Documentary Competition

The Grierson Award recognises feature-length documentaries with integrity, originality and social or cultural significance.

Always

Deming Chen’s sophomore feature, the recipient of the top prize at CPH:DOX, is a lyrical portrait of a gifted young poet growing up in rural China.

The Eyes of Ghana

Ben Proudfoot’s film is a love letter to cinema and Ghanaian icon Chris Hesse who, in his nineties, still works tirelessly to preserve the country’s film legacy and the lessons of colonialism.

Life After

Reid Davenport’s thought-provoking and personal project explores the complex debates and hidden motives surrounding assisted dying.

Only on Earth

Breathtaking visions of wildfires in Galicia during the hottest summer on record centre this stunning reflection on the delicate balance between humans, animals and the environment.

Seeds

Sundance Film Festival’s documentary Grand Jury Prize winner is an empathetic and soulful debut that vividly captures a community of Black farming families in the American South.

Singing Wings

Rich with humour and heart, Hemen Khaledi’s documentary debut shows life outshining fiction, painting a lyrical portrait of a magical stork village in Kurdistan.