Author Archives: basiltsiokos

THE TERRITORY
When a network of Brazilian farmers seizes a protected area of the Amazon rainforest, a young Indigenous leader and his mentor must fight back in defense of the land and an uncontacted group living deep within the forest.

Director:
Alex Pritz

Producers:
Will N Miller, Sigrid Dyekjær, Lizzie Gillett, Anonymous

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country of Origin:
Brazil/Denmark/USA

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TANTURA
In 1948, when the State of Israel was established, hundreds of Palestinian villages were destroyed, with their inhabitants killed or exiled. The film focuses on one village: Tantura, bringing to light Israel’s founding narrative and its society’s inability to come to terms with its dark past.

Director:
Alon Schwarz

Producers:
Shaul Schwarz, Maiken Baird

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country of Origin:
Israel

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SIRENS
On the outskirts of Beirut, Lilas and Shery, co-founders and guitarists of the Middle East’s first all-female metal band, wrestle with friendship, sexuality, and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars.

Director/Producer:
Rita Baghdadi

Producers:
Camilla Hall

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country of Origin:
USA/Lebanon

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NOTHING COMPARES
The story of Sinéad O’Connor’s phenomenal rise to worldwide fame and subsequent exile from the pop mainstream. Focusing on her prophetic words and deeds from 1987 to 1993, the film reflects on the legacy of this fearless trailblazer through a contemporary feminist lens.

Director:
Kathryn Ferguson

Producers:
Eleanor Emptage, Michael Mallie

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country of Origin:
Ireland/UK

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THE MISSION
A revelation of the inner lives of young Mormon missionaries, as they leave their homes for the first time and embark upon the most emotionally, physically, and psychologically challenging period of their life.

Director:
Tania Anderson

Producers:
Isabella Karhu, Juho-Pekka Tanskanen

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country of Origin:
Finland

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MIDWIVES
Two midwives—one Buddhist, the other Muslim⁠—work side-by-side in a makeshift clinic in Myanmar.

Director:
Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing

Producers:
Bob Moore, Ulla Lehmann, Mila Aung-Thwin, Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country of Origin:
Myanmar

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A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS
In Eastern Ukraine, follow the daily life of children and staff in a special kind of home: an institution for children who have been removed from their homes while awaiting court custody decisions.

Director:
Simon Lereng Wilmont

Producers:
Monica Hellström

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country of Origin:
Denmark

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CALENDAR GIRLS
A coming-of-golden-age look at Florida’s most dedicated dance team for women over 60, shaking up the outdated image of “the little old lady,” and calling for everyone to dance their hearts out, while they still can.

Directors/Producers:
Maria Loohufvud, Love Martinsen

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country of Origin:
Sweden

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