Films
Get an overview of the films coming to CPH:DOX 2026.
METAMETA – The World Without Us
A journey through Lars H.U.G.'s creative mind and musical universe with the man himself as tour guide, and with brand new songs on the soundtrack.
Elias Schaffalitzky, Nicklas Koney, Edward Therkildsen, Markus Simonsen, Jacques Pedersen, Martin Kogi & Lars H.U.G. / Denmark / 2026 / World Premiere
Molly vs the Machines
The responsibility of tech giants for young people's mental health is put to the test in a film in which a tragedy in a British family leads to a court case where a heartbroken father takes legal action.
Marc Silver / United Kingdom / 2025
Mother Creature
A daughter attempts to pull the monster of her childhood out from under the bed in an original, deeply personal and creative film about her mother's mental illness.
Maria Tórgarð / Sweden / 2026 / World Premiere
Mother Creature + Joan of Arc
Two intense short films about faith, strength and inner fault lines: 'Mother Creature' by Maria Tórgarð and 'Joan of Arc' by Hlynur Pálmason.
Mountain of Gold
With dollar signs in their eyes, gold miners venture into a barren desert landscape, driven by dreams of wealth and a different life. An intense documentary thriller about the gold rush in Niger.
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
A special screening of the now Oscar winning Danish documentary! A brave and resilient primary school teacher secretly exposes Putin's aggressive militarisation of Russia's schools in a sensation of a film.
Co-director: Pavel Talankin & David Borenstein / Denmark & Czech Republic / 2025
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
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
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Calling all fans of ‘A Complete Unknown’! Join us on a kaleidoscopic journey through the Newport Folk Festival in the years 1963–66, culminating in Bob Dylan's landmark electric performance.
Robert Gordon / United States / 2025
Nick Cave’s Veiled World
Friends, colleagues, and spiritual companions paint an intimate portrait of Nick Cave - an artist in transformation, shaped by grief, curiosity, and the search for meaning after the loss of his son.
Mike Christie / United Kingdom / 2026
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 / Danish Premiere
Nova ’78
A cinematic time capsule from William S. Burroughs' legendary Nova Convention in New York, where icons such as Patti Smith, Frank Zappa, and Laurie Anderson met in an explosive artistic clash.
Aaron Brookner & Rodrigo Areias / United Kingdom & Portugal / 2025
Nurses come and go, but none for me
His father's diaries from his final months in hospital, minimalistically staged by artist Ed Atkins and by Steven Zultanski as a performative film in two acts.
Ed Atkins & Steven Zultanski / United Kingdom / 2025 / International Premiere
One in a Million
Ten years in the life of an extraordinary young girl, from her escape from Syria to Germany with her family, where she grows up and becomes a young woman. A captivating film about exile, hope and dreams.
Itab Azzam & Jack MacInnes / United Kingdom & Germany / 2026
Open My Mind
Experimental, psychedelic therapy is put to the test in a film that is equal parts scientific and deeply personal, with the protagonist himself serving as the guinea pig.
Marcel Wyss / Switzerland / 2026 / World Premiere
Our Flag
The story of Greenland's national flag is a story of cultural identity, pride, and unity. In ‘Our Flag’, we meet the artist who created the iconic motif of a red sun rising over the sea.
Johannes Müller / Greenland / 2025 / International Premiere
Our Flag + Tamatta Ataqatigiippugut – We are all connected
Two powerful short films about identity, belonging and responsibility in a Greenlandic reality: 'Our Flag' by Johannes Müller and 'Tamatta Ataqatigiippugut – We are all connected' by Arina Kleist.
Our Land
Does everyone have the right to roam freely in nature? Not in England, where eccentric landowners and nature lovers fight a creative battle over the land.
Orban Wallace / United Kingdom / 2025 / International Premiere
Out of School
In a remote village high up in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a brother and sister are forced out of education before their childhood is over.
Hind Bensari / Morocco & Denmark / 2026 / World Premiere
Pacífico
Pacífico is the name of a region, but also that of a force. A land where music accompanies life, where one can be reborn.
Daniel Duque / France & Colombia / 2026 / World Premiere
Pacifico + Penkelemes + Local Sensations
Three short films by artists about desire, the gaze and power in the shadow of colonial structures: 'Pacifico' by Daniel Duque, 'Penkelemes' by Onyeka Igwe and 'Local Sensations' by Tulapop Saenjaroen.
Palestinian shorts: The Miracle of Life + Colors Under The Sky + Very Small Dreams + Hassan
Four short films from Palestine about everyday resilience, fragile hope and lives shaped by occupation and displacement: 'The Miracle of Life', 'Colors Under The Sky', 'Very Small Dreams' and 'Hassan'.
Palestinian Unwanted
During the disaster in Gaza, a Danish-Palestinian film director attempts to raise awareness among the Danish public, while struggling to keep himself together. A deeply personal film with a mission.
Omar Shargawi / Denmark & Jordan / 2026 / World Premiere
Penkelemes
Onyeka Igwe’s new film work is a post-colonial analysis that unfolds the complex history of a university in Nigeria, built under imperial rule.
Onyeka Igwe / Nigeria & United Kingdom / 2025 / International Premiere
Petrolheads
Two very special friends on a road trip through Denmark in search of a used Honda Civic that might make life just a little bit more normal. A warm film that goes straight to the heart.
Emil Langballe & Emil Langballe / Denmark / 2026 / World Premiere
Phantoms
Apichatpong Weerasethakul's film featuring Tilda Swinton visits her at her family's home in the Scottish countryside, allowing two images to overlap in a simple but immensely suggestive gesture.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul / Netherlands & Thailand / 2025 / International Premiere
Phenomena
A psychedelic odyssey into the fabric of the universe, guided by a filmmaker’s immersive practical experiments that transcend into a deeply hypnotic audio-visual experience (re)connecting us to the natural world.
Josef Gatti / Australia / 2026 / European Premiere
Powwow People
From dawn to dusk, filmmaker Sky Hopinka depicts a powwow where Native Americans gather to celebrate their community and shared history.
Sky Hopinka / United States / 2025
Qajaq Man
A British chef paddles 3,000 kilometers along Greenland's west coast, surviving on nature's bounty and discovering the power of community in a country surrounded by geopolitical tensions.
Joe Derrick / Norway, Denmark & Greenland / 2026 / World Premiere
Scarlet Girls
A young filmmaker's graceful and courageous film from the Dominican Republic, where women speak openly about living in a country where abortion is banned - without exception.
Paula Cury Melo / Dominican Republic, Germany & Mexico / 2026 / World Premiere