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1970
70' 2021 Poland
dir.: Tomasz Wolski
The bloody suppression of worker protests in December 1970 as pictured in archival footage and animation - this time shown from the perspective of the authorities.
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70/30
98' 2021 Denmark
dir.: Phie Ambo
A picture of the uneasy cooperation among Danish activists and politicians who, during street protests and cabinet negotiations, create a climate law that would become an example for the world....
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The 8th
94' 2020 USA, Ireland
dir.: Aideen Kane, Lucy Kennedy, Maeve O'Boyle
Irish women's struggle for access to legal abortion - from Catholic fundamentalism to a secular state.
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Animal
105' 2021 France
dir.: Cyril Dion
Two teenage activists with a mission to make the world aware of the threat of species extinction.
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Arica
95' 2021 Sweden, Chile, Belgium, Norway, UK
dir.: Lars Edman, William Johansson Kalén
An activist director in the fight for compensation for the victims of a corporation that stored toxic waste at a housing estate.
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
Article 293
26' 2021 Poland
dir.: Jan Bluz
Belarusian refugees. What happened to the heroes of last year's Minsk demonstrations who fled the country when faced with repression?
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As I Want
88' 2021 Egypt, France, Norway, Palestine
dir.: Samaher Alqadi
A brave voice of opposition to the pervasive sexual violence in an extremely patriarchal Egyptian society.
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Aya
90' 2021 Belgium, France
dir.: Simon Coulibaly Gillard
A tasteful film portrait of the inhabitants of a paradise island off the coast of Africa, doomed as a result of global warming.
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Bank Job
87' 2021 UK
dir.: Daniel Edelstyn, Hilary Powell
Art that changes life. Two London artists and a project that finances debt payment for residents of a neglected neighborhood.
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Borderland
97' 2020 Germany, Poland
dir.: Andreas Voigt
Oder - the river that divides and connects. Stories of the inhabitants of the Polish-German borderland.
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The Caviar Connection
104' 2021 France
dir.: Benoit Bringer
How the Azerbaijani dictatorship, by means of corruption and propaganda, creates the illusion of "a country like any other" for consumption by the West.
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
Chickens, Virus and Us
74' 2020 Czech Republic
dir.: Filip Remunda
Keeping chickens as a way of environmentally educate children during a move to the countryside forced by the lockdown.
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Crime + Punishment
112' 2018 USA
dir.: Stephen Maing
Twelve rogue officers expose the corruption and unlawful actions of the New York City Police Department.
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The Day Has Conquered the Night
28' 2013 France
dir.: Jean-Gabriel Périot
Prisoners share their dreams. Each dream is unique, but all are marked by the prison context.
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The Devil
8' 2012 France
dir.: Jean-Gabriel Périot
A music video full of rebellious energy to a song by the French group Boogers.
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Downstream to Kinshasa
90' 2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Belgium
dir.: Dieudo Hamadi
The odyssey of war crime victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A group of people with disabilities tries to force corrupt politicians in the capital to take action.
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Enemies of the State
104' 2020 USA
dir.: Sonia Kennebeck
Full of shocking twists, the story of a hacker who allegedly managed to steal the CIA's best-kept secrets.
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Even if She Had Been a Criminal…
9' 2006 France
dir.: Jean-Gabriel Périot
France 1944. Public humiliation of women accused of having intimate relationships with the Nazis.
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Everybody cleaned their plates!
45' 2021 Polska
dir.: Kamil Witkowski
The unexpected finale of a refugee odyssey: Madina, after escaping from Chechnya and an ordeal at the Brest train station, lives in the house of a famous Polish actor.
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Exit
83' 2018 Norway, Germany, Sweden
dir.: Karen Winther
A secret organization made up of former members of neo-Nazi militias helps repentant skinheads escape their brown past.
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Gay?
2' 2000 France
dir.: Jean-Gabriel Périot
A humorous film manifesto - a variation on coming out.
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Generation 328
19' 2021 Belarus, USA
dir.: Veranika Nikanava
Underage victims of draconian anti-drug law in Belarus and parents fighting for their freedom.
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A German Youth
93' 2015 France, Switzerland, Germany
dir.: Jean-Gabriel Périot
The history of leftist terrorism in Germany in the 1970s, perfectly reflecting the spirit of the times, assembled from exceptional archives.
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The Good Soldier
88' 2021 Israel, France, Germany
dir.: Silvina Landsmann
Israeli soldiers, members of BTS (Breaking The Silence), reveal details of the persecution of Palestinians by the military and settlers.
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Imad’s Childhood
78' 2021 Sweden, Latvia, Iraq
dir.: Zahavi Sanjavi
A Kurdish family struggles for a return to normalcy for a four-year-old boy brainwashed in captivity by ISIS torturers.
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
In Flow of Words
22' 2021 Netherlands
dir.: Eliane Esther Bots
The translators of the International Criminal Court in The Hague - they must convey the feelings of others as accurately as possible, although they cannot afford to reveal their own.
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
In His Image
72' 2020 Netherlands
dir.: Tami Ravid
The crossroads of bioethics: parents of Israeli soldiers collect the sperm of the fallen in order to become grandparents.
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Inside the Red Brick Wall
88' 2020 Hong Kong
dir.: Hong Kong Documentary Filmmakers
An emotional story of the siege of a group of protesting students by the police on the campus of a Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
Instructions for Survival
72' 2021 Germany
dir.: Yana Ugrekhelidze
Sasha has mastered the art of camouflage - none of his neighbors know that he was born a woman. Not seeing a future in Georgia, he decides to save money to leave...
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I’m so sorry
100' 2021 Hong Kong, China, France, Netherlands
dir.: Zhao Liang
From Chernobyl to Fukushima. Impressive with its tasteful cinematography, a poetic image of the dangers associated with the use of nuclear energy.
