Best Short Documentary

Between 1946 and 1990, thousands of young brigadiers participated in youth work actions, which were an integral part of socialist Yugoslavia

Former soccer star Andres, lovingly named “Coach Pancake” by his students, finds his calling training six-year-olds to find their superpowers on and off the field.

In 2012, two biology students created fecomagnetism, a parody of pseudotherapies that claimed

to cure all kinds of diseases by mixing poop with magnets,but shit gets out of hand. How long would it take for people to realize that it was all fake?

Railway worker Zvonko comes to his workplace with only one task - not to do his job.

As we face climate change, young activists, steelworkers, and a geologist come together in a time-traveling space full of nightmares and aspirations. 

Look for an elevated site with a view to the sea. Follow the movement of the sea currents. Imagine a ship.

As a magical moon creeps in, different timelines entwine in the mysterious and

stagnant town of Manzanillo.

Summer in an Apecar: Teens from Aosta Valley navigate trap music, drifting, police fears, and friend-filled parties.

Immerse yourself in the free wanderings of Galicia's wild horses.

A melancholic trip back to a bygone era unfolds as a son discovers rare 8mm

footage of his family's life in a small Yugoslav town during the 60s and 70s,

capturing the magic, the ideology, and the sudden mystique of time itself in a

country that no longer exists.

How tourists become invaders hunting for the best pictures.

On the roads of Saintonge, roundabouts were organized with an obsession with local culture, this film is therefore an opportunity to turn around these postcard landscapes where oysters, parasols and prehistoric women live together. 

Fantoomwijk gives a voice to the residents, who reminisce about their own neighbourhood that was erased from the city. The film investigates how perceptions determine policy and the ensuing impact on those affected. 

The Weight of Sight is a playful and deeply personal essay that explores the last 20 years of digital development.

Elliott & François Jr., young stuntmen from the Bastien family, inherit the legacy of extreme stunts in the world of "Grands Mécaniques Shows". 

Living with Parkinson’s Disease as a Wildlife Photographer.

Suffering abuse marks you, conditions you and sometimes limits you. But what about life after suffering it?

In the wake of Cyclone Freddy, Titi, an MSF nurse from Niger, travels to Madagascar rural areas to confront the alarmingly rising rates of child malnutrition.

From the neighborhood of "Las 600" in Cartagena, Murcia, Carmen leads the first association of feminist Romani women to combat systemic racism and sexism

While the Moroccan state has been instituting a scrappage scheme for old Moroccan cabs since 2016, Kbir is one of the few drivers still attached to his old Mercedes 240.

 A poetic immersion into a man’s memory, where realities are merging.

Hollywood director John Ford’s service as commander of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Field Photographic Branch in World War II.

Taking Back the Groove tells the story of how Richie Weeks clawed back the rights to his own music in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and his ongoing fight to restore his legacy and share his music. 

A crew of miners digs coal 500 meters underground. Miners must fulfill the daily plan. But with each hit with the pick, it becomes more and more difficult to get to the coal in the safe zone. The foreman decides to take risks and dig coal in the danger zone.

Young graffiti woman who was sexually abused at the age of 13, wanders alone through the locked-down streets of Albi.

Mutha searches for antipersonnel mines in the Western Sahara Desert.

Danielle is a film that chooses not to focus on the disease itself but instead on the person who has the disease, their life and how they choose to live it, despite the obstacles.

LIFEBOAT showcases the crisis of refugees desperate enough to risk their lives in rubber boats leaving Libya in the middle of the night and pushing off into the unknown, despite a high probability of drowning.

A portrait of a sleepy village that shines a new light on a serbian soul, while never losing sight of a typical humour of the Balkans.

Perma gold mine, Benin. Some dream to find something, others realized there was nothing to be found. Some dig relentlessly hoping to become rich, others died in the process. And a few of them say that here, nobody dies.

90-year-old Krystyna, lives in the tiny apartment surrounded by books and writing pads. That is remarkable in itself since Krystyna is almost blind, but that does not stop this still vital woman from writing passionate and eloquent poetry that celebrates life.

IN A CARE HOME SURROUNDED BY MAGICAL FOREST DEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, THE RESIDENTS LEAD QUIET, UNRUFFLED LIVES. ONLY SUNDAYS SEEM TO BRING ANY VARIETY. FOR SUNDAY IS VISITING DAY.

“PERROS” follows the lives of five dogs, from the simplest things like what they eat or where they sleep, to discovering the obsessions of each owner materialized in their pet. Through a dog, you can get to know an owner; through several dogs, you can get to know a social group. Each of the stories has common points: going for a walk, preparing food, the home, which in turn become, throughout the film, the things that differentiate each character. These differences allow us to reflect on a society like Cuba, which, although it does not theoretically assume it, is stratified.

A reflection on modernity and global development, documenting the use of human physical force to perform work in the 21st century. The film takes place in the capital of Bangladesh, where the 'machine men' execute different physical works, a mass of millions of people who become the driving force behind the city.

Tables screwed to the floor. One hour, that must suffice for two weeks, sometimes even a month. Meeting room in one of Polish jails. On one side: husbands, sons, fathers; on the opposite: children, wives, mothers. The film depicts the world of one of the mothers, her solitude and constant waiting.

The film is a personal story and explores the trials and tribulations, the celebration and disappointment and the influence and effect of this distinct cultural movement - past and present.

The window displays of the Tehran clothing shops catch the interest of passersby who stop and linger. Gradually, the onlookers meet the stares of the grotesquely mutilated mannequins, disturbing reproductions of the female figure. The female mannequins are mutilated in order to minimize the feminine characteristics, like a warning call sent to Iranian women and society, an absurd totem intended to perpetuate the established order.

An unsentimental observation of an ordinary day in the life of a non ordinary family. The mother cooks, the father delivers newspapers, and the son reads the paper with the aid of a magnifying glass he holds with his feet.

You use to have to make an effort to overhear other people's intimate conversations. Now you have to make an effort not to. The Intimacy of Strangers is a story of life, love, loss and hope - entirely constructed out of real, overheard mobile phone conversations

After their deportation from Germany, a group of teenagers of Roma descent suddenly has to integrate into life in the Serbian capital of Belgrade, a city they actually only know from TV. They do not speak the language and, being gypsies, they are often discriminated against. They find release and new friends in the break dance scene. There, it does not matter who you are, as long as you can make the right moves. In this student film from the Potsdam Film School, three friends candidly tell about their lives in Germany, where they spent most of their childhood, and their day-to-day lives in Belgrade.

Four short films in different genres from the most consistent group of independent filmmakers in Bulgaria.