Films
Get an overview of the films coming to CPH:DOX 2026.
A World Gone Mad – The War Diaries of Astrid Lindgren
The Swedish author's early years during World War II, told through her own diaries in a beautiful and thoughtful film about life, death and art in the shadow of war.
Brains in the State of Suspension
'Brains in the State of Suspension' is a live performance horror film exploring disembodied intelligence, domination, and horror as self-aware brains confront the monstrous consequences of their own drive for control.
Kakia Konstantinaki / Greece / 2025 / International Premiere
Burning Voice
Alongside her studies, 35-year-old Tamara Amer is fighting a fierce battle against negative social control, a culture of silence, and the oppression of women in Iraq where she grew up.
Anna Bruun Nørager / Denmark & Iraq / 2026 / World Premiere
Celestis Obscura
Falkenstrøm’s work aligns the Gold Rush with today’s space race, examining how corporate power in asteroid and lunar exploitation threatens to replicate Earth’s inequalities across the solar system.
Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm / Denmark / 2026 / International Premiere
Christiania
Christiania is one of the world's most iconic social experiments. After 50 years of big dreams, strong tobacco and anarchy, this colourful neighbourhood finally got the film its colourful history deserves.
Karl Friis Forchhammer / Denmark / 2026 / World Premiere
Coded Black
'Coded Black' is a social justice game exploring the insidious and haunting histories of systemic racism in the US and UK, revealing stories of racial injustice and Black resilience.
Maisha Wester / United Kingdom / 2025
Dark Rooms
'Dark Rooms' invites intimate exploration across virtual spaces where real stories of sexual awakening ask us to confront taboos, and move beyond shame and prejudice into the realm of unspoken desire and personal liberation.
In the Current Of Being
A haptic VR experience chronicling the harrowing journey of a survivor of electroshock conversion therapy.
Cameron Kostopoulos / United States & France / 2025
Inside: The Childhood of an Artist
This beautiful multi-sensory biography transports you to a sun-kissed 1950’s family home in Ohio, placing you at the heart of artist Judith Scott’s devastating story of love and separation.
Sacha Wares / United Kingdom / 2025 / International Premiere
Kenny Dalglish
A captivating portrait of legendary Liverpool player Sir Kenny Dalglish, told by the man himself, and directed by the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind ‘Amy’ and ‘Maradona’.
Asif Kapadia / United Kingdom / 2025
MARIINKA
Young Ukrainians from the frontline town of Mariinka face a decade of war that divides their families and derails their fates. An epic and visionary masterpiece filmed over 10 years.
Pieter-Jan De Pue / Belgium / 2026 / World Premiere
Menopause Mystery
A personal and investigative documentary about a phase of life that half the world's population goes through, yet we know surprisingly little about.
Louise Unmack Kjeldsen / Denmark, Norway & Germany / 2026 / World Premiere
Merckx – Race of a Champion
Eddy Merckx is the greatest cyclist of all time. The Belgian legend has won everything there is to win. An egelant portrait of an invincible champion through thick and thin.
Christophe Hermans & Boris Tilquin / Belgium / 2025 / Danish Premiere
My Tent Is Not a Shelter
Stitched from the artist's own clothes, a fragile tent becomes a haunting memorial for Gaza, and a powerful symbol for people who are still living in tents over the rubble of their destroyed homes.
Mohamed Jabaly / Norway & Palestine / 2026 / International Premiere
No Place at Home
'No Place at Home' follows a mother and her trans teen deciding to leave the US after gender-affirming care restrictions, allowing us to feel the pain of leaving their world behind.
Sam Wolson & Lilli Carré / United States / 2025
Tales of a Nomadic City
This VR experience, co-created with Nouakchott youth, artists, poets, and scholars, weaves personal stories, archives, and immersive sound to portray the city’s complex history and ongoing urban transformation.
Med Lemine Rajel & Christian Vium / Denmark & Mauritania / 2026
The History of Concrete
The man behind the beloved HBO series ‘How To with John Wilson' makes his feature film debut with a hilarious and quirky exploration of a fundamental element of city life: concrete.
John Wilson / United States / 2026 / International Premiere
The Lost Golden Lotus
'The Lost Golden Lotus' reimages China’s foot-binding legacy through multisensory art and Deaf-led performance, connecting historical beauty ideals to today’s exacting body standards.
Chisato Minamimura / United Kingdom & China / 2025
The Pledge
'The Pledge' is an interactive installation turning encounters with AI bias into a collective digital monument.
Daniela Nedovescu & Octavian Mot / Germany / 2025
The Sanctuary of Dreams
'The Sanctuary of Dreams' invites audiences into a collective future-dreaming ritual, where imagination becomes a tool to envision new social, spiritual, and cultural realities shaped by shared human desires.
The Settlers
Fourteen years ago, Louis Theroux visited the Westbank, following a group of ultra Zionists, infringing on international law by building their homes in Palestinian territory. Now, Theroux is back in the Westbank, in a post October 7th world.
Joshua Baker / United Kingdom / 2025