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The EIFF programme says: "Life through a lens. This is where it all began for EIFF back in 1947, and when you delve into our documentaries, you'll see the last 60 years have done nothing to quash those innovative and determined voices of our world. Reality is, without doubt, often scarier and more revealing than any fiction could ever hope to be."

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Who Needs Sleep?Return Of The Poet
(Country: US; Director: Doug Block; Writer: Doug Block, Amy Seplin)
A film-maker investigates the secrets behind his parents' marriage. UK Premiere.

(Country: Israel; Director: Yoav Shamir; Writer: Yoav Shamir)
On August 15, 2005, Israel began to evacuate 8,000 Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip. In a unilateral move by the Israeli government, they were removed from their homes to make way for 250,000 Palestinians. With exclusive access to the Israeli Defense Forces and the General in charge, seven film crews imultaneously follow key characters during this historic five-day event. UK Premiere.

(Country: US; Director: Alexandra Lipsitz; Cast: Dan Crane, David S. Jung, Zac Munro, Peter Cilella, Adam Crystal, Nina Gordon, Gordon Hintz, Gavin McInnes, Angela Shelton, Mark Teich)
A documentary about the air guitar craze in America. International Premiere.

(Country: US; Director: Nick Doop, Chris Hegedus; Writer: Saturday night live star Al Franken takes on Republican America on live radio during the last presidential campaign.)
Saturday night live star Al Franken takes on Republican America on live radio during the last presidential campaign. European Premiere.

(Country: US; Director: Davis Guggenheim; Cast: Al Gore)
Al Gore has recently beentraveling the world delivering a mesmerizing, bracing and visually exciting presentation onglobal climate change, proving that humankind must confront global warming now or facedevastating consequences. Matter of Degrees both captures that presentation and exploresGore's journey as a worldwide environmental champion. UK Premiere.

An Inconvenient TruthKZ
(Director: Various)
Five documentaries about lies.

(Country: Switzerland; Director: Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack)
A documentary exploring the oil industry and its impact on the world economy. UK Premiere.


Factual film showcase. Featuring: (Astrid Bussink), Christmas In Huddersfield (Peter Spence), High Plains Winter (Cindy Stillwell), Lima's Secrets (Marcelo Bukin), Never Like The First Time (Jonas Odell), Spitfire 944 (William Lorton), What Candice Saw (Luke Walker0.

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Set of factual shorts. Featuring: (Micah Petra), (Peter Pomeranzev), (Karina Garcia Casanova), (Luke Seomore, Joseph Bull), (Joerg Wagner), (Mark Craig), (Susanna Helke).

(Country: US, Sierra Leone; Director: Philippe Diaz; Writer: Philippe Diaz)
An exploration of the conflict in Sierra Leone. UK Premiere.

Voices Of BamAir Guitar Nation
(Country: US, Japan; Director: Jake Clennell)
An exploration of Japanese host bars. European Premiere.

(Country: France/Switzerland/Germany; Director: Philip Gröning; Writer: Philip Gröning)
The first film ever to examine life inside the Grande Chartreuse, the mother house of the legendary Carthusian Order. An austere, next to silent meditation on monastic life in a very pure form. UK Premiere.

(Country: India; Director: Ashim Ahluwalia)
A documentary about Indian call centre workers. UK Premiere.

(Country: UK; Director: Rex Bloomstein)
A look at the way the town of Mauthausen, formerly the site of a German concentration camp, faces the ultimate demons of its dark past. UK Premiere.
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(Country: Germany; Director: Jan Hinriik Drevs, René Harder)
A wet-behind-the-ears sea captain and his obsession. International Premiere.

Into Great SilenceThe Empire In Africa
(Country: USA; Director: Laura Poitras)
The 2005 elections seen through the eyes of an ordinary Iraqi man. UK Premiere.

(Country: Guatemala; Director: Chema Rodríguez; Writer: Chema Rodríguez)
Documentary about Guatemalan sex workers who formed a successful football team. UK Premiere.

(Country: Armenia; Director: Harutyun Khachatryan; Writer: Harutyun Khachatryan)
The creation and transport of a statue through Armenia. UK Premiere.


The best of the homegrown factual films. Featuring: (Jes Benstock), How Many Sleeps To The Moon (Tracey Fearnehough), A Map With Gaps (Alice Nelson), The Really Terrible Orchestra (Edward Brooke-Hitching), What Happens To The Innocent (William Summers), s (Dylan Drummond).

(Country: US; Director: Kirby Dick; Writer: Kirby Dick, Eddie Schmidt)
A breakthrough investigation into Hollywood’s best-kept secret: the MPAA film ratings system and it’s profound impact on American culture. International Premiere.

51 Birch StreetThe Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief
(Country: Iran; Director: Aliona van der Horst, Maasja Ooms)
The aftermath of an earthquake in the ancient Iranian city of Bam. UK Premiere.

(Country: US; Director: Linas Phillips; Cast: Robert Dillard, Kimberly Porter, Robert Miles, Lee Parks, Charles 'Eli' Fellowe, Richard Rubick, Jodi Walton, Spencer Walton, Michael Lowery, Buck Harrison, Dr. Randy Borreson)
A filmmaker decides to walk from Seattle to Werner Herzog's LA home to meet his hero. European Premiere.

(Country: US; Director: Haskell Wexler; Writer: Haskell Wexler)
Unsettled by the preventable death of a coworker, filmmaker Haskell Wexler shows in this documentary that sleep deprivation and long work hours are a deadly combination. International Premiere.

(Country: US; Director: Alan Berliner; Writer: Alan Berliner; Cast: Alan Berliner, William C. Dement)
A first-person account of filmmaker Alan Berliner’s struggle with sleeplessness, as both a blessing and a curse. Portrait of an artist as an insomniac. UK Premiere.
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