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International Documentaries
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A meticulously curated collection of international non-fiction cinema, encompassing the spectrum of factual storytelling from around the world.
THE AMERICAN DREAM AND OTHER FAIRY TALES
Abigail Disney | United States | 2022 | 87 mins Presented in the first person by filmmaker Abigail Disney, this film boldly confronts the inherent inequities deeply rooted in US society.
FRI 18 | GATE | 17:30
CESÁRIA ÉVORA
Ana Sofia Fonseca | Portugal | 2022 | 94 mins | Subtitled
An intimate documentary about the life of Cesária Évora, the Barefoot Diva from Cabo Verde and the world’s most celebrated morna singer.
WED 16 | TRISKEL | 17:15
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BATTLEGROUND
Cynthia Lowen | United States | 2022 | 103 mins
This timely chronicle of the US antiabortionist movement provides an insightful and poignant account of the campaign to overturn Roe v. Wade.
SAT 19 | GATE | 17:30
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A DAUGHTER’S TRIBUTE TO HER FATHER: SOULEYMANE CISSÉ
Fatou Cissé | Mali | 2022 | 73 mins | Subtitled Loving portrait of the great figure of Malian cinema, shot by his daughter and including interviews with his famous collaborators and friends. Companion Screening: Yeelen, see p.30
SAT 19 | TRISKEL | 14:30
CALENDAR GIRLS
Maria Loohufvud | Sweden | 2022 | 83 mins | Subtitled
Overtly uplifting and quietly inspirational, this is a powerful ode to friendship, love and the joys of sisterhood.
FRI 18 | TRISKEL | 14:30
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EAMI
Paz Encina | Paraguay | 2022 | 83 mins Subtitled
A film like no other, Eami is a deeply immersive auditory journey into the diminishing world of the indigenous Ayoreo tribe.
SUN 13 | TRISKEL | 17:30
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KARAOKE PARADISE
Einari Paakkanen | Finland | 2022 | 76 mins | Subtitled
A wryly observed trawl through Finland’s dingy bars and pubs asking if there is anything lonelier than the karaoke singer and their song?
SUN 13 | TRISKEL | 14:30
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MAN ON EARTH
Amiel Courtin-Wilson | Australia | 2022 | 97 mins Bob, having contracted Parkinson’s disease, explored Washington’s voluntary euthanasia programme for those who have been given less than six months to live.
LAST DANCE
Coline Abert | France | 2022 | 100 mins
Vince, a.k.a. iconic New Orleans drag queen Lady Vinsantos, is bidding adieu to his creation by realising his greatest dream.
WED 16 | GATE | 14:00 SUN 20 | GATE | 15:00
MIDWIVES
Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing | Myanmar, Germany, Canada | 2022 | 91 mins Subtitled A wonderfully intimate and moving window into war-torn Myanmar through the work of two midwives from across the religious divide.
LOVE AROUND THE WORLD
Anđela Rostuhar | Croatia | 2021 | 76 mins
Warm and human documentary on, yes, love and its many faces told through interviews with couples from all around the world.
WED 16 | GATE | 18:00
MIXTAPE
Omar Acosta | United States | 2022 | 86 mins
The story of how mixtape culture was instrumental in the emergence of hiphop culture from the underground into a global phenomenon.
FRI 11 | GATE | 14:00 TUE 15 | TRISKEL | 17:30 SAT 12 | TRISKEL | 20:00
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF DESTRUCTION
Sergei Loznitsa | Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands | 2022 | 112 mins | Subtitled Ukrainian cinematic maestro Sergei Loznitsa adapts the work of W.G. Sebald to create a haunting portrait of modern conflict.
SAT 19 | TRISKEL | 17:00
WERNER HERZOG: RADICAL DREAMER
Thomas von Steinaecker | Germany, United Kingdom | 2022 | 103 mins Portrait of infamous, wonderful and terrible master of fiction and documentary cinema, director and actor Werner Herzog, celebrating his 80th birthday.
SUN 20 | GATE | 12:00
RETROGRADE
Matthew Heineman | United States | 96 mins | 2022
Matthew Heinemann’s dizzying documentary follows the final days of the US military in Afghanistan, and the country’s rapid fall to the Taliban.
SUN 13 | GATE | 16:30
WHERE IS THIS STREET? OR WITH NO BEFORE AND AFTER
(ONDE FICA ESTA RUA? OU SEM ANTES NEM DEPOIS) João Pedro Rodrigues | Portugal | 2022 | 88 mins | Subtitled Directors and partners Rodriguez and Mata join forces again in this stylish homage to cult 1963 movie The Green Years by Paulo Rocha. WED 16 | GATE | 15:30
A TASTE OF WHALE
Vincent Kelner | France | 2022 | 85 mins | Subtitled
An immersive exploration of the centuries-old Faroese tradition of whale hunting, now increasingly the site of animal rights activism.
SUN 13 | GATE | 20:00 FRI 18 | GATE | 13:30
THE WILD ONE
Tessa Louise-Salomé | France | 2022 | 94 mins | Subtitled
An illuminating portrait of theatre director and filmmaker Jack Garfein, that presents a creative and touching reflection of this overlooked genius.
MON 14 | GATE | 14:30
