The 27th edition of the festival will run from March 6 to 16. It will open with About A Hero and close with Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.

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Fatherhood
Between 1979 and 2016, trans people in Norway were forced to undergo sterilisation, depriving them of their right to bear children. Kris has dreamed of becoming a father since kindergarten. Together with his partners Sindre and David, he becomes a part of the resistance forging change.
Trans Memoria
An intimate documentary diary, which sees the director return to Thailand and to the year 2012, when she underwent gender-affirming surgery.
Paul
Subject to depression and social anxiety, Paul has found refuge in serving women who invite him to clean their homes. By sharing his gently eccentric routines on social media, he combats loneliness and takes it one day at a time.
Zodiac Killer Project
A filmmaker describes his abandoned Zodiac Killer documentary and probes the inner workings of a genre at saturation point.
Yalla Parkour
A documentarian revisits Gaza where she encounters a young athlete leading her to embark on a journey through Gaza's devastated landscape.
Khartoum
Forced to leave Sudan for East Africa following the outbreak of war, five citizens of Khartoum - a civil servant, a tea lady, a resistance committee volunteer, and two young bottle collectors - reenact their stories of survival and freedom through dreams, revolution, and civil war.
I'm Not A Robot
After repeatedly failing captcha tests, a music producer becomes obsessed with a disturbing question: could she be a robot?
Mistress Dispeller
Desperate to save her marriage, a woman in China hires a professional to go undercover and break up her husband's affair.
Meanwhile
A poetic, non-linear journey that explores the impact of white supremacy on connection, relationships, and life.
The Flats
Joe and his Belfast neighbors reenact childhood memories from the violent Troubles era in their Catholic district, exploring the collective experiences that shaped their lives and community.
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