International First Feature Competition
Championing the future of non-fiction film and celebrating promising new talent. Supported by Netflix.
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Blue Has No Borders
A young filmmaker is determined to know her neighbours in the port town of Folkestone. But in the aftermath of Brexit, building new relationships isn’t easy.
  • Jessi Gutch
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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The Broken R
This intimate journey about self-acceptance follows Ricardo, a 24-year-old man born with Treacher Collins Syndrome, who has struggled to pronounce the letter R since birth.
  • Ricardo Ruales Eguiguren
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Carmela and the Walkers
As the world appears increasingly intolerant of ‘outsiders’, an Ecuadorian woman welcoming Venezuelan migrants into her home is a moving reminder of our capacity for warmth and humanity.
  • Luis Herrera, Esteban Coloma
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Comparsa
From the shadows of a Guatemalan neighbourhood scared into silence, two sisters lead a luminous rebellion – unleashing joy, art, and radical truth in a fight for survival.
  • Vickie Curtis, Doug Anderson
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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December
Amid December’s festive glow, refugees remain hidden in forests along the Poland-Belarus border. This powerful documentary gives voice to their silent cries.
  • Grzegorz Paprzycki
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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A Little Gray Wolf Will Come
On the eve of the war in Ukraine, a Russian journalist from pro-Kremlin TV channel brings her rebellious and Westernized teenage daughter on a journey through Putin’s Russia.
  • Zhanna Agalakova
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Lullaby for the Mountains
In this hypnotic odyssey, the ancient monasteries of Armenia's highlands bear traces of epochs past. Landscapes give way to soundscapes, and the shadowy depths within.
  • Hayk Matevosyan
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Redlight to Limelight
A high-spirited group of Indian sex workers and their families begin making short films to transform their own lives and inspire others.
  • Bipuljit Basu
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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