Films
Get an overview of the films coming to CPH:DOX 2026.
language-category Italian:
A Little Gray Wolf Will Come
A Russian journalist and her young, Western-minded daughter travel across Putin's Russia to confront themselves and each other with their political differences.
Zhanna Agalakova / Croatia, Netherlands & France / 2025
Aerial
A ritualistic and dizzying audio-visual poem, following singer Lei Lowe on an eruptous pilgrimage through ancient Sicilian landscapes where she communes with the Earth in search of emancipation.
Aida Berisha / Denmark & Italy / 2026 / World Premiere
Below the Clouds
In the shadow of Vesuvius, Italian maestro Gianfranco Rosi follows the everyday lives of the Neapolitans. The final film in the award-winning Italy trilogy, told in sublime black-and-white images.
Gianfranco Rosi / Italy / 2025
Construction Site
Star architect Renzo Piano's project to renovate a cinema in the heart of Paris becomes a fascinating study in reconciling artistic vision and practical realities.
Jean-Stéphane Bron / France & Switzerland / 2025
Errabonda
An experimental and beautiful 16mm film about an organic Italian farm, where soil, weeds, and microbes leave their mark on both the fields and the film itself.
Emma Harris / Denmark & Italy / 2026 / World Premiere
I Want Her Dead
In a Calabrian village, peace is threatened by a long-standing family feud between two sisters-in-law. A tragicomic portrait of a tiny town where the art of the melodrama is alive and well.
Gianluca Matarrese / Italy / 2025
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 elegant portrait of an invincible champion through thick and thin.
Christophe Hermans & Boris Tilquin / Belgium / 2025
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