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
Jano & Shiro, a Brother's Journey
35' 2020 Netherlands
dir.: Els van Driel, Eefje Blankevoort
Teenage Syrian siblings await an asylum decision in the Netherlands; the younger brother quickly adapts to the new situation, while the older one becomes apathetic.
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Judges under pressure
87' 2021 Poland
dir.: Kacper Lisowski
Igor Tuleya and others. A story about rebellious judges on the front lines of the fight for independent courts.
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The Last Generation
59' 2021 Poland
dir.: Mikołaj Borowy
A direct and honest portrait of a young generation of climate activists in which we witness the euphoria of collective action and police brutality, enthusiasm and burnout.
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
Mum, can you see me? Zone 2021
19' 2021 Poland
dir.: Robert Kowalski
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Nature is My Homeland
54' 2021 Poland
dir.: Marek Gajczak
How to understand nature? A film essay about the non-obvious relationship between man and nature and its contemporary understanding.
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Nijuman no borei (200000 Phantoms)
11' 2007 France
dir.: Jean-Gabriel Périot
Changes over the years to the Hiroshima exhibition center, as a symbol and a warning.
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
Novaya
75' 2018 Russia
dir.: Askold Kurow
A behind-the-scenes look at the work of journalists from a renowned independent Russian newspaper, whose editor-in-chief is this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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On The Divide
79' 2021 USA
dir.: Leah Galant, Maya Cueva
Fight for the last abortion clinic on the US-Mexico border.
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
Once Upon a Time in Venezuela
99' 2020 Venezuela, UK, Brasil, Austria
dir.: Anabel Rodríguez Ríos
Will the authorities help save Congo Mirador - a floating village on Lake Maracaibo? Will its inhabitants keep voting for the party that stays in power only through corruption and propaganda?
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Ostrov - Lost Island
91' 2021 Switzerland
dir.: Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop
The daily struggle for survival of people the world forgot. A nostalgic, though painfully authentic image of life on a tiny island lost on the Caspian Sea.
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Our Days, Absolutely, Have to Be Enlightened
22' 2012 France
dir.: Jean-Gabriel Périot
A concert performed by inmates and the reactions of the audience gathered by the prison walls.
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Our Defeats
95' 2019 France
dir.: Jean-Gabriel Périot
Do the leftist ideals of the 1960s still mean anything to today's young people? A group of students recreates excerpts from politically engaged films.
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Pushing Boundaries
102' 2020 Switzerland, Italy
dir.: Lesia Kordonets
Russia's war with Ukraine viewed from an unusual perspective: unexpected consequences of the annexation of Crimea for Ukrainian Paralympians.
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Returning to Reims
80' 2021 France
dir.: Jean Gabriel-Périot
From the French Communist Party to the National Front: a brilliantly compiled story of the evolution of French working class political sympathies, featuring archives, news and film excerpts.
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
The Route Recalculated
56' 2021
dir.: Maksim Szwed
Conversations in a taxi on the eve of last year's presidential elections in Belarus.
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Shadow Game
90' 2021 Netherlands
dir.: Eefje Blankevoort , Els van Driel
In this game, each border is another stage: migrant minors on their way to Europe.
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The Silence of the Mole
91' 2021 Guatemala
dir.: Anaïs Taracena
The spy thriller story of a Guatemalan junta insider who for years provided the opposition with information about the regime's criminal plans.
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Some joy in this struggle
22' 2017 France
dir.: Jean-Gabriel Périot
Female choral singing as a form of resistance to reality and a way to overcome isolation.
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
Song Titled 328
70' 2020 Belarus
dir.: Aliaksandra Dynko
A portrait of a group of friends from Minsk, brimming with rock'n'roll energy, struggling with the emotional and legal consequences of the death of a friend who overdosed at a party....
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The Story Won't Die
83' 2021 Germany, USA
dir.: David Henry Gerson
Syrian artists in exile: a portrait of a group of artists for whom art provides space in which to use their memories.
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Trenches
83' 2021 France
dir.: Loup Bureau
A tasteful and, at the same time, shockingly naturalistic image of the war in Donbas.
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The Troublemaker
56' 2020 UK
dir.: Sasha Snow
New forms of climate protest: a portrait of Roger Hallam - the founder of Extinction Rebellion.
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
Walls
17' 2020 Poland
dir.: Andrej Kuciła
The families of detained Belarusians try to get information about their loved ones at a Minsk pre-trial detention center.
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WATCH SHORTS 1: The Films of Jean-Gabriel Périot
106'
A collection of short films by this year's winner of the Marek Nowicki Prize. These include short films edited from found footage, which made Periot famous, as well as longer productions in...
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
WATCH SHORTS 2: Belarus. The Turn of the Screw
62'
A set of three short films depicting the situation in Belarus, focusing on the regime's repression of its citizens - and their opposition to the "tightening of the screw".
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
WATCH SHORTS 3: In Flow of Words + Jano & Shiro, a Brother's Journey
57'
Two short Dutch documentaries. A look behind the scenes at the International Criminal Court in The Hague - and the story of two underage migrants trying to get to Europe.
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We Are Become Death
4' 2014 France
dir.: Jean-Gabriel Périot
Pictures of nature and civilization concluded by a shocking memento by one of the creators of the atomic bomb.
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When Flowers Are Not Silent
71' 2021 Poland
dir.: Andrei Kutsila
What is life like in Belarus today, more than a year since the start of protests against the rigged elections?
ONLINE FROM DECEMBER 2
Zo Reken
86' 2021 Canada
dir.: Emanuel Licha
How much can you see through a car window? The white SUV as the new symbol of white domination in Haiti's humanitarian addiction.
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