Films
Subject Heroes: Meet and get up close and personal with some of your biggest heroes. Both the ones that grace all the front pages and the ones that should.
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
Carlos
The life of guitar virtuoso Carlos Santana from his childhood in Mexico to international stardom, according to the 76-year-old legend himself.
Rudy Valdez / United States / 2023
Copa 71
A forgotten chapter in Danish football history finally gets its place in the spotlight 50 years after a legendary World Cup match in Mexico. A film with women in all the leading roles and with all the drama and excitement you would expect from a true adventure.
Rachel Ramsay & James Erskine / United Kingdom / 2023
E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea
A love triangle of jealousy in the Parisian art scene of the 1930s is brought to life in a stylish docufiction about iconic artist and architect Eileen Gray, who built her modernist dream house on the Riviera, only to be upstaged by Le Corbusier.
Beatrice Minger & Christoph Schaub / Switzerland / 2024 / World Premiere
Frida
Frida Kahlo's illustrated diary is brought to life by poetic animations in a passionate and dramatic account of the iconic Mexican artist's life, told in her own words.
Carla Gutiérrez / United States & Mexico / 2024 / International Premiere
I Shall Not Hate
A Canadian-Palestinian doctor's mission of tolerance and forgiveness is put to the ultimate test when he loses his three daughters. Meet a Nobel-nominated bestselling author from Gaza whose greatest adversary is hate itself.
Tal Barda / Canada & France / 2024 / World Premiere
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
The legendary singer has finally received the major portrait film he deserves. Oscar winner Alex Gibney unravels Paul Simon's life's work, from his time with Art Garfunkel to solo highlight 'Graceland' to his latest album.
Alex Gibney / United States / 2023
Mediha
A teenage girl from northern Iraq is fighting to bring her former Islamic State hostage taker to justice for the terrorist movement's biggest crime to date.
Hasan Oswald / United States / 2023 / International Premiere
Teaches of Peaches
Fuck the pain away! 20 years after queer musician Peaches kicked off the new millennium, she's embarking on an anniversary tour - and she's armed with bare breasts, a razor-sharp entourage and a prophetic fuck you to the patriarchy.
Philipp Fussenegger & Judy Landkammer / Germany / 2024 / International Premiere