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International Documentary Feature Competition

Our International Documentary Feature Competition highlights new films and filmmakers from around the world. We look forward to bringing you films that exemplify the global multiplicity we live in.

International Documentary Feature Competition

FOR MY FATHER’S KINGDOM

Film FOR MY FATHER’S KINGDOM Directed by Jeremiah Tauamiti, Vea Mafile'o Driven by his deep faith in God and traditional culture, a flat-broke Tongan pensioner must navigate not only…

International Documentary Feature Competition

FOR SAMA

Film FOR SAMA Directed by Edward Watts, Waad al-Kateab FOR SAMA is a feature documentary that tells the astonishing story of a 26-year old female Syrian filmmaker,…

International Documentary Feature Competition

LAST NIGHT I SAW YOU SMILING

Film LAST NIGHT I SAW YOU SMILING Directed by Kavich Neang When Phnom Penh’s landmark White Building, home to 493 families, faces demolition, director Kavich Neang records his family…

International Documentary Feature Competition

MERATA: HOW MUM DECOLONISED THE SCREEN

Film MERATA: HOW MUM DECOLONISED THE SCREEN Directed by Heperi Mita Filmmakers in attendance. Contributing to a greater breadth of media representation in indigenous cinema and recouping suppressed histories...

International Documentary Feature Competition

OUR TIME MACHINE

Film OUR TIME MACHINE Directed by S. Leo Chiang, Yang Sun Shaken by news of his father’s dementia, Chinese artist Maleonn sets off to build a time machine.