"Cinema should also be about the before, the after, and everything in between. That’s why we liked to keep the camera rolling at the end of a shot: the really interesting stuff often happens after the superficially 'important' has taken place." - Ruth Beckermann

We’re proud to present Austrian f...

An Ethnographic Eye celebrates the unique voice of director Yasmin Fedda, placing her latest, deeply resonant feature on forcible disappearances in Syria, Ayouni (2020, 85 mins), in the context of fifteen years of insightful, whole-hearted filmmaking.

The earliest film in this collection, Milkin...

The Documentary and Experimental Film Centre (DEFC) organises the annual Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verite. The festival showcases the very best of the documentary world in an attempt to bridge the gap between reality and truth.

This collection showcases highlights fro...

Celebrating the art of non-fiction, Open City Documentary Festival creates an open space in London to nurture and champion the art of creative documentary and non-fiction filmmakers.

To mark our recent 10th anniversary edition, we are delighted to partner with True Story to present a selection ...