Spotlight: Documentary
Film Fest Report is proud to support documentary as a diverse and immensely rich cinematic form, crucial to understanding our contemporary world.
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Cannes 2025 (Critics’ Week): Imago | Interview with Déni Oumar Pitsaev
“To build a house that cannot be destroyed." We interviewed Chechen director Déni Oumar Pitsaev who won L’Oeil d’or, the…
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Cannes 2025 (Directors’ Fortnight): +10K (dir. Gala Hernández López) | Review
With "+10K," Gala Hernández López delivers a masterfully crafted and exhilarating mid-length hybrid film that probes the manufacturing of dreams…
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DOK.fest München 2025: The Invisible Contract (dir. Luciana Kaplan) | Review
Luciana Kaplan invites us to open our eyes to the women we pass on street corners in Mexico City or…
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DOK.fest München 2025: 9-Month Contract (dir. Ketevan Vashagashvili) | Review
"9-Month Contract" is a poignant ode to resilience and maternal love, brought to life by the touching bond between Zhana…
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DOK.fest München 2025: Ice Grave (dir. Robin Hunzinger) | Review
"Ice Grave" sets a gripping tale of adventure against the backdrop of humanity’s relentless urge to conquer the world it…
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Visions du Réel 2025: The Attachment (Liti Liti) (dir. Mamadou Khouma Gueye) | Review
With emotion, Mamadou Khouma Gueye paints a portrait of his mother, a symbol of courage and resilience, and of the…
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Visions du Réel 2025: Dads (dir. David Maye) | Review
Through the stories of four fathers, David Maye invites us to rethink what fatherhood can be. His tender feature documentary…
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Visions du Réel 2025: To Use a Mountain (dir. Casey Carter) | Review
Why not use a mountain to store our nuclear waste? That’s precisely what Casey Carter sets out to refute in…
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Visions du Réel 2025: The Mountain Won’t Move (dir. Petra Seliškar) | Review
Petra Seliškar invites us on a carefully crafted sensory journey, offering a glimpse into the complexity of pastoralism, between a…
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Visions du Réel 2025: Flophouse America (dir. Monica Strømdahl) | Review
By turning her lens on Mikal’s family, a young American boy, and his parents, Monica Strømdahl documents the phenomenon of…
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