The list of films of the 27th TiDF!

Let's take a glance at the full lineup of the upcoming 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival!

OPENING FILM

ABOUT A HERO, Piotr WINIEWICZ, Denmark-Germany-USA, 2024, 85΄

CLOSING FILM

MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE, Shoshannah STERN, USA, 2025, 97’

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

BULL’S HEART, Eva STEFANI, Greece, 2025, 78’
CHILD OF DUST, Weronika MLICZEWSKA, Poland-Vietnam-Sweden-Czech Republic-Qatar, 2025, 93’
COEXISTENCE, MY ASS!, Amber FARES, USA-France, 2025, 95’
FREE LEONARD PELTIER, Jesse SHORT BULL & David FRANCE, USA, 2025, 110’
GEN_, Gianluca MATARRESE, France-Italy-Switzerland, 2025, 103’
KICK-OFF, Roser CORELLA & Stefano OBINO, Germany, 2025, 77’
SCULPTED SOULS, Stavros PSILLAKIS, Greece, 2025, 89’
SUPERNATURAL, Ventura DURALL, Spain-Belgium-France, 2025, 81’
THE GOALS OF AUGUST, Dimitris KOUTSIABASAKOS, Greece, 2025, 116’
UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN, Juanjo PEREIRA, Paraguay-Argentina-USA-France-Germany, 2025, 89’

NEWCOMERS COMPETITION

HOW TO BUILD A LIBRARY, Maia LEKOW & Christopher KING, Kenya-USA, 2025, 103’
LO, Thanassis VASSILIOU, Greece-France, 2025, 70’
MY SUNNYSIDE, Matylda KAWKA, Poland-USA, 2025, 92’
PET FARM, Finn WALTHER & Martin A. WALTHER, Norway, 2024, 83΄
QUEENS OF JOY, Olga GIBELINDA, Ukraine-France-Czech Republic, 2025, 90’
RESILIENCE, Tomas ELSIK, Czech Republic, 2025, 80’
SUPER PARADISE, Steve KRIKRIS, Greece-Germany, 2024, 87’
THE SECRET OF ME, Grace HUGHES-HALLETT, UK, 2025, 97’
THE TREASURE HUNTER, Giacomo GEX, UK-Philippines-Mexico, 2024, 84΄
ΤHEY TALK ABOUT WORSHIP HERE, Byron KRITZAS, Greece, 2025, 88’

>>FILM FORWARD COMPETITION

DEATH PLAN FOR A DOG AND A MAN, Christos KARAKEPELIS, Greece, 2024, 66΄
ERREPLIKA, Pello GUTIÉRREZ, Spain, 2024, 74’
ENDLESS COOKIE, Seth SCRIVER & Peter SCRIVER, Canada, 2025, 97’
MEANWHILE, Catherine GUND, USA, 2024, 89’
MUSEUM OF THE NIGHT, Fermín Eloy ACOSTA, Argentina, 2025, 88’
NOVAMAX SKYLAND, Dionysia KOPANA, Greece, 2025, 78΄
SEEDS, Brittany SHYNE, USA, 2025, 122’
THE ONE WHO HOPES, Stratis CHATZIELENOUDAS, Greece, 2025, 67΄
WHERE DO YOU CALL HOME, Ana Pérez-QUIROGA, Portugal, 2025, 73’
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT, Charlie SHACKLETON, USA-UK, 2025, 92’

IMMERSIVE COMPETITION

548 DAYS WITHOUT MY NAME, Yolanda MARKOPOULOU, Greece, 2024, 14΄
ALL I KNOW ABOUT TEACHER LI, ZHUZMO, USA, 2024, 20΄
RAPTURE II - PORTAL, Alisa BERGER, France-Germany-Ukraine, 2024, 19΄
REVIVAL ROADSHOW, Anne FEHRES & Luke CONROY, The Netherlands-Australia-Cyprus, 2025, 17΄
SOMEWHERE UNKNOWN IN INDOCHINA, Feng-Ting CHOU & Asio Chihsiung LIU, Taiwan-Belgium-Canada-Vietnam-Cambodia, 2024, 37΄
SWEET END OF THE WORLD!, Stefano CONCA BONIZZONI, Italy, 2024, 15΄
UPWIND, Florial SIEBERT, Germany, 2023, 25΄
USER AGREEMENT, Rafał KRUSZKA, Poland, 2024, 15΄
AI & ME, Daniela NEDOVESCU & Octavian MOT, Germany, 2024 (OUT OF COMPETITION INSTALLATION)

