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The 28th edition of Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival will run from March 5 to 15. It will feature a record 80 world premieres. The festival will open with Ask E. Jean and close with Mr Nobody Against Putin. Juliette Binoche will be among the guests, with her documentary debut In-I In Motion.
View Films by Strand:
- All The World's Memory: Tribute To The Archives
- International Competition
- Newcomers Competition
- Open Horizons
- Special Screenings
- Spotlight On Bill Morrison
- Top Docs
View previous years coverage of the Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival festival:
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George, a shy teenager with an eye disorder, struggles to connect with others after his parents’ divorce and finds refuge in the world of insects.
Documentary observing the lives and the history of a highway connecting Italy's south and north.
Story of a hobby scientist who believed it was possible to find stardust in unlikely places on Earth.
Charting E. Jean Carroll's life, including her court case showdown with Donald Trump.
After directing Point Blank and Deliverance, John Boorman was offered to direct The Exorcist II. The film became a massive failure, nearly ending his career. Years later, cast and filmmakers discuss its ambition and artistic value.
A father goes on holiday with his son and two of his friends, during which time they make an amateur horror film together. As the years pass, they continue to shoot scenes for their “handcrafted,” carefree, imaginative horror project, with even more passion, dutiful consistency, and unwavering commitment: the documentary chronicles a decade of this adventure.
In Caazapá, the “city of magic and legends”, two Paraguayan students are searching for happiness, gold and a magic bird. Their European dropout neighbours are hoping for freedom, healing and salvation from Armageddon. Everything has its price.
A journey to Michoacán’s hypermasculine rodeos descends into the subconscious of memory, queer desire, and longing, leading to a reckoning with the wounds and beauty of a home left behind.
An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.
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