The Docs You Can’t Ignore at One World
Human Rights issues on the big screen across the Czech Republic
The 26th edition of the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival returns to Prague, presenting an array of impactful documentaries from around the globe. The festival, which will be held from 12 March to 27 April in 57 cities in the Czech Republic, aims to engage audiences through compelling narratives that address vital contemporary issues, ranging from personal stories to broader societal concerns.
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Films
Motherboard
Director: Victoria Mapplebeck
Exploring single motherhood, technology, and self-expression, 'Motherboard's captures intimate moments using iPhones, blurring boundaries between life and technology.
Ms. President
Director: Marek Šulík
A look at Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová’s transformative term.
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.
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.
The Last Expedition
Director: Eliza Kubarska
The life and disappearance of Wanda Rutkiewicz, the mountaineer whose untimely end remains shrouded in myth.
The Sky Above Zenica
Director: Nanna Frank Møller, Zlatko Pranjic
A Bosnian town grapples with pollution, health crises, and conflicting interests, as citizens demand accountability from a massive steel plant.