TRIBUTE TO LAUREN GREENFIELD

THIN, Lauren GREENFIELD, USA, 2006, 102΄
KIDS+MONEY, Lauren GREENFIELD, USA, 2008, 33΄
FASHION SHOW, Lauren GREENFIELD, USA, 2010, 5΄
BEAUTY CULTure, Lauren GREENFIELD, USA, 2011, 30΄
BEST NIGHT EVER, Lauren GREENFIELD, USA, 2012, 7΄
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES, Lauren GREENFIELD, USA, 2012, 100΄
MAGIC CITY, Lauren GREENFIELD, USA, 2015, 27΄
GENERATION WEALTH, Lauren GREENFIELD, USA, 2018, 106΄
THE KINGMAKER, Lauren GREENFIELD, USA, 2019, 101΄
SOCIAL STUDIES, Lauren GREENFIELD, USA, 2024, 291΄

SPOTLIGHT TO NICOLAS PHILIBERT

EACH AND EVERY MOMENT, Nicolas PHILIBERT, France, 2018, 105΄
ON THE ADAMANT, Nicolas PHILIBERT, France-Japan, 2023, 109΄
AT AVERROES & ROSA PARKS, Nicolas PHILIBERT, France, 2024, 143΄
THE TYPEWRITER AND OTHER HEADACHES, Nicolas PHILIBERT, France, 2024, 72΄

iHUMAN, Tonje HESSEN SCHEI, Norway-Denmark, 2019, 99’
512x512, Arthur CHOPIN, France, 2023, 21’
ECHOES OF GRIEF, Verena REPAR, Austria, 2023, 19’
I’M NOT A ROBOT, Victoria WARMERDAM, The Netherlands-Belgium, 2023, 22’
ABOUT A HERO, Piotr WINIEWICZ, Denmark-Germany-USA, 2024, 85΄
DUCK, Rachel MACLEAN, UK, 2024, 16’
FLASH WARS - AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS, A.I. AND THE FUTURE OF WARFARE, Daniel Andrew WUNDERER, Austria, 2024, 93’
IN THE BELLY OF AI, Henri POULAIN, France, 2024,75’
THE BIOGRAPHY OF A SOFTWARE, George DRIVAS, Greece, 2024, 40΄
THE HEXAGONAL HIVE AND A MOUSE IN A MAZE, Bartek DZIADOSZ & Tilda SWINTON, UK, 2024, 92’
TIME METALLURGIST, Tomáš RAMPULA, Czech Republic, 2024, 11’
ETHEREAL RHYTHMS, EVERYTHING RHYMES, Brecht VANHOUTTE, Belgium, 2025, 15’
GERHARD, Ulu BRAUN, Germany, 2025, 10’
KINKTIMACY, Nong Nhat QUANG, Spain-Vietnam, 2025, 8’
SAIGON, KOSOVO, Tin DIRDAMAL, Spain-Kosovo-Vietnam, 2025, 7’
THE ROCK SPEAKS, Francois KNOETZE & Amy Louise WILSON, Spain-South Africa-Democratic Republic of Congo, 2025, 7’
THEIR EYES, Nicolas GOURAULT, France, 2025, 22’

GEOGRAPHY OF THE GAZE: OFF-PLAN GREECE (1950-2000)

LEUCADA, THE ISLAND OF THE POETS, Roviros MANTHOULIS, Greece, 1958, 16’
FIREWALKERS OF GREECE, Roussos KOUNDOUROS, Greece, 1959, 10’
MACEDONIAN WEDDING, Takis KANELLOPOULOS, Greece, 1960, 23’
THASOS, Takis KANELLOPOULOS, Greece, 1961, 18’
ALUMINIUM OF GREECE, Roussos KOUNDOUROS, Greece, 1965, 21’
PRESPES, Takis HATZOPOULOS, Greece, 1966, 14’
THIREAN MATINS, Kostas SFIKAS & Stavros TORNES, Greece, 1968, 22’
KASTORIA, Takis KANELLOPOULOS, Greece, 1969, 24’
VISIT GREECE, Fotos LAMBRINOS, Greece, 1969, 25’
THE GOAT DANCE, Pantelis VOULGARIS, Greece, 1971, 22’
IN MYTILENE, Manos EFSTRATIADIS, Greece, 1973, 15’
GAZOROS SERRON, Takis HATZOPOULOS, Greece, 1974, 77’
MEGARA, Sakis MANIATIS & Yorgos TSEMBEROPOULOS, Greece, 1974, 72’
ON A LITTLE GREEK ISLAND, Matheo YAMALAKIS, Greece-Sweden, 1978, 56’
A DOCUMENTARY, Nikos KOUTELIDAKIS, Greece, 1980, 20’
LAYER OF DESTRUCTION, Costas VRETTAKOS, Greece, 1980, 32’
FOURNOI, A FEMALE SOCIETY, Alinda DIMITRIOU & Nikos KANAKIS, 1983, 47’
HERACLES, ACHELOOS AND MY GRANNY, Dimitris KOUTSIABASAKOS, Greece, 1997, 29’
THE DANCE OF THE HORSES, Christos VOUPOURAS, Greece, 2001, 64’

