Films
Get an overview of the films coming to CPH:DOX 2025.
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Seeds
Depicting the lives of black farmers in the American South, this Sundance winning debut film paints a vivid and rich picture of a world in historical transition.
Brittany Shyne / United States / 2025
Seen Unseen: An Anthology of (Auto)Censorship
Eight directors from Turkey reflect on (auto)censorship and possible counter-strategies in a video work that looks at prison graffiti, desktop collages, surveillance cameras and the art of cruising.
Firat Yucel, Erhan Örs, Sibil Çekmen, Serra Akcan, Nadir Sönmez, Hakan Bozyurt, Can Memiş & belit sağ / Netherlands & Türkiye / 2024
Spacewoman
Cosmic portrait of the first female astronaut to pilot a space shuttle mission. Eileen Collins broke the glass ceiling all the way into space, and is a riveting storyteller of her own incredible story.
Hannah Berryman / United Kingdom / 2024 / European Premiere
Sudan, Remember Us
They are young Sudanese yearning for freedom. Their revolution is poetic, driven by the power of words. As it intertwines their stories, the film reassembles fragments of a revolution, a battle pitting the voices of youth against the military's might.
Take the Money and Run
The (art)work of a genius or simple theft? Artist Jens Haaning made headlines around the world when he pocketed a fortune in protest against the conditions of the art world - and exhibited his action as a work of art.
Ole Juncker / Denmark / 2025 / World Premiere
Roisin Agnew & Lawrence Abu Hamdan / Ireland, United Kingdom & Lebanon
The Bibi Files
All the cards in the corruption case against Benjamin Netanyahu are laid out on the table in a film based on leaked footage and interviews from the Israeli Prime Minister's inner circle. A political docu-thriller of historical relevance.
Alexis Bloom / United States / 2024
The Encampments
The occupation of Columbia University by pro-Palestinian students made waves around the world. A film about power and resistance in the 21st century.
Michael T. Workman & Kei Pritsker / United States / 2025 / World Premiere
The End of the Internet
From a squat in Berlin through a futuristic Taiwan to the Brazilian rainforest. Around the world, hacktivists are fighting a shadow war for an internet beyond the influence of tech giants.
Dylan Reibling / Canada / 2025 / World Premiere
The Eukrainian
Working in the corridors of power with Ukraine's young Minister for the EU and NATO in a film about ideals, diplomacy and international grand politics.
Viktor Nordenskiöld / Sweden, France, Ukraine & Belgium / 2025 / World Premiere
The Father, The Sons and The Holy Spirit
Two brothers reunite after a multi-million inheritance dispute in a film about blood, bonds and breakups - and about how hard it is to escape your own family.
Christian Sønderby Jepsen / Denmark / 2025 / World Premiere
The Gardener, the Buddhist & the Spy
Cynical spy for the asbestos industry or a whistleblower facing a miscarriage of justice? Judge for yourself in a film about deception and manipulation, where one twist leads to another.
Håvard Bustnes / Norway, Germany & United Kingdom / 2025 / World Premiere
The Golden Spurtle
Welcome to the Oatmeal World Cup - and if that sounds gray and boring, think again! A warm and genuinely funny Scottish film about finding the greatest meaning in the smallest things.
Constantine Costi / United Kingdom & Australia / 2025 / World Premiere
The Helsinki Effect
Hundreds of hours of archival footage from a historic Cold War summit is rolled out with ironic wit and a sharp political eye for the human drama on the grand, diplomatic stage.
Arthur Franck / Finland, Germany & Norway / 2025 / World Premiere
The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop
If you like to throw a dice and shuffle the cards, this is the winning film! Board games are more than just games n this affectionate, character-driven portrait of a surprisingly diverse culture.
Simon Ennis / Canada & United States / 2024 / International Premiere
The Last Ambassador
What do you do as an ambassador for Afghanistan when the Taliban take power and you are a feminist? You fight back - at least if you're Manizha Bakhtari.
Natalie Halla / Austria / 2025 / World Premiere
The Last Misfits by The Golden River
A picturesque documentary western from the cold north, where the last gold miners search for happiness and riches in the Finnish wilderness.
Juho-Pekka Tanskanen / Finland / 2025 / World Premiere
The Last Republican
A conservative Republican standing up to Trump teams up with a left-leaning filmmaker in a film about risking everything to do the right thing - and about maintaining a sense of humor in a bitter ideological battle.
Steve Pink / United States / 2024
The More Naked We Dare to Be
Danish auteur Jon Bang Carlsen takes stock of his life's work, the art of cinema and life itself in a film that stretches from the west coast of Denmark to the red desert sands of Arizona.
Jon Bang Carlsen / Denmark / 2025 / World Premiere
The Perfect Neighbor
A shocking and heartbreaking story of a fatal neighborhood dispute in Florida, that shines a light on legal blind spots in the US. One of the most innovative films of the year.
Geeta Gandbhir / United States / 2025 / International Premiere
The Secret of Me
A female student makes a discovery that turns her life upside down in a harrowing and gripping film from the team behind 'Three Identical Strangers'.
Grace Hughes-Hallett / United Kingdom & United States / 2025 / European Premiere
The Shadow Scholars
Thousands of young, highly educated Kenyans make a living ghostwriting papers for Western students. An exposé of a murky academic underworld that has become a billion-dollar business.
Eloise King / United Kingdom / 2024
The Silence in my Heart
A Black woman's journey through her own history becomes a beautiful and redemptive film about finding yourself after a lifetime of searching.
Lene Kamm / Denmark / 2025 / World Premiere
The White House Effect
How US climate policy changed course and set the stage for decades of polarization, told through archival footage that unfolds the overlooked story.
Pedro Kos, Jon Shenk & Bonni Cohen / United States / 2024
Minha Park, Jiawei Zheng & Maeve Brennan / Republic of Korea (South Korea), Denmark, China & United Kingdom
To a Land Unknown
Two Palestinian refugees stranded in Athens dream of Northern Europe. By day they hustle to survive, by night they disappear into drugs and poetry. Mahdi Fleifel's Cannes hit is a feature film rooted deep in reality.
Mahdi Fleifel / United Kingdom, Palestine, France, Greece, Netherlands, Qatar & Saudi Arabia / 2024
Tracing Light
Thought-provoking and cinematic exploration of the most fascinating natural phenomenon of all: Light. Art and science join forces to illuminate the indescribable and create a space of mystery, magic and sensuality.
Thomas Riedelsheimer / Germany & United Kingdom / 2024
Trans Memoria
Gender affirming transition is portrayed with nerve and a deep sense of presence in a personal film diary where the ghosts of the past still haunt the present.
Truth or Dare
In the heart of Berlin's sex-positive queer scene, a collective of people come together for a game of 'truth and dare' focusing on sexuality, consent and self-knowledge.
Maja Classen / Germany / 2024 / International Premiere
Twiggy
A modern fairytale from Swingin' London about the first international supermodel, told with great energy and British humour by the protagonist herself. She is visiting this year's CPH:DOX herself.
Sadie Frost / United Kingdom / 2024
Unanimal
An imaginative and philosophical film about the relationship between humans and animals, with Isabella Rossellini as narrator. Innovative, absurdly witty and with a genuinely creative spirit.
Sally Jacobson & Tuva Bjork / Sweden & France / 2025 / World Premiere
