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Amílcar

A dazzlingly beautiful portrait of one of anti-colonialism's most iconic and enigmatic figures. A guerrilla leader, poet, and agronomist who was diplomatic, utopian, and ruthless in the struggle for freedom.

Miguel Eek / Spain, France, Portugal, Sweden & Cape Verde / 2025

Atlas of Disappearance

On the trail of the earthly remains of the victims of Franco's regime in a film that combines modern technology and paper archives in a historical investigation based on the director's own research through Forensic Architecture.

Manuel Correa / Spain & Norway / 2026 / World Premiere

Do You Love Me

Lebanese festival hit that paints a fragmented portrait of a country, a city, and a people. A cinematic love letter to Lebanon - and a virtuoso act of creative filmmaking.

Lana Daher / Lebanon, France, Germany & Qatar / 2025

Enough is Enough

Amidst the chaos of war in Congo, a young filmmaker documents his generation's struggle for dignity, using his camera as a weapon.

Elisé Sawasawa / France & Democratic Republic of Congo / 2026

Fukushima

The Fukushima disaster, recounted hour by hour by the people who stayed behind to prevent a meltdown. An ultra-intense and gripping epic from the director of ‘Antidote’.

James Jones & Megumi Inman / United Kingdom / 2026 / World Premiere

My Father and Qaddafi

A Libyan diplomat disappears under mysterious circumstances after breaking with Gaddafi. Decades later, his daughter seeks the truth about her father's disappearance and a brutal regime.

Jihan / Libya & United States / 2025

The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door

A botched assassination. A quiet English city contaminated by a chemical weapon. Russian spies on the run. A mother of three killed. A government fearing the start of WW3. The most extraordinary true spy tale in modern history.

Dan Vernon / United Kingdom / 2026 / World Premiere

Tutu

A historical and inspiring portrait of South African Nobel Prize winner and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who rallied an entire generation in the fight against apartheid.

Sam Pollard / United Kingdom / 2026

Wax & Gold

Austrian documentary veteran Ruth Beckermann has traveled to Addis Ababa to uncover a historical truth. An essay about Ethiopia's divided past, where the questions outnumber the answers.

Ruth Beckermann / Austria / 2026