TOP DOCS

ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY, Michael MABBOTT & Lucah ROSENBERG-LEE, Canada, 2024, 99’
CHAIN REACTIONS, Alexandre O. PHILIPPE, USA, 2024, 103΄
ERNEST COLE: LOST AND FOUND, Raoul PECK, France-USA, 2024, 105΄
LIFE AND OTHER PROBLEMS, Max KESTNER, Denmark-UK-Sweden, 2024, 99΄
MISTRESS DISPELLER, Elizabeth LO, China-USA, 2024, 94΄
THE FLAMENCO GUITAR OF YERAI CORTÉS, Antón ÁLVAREZ, Spain, 2024, 95’
THE FLATS, Alessandra CELESIA, France-Belgium-Ireland-UK, 2024, 114΄

OPEN HORIZONS

OPEN HORIZONS SHORTS

9:30, Constantine VENETOPOULOS, Greece, 2024, 25’
A PLACE TO CALL HOME, Parisa AMINOLAHI, The Netherlands, 2024, 11’
A RIVER CALLED VAKIRTZIS, Panos A. THOMAIDIS, Greece, 2024, 44’
ALBGREKO, Ilir TSOUKO, Greece, 2024, 27’
BITTER ORANGES, Davide TISATO & Noé COUSSOT, Switzerland-France, 2024, 15’
BLOODLINE, Wojtek WÉGLARZ, Poland, 2024, 12’
BUGS UNDER MY SKIN, Marko KRIMPALIS & Charalampos Ioannis NIKOULIS, Greece, 2024, 26’
CONSTRUCTING AN ISLAND, Ebba GUSTAFSSON, Sweden, 2024, 17’
CRACKS OF GREEN: THE CO-CREATION OF THE 1ST URBAN FOOD FOREST IN GREECE, Yorgos NTALIS, Greece, 2024, 24’
GOD-AND-A-HALF, Margarida ASSIS, Portugal, 2024, 26’
HEAVENLY RHYMES, Angelo TOSCANO, Italy-UK, 2024, 15’
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, Michalis FELANIS, Greece, 2025, 46’
IN MY DAY, Iga LIS, Poland, 2024, 12’
LIFT LADY, Marcin MODZELEWSKI, Poland, 2024, 25’
NOON, THE BREAD FROM TEHRAN, Roshanak ROSHAN, France, 2024, 21’
ON THE TENDERNESS OF MEN, Minou NOROUZI, Finland-Austria-UK, 2024, 21’
RETURN TO DEPOT, Dimitris ZAHOS, Greece, 2025, 36’
SOUTHERN BRIDES, Elena LÓPEZ RIERA, Spain-Switzerland, 2024, 40΄
STOP. REHEARSAL ROOMS FOR A HISTORICAL MATERIALISM, Jorge QUINTELA, Portugal, 2024, 23’
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND KILOMETERS PER SECOND, Clément COURCIER, France, 2024, 17’
TITANESS, Lukas AGELASTOS & Spiridoula GOUSKOU, Greece, 2025, 30’
TONNAGE, Yorgos KYVERNITIS, Greece, 2024, 19’

