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Films

Fluid Lagos

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Fluid Lagos
Justine Chima Unanka, Kamnelechukwu Obasi, Kenneth “Laboomz” Donatus, Lateefah Mayaki, Morola Odufuwa, Nora Mandray, Peace Olatunji “Dopay”, Ramon Shitta, Uwana Anthony “Churchy”, Wami Aluko
Nigeria
International Competition Documentary Film
The Fluid Lagos Collective explores what water means to them and the city: through the eyes of a boatman, his passenger and through bodies made of water – sometimes sluggish, sometimes flowing.

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My Therapist Said, I Am Full of Sadness

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My Therapist Said, I Am Full of Sadness
Monica Tedja
Indonesia
International Competition Documentary Film
Monica scours archive material for answers to the question of how queer life in Berlin and the wish to be accepted by their Christian-Indonesian parents can be reconciled.

A Move

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Khune
Elahe Esmaili
Iran,
UK
International Competition Documentary Film
Family discussions flare up against the backdrop of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protest movement in Iran: Elahe does not want to wear a hijab. An intimate and honest discussion.

Tales from the Source

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Tales from the Source
Léonard Pongo
Belgium
International Competition Documentary Film
Artist Léonard Pongo has been exploring the landscapes of the Democratic Republic of Congo for ten years. For him, the country with its art, traditions and philosophy is not a resource, but a source.

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