Recommendations for Monday’s festival programme
Monday 24th Mar 2025
Dear Festivalgoer,
Monday’s programme includes the world premiere of the sensuous, DOX:AWARD-nominated À demain sur la Lune – a poignant portrait of a terminally ill but accepting woman in the final chapter of her life.
In the Sundance hit Predators, viewers are taken deep inside the controversial American reality show To Catch a Predator, which lured men accused of pedophilia into the harsh spotlight of public exposure.
Or explore a dark and mysterious Berlin in the masterful NEW:VISION-nominated City Child by American auteur Austin Lynch.
What else is happening?
If you want the full overview of the festival, you can always check out our schedule here or at the bottom of the page to find something that speaks to you – or simply explore the program on your own.
Have a great monday and enjoy the festival!
À demain sur la Lune / World premiere of a poetic French film about a terminally ill woman’s final chapter
Monday, March 24 at 19:30 at Empire Bio
On the outskirts of a small town, a figure rides slowly through the forest on a horse that glows in the twilight like a dream from another world. This fairytale-like image speaks volumes about the tone of this warm, wise, and deeply moving film about 39-year-old Amandine, who is terminally ill and has only a few months left to live. Scenes from her life in the hospital and at home paint a sensuous and unsentimental portrait of an ordinary person with extraordinary vitality. Meet the award-winning director Thomas Balmès at the film’s world premiere in the DOX:AWARD competition.
Predators / Inside the 2000s reality show that exposed online predators
Monday, March 24 at 21:15 at Empire Bio
Between 2004 and 2007, American audiences tuned in to the reality show To Catch a Predator, where host Chris Hansen and his team used decoy chatrooms to lure men into the harsh spotlight of public exposure. The Sundance-selected film Predators revisits the controversial show to explore what it can teach us today about journalism, accountability, and ethical grey zones. And there’s plenty to unpack. Director and former CPH:DOX award winner David Osit will also be present.
City Child / A hypnotic cinematic experience from Austin Lynch
Monday, March 24 at 21:45 at Cinemateket
It’s winter in Berlin. Two couples meet, and though only a few glances and even fewer words are exchanged, the outlines of a dark plot begin to emerge — as if a psychological thriller is unfolding just outside the frame. Following up his 2017 CPH:DOX selection Gray House, the fiercely original Austin Lynch returns with a hypnotic, atmospheric, and visually stunning film that demands to be experienced in a dark cinema. Meet the filmmaker at the screening.
The Gardener, the Buddhist & the Spy / World premiere with director Q&A
Monday, March 24 at 19:00 at Grand Teatret
Cynical spy for the asbestos industry, or whistleblower wrongly accused? For five years, Rob Moore posed as a journalist to gain the trust of environmental activists in their battle against the global asbestos mafia — while secretly working undercover as a spy for the industry itself. Hear the full, wild story at the world premiere, followed by a talk with director Håvard Bustnes, who knows Moore’s case better than anyone.
The Helsinki Effect / World premiere of a witty film about the beginning of the end of the Cold War
Monday, March 24 at 16:30 at Dagmar
The Cold War was frozen solid when leaders from East and West met in Helsinki in the summer of 1975 to discuss security and cooperation. It was a high-stakes game of political chess with world peace on the line — and a historic event no one could quite agree on the significance of. The Helsinki Effect dusts off the archives and analyzes the diplomatic theatre with sharp irony, vivid insight, and an eye for vanity, pettiness, and profanity between the lines. A clever, entertaining, and illuminating film that takes (world) history seriously enough to also spotlight its curious footnotes.
16:00
Experience this year's eye-opening INTER:ACTIVE exhibition titled "Untamed: Humanity Rewilded" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
After the screening of 'A Stranger in the World' we invite you to a grand piano concert, accompanied by cellists from the Royal Danish Academy of Music and the chamber choir Musica on SMK's beautiful stage.
Bright Future
Andra MacMasters / Romania / 2024 / 88 min
A deeply fascinating time travel to North Korea, where young socialists from all over the planet gathered in 1989, a few months before the collapse of the Eastern Bloc.
Lost Wolves of Yellowstone
Thomas Winston / United States / 2024 / International Premiere / 91 min
A captivating IMAX film from Yellowstone National Park in the USA, where a group of biologists led by a charismatic woman set out to bring back the wolves - a project that changed their own lives forever.
Beautiful and atmospheric feature film about two young women in an unnamed city, which with delicate poetic and psychological presence maps out life after social isolation.
After The End of The Internet, we will debate the future of the internet as two debaters from the youth movement SAGA meet, and an expert adds nuance to the discussion.
