, framed by guided tours, artist talks, group critiques and audiovisual concerts from 24 – 26 March.
Nationalmuseet
From March 17-19, the National Museum of Denmark will be transformed into the festival’s Science Stage. Look forward to amazing documentaries on everything from climate science, sustainable cities and cyborgs to human brains, living wages and the Arctic from the inside.
Calendar
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Film A-Z
Discover all the films in this year’s programme.
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