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John Wilson gained a cult following with his HBO documentary series How To with John Wilson, which took a unique first-person, stream-of-consciousness approach to everyday topics like “How to Make Small Talk.” Characterized by dry wit and ...

Science fiction meets ancient practices deep in Mexico's mushroom-rich forests, where two female mycologists from the country's indigenous peoples seek to unite past and present across life forms.

'Burden of Other People's Dreams: Chapter One – Ganymede' is a surreal, abstract memoir of Joe Bini's life as a film editor and storyteller, presented as a live cinema experience for one audience member at a time.

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.

Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.

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? ...

A beautiful fable from India, where the inhabitants of a small village play themselves in a simple and enigmatic tale about a retired professor and his cow.

A hazardous expedition in the Amazon becomes a moral minefield in a thought-provoking film about the white man's gaze, as the project turns the camera on itself and the colonial legacy.

'Burden of Other People's Dreams: Chapter One – Ganymede' is a surreal, abstract memoir of Joe Bini's life as a film editor and storyteller, presented as a live cinema experience for one audience member at a time.

In the remote Liangshan Mountains, 14-year-old Qihuo and her friends set out to find a skirt for her rite of passage. What begins as a small quest drifts into a suspended space of childhood, where time slows and the world is vast.

Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.

'Burden of Other People's Dreams: Chapter One – Ganymede' is a surreal, abstract memoir of Joe Bini's life as a film editor and storyteller, presented as a live cinema experience for one audience member at a time.

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 ...

His father's diaries from his final months in hospital, minimalistically staged by artist Ed Atkins and by Steven Zultanski as a performative film in two acts.

On a distant planet, a lonely robot roams around looking for signs of life, while scientists search for unknown life forms in Andalusia. A visionary journey with deep philosophical resonance.

In a remote village high up in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a brother and sister are forced out of education before their childhood is over.

The winner of last year's Berlinale award for best documentary is a complex portrait of how a Jewish family's tragedy on October 7 turns into a pawn in a geopolitical game.

In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where women are denied the right to study, work, and speak freely, a group of young women risk their lives to form a secret reading circle.

'Burden of Other People's Dreams: Chapter One – Ganymede' is a surreal, abstract memoir of Joe Bini's life as a film editor and storyteller, presented as a live cinema experience for one audience member at a time.

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.

A visually explosive, musical journey into the Arctic, where musicians and researchers share their personal stories about nature, culture, and rapidly changing identities to a dizzying score by BICEP.

Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.

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

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.

The murder of a defenseless leader of an indigenous people draws parallels to decades of land theft and centuries of colonialism in Lucrecia Martel's documentary debut.

A Danish-Korean director explores her life as an adopted child and discovers a family history full of shadows, stretching from the west coast of Denmark to the mountains of South Korea.

'Burden of Other People's Dreams: Chapter One – Ganymede' is a surreal, abstract memoir of Joe Bini's life as a film editor and storyteller, presented as a live cinema experience for one audience member at a time.

A personal and investigative documentary about a phase of life that half the world's population goes through, yet we know surprisingly little about.

When three American doctors - Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian - enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.

What do buildings mean for the way we understand ourselves? Join us at Designmuseum Denmark for an evening exploring architecture, urban development, and the stories our buildings carry.

Was it coincidence, courage, or cosmic timing that carried PK, a 23-year-old Delhi street artist, 6,000 miles across continents in pursuit of love? Join us for a talk with astrologist and podcast host at Astropod Amalie Bendixen and Mia Skjold Tvede ...

Join is in our SOCIETY:CINEMA and learn more about the Russian propaganda machine.

After 11 years locked up in her family home, Adelina flees from a Georgian village to Vienna in the hope of finding the freedom to be herself. But even in exile, the chains of the past prove difficult to break free from.

Through beautiful images and with a camera at eye level with its young protagonists, we gain a rare insight into what it means to grow up in Afghanistan after the Taliban took power.

Birds are an endangered species, but birdwatchers around the world are on the case in a delightful, charming film about amateur ornithologists.

On the trail of the earthly remains of the victims of Franco's regime in a film that combines modern technology and paper archives in a historical investigation based on the director's own research through Forensic Architecture.

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.

Michael Greenberg is a defiant young visionary and climate activist in the US. With the timing of a stand-up comedian, lightning intelligence, and the charisma of a young Bob Dylan, he is rallying a generation in the fight for a livable future.

