CPH:CONFERENCE - DAY 3

Like all identities, Palestinian identity and the way it manifests itself in film is not monolithic. Palestinians are not only divided through occupation, ethnic cleansing and displacement, but also living across the world in contexts of migration, cultural hybridity and, in some cases, estrangement.

Can a medium such as film that has had coloniality embedded in it so deeply be truly embraced as an Indigenous cultural expression? How can Indigenous cosmogonies, knowledge systems and philosophies be expressed in film and/or should they be? ...

Born at the fertile intersections of critical theory, activism and film criticism, narrative positionality or positioning is one of a continuum of interconnected notions and practices such as curatorial justice, curation as care, documentary ...

Though impact campaigns for social issue documentaries have been around for decades, the proliferation of impact producers, community screenings, activations for policymakers, and their movement-building potential remain mysterious for many filmmakers.

Join us for the closing of CPH:CONFERENCE 2026 with an inspiring Keynote of the Future by Anupama Srinivasan.