Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival 2024

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And So It Begins And So It Begins
And So It Begins and My Stolen Planet
And So It Begins (Country: US, Philippines; Year: 2024; Director: Ramona S Diaz; Writer: Ramona S Diaz)
Amid the traditional pomp and circumstance of Filipino elections, a quirky people’s movement rises to defend the nation against deepening threats to truth and democracy. In a collective act of joy as a form of resistance, hope flickers against the backdrop of increasing autocracy.
My Stolen Planet (Sayyareye dozdide shodeye man) (Country: Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Farahnaz Sharifi; Writer: Farahnaz Sharifi)
Farah, an Iranian woman, is forced to migrate to her private planet to be free. She buys other people’s memories in the form of Super 8 films and records and archives her own to create an alternative history of Iran.
A New Kind Of Wilderness (Country: Norway; Year: 2024; Director: Silje Evensmo Jacobsen)
In a forest in Norway, a family lives an isolated lifestyle in an attempt to be wild and free, but a tragic event changes everything, and they are forced to adjust to modern society.
Nocturnes (Country: US, India; Year: 2024; Director: Anirban Dutta, Anupama Srinivasan)
In the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, moths are whispering something to us. In the dark of night, two curious observers shine a light on this secret universe.
Unclaimed (Azititoi) (Country: Greece; Year: 2024; Director: Marianna Economou)
An accidental find at a Greek hospital sparks a dive into the hidden histories of patients at a TB clinic.
Nocturnes Nocturnes
Nocturnes and Unclaimed
Where We Used To Sleep (Country: Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Matthäus Wörle)
A woman faces leaving her village as a mine causes a rising lake of mud.
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