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International Documentaries

Prize-winning, controversial, mesmerising, eye-opening and visually stunning; it’s all there in this year’s International Documentary line-up.

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Wed Jun 8 at 6:00pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

The life and work of great American author and commentator Kurt Vonnegut (Slaughterhouse Five, Breakfast of Champions) is examined in a documentary 40 years in the making.

Wed Jun 8 at 6:15pm Palace Central Cinemas

Singing in the Wilderness

The heart-rending and revealing story of a Christian choir from a rural community in China who are ‘discovered’ by authorities and turned into a national commodity.

Thu Jun 9 at 9:30am State Theatre

Calendar Girls

An uplifting, joyous documentary featuring a female dance troupe with a difference: they’re 60+ and out to prove that age is just a number. Selected Sundance and CPH:DOX 2022.

Thu Jun 9 at 11:30am State Theatre

Hide and Seek

An exhilarating yet heart-breaking portrait of a boy approaching adolescence in the crime-riddled Spanish Quarter of Naples. Winner, Grierson Award, London Film Festival.

Thu Jun 9 at 6:15pm Ritz Randwick - Cinema 5

Nothing Lasts Forever

Diamonds are forever? Jason Kohn’s film reveals the irrevocably changing industry following the introduction of synthetic – but indistinguishable – diamonds. Berlinale 2022.

Thu Jun 9 at 6:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Beirut: Eye of the Storm

Mai Masri (3000 Nights, SFF 2016) tracks the powerful intersecting stories of four female activists involved in the 2019 uprisings in Beirut. Official selection, IDFA 2021.

Fri Jun 10 at 9:30am State Theatre

Children of the Mist

A Hmong girl living in the mountains of North Vietnam is torn between her community’s traditions and her dreams of a different future. Winner, Best Director at IDFA 2021.

Fri Jun 10 at 1:45pm State Theatre

All That Breathes

This mesmerising documentary, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2022, focuses on two brothers who devote their lives to rescuing New Delhi’s black kites.

Fri Jun 10 at 6:15pm Ritz Randwick - Cinema 1

My Old School

A mind-blowing stranger-than-fiction story from ’90s Glasgow with Scotland’s Alan Cumming (The Good Wife) bringing this unbelievably twisted tale to life.

Fri Jun 10 at 6:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3

The Territory

First Peoples of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fight landgrabs and illegal logging in this stirring World Cinema Documentary Audience Award winner from Sundance 2022.

Sat Jun 11 at 9:30am State Theatre

Into the Ice

In this visually stunning exploration of the Greenland ice sheet, three intrepid scientists search for clues to our climate future. An epic for the big screen.

Sat Jun 11 at 11:00am Casula Powerhouse

Calendar Girls

An uplifting, joyous documentary featuring a female dance troupe with a difference: they’re 60+ and out to prove that age is just a number. Selected Sundance and CPH:DOX 2022.

Sat Jun 11 at 12:30pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 4

My Old School

A mind-blowing stranger-than-fiction story from ’90s Glasgow with Scotland’s Alan Cumming (The Good Wife) bringing this unbelievably twisted tale to life.

Sat Jun 11 at 1:30pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5

Children of the Mist

A Hmong girl living in the mountains of North Vietnam is torn between her community’s traditions and her dreams of a different future. Winner, Best Director at IDFA 2021.

Sat Jun 11 at 2:00pm Ritz Randwick - Cinema 5

Calendar Girls

An uplifting, joyous documentary featuring a female dance troupe with a difference: they’re 60+ and out to prove that age is just a number. Selected Sundance and CPH:DOX 2022.

Sat Jun 11 at 3:30pm Palace Norton Street

Hide and Seek

An exhilarating yet heart-breaking portrait of a boy approaching adolescence in the crime-riddled Spanish Quarter of Naples. Winner, Grierson Award, London Film Festival.

Sat Jun 11 at 4:00pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3

Black Mambas

An astute study of South Africa’s first all-female anti-poaching unit and the sexism, danger and enduring colonial structures they confront. Winner, F:ACT Award, CPH:DOX.

Sat Jun 11 at 6:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

All That Breathes

This mesmerising documentary, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2022, focuses on two brothers who devote their lives to rescuing New Delhi’s black kites.