A dissident Russian journalist chases the world’s most feared mercenary army, Wagner, across the globe as she races to unmask a new model of violence that is transforming the world for all of us.

Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.

CPH:DOX and Absalon invite you inside for an evening of film and communal dining. Join us for a night that begins around the table and continues in front of the screen with a screening of 'Christiania'. Experience how stories and shared meals can ...

In connection with the Platform exhibition 'Rest and Routine – Duet for Sanatorium and Modern Hospital', Nikolaj Kunsthal invites you to a film screening and discussion about the healing properties of architecture.

What happens when the mind opens through pyschedelia? Meet doctor and clinical researcher in psychedelic therapy, Mathias Ebbesen, in conversation with Catharina Messell, Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) therapist. Moderated by Lola Klint, journalist.

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.

Filmmaker Elvira Linds returns with a deeply personal portrait of her husband, actor Oscar Isaac, who is facing the most difficult role of his life.

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.

Venezuela: In a broken health system where life hangs by a thread, Carolina rises as a maternity warrior. Drawing strength from her past, she relentlessly preserves the vital cord between pregnant women and their babies.

Iceland's ancient landscapes are changing, and for author Andri Snær Magnason, the deep changes are about more than ice. A thoughtful and existential film from the director of ‘Fire of Love’.

Friends, colleagues, and spiritual companions paint an intimate portrait of Nick Cave - an artist in transformation, shaped by grief, curiosity, and the search for meaning after the loss of his son.

The film sensation, which has sold over a million cinema tickets in France, is a uniquely beautiful and sensual nature experience with music by Warren Ellis.

Come along when Mekdes plays an acoustic concert and performs a few songs from his album 'The Boy I Am' at Tapperiet BRUS.

Meet the director of the film 'Enough is Enough', Elisé Sawasawa, in conversation with journalist Oscar Rothstein, about the rebel group M23.

Visually stunning IMAX film about the world's most powerful tornadoes and hurricanes – depicted from the inside by a photographer who is himself living on borrowed time. A sublime experience with an unexpected love story at its dark heart.

A wave of poisoned crabs, like a biblical plague has washed ashore on the coast of North East England, where fishermen, coastal communities and politicians are fighting for different futures after Brexit. A highly topical tale with a strong local accent.

Three experienced taxi drivers roam the streets of Athens dreaming of art and new beginnings in a nocturnal and poetic film for night owls.

Football was simply better back when players drank tea in the locker room, had mud under their boots, and mirrored themselves in the people in the stands. Following the screening of the epic portrait film ‘Kenny Dalglish’, CPH:DOX invites you to ...

When freedom finally arrives, how do you begin to live with it? Join us in conversation with Syrian-Danish journalist Solaf Massoud and Haifaa Awad, chairwoman of Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke and Danish-Syrian doctor for a discussion about hope, ...

Self-determination under pressure: A global conversation moderated by Nazila Kivi about abortion and women's rights in 2026 with representatives from Sex & Samfund, Institute for Human Rights and Danish Midwives Association.

Zetland's 'Hakon og Sebastian elsker penge' explains the world of crypto.

Three poetic short films about memory, the gaze and identity in a world in constant shift: 'here and not here' by Andrea Zimmerman, 'Aerial' by Aida Berisha and 'Boy Cried Wolf' by Max Göran.

A British chef paddles 3,000 kilometers along Greenland's west coast, surviving on nature's bounty and discovering the power of community in a country surrounded by geopolitical tensions.

Two very special friends on a road trip through Denmark in search of a used Honda Civic that might make life just a little bit more normal. A warm film that goes straight to the heart.

Film history from Kafka to Kurt Cobain: A darkly humorous, alternative timeline based on the last films iconic celebrities watched before (and sometimes while) they died – narrated by Jeremy Irons.

Step inside Berlin's legendary sex club, KitKatClub in a gorgeous black-and-white film. An intimate and generous tale of freedom, lust, boundaries, and sex in all its varieties.

It's summer in Paris, and at a youth club in Belleville the young people have an idea: they want to organize a music festival in a park. A fast-paced film where the positive energy comes from within.

What does Irish folk music sound like in 2026? There are as many answers to that question as there are singers in the countless pubs where the genre is still kept alive throughout Ireland today.

A virtual trip around the world, with commentary exclusively from TripAdvisor. A deeply original film of true satirical wit that confronts us with a world where mass tourism has triumphed.

Over five years, young Soraya documents her repeated attempts to flee Iran for Europe with her mobile phone.