On The Line: RAILWAY SLEEPERS
When trains were first introduced to Thailand in the 1890’s, they were seen as a step towards progress and prosperity but instead, the train system remained frozen in time due to corruption and inefficient management.
THE LURE
With the astonishing New Mexican Rocky Mountains as backdrop, we meet Forrest Fenn - an eccentric Air Force veteran and art dealer who decided to hide a treasure worth $3 million - and a series of fanatic treasure hunters lured in to the American West with the goal of decoding Fenn’s cryptic instructions.
YOU'RE SOAKING IN IT
Advertising is inescapable. You’re Soaking in It deconstructs advertising’s pervasive presence in our daily lives with a look at the development towards Big Data, high technology and targeted surveillance.
On the Line: THE IRON MINISTRY
Filmed over three years on China’s railways, The Iron Ministry traces the vast interiors of a country on the move: flesh and metal, clangs and squeals, light and dark, language and gesture. Scores of rail journeys come together into one, capturing the thrills and anxieties of social and technological transformation.
Open City: A MOON OF NICKEL AND ICE + Q&A
The mining town of Norilsk sits in the heart of the Siberian Arctic, huddled behind its wind walls and bathed in the billowing smoke and sulphur of its mills and factories. Originally built by Gulag prisoners under Stalin...
Open City: GAGARIN'S PIONEERS
Vitaly Mansky embarks on a journey to track down his old school friends and fellow Young Pioneers with whom, as a child growing up in Lvov, Ukraine, he pledged allegiance to the Soviet motherland and the principles of communism.
Open City: THE LURE + Q&A (SOLD OUT)
With the astonishing New Mexican Rocky Mountains as backdrop, we meet Forrest Fenn - an eccentric Air Force veteran and art dealer who decided to hide a treasure worth $3 million - and a series of fanatic treasure hunters lured in to the American West with the goal of decoding Fenn’s cryptic instructions.
On The Line: ALL THAT PASSES BY THROUGH A WINDOW THAT DOESN'T OPEN + SLEEPERS' BEAT
All That Passes by Through a Window That Doesn’t Open captures the laying of the tracks with breath-taking imagery as across the closed borders of Eurasia, men wait and dream, trying to suppress regret and fear by connecting with one another and the dreams of a better future.
Open City: PRIVATE CHRONICLES. MONOLOGUE
Exploring the collective life of the generation born as Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, Mansky worked with over 5000 hours of home movies to create this unique chronicle of everyday life in the Soviet Union.
Open City: VITALY MANSKY MASTERCLASS
Open City Documentary Festival begin their Vitaly Mansky focus with this Masterclass event, during which Mansky will discuss his wide-ranging and prolific career as well as his approach to his filmmaking practice.
KEDI
For thousands of years, cats have lived alongside humans in Istanbul becoming an essential part of the community. Captivating and joyous, Kedi explores the lives of seven street cats and their connection to the city and people of Istanbul.
On The Line: IN TRANSIT
In Transit journeys into the hearts and minds of everyday passengers aboard Amtrak's Empire Builder, the busiest long-distance train route in America.
FIELD OF VISION SHORTS + Q&A
Join us for an evening of short film in collaboration with Field of Vision.
*QUEST
Shot over a decade, this tender and moving film is a portrait of a family living in North Philadelphia. Set against the backdrop of a country now in turmoil, Quest is a profound testament to love, healing and hope.
DocHouse First: BENDING THE ARC
Documenting the incredible work of Partners in Health, Bending the Arc tells the story of a small group of doctors dedicated to their mission to make high-quality healthcare available to everyone, even in the world’s poorest countries.
On The Line: TURKSIB & NIGHT MAIL
With bold and exhilarating flair, Turksib charts the monumental efforts to build a railway linking the regions of Turkestan and Siberia in 1920s USSR.
I CALLED HIM MORGAN
Part jazz history, part true-crime tale, I Called Him Morgan tells the tragic story of Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who murdered him in a New York bar in 1972.
STEP
An uplifting and vibrant film following an inner city Baltimore high school Step team. Under the guidance of their mothers and mentors, the ‘Lethal Ladies’ step team fight against the odds and use their dancing as a way to express themselves, unite their peers and keep chasing their dreams.
MOTHERLAND
Motherland takes us into the heart of the world’s busiest maternity hospital in one of the most populous countries: The Philippines. An intimate and heart-warming vérité portrait of women taking the first steps on their journey of motherhood.
Al Gore in Conversation + AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER
Former Vice President Al Gore continues his tireless fight, traveling around the world training an army of climate champions and influencing international climate policy in this rousing follow-up to 2006’s An Inconvenient Truth.
ICARUS
A doping investigation leads to a global cat and mouse game when filmmaker and cyclist Bryan Fogel meets renegade Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov and triggers a huge international sports scandal.