Schedule
Here you will find all films and events during CPH:DOX 2026, day by day.
10:15
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
Alex Gibney / United States / 2026 / International Premiere / 107 min
The world-renowned author, who survived a brutal assassination attempt, confronts his past in a deeply personal account of the struggle for freedom of expression by Oscar-winner Alex Gibney.
11:30
Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
12:15
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.
After #MeToo broke the cultural silence on gendered violence, international human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson fights against the weaponization of defamation laws to silence survivors.
13:00
Arctic Link
Ian Purnell / Switzerland / 2026 / World Premiere / 82 min
A remote corner of Alaska is finally connected to the internet, but what does that mean for the islanders? An epic debut film about the technological imaginaries of a changing world.
Social Landscapes
Jonas Meier / Switzerland / 2026 / International Premiere / 78 min
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.
Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
14:15
The Great Experiment
Stephen Maing & Eric Daniel Metzgar / United States & Mexico / 2026 / International Premiere / 100 min
A cinematic time capsule depicting one of the most volatile eras of American history - a historical record, non-fiction experiment, and intimate observation of the state of American democracy.
Four short films about ghosts, technology and the fragile relationship between body and image: 'Phantoms' by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 'Fallen Noon' by Kieu Anh Phuong Nguyen, 'The Futora' by Yuqing Lin and 'Compact Disc' by Rico Wong.
The Oldest Person in the World
Sam Green / United States / 2026 / 87 min
A warm and subtle film about life, death and everything in between – which is quite a lot! Not least if you are one of the oldest people in the world, like those we meet in Sam Green's new film.
15:00
Powwow People
Sky Hopinka / United States / 2025 / 88 min
From dawn to dusk, filmmaker Sky Hopinka depicts a powwow where Native Americans gather to celebrate their community and shared history.
Gaza’s Twins, Come Back to Me
Mohammed Sawwaf / Palestine, Qatar & Netherlands / 2025 / International Premiere / 96 min
A woman is separated from her newborn twins during the war in Gaza. A filmmaker follows her for 16 long months as war and chaos rage and her children take their first steps far away.
Join the director of 'A Sweetness from Nowhere', Ester Bergsmark, for a short guided meditation before the film, followed by a performance by Cassie Augusta Jørgensen after the film.
16:00
Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
Three uncompromising short films about contemporary political tensions and the structures that shape our lives: 'The Park (Dancing on the Rubble of Empire)' by Arwa Aburawa and Turab Shah, 'This suffocating now' by Vika Kirchenbauer and 'Your Cards Are Bleeding' by Kåre Frang.
Meet the HBO star behind 'How To with John Wilson' live at Bremen Teater for a very special evening. After the screening of his feature debut 'The History of Concrete', John Wilson appears on stage for a live Q&A.
Can murder be a woman's last resort in Iran's clerical regime? With the death of the Ayatollah and a breakdown in the power structure as a new backdrop, we frame the conversation about women's rights in and after Woman, Life, Freedom. Meet Rasmus ...
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.
Something Familiar
Rachel Taparjan / Romania & United Kingdom / 2026 / World Premiere / 90 min
While trying to help a stranger find her birth mother, a filmmaker is drawn into the shadows of her own family history, uncovering a dark legacy that has loomed over its women.
Q&A in presence of director Emilia Sniegoska
What do you get when you leave two aging Polish widows and inseparable soul mates in each other's loving company in a village in Romania? Double trouble!
Amazomania
Nathan Grossman / Sweden, Denmark & France / 2026 / World Premiere / 93 min
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.
Conscious
Suki Chan / United Kingdom / 2026 / World Premiere / 80 min
+ Knit-flix Screening
Bring your knitting-gear and prepare to get cozy. The cinema lights will stay slightly on so you can knit while you watch.
Can subjective consciousness be studied objectively? A philosophical and scientific dilemma looms large in a film about the mysteries of the brain, where life itself catches up with a neuroscientist.
17:00
Is nuclear power a necessary solution to the climate crisis, or does it pose risks we can't afford to take? After the screening of 'Fukushima', meet Christian Fromberg, Campaigner at Green Peace in discussion with Ike Houmann Nielsen, deputy chairman ...
Bouchra
Meriem Bennani & Orian Barki / Italy, Morocco & United States / 2025 / 82 min
An animated autofiction from Morocco, in which a queer filmmaker calls home from NYC to her mother in Casablanca to talk things out. Truly original, and truly cool.
To Hold a Mountain
Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazić / Serbia, France, Montenegro, Slovenia & Croatia / 2026 / European Premiere / 105 min
This year's Sundance winner is an immersive and down-to-earth portrayal of the lives of a woman and a young girl in the mountains of Montenegro, which are in danger of becoming a NATO training area.
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?
Ukrainian women who have survived sexual violence during Russia's war refuse to remain silent. A brutally honest testimony from the female victims of war.
18:00
Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
If I can’t change anything with my voice, I can do it with my body. In collaboration with Demokrati Garage, we invite you to a talk on activism, mobilization, and the life cycle of social movements. Join activists José Arce and Nanna Dahler, ...