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Amy Berg / United States / 2025 / International Premiere / 106 min
Although Jeff Buckley only released one album before his tragic death, the man and his music are brought back to life for a while in a new and breathtaking film.
The Sound of Love Letters
Tammes Bernstein / Denmark / 2025 / World Premiere / 85 min
The frontman of the successful Danish band Ganger writes an album based on his parents' love letters, while rewriting his own life story in a charming and musical tale from the Danish West Coast.
Close to Home + The Garden Caretaker
Shubhdeep Singh Parwana, Natalia Anna Ciepiel & William Andreas Wivel / Denmark & India / 72 min
A personal story about death and love in the context of contemporary Russia of the last 2 years.
17:00
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Mstyslav Chernov / Ukraine / 2025 / European Premiere / 107 min
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.
Antidote
James Jones / United Kingdom / 2025 / World Premiere / 93 min
Whistleblower and Bellingcat journalist Christo Grozev and his deadly fight against the Russian government. Premiering in a new version.
A Sisters’ Tale
Leila Amini / Switzerland, France & Iran / 2024 / 94 min
An Iranian housewife dreams of becoming a singer, but her husband and the regime say no. But it takes more than that to stop her in a genuine festival hit, filmed over seven years by her own sister.
The Ban + The Diary of a Sky
Roisin Agnew & Lawrence Abu Hamdan / Ireland, United Kingdom & Lebanon / 71 min
Walls – akinni inuk
Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg & Sofie Rørdam / Greenland / 2025 / World Premiere / 72 min
Two strong Greenlandic women are united by a shared traumatic past and a chaotic present - one behind bars, the other behind a cool facade. A moving journey for justice, freedom and a second chance at life.
The Nicest Men on Earth
Josefine Exner & Sebastian Gerdes / Denmark / 2025 / World Premiere / 77 min
+ Event: NOAH x CPH:DOX presents!
This screening is in collaboration with our furniture partner NOAH. After the screening there will be some free drinks and music in the foyer!
Language: English.
If Denmark is the best country in the world to be a woman, what does that mean for its men? A tender and humorous group portrait of the soft, modern men who live alongside the strong Danish women.
18:00
Experience this year's eye-opening INTER:ACTIVE exhibition titled "Untamed: Humanity Rewilded" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
Who Witnessed the Temples Fall
Lucía Selva / Spain / 2025 / World Premiere / 72 min
Under the burning sun of Granada, the lonely figure of the mythical Roma king Chorrojumo wanders as an emissary from the past. An enigmatic and evocative film between dream and reality.
Collective Monologue
Jessica Sarah Rinland / Argentina & United Kingdom / 2024 / 104 min
A sensory film from a variety of zoos in Argentina, where the life and world of animals is closely connected to their human caretakers.
Undercover in the far-right online communities in the Nordics with a fearless female journalist. A riveting story with more than a few twists along the way, at a moment when there is both power and money in spreading hate.
The Bibi Files
Alexis Bloom / United States / 2024 / 115 min
All the cards in the corruption case against Benjamin Netanyahu are laid out on the table in a film based on leaked footage and interviews from the Israeli Prime Minister's inner circle. A political docu-thriller of historical relevance.
19:00
Experience an evening where punk and preaching meet. Punk priest Thomas Høg Nørager opens Stefanskirken for the screening of 'Girls & Gods' and a punk concert with CHÆK. An evening where feminism and faith collide in a boundary-pushing encounter.
After 'The Dating Game', we debate modern dating culture when two debaters from the youth movement SAGA meet, and researcher Malthe Rye Thomsen nuances the topic.
Everest Dark
Jereme Watt / Canada / 2025 / World Premiere / 90 min
A visually stunning film from Mount Everest, but from an overlooked angle - the local one. A Nepalese mountaineer embarks on a dangerous mission to appease the mountain gods who demand respect for nature.
Little Syria
Madalina Rosca & Reem Karssli / Portugal, Romania & Germany / 2025 / World Premiere / 90 min
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.
A dark and deeply original film about superstition in a Bulgarian village where the bewitched farm animals are silent witnesses to a human tragicomedy. Documentary meets folk horror with a wry sense of humor.
One to One: John & Yoko
Kevin Macdonald & Sam Rice-Edwards / United Kingdom / 2025 / Danish Premiere / 100 min
A lively and compelling account of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's first year in New York. A year of political and cultural turmoil culminating in Lennon’s only solo concert.
The Typewriter and Other Headaches
Nicolas Philibert / France / 2024 / 72 min
A surprisingly funny and warm tale of the most compassionate partnership in the French social sector - a deeply sympathetic duo that fixes things for people on the margins of society.
