A competitive collection of remarkable works that explore and expand the language of documentary filmmaking. Films that interrogate reality, experience and facts in engaging and unexpected ways.
Festival Programme
Films — by Strand
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The Mother of All Lies
Kadib abyad
Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir enlists her family and friends to help investigate the mysteries of her childhood and her family’s connection to their nation’s troubled past in this multi-award-winning documentary.
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
An electrifying assemblage of sound and image tells the story of a CIA-backed cold war coup in Congo – and the American jazz musicians weaponised in its cause.
The Speedway Murders
First-time filmmakers Luke Rynderman and Adam Kamien present a stylistically unique and visually stunning feature that delves into the unsolved 1978 Speedway Burger Chef murders while shifting away from the traditional true crime documentary format.