Four experimental short films about memory, landscape and the traces history leaves in the present: 'They (no longer) remember' by Hira Nabi, 'Jirapo' by María Rojas Arias, 'City of Light' by Joséphine Privat and 'ti y l tt e dr ps ff sp c' by Anne Gry Friis Kristensen.
19:00
The Ballad of Judas Priest
Sam Dunn & Tom Morello / United States / 2026 / 98 min
+ Metal Quiz hosted by Devilution
Join us for a heavy-duty metal quiz hosted by Devilution. Test your knowledge of riffs, legends, deep cuts, and metal history — and compete for prizes
Put on your studded belt and leather vest! 50 entertaining years of rock history with the iconic heavy metal legends that changed the sound and style of heavy metal forever.
Burning Voice
Anna Bruun Nørager / Denmark & Iraq / 2026 / World Premiere / 84 min
Alongside her studies, 35-year-old Tamara Amer is fighting a fierce battle against negative social control, a culture of silence, and the oppression of women in Iraq where she grew up.
Palestinian Unwanted
Omar Shargawi / Denmark & Jordan / 2026 / World Premiere / 73 min
During the disaster in Gaza, a Danish-Palestinian film director attempts to raise awareness among the Danish public, while struggling to keep himself together. A deeply personal film with a mission.
Desire Lines
Dane Komljen / Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Netherlands, Croatia & Germany / 2025 / 107 min
An enigmatic and restless queer fable about a sleepless man who follows his brother on a cruise through the dark nights of Belgrade.
Stormbound
Miko Lim / United States / 2025 / International Premiere / 95 min
Q&A in presence of director Miko Lim
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.
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.
Intelligence Rising
Elena Andreicheva / United Kingdom / 2026 / World Premiere / 73 min
Thinkers such as Yuval Harari and leaders from the EU, China and the US participate in a war game on AI, where they are confronted with geopolitical scenarios for possible future crises.
Q&A in presence of director John Skoog
A man builds a bunker out of junk on a field in the Swedish countryside to be ready when the enemy comes. A modern myth based on reality, by former CPH:DOX winner John Skoog.
Yugo Goes to America
Filip Grujić & Aleksa Borković / Serbia & Croatia / 2026 / World Premiere / 87 min
Three young friends from Belgrade drive from New York to Los Angeles in a Yugo – a cult relic of a car from the 1980s. A docu-comedy and a road trip with many unexpected encounters.
Where the Silence is Heard
Gabriela Pena & Picho García / Chile & Spain / 2026 / World Premiere / 94 min
A young Chilean woman moves into an abandoned house in Valparaíso to piece together her family's history, which has been colored by dictatorship, exile, and silence for five decades.
Construction Site
Jean-Stéphane Bron / France & Switzerland / 2025 / 94 min
Star architect Renzo Piano's project to renovate a cinema in the heart of Paris becomes a fascinating study in reconciling artistic vision and practical realities.
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 Tingbjerg Experiment
Louise Detlefsen / Denmark / 2026 / World Premiere / 75 min
What happens when a select group of young, idealistic middle-class families settle in a Copenhagen ‘ghetto’ with a dream of developing a new neighborhood?
20:00
The AI Doc: How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Daniel Roher & Charlie Tyrell / United States / 2026 / International Premiere / 104 min
AI is changing the world as we know it. An Oscar-winning director asks all the questions that keep him awake at night in a compelling and urgent film with great creative energy.
The Lives of My Father
Magnus Skatvold / Norway / 2026 / International Premiere / 86 min
He thought his Norwegian father was a journalist. In reality, he was a CIA spy who fired AK-47s in the Kuwaiti desert and infiltrated cocaine laboratories in Colombia. It is time to face the truth, and it's stranger than fiction.
21:00
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’.
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.
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.
As a teenager, she was in love with her teacher. Now, a French-Swedish filmmaker returns to her youthful obsession in a beautiful diary film about desire, vampires and self-discovery.
The Way Elsewhere
Eirini Vourloumis / Greece / 2026 / International Premiere / 82 min
Three experienced taxi drivers roam the streets of Athens dreaming of art and new beginnings in a nocturnal and poetic film for night owls.
Our Land
Orban Wallace / United Kingdom / 2025 / International Premiere / 91 min
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.
The curse of old money and the shadows of the past haunt a young and ultra-rich anti-capitalist from one of America's wealthiest families in one of the most incredible stories of the year.
Nova ’78
Aaron Brookner & Rodrigo Areias / United Kingdom & Portugal / 2025 / 78 min
A cinematic time capsule from William S. Burroughs' legendary Nova Convention in New York, where icons such as Patti Smith, Frank Zappa, and Laurie Anderson met in an explosive artistic clash.
Nick Cave’s Veiled World
Mike Christie / United Kingdom / 2026 / 65 min
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.


























