Sat Jun 11 at 8:00pm Palace Norton Street

Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel

Belgian filmmakers Maya Duverdier and Amélie Van Elmbt examine the legacy of New York’s iconic Chelsea Hotel and meet its last remaining residents. Berlinale Panorama 2022.

Sat Jun 11 at 8:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2

Tramps!

Dive into the explosion of art, fashion and passion that produced the New Romantic scene in 1980s London with Kevin Hegge’s hugely entertaining documentary.

Sat Jun 11 at 8:45pm Ritz Randwick - Cinema 1

Nothing Compares

This intimate doco charts Sinéad O’Connor’s stunning rise to fame and startling rejection of the spotlight, voiced by the determinedly non-conformist Irish singer herself.

Sun Jun 12 at 9:30am State Theatre

A House Made of Splinters

A heart-tugging doco filmed in pre-invasion Ukraine from the director of The Distant Barking of Dogs (SFF, 2018). Directing Award, World Cinema Documentary, Sundance 2022.

Sun Jun 12 at 2:00pm Casula Powerhouse

Beirut: Eye of the Storm

Mai Masri (3000 Nights, SFF 2016) tracks the powerful intersecting stories of four female activists involved in the 2019 uprisings in Beirut. Official selection, IDFA 2021.

Sun Jun 12 at 6:00pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3

We Met in Virtual Reality

Love, fantasy and technology coalesce in this groundbreaking documentary filmed entirely inside the world of VR during the pandemic. Sundance and CPH:DOX selected.

Sun Jun 12 at 6:00pm Palace Central Cinemas

Beirut: Eye of the Storm

Mai Masri (3000 Nights, SFF 2016) tracks the powerful intersecting stories of four female activists involved in the 2019 uprisings in Beirut. Official selection, IDFA 2021.

Sun Jun 12 at 6:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Nothing Compares

This intimate doco charts Sinéad O’Connor’s stunning rise to fame and startling rejection of the spotlight, voiced by the determinedly non-conformist Irish singer herself.

Mon Jun 13 at 12:45pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5

Young Plato

An inspiring documentary about a Northern Ireland primary school teacher who changes the lives of his pupils through philosophy. From the team behind School Life (SFF 2017).

Mon Jun 13 at 1:00pm Palace Central Cinemas

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

The life and work of great American author and commentator Kurt Vonnegut (Slaughterhouse Five, Breakfast of Champions) is examined in a documentary 40 years in the making.

Mon Jun 13 at 1:30pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5

Calendar Girls

An uplifting, joyous documentary featuring a female dance troupe with a difference: they’re 60+ and out to prove that age is just a number. Selected Sundance and CPH:DOX 2022.

Mon Jun 13 at 2:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3

And Still I Sing

Three courageous performers fight for women’s rights against the backdrop of 'Afghan Star' - Afghanistan’s mega-successful version of 'American Idol'. Selected Hot Docs 2022.

Mon Jun 13 at 2:45pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Holidays

St. Petersburg is viewed through the prism of Russia’s numerous public holidays in a cinematic, comedic and conflicting kaleidoscope from Swiss filmmaker Antoine Cattin.

Mon Jun 13 at 3:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5

Black Mambas

An astute study of South Africa’s first all-female anti-poaching unit and the sexism, danger and enduring colonial structures they confront. Winner, F:ACT Award, CPH:DOX.

Mon Jun 13 at 4:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

Singing in the Wilderness

The heart-rending and revealing story of a Christian choir from a rural community in China who are ‘discovered’ by authorities and turned into a national commodity.

Mon Jun 13 at 4:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3

Bitterbrush

Emelie Mahdavian’s 2022 Vision du Réel winner is a magnificent portrait of two resourceful young women working as range riders in the vastness of the American West.

Tue Jun 14 at 3:00pm State Theatre

Day After...

A seductive journey on a century-old river steamer overflowing with passengers from all walks of life from Kamar Ahmad Simon, the first Bangladeshi filmmaker to be Featured Red Carpet Director in Piazza Grande, Locarno.

Tue Jun 14 at 6:00pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3

We Met in Virtual Reality

Love, fantasy and technology coalesce in this groundbreaking documentary filmed entirely inside the world of VR during the pandemic. Sundance and CPH:DOX selected.

