20 Days In Mariupol
As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war’s atrocities.
Al Djanat - The Original Paradise
A Burkinabè documentarist returns to her homeland to grapple with the consequences of her influential uncle's passing.
American Symphony
In 2022, musician Jon Batiste finds himself the most celebrated artist of the year and embarks on composing an original symphony. The year grows more complicated when his life partner, best-selling author Suleika Jaouad, learns that her long-dormant cancer has returned.
Another Body
A documentary following a college student’s search for justice after she discovers deepfake pornography of herself circulating online.
Apolonia, Apolonia
Portrait of larger-than-life visual artist Apolonia Sokol.
The Barber Of Little Rock
The story of the racial wealth gap in the US, and one man's efforts to bring about change.
Beyond Utopia
Charting the journey and experiences of North Korean defectors.
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
A documentary about how Ugandan opposition leader, activist and musical star Bobi Wine took on the regime led by Yoweri Museveni, the person who led the country for 35 years.
Caterpillar
David, a gay man in his fifties who has long struggled with his appearance, becomes enthralled with the idea of changing his eye colour.

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Dalton's Dream
The story of Dalton Harris' rise to X Factor fame and what happened next.
Defiant
This documentary offers unique access to Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and other key figures in the administration who are fighting to save their country against Russia's invasion by combatting disinformation.
The Disappearance Of Shere Hite
Shere Hite’s 1976 bestselling book, The Hite Report, liberated the female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of anonymous survey respondents. Her findings rocked the American establishment and presaged current conversations about gender, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. So how did Shere Hite disappear?
A Disturbance In The Force
The story behind the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special, which was watched by 13 million people but never re-aired and is considered one of the worst shows to ever air on TV.
Eat Bitter
Observational documentary creates a snapshot of modern globalisation in one of the poorest countries in the world.
The Eternal Memory
Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognises her.
Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn
Documentary about the unsung talents of the sister of famous composer Felix.
Flipside
A comical attempt to save a New Jersey record store and confront a mid-life crisis
Four Daughters
A creative documentary following ten years in the life of a fortysomething Tunisian mother, a cleaning lady from a poor environment, who sees her two teenage daughters become radicalised, run away and join the terrorist organisation Daesh in Libya.
Garland Jeffreys: The King Of In Between
An in-depth look at the underrated career of an idiosyncratic New York singer-songwriter.
Grasshopper Republic
Documentary about the business of grasshopper trapping in Uganda.
The Home Game
A man becomes determined to realise his dad's dream of taking their small-town football club to the Icelandic FA Cup and playing a home game.
How To Have An American Baby
A look into the booming shadow economy catering to pregnant Chinese tourists who travel to America to give birth in order to obtain US citizenship for their babies.

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Into The Shaolin
Portrait of the Shaolin Monastery, where Buddhist peace and enlightenment are pursued through the practice of martial arts.
In The Rearview
This fly-on-the-wall film captures Ukrainians as they are forced to leave their homes and drive into the unknown.
Is There Anybody Out There?
While navigating daily discrimination, a filmmaker who inhabits and loves her unusual body searches the world for another person like her, and explores what it takes to love oneself fiercely despite the pervasiveness of ableism.
Kokomo City
Four Black transgender sex workers explore the dichotomy between the Black community and themselves, while confronting issues long avoided.
Last Song From Kabul
The story of music students and members of Afghanistan's only all-female orchestra, and what happened to them after the return of the Taliban.
Little Richard: I Am Everything
This celebration of Little Richard reveals the Black queer origins of rock ’n’ roll, finally exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music.

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Mediha
Mediha is a member of the Yazidi ethnic and religious minority. She’s also the survivor of an ISIS-orchestrated genocide in 2014. Through video diaries, Mediha provides an intimate account of her grief and trauma.
The Mother Of All Lies
The filmmaker doesn’t have any pictures of herself as a child. This is the starting point of a documentary investigation that unfolds the secrets of a Casablanca family.

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Scooter LaForge: A Life Of Art
Profile of the New York-based artist who’s been praised as a combination of Warhol and Basquiat.
Searching For Nika
A Ukrainian filmmaker ventures into his war-torn country hoping to find his dog.
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
In the darkness of a smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences, washing off the shame trapped in their bodies and regaining their strength through a sense of communion.
Uncropped
James Hamilton's compelling photographic journey through five decades of New York's cultural evolution.

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While We Watched
A turbulent newsroom drama which intimately chronicles the working days of broadcast journalist Ravish Kumar as he navigates a spiralling world of truth and disinformation.
Witness
Anthology documentary dissects viral media and its offline aftermath.
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