CPH:DOX 2025: Right Here, Right Now
Over 200 films, 94 world premieres, and a bold new thematic section
CPH:DOX 2025 returns from 19-30 March with a diverse program featuring over 200 films. The festival introduces Right Here, Right Now, a new thematic section addressing human rights and global geopolitical changes. Key topics include the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the rise of far-right movements, identity politics, and activism. CPH:CONFERENCE (24-28 March) will focus on documentary filmmaking’s evolving landscape, covering artificial intelligence, investigative journalism, and climate justice. The INTER:ACTIVE exhibition Untamed: Humanity Rewilded presents immersive works exploring alternative perspectives on nature, technology, and society. Additionally, the EUROPE! On-Demand initiative, in collaboration with European Film Promotion (EFP), aims to increase the visibility of European documentaries in North America by providing curated access to key industry stakeholders.
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News
EFP & CPH:DOX launch EUROPE! On Demand to strengthen transatlantic documentary ties
CPH:DOX 2025 unveils full programme with record-breaking lineup
CPH:DOX unveils INTER:ACTIVE 2025 «Untamed: Humanity Rewilded» exhibition
CPH:DOX Summit 2025 to address future of documentary and media accessibility
CPH:DOX and Kunsthal Charlottenborg launch three-year human rights initiative
CPH:FORUM 2025 announces documentary selection and new industry awards
Interview
«It’s not just a question of whether we want to address these issues—we have to»
Director of Programming, Mads Mikkelsen talks curating a festival that balances artistic vision with social relevance, the challenges of navigating a polarised world, what makes a film truly belong at CPH:DOX, and more.
Films
Bright Future
Director: Andra MacMasters
The sensory and ideological layers of a forgotten Cold War festival, exploring fleeting solidarity, ideological discord, and the fragility of socialist dreams.
Letters From Wolf Street
Director: Arjun Talwar
When immigrants are the scapegoats for all of Europe's ills, and the far right is resurgent, Arjun Talwar's poetic glimpse into the experience of life as a foreigner in Poland is a potent antidote to hatred.
Mr Nobody Against Putin
Director: David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin
How a small-town teaching assistant became an unlikely whistleblower on the grim reality of wartime propaganda.
On The Border
Director: Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, Gabriela Schild
At the entrance to the Sahara, Agadez, Niger, reveals the human cost of EU migration policy.
Songs of Slow Burning Earth
Director: Olha Zhurba
Olha Zhurba's meditative take on the war avoids frontline images to show how the conflict affects ordinary people.
Tata
Director: Lina Vdovîi, Radu Ciorniciuc
An intimate story of family trauma and exploitation, tackling patriarchal structures and the complex life of migrant labourers.
The Bibi Files
Director: Alexis Bloom
Alexis Bloom's gripping exposé of the web of lies apparently woven by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid corruption charges shows how one man's fear of jail has led to war and instability in the Middle East.
The Tender Revolution
Director: Annelie Boroș
Caregivers, activists, and disabled individuals share their struggles, redefining care beyond capitalism and advocating for a more inclusive society.
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