Tue Jun 14 at 6:00pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5

Young Plato

An inspiring documentary about a Northern Ireland primary school teacher who changes the lives of his pupils through philosophy. From the team behind School Life (SFF 2017).

Tue Jun 14 at 6:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Fashion Babylon

Three fashion insiders – Michelle Elie, Casey Spooner and Violet Chachki – share their accessory-strewn lives in this vibrant front-row-seat documentary.

Wed Jun 15 at 6:15pm Palace Central Cinemas

African Moot

In the largest law student mock court competition in Africa, the next generation struts its stuff and learns what it means to fight for a cause. Selected Hot Docs 2022.

Wed Jun 15 at 6:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

Fashion Reimagined

Join trailblazing fashion designer Amy Powney of cult label Mother of Pearl on her global journey to craft a sustainable collection. Selected for Tribeca 2022.

Wed Jun 15 at 6:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3

Into the Ice

In this visually stunning exploration of the Greenland ice sheet, three intrepid scientists search for clues to our climate future. An epic for the big screen.

Wed Jun 15 at 7:00pm Palace Norton Street

Nothing Lasts Forever

Diamonds are forever? Jason Kohn’s film reveals the irrevocably changing industry following the introduction of synthetic – but indistinguishable – diamonds. Berlinale 2022.

Wed Jun 15 at 8:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 11

Tramps!

Dive into the explosion of art, fashion and passion that produced the New Romantic scene in 1980s London with Kevin Hegge’s hugely entertaining documentary.

Thu Jun 16 at 9:30am State Theatre

No Simple Way Home

A family returns home to South Sudan to help forge a young nation’s future in this personal and perceptive documentary from debut filmmaker Akuol de Mabior.

Thu Jun 16 at 6:00pm Palace Central Cinemas

Hidden Letters

A centuries-old secret written language connects two modern Chinese women in director Violet Du Feng’s absorbing documentary debut. Selected for Hot Docs 2022.

Thu Jun 16 at 6:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Lynch / Oz

“There is not a day that goes by when I don’t think of The Wizard of Oz.” – David Lynch. A deep dive into the relationship between the 1939 classic and the cinema of David Lynch.

Fri Jun 17 at 9:30am State Theatre

Midwives

Filmed over five turbulent years, this outstanding Sundance award-winning documentary follows a Buddhist midwife and her Rohingya trainee living in western Myanmar.

Fri Jun 17 at 6:15pm Palace Norton Street

A House Made of Splinters

A heart-tugging doco filmed in pre-invasion Ukraine from the director of The Distant Barking of Dogs (SFF, 2018). Directing Award, World Cinema Documentary, Sundance 2022.

Fri Jun 17 at 8:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

Fashion Babylon

Three fashion insiders – Michelle Elie, Casey Spooner and Violet Chachki – share their accessory-strewn lives in this vibrant front-row-seat documentary.

Fri Jun 17 at 8:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2

Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel

Belgian filmmakers Maya Duverdier and Amélie Van Elmbt examine the legacy of New York’s iconic Chelsea Hotel and meet its last remaining residents. Berlinale Panorama 2022.

Sat Jun 18 at 12:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5

Hidden Letters

A centuries-old secret written language connects two modern Chinese women in director Violet Du Feng’s absorbing documentary debut. Selected for Hot Docs 2022.

Sat Jun 18 at 1:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

Day After...

A seductive journey on a century-old river steamer overflowing with passengers from all walks of life from Kamar Ahmad Simon, the first Bangladeshi filmmaker to be Featured Red Carpet Director in Piazza Grande, Locarno.

Sat Jun 18 at 2:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Fashion Reimagined

Join trailblazing fashion designer Amy Powney of cult label Mother of Pearl on her global journey to craft a sustainable collection. Selected for Tribeca 2022.

Sat Jun 18 at 3:00pm Palace Norton Street

Bitterbrush

Emelie Mahdavian’s 2022 Vision du Réel winner is a magnificent portrait of two resourceful young women working as range riders in the vastness of the American West.

Sat Jun 18 at 3:45pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

The life and work of great American author and commentator Kurt Vonnegut (Slaughterhouse Five, Breakfast of Champions) is examined in a documentary 40 years in the making.

Sat Jun 18 at 4:10pm Palace Central Cinemas

African Moot

In the largest law student mock court competition in Africa, the next generation struts its stuff and learns what it means to fight for a cause. Selected Hot Docs 2022.

