Closing Night: It Must Be Heaven

With a homage to Palestine, Elia Suleiman embarks on a journey from his hometown of Nazareth in search of a sense of belonging.

Free Party: A Folk History

Free Party follows the birth of the free party movement in the late 80s and early 90s and the impact it’s had on our present times.

Hakeem

This unconventional music documentary follows the unique journey of an equally unconventional musician.

Haxan – Story of Witchcraft

The groundbreaking docu-drama depicting the evolution of witchcraft, with a live electronic soundtrack by AUTOHAUs (100th Anniversary)

How to Have Sex

Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday – drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should be the best summer of their lives.

The Tuba Thieves

Alison O’Daniel’s “The Tuba Thieves” is a symphony of senses, merging documentary and fiction to explore the meaning of what it is to listen.

Opening Night: Chuck Chuck Baby

Helen lives with her ex-husband, his girlfriend, their new baby and his dying mother. Her world takes an unexpected turn with the return of her high-school crush.

Nothing Compares

Following the career of singer Sinéad O’Connor through her rise to fame and how her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream.

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

In the dark light of a sacred smoke sauna, women come together to reveal their deepest secrets and personal stories.

The Stimming Pool

Created by a collective of neurodivergent filmmakers in an attempt to provide an alternative and artistic take on what it’s like to live with neurodivergence in a chaotic world not made for those who are different.

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