About a Hero
Piotr Winiewicz / Denmark / 2024 / 84 min
A hallucinatory crime mystery where an AI version of legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog must solve a suspicious death - all based on a script written by an AI.
Human Race
Simon Lec / Denmark, United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, Switzerland & United States / 2025 / World Premiere / 100 min
Professor Eske Willerslev has an ambition to build the world's largest collection of prehistoric human DNA. As the collection grows, he is forced to confront the ghosts of his own past.
Undercover in the far-right online communities in the Nordics with a fearless female journalist. A riveting story with more than a few twists along the way, at a moment when there is both power and money in spreading hate.
My Sweet Land
Sareen Hairabedian / United States, Jordan, France & Ireland / 2024 / 86 min
Vrej is a tender 11-year-old boy living in Artsakh, a small mountain paradise with porous borders. But when war breaks out again, will he be able to carry the hopes of his wounded homeland on his young shoulders?
20:00
Join us for the preview of the first three episodes of the series 'Elendig Software' about the Danish pop rock band Zar Paulo, followed by a talk and an intimate mini-concert. Finally: Afterparty in Kolme Bar with the Cousin Albert behind the dj-booth!
Join us for our final party which will - true to tradition - happen at BRUS!
After the film screening, we will transform the Social Cinema into a dance studio and invite you to a dance workshop, where you will learn to interpret some of the iconic BTS dances and enjoy a free Pink Yuzu Kombucha from LÆSK
Fantastic Family
Nicoline Skotte / Denmark / 2025 / World Premiere / 85 min
A young director returns to a family trauma buried deep in the soil of her father’s garden. But what do you do when no one in the family agrees on what actually happened? A courageous film with creative energy and the will to bring the past to light.
21:00
Agatha’s Almanac
Amalie Atkins / Canada / 2025 / World Premiere / 87 min
Defying modernity, 90-year-old Agatha forges a solitary existence on her ancestral farm preserving heirloom seeds. A film from a vanishing world, immersing us in a handmade universe.
The Shipwrecked Triptych
Deniz Eroglu / Germany / 2025 / 90 min
Q&A: Meet director Deniz Eroglu
Three short stories, imagining the human experience with visionary power and dark humour. Danish-Turkish artist Deniz Eroglu's debut film is work of a deeply inventive and original spirit.
Copan
Carine Wallauer / Brazil & France / 2025 / World Premiere / 98 min
+ Debate: Who Has the Right to Tell the Stories?
Moderated by documentary filmmaker Jennifer Tonndorff, we will dive into how a filmmaker’s personal relationship with their subject influences the story, together with this film’s director, Carine Wallauer, and filmmaker Marina Vorobyeva.
Language: Engelsk
Social-realist sci-fi from an apartment block with five thousand inhabitants in the centre of São Paulo. A Brazilian microcosm about money, power and a fragile democracy.
Viktor
Olivier Sarbil / Denmark, Ukraine, France & United States / 2024 / 89 min
A deaf war photographer defends his country against invasion with the camera as a weapon. A visionary film from Ukraine with a subjective sound design by the team behind 'Sound of Metal'.
Lowland Kids
Sandra Winther / Denmark & United States / 2025 / World Premiere / 92 min
The waters are rising in the American South. Two young people watch the only world they know disappear before their eyes in a sensuous film about leaving childhood behind.
Kontinental ’25
Radu Jude / Romania / 2025 / 109 min
A pitch-black comedy from Transylvania where a woman's guilty conscience sends her on a tour of an ex-socialist universe of religion, nationalism and questionable morals.
Pavements
Alex Ross Perry / United States / 2024 / 130 min
Slacker heroes Pavement are back in a creative and kaleidoscopic meta-musical with as many layers as there are grooves in a record - directed with love by Alex Ross Perry.
Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
Sam Pollard & Jason Pollard / United States / 2024 / 88 min
The true story of the mad, brilliant rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard from the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, who was swallowed by the industry and left the world too soon.
Caught by the Tides
Zhang-Ke Jia / China / 2024 / 111 min
Hailed as one of the best films of the year since its premiere at Cannes. Chinese auteur Jia Zhang-ke is back with a poetic masterpiece shot over 20 years as a woman searches for her missing husband.
ILOVERUSS
Tova Mozard / Sweden / 2025 / World Premiere / 90 min
Two artistic souls meet on the outskirts of Hollywood and a 20-year friendship is born. Illusions and realities are challenged while a raw and intimate film emerges.
Rave
Lukasz Ronduda & Dawid Nickel / Poland / 2024 / International Premiere / 77 min
Techno and rave culture had its own breakthrough in Eastern Europe in the early 90s, when the world suddenly opened up and a whole new scene emerged from the Cold War.