Sat Jun 18 at 6:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

Into the Ice

In this visually stunning exploration of the Greenland ice sheet, three intrepid scientists search for clues to our climate future. An epic for the big screen.

Sat Jun 18 at 6:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2

Midwives

Filmed over five turbulent years, this outstanding Sundance award-winning documentary follows a Buddhist midwife and her Rohingya trainee living in western Myanmar.

Sat Jun 18 at 7:45pm Casula Powerhouse

And Still I Sing

Three courageous performers fight for women’s rights against the backdrop of 'Afghan Star' - Afghanistan’s mega-successful version of 'American Idol'. Selected Hot Docs 2022.

Sat Jun 18 at 8:30pm Palace Central Cinemas

We Met in Virtual Reality

Love, fantasy and technology coalesce in this groundbreaking documentary filmed entirely inside the world of VR during the pandemic. Sundance and CPH:DOX selected.

Sat Jun 18 at 8:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2

Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel

Belgian filmmakers Maya Duverdier and Amélie Van Elmbt examine the legacy of New York’s iconic Chelsea Hotel and meet its last remaining residents. Berlinale Panorama 2022.

Sat Jun 18 at 8:45pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 4

Lynch / Oz

“There is not a day that goes by when I don’t think of The Wizard of Oz.” – David Lynch. A deep dive into the relationship between the 1939 classic and the cinema of David Lynch.

Sun Jun 19 at 2:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

A House Made of Splinters

A heart-tugging doco filmed in pre-invasion Ukraine from the director of The Distant Barking of Dogs (SFF, 2018). Directing Award, World Cinema Documentary, Sundance 2022.

Sun Jun 19 at 3:30pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 4

My Old School

A mind-blowing stranger-than-fiction story from ’90s Glasgow with Scotland’s Alan Cumming (The Good Wife) bringing this unbelievably twisted tale to life.

Sun Jun 19 at 3:30pm Palace Norton Street

And Still I Sing

Three courageous performers fight for women’s rights against the backdrop of 'Afghan Star' - Afghanistan’s mega-successful version of 'American Idol'. Selected Hot Docs 2022.

Sun Jun 19 at 4:00pm Palace Central Cinemas

Holidays

St. Petersburg is viewed through the prism of Russia’s numerous public holidays in a cinematic, comedic and conflicting kaleidoscope from Swiss filmmaker Antoine Cattin.

Sun Jun 19 at 4:10pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5

No Simple Way Home

A family returns home to South Sudan to help forge a young nation’s future in this personal and perceptive documentary from debut filmmaker Akuol de Mabior.

Sun Jun 19 at 4:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Nothing Lasts Forever

Diamonds are forever? Jason Kohn’s film reveals the irrevocably changing industry following the introduction of synthetic – but indistinguishable – diamonds. Berlinale 2022.

Sun Jun 19 at 6:00pm Palace Central Cinemas

Midwives

Filmed over five turbulent years, this outstanding Sundance award-winning documentary follows a Buddhist midwife and her Rohingya trainee living in western Myanmar.

Sun Jun 19 at 6:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5

The Territory

First Peoples of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fight landgrabs and illegal logging in this stirring World Cinema Documentary Audience Award winner from Sundance 2022.

Mon Jun 20 at 6:00pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

The life and work of great American author and commentator Kurt Vonnegut (Slaughterhouse Five, Breakfast of Champions) is examined in a documentary 40 years in the making.

African Moot

In the largest law student mock court competition in Africa, the next generation struts its stuff and learns what it means to fight for a cause. Selected Hot Docs 2022.

All That Breathes

This mesmerising documentary, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2022, focuses on two brothers who devote their lives to rescuing New Delhi’s black kites.

And Still I Sing

Three courageous performers fight for women’s rights against the backdrop of 'Afghan Star' - Afghanistan’s mega-successful version of 'American Idol'. Selected Hot Docs 2022.

Beirut: Eye of the Storm

Mai Masri (3000 Nights, SFF 2016) tracks the powerful intersecting stories of four female activists involved in the 2019 uprisings in Beirut. Official selection, IDFA 2021.

Bitterbrush

Emelie Mahdavian’s 2022 Vision du Réel winner is a magnificent portrait of two resourceful young women working as range riders in the vastness of the American West.

