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- DirectorRené Sascha JohannsenStarsMark FalgrenLukas ForchhammerMagnus LarssonFrom an outsider's perspective, things are going well for Lukas Graham. Every time lead singer Lukas Forchhammer sets a new goal for himself, he achieves it. He is signed to a major international label, he works with some of the greatest music producers, he is flown around to perform his hit song '7 Years' on the world's biggest stages. On top of this, Lukas becomes a father for the first time. From an insider's perspective, it is a lot to juggle all at once. Dreams can easily transform into nightmares from one moment to the next.
- DirectorAnn ShinStarsBina48Nick BostromLincoln CannonIf you could create an immortal version of yourself, would you? Once the stuff of science fiction, A.I. experts now see it as possible. This feature documentary explores the latest thinking and technological advancements in AI.
- DirectorMaya CuevaStarsAlejandra PablosAlejandra is a criminalized organizer and unapologetic immigrant. While she prepares for one of the biggest events of her life - her deportation case - Alejandra is forced to reckon with a past mistake and a system that could tear her apart from her family and the only home she has ever known.
- DirectorTheo AnthonyStarsTheo AnthonyKeaver BrenaiRobert CunniffA far-ranging look at the biases in how we see things, focusing on the use of police body cameras.
- DirectorVolkan ÜceAt the start of the summer season, Ismail and Hakan are preparing for their new job in a gigantic all-inclusive hotel at the Turkish Riviera. They observe the colourful swimsuits, the unemptied plates, the different ways of addressing other people, and gradually discover new opportunities to move ahead in life. ALL-IN explores the loss of innocence against the backdrop of a fading European dream. Initial kindness turns into indifference as Ismail and Hakan's initiation into the absurd world of Western tourism soon leads them to ask: which dreams are really worth aspiring to?
- DirectorMaxime MartinotStarsMorgane LongIn Marguerite Duras' chilling story, thousands of antelopes from all over the continent gallop towards an inevitable fate. A meeting between humans and nature in mesmerizing drone footage from YouTube slowly raises poignant questions: who is surveilling whom, where are we headed, and what fate awaits us in a world such as this?
- DirectorMargaret ByrneFollows the mental health crisis in Chicago and three participants of the Mental Health Court in Cook County who are working to rebuild their lives after being incarcerated for crimes related to their mental illnesses.
- DirectorJennifer RedfearnIn a Midwestern state caught between the opioid epidemic and increasing incarceration rates for women, three unforgettable mothers - Amanda, Tomika, and Lydia - return home from prison and rebuild their lives after being separated from their children for years. Their stories overlap at a new reentry program for women, run by Malika, an advocate who was formerly incarcerated in the same prison.
- DirectorFélix Dufour-LaperrièreStarsFlorence Blain MbayeMattis Savard-VerhoevenJoséphine BaconA true animated film about invented islands. About an imaginary, linguistic, political territory. About a real or dreamed country, or something in between.
- DirectorMatthew OgensStarsAmaree McKenstry-HallFootball player Amaree McKenstry-Hall and his Maryland School for the Deaf teammates attempt to defend their winning streak while coming to terms with the tragic loss of a close friend.
- DirectorDaniel EdelstynHilary PowellFed up with predatory economic institutions and drastic wealth disparity after the 2008 financial crisis, community-led movements are ready to take aim at archaic economic systems that are beneficial for a few and predatory to many.
- DirectorDorota ProbaStarsMarek BaumanZuzanna WronskaIs there a recipe for a successful relationship? Can love stand the test of time? Three couples, differing in age, seniority and experience, reveal their fears and dreams about living together in front of the camera. Dorota Proba approaches her characters with great sensitivity, and they reciprocate with her complete honesty. The result is a very intimate, warm film that is full of difficult questions, surprising answers, great emotions and humor. Like in life.
- DirectorYael BridgeStarsAdaner UsmaniEric FonerKeeanga-Yamahtta TaylorHistorians, journalists and politicians reveal that, contrary to popular belief, socialism is in fact deeply American.
- DirectorLuca LucchesiFor many centuries, in a small town on the southern border of Europe, people have been worshipping a statue of a black Jesus. 19-year old Edward from Ghana, guest of the refugee center which is the subject of great debate in the village, asks to carry the statue in the annual procession and to stand next to the white locals that bear its cart. The community is divided. On a journey exploring the source of fear and prejudice against "the others", the inhabitants of this small European village are called upon to question their own identity, starting with the very icon of their own belief: a black Jesus.
- DirectorMauro Russo RougeStarsElisabetta BarberoHermes OsnatoHermes and Betta are a middle-aged Italian couple who run the neighborhood pet store by day and organize extravagant sexual encounters with multiple partners by night.
- DirectorMads HedegaardStarsKim Cannon ArmWalter DayShigeru MiyamotoKim Kanoin arm is a guy from Denmark who has played Gyruss so much since the 80s that he one of the biggest experts. I have seen him many times in bipbip bar and can attest to his greatness. He is very good at what he does in Gyruss.
- DirectorAda UshpizThe painful personal stories of five Palestinian kids, ages 7-17, open a window into the world of Palestinian minors - trapped within the violence, humiliation, and daily confrontations with soldiers and settlers - while remaining children in every way. Each child finds his or her own way to cope and to construct emotional and political worlds in an impossible situation.
- DirectorKhalid ShamisFor over 40 years Ashur Shamis was Colonel Gadaffi's enemy number one in exile with a $1m bounty on his head. His dream of a 'free' Libya almost cost him his life and his family. Ashur's son uncovers a dangerous past and questions the choices his father made to inherit the mess Gadaffi left.
- DirectorJohn DaschbachStarsMasamoto UedaFor more than forty years, ramen master Masamoto Ueda has been serving his legendary Tokyo-style ramen to a community of regulars who are not only his customers, but true friends.
- DirectorYung ChangStarsChuning YinXingli XuXiannian ZhengIn a time when the world needs greater cross-cultural understanding, WUHAN WUHAN is an invaluable depiction of a metropolis joining together to overcome a crisis.
- DirectorAliaksei PaluyanStarsPavel HaradnizkyDzianis TarasenkaMaryna YakubovichAn inspiring and encouraging documentary about the peaceful uprising of a nation against injustice and the brutal oppression of their democracy movements.
- DirectorStanley NelsonStarsElizabeth HintonNelson GeorgeAlan CharlesIn the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America’s inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake.
- DirectorMania AkbariA man attempts to reconcile his trauma over the loss of his wife, who was killed when flight PS752 was struck down by missiles.
- DirectorFranz BöhmThree young female activists in Hong Kong, Chile, and Uganda cope with the staggering personal impacts of their activism.
- DirectorNays BaghaiStarsKiki BoschStefan AndrewsMikael KoskiDutch ice freediver Kiki Bosch swims in the world's coldest waters without a wetsuit as therapy for a trauma she experienced, and to inspire others.