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.

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Jaripeo
Jaripeo
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.
Barbara Forever
Barbara Forever
An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
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.
Nuisance Bear
Nuisance Bear
A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.
Everybody To Kenmure Street
Everybody To Kenmure Street
In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Scotland’s most diverse neighbourhood, hundreds of residents rush to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbours.
Closure
Closure
After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel scours the depths of the Vistula River, torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the hope that his son may still be alive.
Orwell: 2+2=5
Orwell: 2+2=5
Delves deep into Orwell’s final months and visionary works to explore the roots of the vital and troubling concepts he revealed to the world in his dystopian masterpiece… Doublethink, Thoughtcrime, Newspeak, the omnipresent spectre of Big Brother… disturbing socio-political truths which resonate ever-more powerfully today.
The Marbles
The Marbles
The story of the Parthenon marbles and the controversy surrounding their potential return.
Below The Clouds
Below The Clouds
Documenting Vesuvius, featuring traces of history, the excavation of time, the remains of everyday life.
Cuba & Alaska
Cuba & Alaska
Documentary following the friendship of two paramedics on the frontline in Ukraine.
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Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival Features

Bearing witness
Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman on balance and perspectives in Nuisance Bear
'Our present is Barbara’s future'
Brydie O’Connor on Barbara Forever, queer wisdom and reaching younger audiences
The dream of what could be
David Kittredge on Exorcist 2: The Heretic, Excalibur and Boorman And The Devil
Trial by fire
David Kittredge on Exorcist 2: The Heretic and making Boorman And The Devil
The division belle
Suzannah Herbert on facing the US' troubled history and making Natchez
Celebrating solidarity
Felipe Bustos Sierra on safeguarding and authenticity in Everybody To Kenmure Street.
'I feel the importance of memorialising all the people who died for Ukraine'
Cuba & Alaska director Yegor Troyanovsky on friendship and grief on the frontline in Ukraine
Gentleman of letters
Gay Talese on the importance of James Baldwin and films in I Am Not Your Negro.
Recollections of James Baldwin
Gay Talese on the man behind the legend and I Am Not Your Negro.

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