HUMAN:RIGHTS AWARD
Award for courageous filmmakers in defence and support of human rights.
With the HUMAN:RIGHTS AWARD, CPH:DOX and the Institute for Human Rights focus on human rights in the art of film. The award honors filmmakers who depict the human rights challenges of our time. It has been more than 75 years since the UN Declaration of Human Rights was signed. Yet, discrimination and inequality are still daily realities for millions of people around the world. The candidates for this year’s HUMAN:RIGHTS AWARD cover a wide range, but all share in common that they, in one way or another, bring human rights to life in a way that illuminates them for us.
2000 Meters to Andriivka
An Oscar-winning Ukrainian director's unflinching film from the frontline, where a small group of soldiers fight their way two kilometers through a harsh landscape to liberate a village in ruins.
Mstyslav Chernov / Ukraine / 2025 / European Premiere
9-Month Contract
Nine months of pregnancy for 14,000 dollars? A long friendship between director and protagonist evolves into a film about surrogate motherhood and dignity in an unregulated industry in Tbilisi.
Ketevan Vashagashvili / Georgia, Bulgaria & Germany / 2025 / World Premiere
Black Water
In southern Bangladesh, Lokhi and her family prepare to escape an extreme climate and flee to Dhaka - the fastest growing city in the world. A film about a future that is already a reality.
Natxo Leuza / Spain / 2025 / World Premiere
Girls & Gods
Can feminism and religion coexist? Inna Shevchenko of the Ukrainian FEMEN collective seeks answers to a difficult question in candid conversations with priests, imams, rabbis and other activists.
Arash T. Riahi & Verena Soltiz / Austria / 2025 / World Premiere
Little Syria
An intimate look into the lives of a group of Syrian refugees in Berlin as they fight for justice for the victims of the Assad regime. When the regime suddenly topples, new questions arise.
Madalina Rosca & Reem Karssli / Portugal, Romania & Germany / 2025 / World Premiere
Matabeleland
In the shadow of a forgotten massacre, an immigrant haunted by his father’s unburied spirit sets out to break a family curse, confronting both past horrors and his own troubled legacy.
Nyasha Kadandara / Zimbabwe, Kenya & Botswana / 2025 / World Premiere
Moria Six
Six young refugees are convicted of the Moria camp fire in Lesbos after a questionable trial. A look at a justice system where justice itself is only one interest among many.
Jennifer Mallmann / Germany / 2024 / International Premiere
The Dialogue Police
Freedom of speech, democracy and the right to demonstrate. In Sweden, a special unit struggles to ensure everyone's right to speak their mind - and they are armed only with words. A captivating film from the frontline of democracy and dilemmas.
Susanna Edwards / Sweden / 2025 / International Premiere
The Encampments
The occupation of Columbia University by pro-Palestinian students made waves around the world. A film about power and resistance in the 21st century.
Michael T. Workman & Kei Pritsker / United States / 2025 / World Premiere
The Lions By The River Tigris
Cultural heritage is the invisible casualty of any war. ISIS left Mosul in ruins after liberation. Today, a fisherman, a musician and a collector struggle to preserve what remains of the city's soul.
Zaradasht Ahmed / Norway & Netherlands / 2025 / World Premiere
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