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE, Albert SERRA, Spain-France-Portugal, 2024, 125΄
ANOTHER LIGHT ON THE ROAD: ROBERT FRANK & JUNE LEAF’S CANADIAN HOME, Katrina WHALEN & John PARLANTE, USA, 2025, 78’
MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I - LAST AIR IN MOSCOW, Julia LOKTEV (co-director: Anna NEMZER), USA, 2024, 324’
MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN, David BORENSTEIN (co-director: Pavel "Pasha" TALANKIN), Denmark, 2025, 90΄
PANGOLIN: KULU’S JOURNEY, Pippa EHRLICH, South Africa-UK, 2024, 98’
PAUL, Denis CÔTÉ, Canada, 2025, 86’
THE DATING GAME, Violet DU FENG, USA-UK-Norway, 2024, 92’
THE YEARS OF FIERRO, Santiago ESTEINOU, Mexico-Canada-USA-Germany, 2014, 101’

GREEK DOCS - SPECIAL SCREENINGS

KYRILLOS & METHODIOS - ENLIGHTENERS OF THE SLAVS, Maria HATZIMICHALI-PAPALIOU, Greece, 2024, 75’
L’ ÉCLAIRAGE REVIENT / WAVES OF LIGHT, Michalis KALOGERAKIS, Pantelis KALOGERAKIS & Panagiotis ANDRIANOS, Greece, 2025, 17’
MYSTERIOUS DEATHS IN ANCIENT GREECE: OLYMPIAS. THIRST FOR POWER, Kalliopi LEGAKI, Greece, 2025, 30’
POSTSCRIPT: FROM THE BUS TERMINAL TO THE ART THEATRE, Lakis PAPASTATHIS, Greece, 2022, 51’

PLATFORM+

'48 | RESISTING THE BIG SETTLEMENT, TEAM 218, Greece, 2024, 78’
5% - AGAINST THE CURRENT, Maritina LASKARIDOU & Konstantinos PAPPAS, Greece, 2024, 64’
50 YEARS REFUGEES: THE RETURN THAT NEVER WAS. CYPRUS 1974 - 2024, Athanasios GIOUMPASIS, Greece, 2024, 88’
ARCTIC ODYSSEY, Evangelos RASSIAS, Greece, 2024, 75’
DAY BY DAY, Lazaros KENANOGLOU, Portugal, 2024, 35’
FOR A RED SHIRT, Nikos THEODOSIOU & Dimitris SPYROU, Greece, 2024, 56’
HELLENIC PLACES: NAOUSA, Vassiliki ISKENDEROGLOU, Greece, 2024, 16’
IN THE LAND OF TRAUMAS, Tassos STAMNAS, Greece, 2024, 30’
KARIBU: GIORGOS STAMOULIS, Yorgos PAPASTAMOULOS, Greece, 2024, 63’
LOST YANNINA, A TOPOGRAPHY OF JEWISH MEMORY, Nikos CHRISIKAKIS, Greece, 2024, 73’
LOVE IN THE TIME OF MY GRANDMA, Zoi STAVRIDI-MICHALOPOULOU, Greece, 2024, 33’
SURFACE, Menios CARAYANNIS, Greece, 2025, 80’
THE AEGEAN STATE, Ioanna ASMENIADOU, Greece, 2024, 75’
THE CHARCOAL MAKERS OF IKARIA ISLAND, Manos ARVANITAKIS, Greece, 2024, 79’
THE HOSPITABLE GAZE: PHOTOGRAPHERS, ENEMIES, AND TOURISTS IN SFAKIA, CRETE, Konstantinos KALANTZIS, Greece, 2024, 116’
THE MAN WHO WATCHED SHIPS, Takis BARDAKOS, Greece, 2025, 15’
THE SLEEPING FEMALE FIGURES OF ATHENS 1ST CEMETERY, Yannis TZIVRAILIS, Greece, 2024, 46’
THERE IS A WAR GOING ON OUTSIDE, John MALAMATINAS & Yorgos POULOPOULOS, Greece-France-UK,
TILL OUR DYING BREATH, Manolis SFAKIANAKIS, Greece, 2024, 32’
UNTOUCHED COFFEE CUPS AND OTHER STORIES, Anna VASOF, Austria, 2024, 64’
VARIANTS (WITH NIKOS), Yannis MISOURIDIS, Greece, 2024, 19’
WHEN THE SWALLOWS FALL SILENT, Constantinos PATSALIDES, Cyprus, 2024, 63’
WHERE ARE THEY?, Nikos ASLANIDIS, Greece, 2025, 61’
WHERE LOVE LIVES, Meropi KALOUDI LAINI, Greece, 2025, 52’
WHITE MOUNTAINS, Alexandros PAPATHANASIOU, Greece, 2024, 86’