Documenting resistance. Documentary as resistance. These films speak of the visceral power of documentary film to bear witness and to model new realities.
In the Wake of Remembering
Sara Saini / UK / 2025 / 19 / UK Premiere
Three women reflect on their memories of supporting the Burnsall Strike, a 1992 workers' resistance movement in Birmingham that was led by Punjabi women.
The Rock Speaks
Francois Knoetze, Amy Louise Wilson / South Africa, Congo-Kinshasa / 2025 / 6 / UK Premiere
Born in the heart of heavy stars, cobalt mineral is extracted and joins a rising chorus of resistance against dehumanisation in this hybrid AI documentary.
From the Mountain we See the Mountain
Desde la montaña vemos la montaña
Julián García Long / Belgium / 2025 / 30 / World Premiere
In the mist of the Patagonian Andes, an indigenous forest is recovering from a fire, with animals and humans emerging from a landscape scarred by colonisation.
2mm
Mona Jelic / Switzerland / 2024 / 8 / UK Premiere
In rural Serbia, disembodied voices fight for the future of the land while an unblinking camera bears witness to a spiralling eco-culture war.
Alboroque
Sabrina Fernández Casas / Switzerland, Spain / 2025 / 14 / World Premiere
To protect their villages and restore biodiversity to the landscape of Galicia, a unique collective unites to fight invasive plants and municipal neglect.
