Science
Science and cinema intersect in our focus on big ideas, technology, and society.
A Life Illuminated
On an expedition in the deep sea with marine biologist Dr. Edie Widder, who is on a mission to document the luminescent life forms that live in the dark - a sight no one has ever seen on film before.
Tasha Van Zandt / United States / 2025 / European Premiere
Conscious
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.
Suki Chan / United Kingdom / 2026 / World Premiere
Elon Musk Unveiled – The Tesla Experiment
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.
Andreas Pichler / Germany / 2025
Errabonda
An experimental and beautiful 16mm film about an organic Italian farm, where soil, weeds, and microbes leave their mark on both the fields and the film itself.
Emma Harris / Denmark & Italy / 2026 / World Premiere
Finding Connection
What do you want in a relationship? And what exactly is a relationship? When people fall in love with robots, an avalanche of existential questions is set off.
Florian Karner / Germany / 2026 / World Premiere
Flying Scents
Scientific research and artistic practices exchange and inspire new ideas in a visually graceful film about the complex connections between plants, insects and humans in a volatile world.
Antshi von Moost / Switzerland / 2025
Ghost Elephants
German film legend Werner Herzog is back. This time, he has joined an expedition into the jungles of Angola to search for a mysterious herd of giant ghost elephants.
Werner Herzog / United States / 2025
Holy Destructors
A deeply original and inventive film about microfungi, the passage of time, and human vanity, which turns the microscope both on these mysterious life forms and on ourselves.
Intelligence Rising
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.
Elena Andreicheva / United Kingdom / 2026 / World Premiere
Jason’s Box
What happens when an experienced climate scientist becomes an activist? In Greenland, scientist Jason Box and his local colleagues are launching a radical project to raise global awareness.
Michael Strassburger / Germany / 2026 / World Premiere
Menopause Mystery
A personal and investigative documentary about a phase of life that half the world's population goes through, yet we know surprisingly little about.
Louise Unmack Kjeldsen / Denmark, Norway & Germany / 2026 / World Premiere
Open My Mind
Experimental, psychedelic therapy is put to the test in a film that is equal parts scientific and deeply personal, with the protagonist himself serving as the guinea pig.
Marcel Wyss / Switzerland / 2026 / World Premiere
Phenomena
A psychedelic odyssey into the fabric of the universe, guided by a filmmaker’s immersive practical experiments that transcend into a deeply hypnotic audio-visual experience (re)connecting us to the natural world.
Josef Gatti / Australia / 2026 / European Premiere
Techplomacy
From freedom of speech to fake news and AI. In a largely unregulated digital world, a 33-year-old Danish woman is appointed tech ambassador with a global mandate.
Susanne Kovacs / Denmark / 2026 / World Premiere
The AI Doc: How I Became an Apocaloptimist
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.
Daniel Roher & Charlie Tyrell / United States / 2026 / International Premiere
The Musician And The Whale
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?
Valentin Paoli / France / 2026
The Peace Particle
Black holes. The birth of the internet. The potential destruction of the universe. The world's largest scientific experiment at CERN opens a Pandora's box of new discoveries and unforeseen problems.
Alex Kiehl / United Kingdom & Wales / 2025 / European Premiere
Time and Water
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’.
Sara Dosa / United States & Iceland / 2026
Underland
Three underground astronauts explore the underworld and reveal deep connections between the past and the future. Based on Robert Macfarlane's bestseller and narrated by Sandra Hüller.
Robert Petit / United States & United Kingdom / 2025
Watching People Watching Birds
Birds are an endangered species, but birdwatchers around the world are on the case in a delightful, charming film about amateur ornithologists.
Michael Loeken & Ulrike Franke / Germany / 2026 / World Premiere
We are Stardust
What if the mysteries of life can be found in the gutter? That question drives an unusual man on a journey to explore our connection to the stars.
When Pigs Fly
Would you still be the same if your heart belonged to someone else - even if that someone else was a pig? A philosophical and quietly poignant film about our relationship with our fellow creatures.
Denise Riedmayr / Germany / 2026 / World Premiere