Schedule
Here you will find all films and events during CPH:DOX 2026, day by day.
11:30
Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
13:30
Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
16:00
Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
In Full Agreement
Panu Suuronen / Finland / 2025 / International Premiere / 85 min
Q&A in presence of director Panu Suuronen
The ideological war between Russia and the West takes on a highly dramatic form in Finland, where three Russian women are locked in a bitter dispute over Putin's regime and their own heritage.
Tutu
Sam Pollard / United Kingdom / 2026 / 101 min
A historical and inspiring portrait of South African Nobel Prize winner and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who rallied an entire generation in the fight against apartheid.
Fire, Water, Earth, Air
Ewa Cederstam, Janne Lindgren, Rógvi Rasmussen & Phie Ambo / Denmark, Sweden, Norway & Faroe Islands / 2026 / World Premiere / 85 min
Q&A with directors Phie Ambo, Ewa Cederstam, Janne Lindgren, and Rógvi Rasmussen
Four stories from the Nordic region paint a picture of a changing natural world, where the elements rage and where being prepared proves to be much more than sandbags and fire extinguishers.
A Very Good Boy
Sébastien Lifshitz / France / 2026 / 87 min
An aging French gay porn icon recounts a life story worthy of a novel. A beautiful and existential film that also tells the forgotten story of the gay rights movement with erotic power and style.
An Eye For an Eye
Tanaz Eshaghian & Farzad Jafari / United States, Iran & Denmark / 2025 / 84 min
An Iranian woman sentenced to death for killing her abusive husband fights for her life in a nerve-racking courtroom thriller about life, death and the very real price of forgiveness.
17:00
Join us on Thursday, March 12, when Kunsthal Charlottenborg opens the first solo exhibition in Denmark by Polish visual artist and activist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (b. 1978). The exhibition opens in collaboration with CPH:DOX, which once again has its festival center at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
Scarlet Girls
Paula Cury Melo / Dominican Republic, Germany & Mexico / 2026 / World Premiere / 70 min
Q&A in presence of director Paula Cury
A young filmmaker's graceful and courageous film from the Dominican Republic, where women speak openly about living in a country where abortion is banned - without exception.
Four short films about love, rupture and fragile connections: 'From This Day Forth' by Jonatan Egholm Keis, 'Where Ever You Are' by Jenna Mangulad, 'You Say That You’re Staying at the Party Because You’re Having Fun' by Siri Hammarén and 'Three of Cup' by Mário Macedo.
Silent Flood
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk / Ukraine & Germany / 2025 / 90 min
A festival hit that uses dazzling, hypnotic images to tell the story of a deeply religious and pacifist community whose way of life is threatened by the Russian invasion.
A Little Gray Wolf Will Come
Zhanna Agalakova / Croatia, Netherlands & France / 2025 / 90 min
A Russian journalist and her young, Western-minded daughter travel across Putin's Russia to confront themselves and each other with their political differences.
Hair, Paper, Water…
Nicolas Graux & Quý Trương Minh / Belgium, France & Vietnam / 2025 / 71 min
With great patience, an elderly Vietnamese woman tries to pass on her wisdom to her grandchildren. A tactile film shot with an old Bolex camera about the power of language and cultural heritage.
18:00
Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
19:00
Meet director Poh Si Teng and the three doctors at the center of the film 'American Doctor', which follows their struggle to save lives at a hospital in Gaza —and to raise awareness among the American public about the war crimes they have witnessed.
Dream of Another Summer
Irene Bartolomé / Spain & Lebanon / 2026 / World Premiere / 70 min
Q&A in presence of director Irene Bartolomé
A dreamlike exploration of Beirut as a state of mind, where every shadowy image is a moving photograph and the intimacy is like lines in a diary.
The Cycle of Love
Orlando von Einsiedel / United Kingdom & Sweden / 2025 / European Premiere / 98 min
Introduction by the producer
A young Indian man cycles 10,000 km from Delhi to Sweden to find the love of his life. An epic adventure film and an incredible but true story – and one of the biggest romantic hits of the year.
Our Land
Orban Wallace / United Kingdom / 2025 / International Premiere / 91 min
Q&A in presence of director Orban Wallace
Does everyone have the right to roam freely in nature? Not in England, where eccentric landowners and nature lovers fight a creative battle over the land.
Kabul Between Prayers
Aboozar Amini / Belgium & Netherlands / 2025 / 112 min
A young Taliban fighter turns out to be a complex individual, but inherited ideologies weigh heavily in a lavishly cinematic film by an Afghan CPH:DOX winner.
The Musician And The Whale
Valentin Paoli / France / 2026 / 83 min
An electronic composer sets out to sea, where his music evokes a deep, poetic resonance in a humpback whale. Can we communicate with animals through music?
