Black Snow

A riveting journalistic thriller about a Siberian housewife and mother of three who posts a video exposing the pollution caused by the coal mine near her home, and her overnight transformation into an “enemy of the people” and a fearless activist.

Boyz

The lives of three university students in Munich on their last summer of bromance—from parties, videos on their phones, and confessions about girls and penis size to heartfelt conversations about feelings and friendship.

Favoriten

A first exam dreaded, a little lie confessed, the triumph of success expressed with a big smile—quietly situated among the children of one class in a Viennese primary school, the camera skillfully captures the events that will shape their personalities.

KIX

A gritty Verité doc that captures the fast and furious coming of age of a boy named Sanyi, following him from age 8 to 20 as he navigates the dark corners of his soul and the cracked pavements of Budapest.

Marching in the Dark

Aiming to break the cycle of debt and climate chaos that has driven their spouses to their end, this visually and emotionally powerful documentary follows the lives of widows in rural India as they rediscover their strength.

Republic

In a cramped apartment of less than 6 square meters, a young Chinese man tries to create a utopian hippie-Maoist haven. The camera stays incredibly close to him and his friends, drawing us into the smoke cloud of inspiration and oblivion that surrounds their miniature cosmos.

Vista Mare

The tourist season in this Italian resort town starts in February and ends in October. Vacationers arrive in droves, as do the workers who toil for them. The camera masterfully captures the sublime and absurd elements of a well-orchestrated tourism scene.