Black Mambas

An astute study of South Africa’s first all-female anti-poaching unit and the sexism, danger and enduring colonial structures they confront. Winner, F:ACT Award, CPH:DOX.

Calendar Girls

An uplifting, joyous documentary featuring a female dance troupe with a difference: they’re 60+ and out to prove that age is just a number. Selected Sundance and CPH:DOX 2022.

Children of the Mist

A Hmong girl living in the mountains of North Vietnam is torn between her community’s traditions and her dreams of a different future. Winner, Best Director at IDFA 2021.

Day After...

A seductive journey on a century-old river steamer overflowing with passengers from all walks of life from Kamar Ahmad Simon, the first Bangladeshi filmmaker to be Featured Red Carpet Director in Piazza Grande, Locarno.

Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel

Belgian filmmakers Maya Duverdier and Amélie Van Elmbt examine the legacy of New York’s iconic Chelsea Hotel and meet its last remaining residents. Berlinale Panorama 2022.

Fashion Babylon

Three fashion insiders – Michelle Elie, Casey Spooner and Violet Chachki – share their accessory-strewn lives in this vibrant front-row-seat documentary.

Fashion Reimagined

Join trailblazing fashion designer Amy Powney of cult label Mother of Pearl on her global journey to craft a sustainable collection. Selected for Tribeca 2022.

Hidden Letters

A centuries-old secret written language connects two modern Chinese women in director Violet Du Feng’s absorbing documentary debut. Selected for Hot Docs 2022.

Hide and Seek

An exhilarating yet heart-breaking portrait of a boy approaching adolescence in the crime-riddled Spanish Quarter of Naples. Winner, Grierson Award, London Film Festival.

Holidays

St. Petersburg is viewed through the prism of Russia’s numerous public holidays in a cinematic, comedic and conflicting kaleidoscope from Swiss filmmaker Antoine Cattin.

A House Made of Splinters

A heart-tugging doco filmed in pre-invasion Ukraine from the director of The Distant Barking of Dogs (SFF, 2018). Directing Award, World Cinema Documentary, Sundance 2022.

Into the Ice

In this visually stunning exploration of the Greenland ice sheet, three intrepid scientists search for clues to our climate future. An epic for the big screen.

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

The life and work of great American author and commentator Kurt Vonnegut (Slaughterhouse Five, Breakfast of Champions) is examined in a documentary 40 years in the making.

Lynch / Oz

“There is not a day that goes by when I don’t think of The Wizard of Oz.” – David Lynch. A deep dive into the relationship between the 1939 classic and the cinema of David Lynch.

Midwives

Filmed over five turbulent years, this outstanding Sundance award-winning documentary follows a Buddhist midwife and her Rohingya trainee living in western Myanmar.

My Old School

A mind-blowing stranger-than-fiction story from ’90s Glasgow with Scotland’s Alan Cumming (The Good Wife) bringing this unbelievably twisted tale to life.

No Simple Way Home

A family returns home to South Sudan to help forge a young nation’s future in this personal and perceptive documentary from debut filmmaker Akuol de Mabior.

Nothing Compares

This intimate doco charts Sinéad O’Connor’s stunning rise to fame and startling rejection of the spotlight, voiced by the determinedly non-conformist Irish singer herself.

Nothing Lasts Forever

Diamonds are forever? Jason Kohn’s film reveals the irrevocably changing industry following the introduction of synthetic – but indistinguishable – diamonds. Berlinale 2022.

Singing in the Wilderness

The heart-rending and revealing story of a Christian choir from a rural community in China who are ‘discovered’ by authorities and turned into a national commodity.

The Territory

First Peoples of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fight landgrabs and illegal logging in this stirring World Cinema Documentary Audience Award winner from Sundance 2022.

Tramps!

Dive into the explosion of art, fashion and passion that produced the New Romantic scene in 1980s London with Kevin Hegge’s hugely entertaining documentary.

We Met in Virtual Reality

Love, fantasy and technology coalesce in this groundbreaking documentary filmed entirely inside the world of VR during the pandemic. Sundance and CPH:DOX selected.

Young Plato

An inspiring documentary about a Northern Ireland primary school teacher who changes the lives of his pupils through philosophy. From the team behind School Life (SFF 2017).

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