I Want Her Dead
Gianluca Matarrese / Italy / 2025 / 85 min
In a Calabrian village, peace is threatened by a long-standing family feud between two sisters-in-law. A tragicomic portrait of a tiny town where the art of the melodrama is alive and well.
The Patriarch
Andrea Storm Henriksen / Denmark / 2026 / World Premiere / 55 min
Q&A in presence of director Andrea Storm Henriksen, renowned producer and protagonist Peter Aalbæk, and his two daughters Hedvig and Sigrid
Danish film producer Peter Aalbæk is a self-proclaimed patriarch. Now his daughters are sending him to therapy—but can he really change? A loving, funny, and merciless portrait of a threatened species.
Cambodian Beer Dreams
Laurits Nansen / Denmark, Sweden & France / 2026 / World Premiere / 80 min
In presence of director Laurits Nansen and activist Kim Eng who appears in the film
What happens to people, ethics, and morals when alcohol and capitalism are unleashed in a poor and corrupt country with few restrictions? One man takes up the fight against a corrupt system.
Materia Prima
Jens Schanze / Germany / 2026 / World Premiere / 89 min
Q&A in presence of director Jens Schanze
The Bolivian Andes are rich in both lithium and drama in a film about a new gold rush, where global interests collide and 500 years of colonial history continue to haunt the present.
Merckx – Race of a Champion
Christophe Hermans & Boris Tilquin / Belgium / 2025 / 84 min
Eddy Merckx is the greatest cyclist of all time. The Belgian legend has won everything there is to win. An elegant portrait of an invincible champion through thick and thin.
Elon Musk Unveiled – The Tesla Experiment
Andreas Pichler / Germany / 2025 / 90 min
Elon Musk wants to lead the race to develop self-driving cars, but it comes at a price. A docu-thriller about Tesla's fatal safety breach and the mindset behind it.
20:00
After the premiere of 'Takkuuk' there will be a Q&A, and a concert with Tarrak and Katarina Barruk and the film's director.
Siri Hustvedt – Dance Around the Self
Sabine Lidl / Germany & Switzerland / 2026 / 110 min
The Norwegian-American author recounts her life journey from her and her husband Paul Auster's beautiful home in New York. A beautiful and sincere film about choosing a life of literature and art.
21:00
Boy George & Culture Club
Alison Ellwood / United States & United Kingdom / 2025 / 96 min
The story of one of the most groundbreaking pop bands of the 1980s is a dramatic journey filled with internal infatuation, secret homosexuality, and destructive heroin abuse.
In presence of directors Emma Harris & Antshi von Moos
Two sensuous short films about body, nature and transformation: 'Flying Scents' by Antshi von Moos and 'Errabonda' by Emma Harris.
Below the Clouds
Gianfranco Rosi / Italy / 2025 / 115 min
In the shadow of Vesuvius, Italian maestro Gianfranco Rosi follows the everyday lives of the Neapolitans. The final film in the award-winning Italy trilogy, told in sublime black-and-white images.
Kenny Dalglish
Asif Kapadia / United Kingdom / 2025 / 103 min
A captivating portrait of legendary Liverpool player Sir Kenny Dalglish, told by the man himself, and directed by the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind ‘Amy’ and ‘Maradona’.
Do You Love Me
Lana Daher / Lebanon, France, Germany & Qatar / 2025 / 77 min
Lebanese festival hit that paints a fragmented portrait of a country, a city, and a people. A cinematic love letter to Lebanon - and a virtuoso act of creative filmmaking.
Amadou & Mariam – The Blind Couple From Mali
Ryan Marley / Canada / 2026 / International Premiere / 82 min
The unlikely love story of two blind Malian musicians, Amadou and Mariam, who have toured all over the world. Now they are returning home to Mali to play a big concert and record one last album.
We Want The Funk
Stanley Nelson & Nicole London / United States / 2025 / 84 min
Get ready for a pure funk explosion! Wild stories from the 70s are mixed with sweaty bass lines, electric grooves and the kind of rhythms that get right into your feet.
Creatures of the Mind
Marcelo Gomes / Brazil / 2025 / 84 min
A hypnotic study of dreams, sleep and the mysteries of the subconscious. Science meets myth in a Brazilian film where indigenous knowledge sheds new light on the deep mysteries of the mind.
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Robert Gordon / United States / 2025 / 99 min
Calling all fans of ‘A Complete Unknown’! Join us on a kaleidoscopic journey through the Newport Folk Festival in the years 1963–66, culminating in Bob Dylan's landmark electric performance.








































