Films
Section Science: Films exploring the encounter between cinema, science and society.
Apollo Thirteen: Survival
The greatest and most iconic space rocket drama in history is told in a thrilling and human way through crisp, crunchy archive footage and unique audio clips from the shuttle, the control centre and the astronauts' families.
Peter Middleton / United Kingdom / 2024 / World Premiere
Archive of the Future
The Natural History Museum in Vienna is a vast, labyrinthine archive of meticulously archived records, rare animals and curious stories. A picturesque and wryly humorous film from a veritable Noah's Ark headed for an uncertain future.
Joerg Burger / Austria / 2023
Deep Sky
Experience the furthest reaches of our galaxy in IMAX where the incredible images from the James Webb Telescope are framed in ideal conditions on the big screen.
Nathaniel Kahn / United States / 2023
Entropy + Sunspot + The Cloud People
Three short and fascinating films about science and celestial bodies.
Inuk Jørgensen, David Blandy, Iulian Furtuna, Iulian Furtuna & Marius Lena / Greenland, United Kingdom, France & Barbados
Eternal You
Can modern technology realise the dream of eternal life? Yes, say the sci-fi optimists in Silicon Valley, who are determined to make death obsolete through artificial intelligence in a film that soberly and thoughtfully raises the biggest questions - and provides possible answers.
Hans Block & Moritz Riesewieck / Germany & United States / 2024
Fungi: Web of Life
With Björk as narrator and in IMAX 3D, we are taken on a fascinating journey of discovery into the world of fungi, which may hold new solutions to our biggest problems.
Joseph Nizeti & Gisela Kaufmann / Australia / 2023
Hunt for the Oldest DNA
Led by star scientist Eske Willerslev, a team of researchers are sequencing DNA from before the Ice Age for the first time in history. A project that could revolutionise our understanding of the history of life itself.
Niobe Thompson / Canada & United States / 2024 / World Premiere
Magic Mud
Star geologist Minik Rosing loves mud. Especially Greenlandic mud, also known as glacial rock flour - but can he prove that this magical mud can really save both the climate and solve global inequality?
Jakob Gottschau / Denmark / 2024 / World Premiere
Nocturnes
The night is buzzing with life in the dense jungles of the mountains on the border between India and Bhutan, where two local biologists study a microcosm of moths. A deep, atmospheric film sensation with an exceptional sound design.
Anupama Srinivasan & Anirban Dutta / India & United States / 2024
Palm Oil in the Land of Orangutans
Copenhagen Zoo is partnering with a palm oil plantation in Borneo to shift production in a sustainable direction.
Dan Säll / Denmark / 2024 / World Premiere
The Bones
Dinosaur fossils are worth their weight in gold in a market where serious scientists and fortune hunters vie to be first to the next big find. An eye-opening adventure documentary about bones, cash and big egos - and an absolute must for dinosaur fans.
Jeremy Xido / Canada & Germany / 2024 / World Premiere
The Mum in Me
A sensitive and scientific analysis of infertility as a social phenomenon that will make you blush if you have ever asked your colleague when they are going to have children.
Hilde Merete Haug / Norway / 2023
The Perfect Meal – The Secrets of the Mediterranean Diet
A food-loving and scientific tribute to the Mediterranean diet and, not least, the liquid gold: olive oil.
Alexandros Merkouris / Greece / 2023