Category Archives: Recommendations

BIRDS OF WAR
The love story of a London-based Lebanese journalist and a Syrian activist and cameraman as told through 13 years of personal archives across revolutions, war, and exile.

Directors:
Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak

Producers:
Sonja Henrici, Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak

Country of Origin:
United Kingdom/Syrian Arab Republic/Lebanon

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

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ALL ABOUT THE MONEY
A son of one of America’s wealthiest families creates a communist revolutionary base in rural Massachusetts as a means of disrupting the capitalist system he grew up in, but has now come to despise. It’s the starting point of an astonishing journey.

Director:
Sinéad O’Shea

Producers:
Sinéad O’Shea, Claire McCabe, Harry Vaughn, Katie Holly, Sigrid Dyekjær

Country of Origin:
Ireland

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

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WHO KILLED ALEX ODEH?
The assassination of a beloved Palestinian American activist in Southern California ignites a 40-year quest for justice, revealing the roots of a dangerous political movement that thrives today.

Directors:
Jason Osder, William Lafi Youmans

Producers:
Dawne Langford, William Lafi Youmans, Jason Osder, Daniel J Chalfen

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

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SOUL PATROL
From deep behind enemy lines, a hidden chapter of American military history is uncovered, prompting the question of whether reckoning with the past can bring peace to those who lived it. The Vietnam War’s first Black special operations team reunites to tell their story.

Director:
JM Harper

Producers:
Sam Bisbee, Danielle Massie, JM Harper, Nasir Jones, Peter Bittenbender

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

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SEIZED
When the small town of Marion, Kansas, is thrust into the international spotlight after a police raid on the Marion County Record and the death of its 98-year-old co-owner, a fierce debate ignites about the abuse of power, journalistic ethics, local journalism, and the United States Constitution.

Director:
Sharon Liese

Producers:
Sharon Liese, Sasha Alpert, Paul Matyasovsky

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

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PUBLIC ACCESS
An unprecedented look inside one of the greatest media experiments to hijack American screens. Rare archives from New York’s underground capture a world of creators who shattered rules, defied censors, and transformed our televisions into a free-speech battleground where anyone could be a star.

Director:
David Shadrack Smith

Producers:
Sara Crow, Anne-Marcelle Ngabirano

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

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NUISANCE BEAR
A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.

Directors:
Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman

Producers:
Michael Code, Will N Miller, Teddy Leifer

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

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THE LAKE
An environmental nuclear bomb looms in Utah. Two intrepid scientists and a political insider race the clock to save their home from unprecedented catastrophe.

Director:
Abby Ellis

Producers:
Fletcher Keyes, Abby Ellis

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

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JOYBUBBLES
Joybubbles discovers he can manipulate the telephone system by whistling a magic tone. Born blind and yearning for connection, his early obsession unwittingly lays the groundwork for a subculture that shapes the future of hacking and technology.

Director:
Rachael J Morrison

Producer:
Sarah Winshall

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

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BARBARA FOREVER
An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer.

Director:
Brydie O’Connor

Producers:
Elijah Stevens, Brydie O’Connor, Claire Edelman

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

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