SOCIETY:CINEMA
Once again this year, we welcome you to a three-day social festival in collaboration with our media partner, Politiken. From March 21–23, there will be SOCIETY:CINEMA in Pressen.
Imagine CPH:DOX as a newspaper—with a foreign section, political interviews, cultural features, and an overview of the most important events happening in the world right now. Combine that with a special focus on human, civic, and international rights—and a huge Madonna party—and you have our SOCIETY:CINEMA.
We kick off the weekend with a screening of The Last Republican, where we are joined by none other than this Republican, former U.S. Congressman Adam Kinzinger. In the evening, we present Becoming Madonna and delve into the discussion about the fine line between being an ally to marginalized groups and appropriating minority cultures—and then we wrap up the evening with a massive party in Pressen featuring all of Madonna’s biggest hits.
The rest of the weekend offers debates and film experiences ranging from the justice system in Greenland to the major challenges in the education system. Also, exclusively experience architect Eyal Weizman from Forensic Architecture, gain unique insights into Jens Stoltenberg’s final year as NATO Secretary General in Facing War, and explore how journalist My Vingren infiltrates a neo-Nazi network in Hacking Hate.
11:00
The Silence in my Heart
Lene Kamm / Denmark / 2025 / World Premiere / 60 min
+ Debate: A Conversation on Recognition and Love with Meleret Melanin and Maya Ndiaye
Join us at Pressen as we open up a discussion on recognition and love. What does silence mean in relation to race and identity? And how can we create space for conversations about otherness and belonging?
Language: Danish
A Black woman's journey through her own history becomes a beautiful and redemptive film about finding yourself after a lifetime of searching.
14:00
Fighter
Sunniva Sundby & Mari Bakke Riise / Norway / 2025 / International Premiere / 82 min
+ Talk: How to salvage your sense of self after a life-changing accident
Meet the film's lead Geir Kåre as he shares his journey from MMA star to paralyzed from the chest down and talks about dealing with a life-changing accident and finding hope and strength anew.
Language: English
Hard-hitting and hopeful tragedy about a Norwegian MMA fighter whose life is tied to his ability to move. But when a tragic accident sets him back, he must reinvent himself from the bottom up.
17:00
Meet Lasse Lindekilde and Katrine K. Pedersen in conversation about the role of the internet in the spread of extremism.
20:00
Meet architect Eyal Weizman in a conversation about the aesthetic, ideological, and politically strategic role of architecture in the conflict between Israel and Palestine.