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Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival

5 March – 15 March 2026

The 28th edition of Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival will run from March 5 to 15. It will feature a record 80 world premieres. The festival will open with Ask E. Jean and close with Mr Nobody Against Putin. Juliette Binoche will be among the guests, with her documentary debut In-I In Motion.

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  • Kim Novak's Vertigo
    Review preview for Kim Novak's Vertigo

    She clicks with Philippe, and there’s a wonderful openness about the film as she finds joy in being able to talk about everything with no fear anymore.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    The actor and painter reflects on Vertigo and her life.
  • Derek Vs Derek
    Review preview for Derek Vs Derek

    The strength of the film lies not just in the personalities of its leads, but in the rich detail observed throughout.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    On a country road in Devon, England, live two implacably opposed neighboring farmers, both called Derek. One believes in intensive farming of his land so that food can be produced in abundance; the other is creating an oasis for nature on his land, driven by an entirely different perception of agriculture and a farmer‘s duties.
  • American Doctor
    Review preview for American Doctor

    A fourth doctor, unsuccessful in his efforts to get to Gaza, helps in whatever ways he can. This enables the film to move between intense scenes within Gaza itself, and the US, where it’s easier to breathe.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    When three American doctors — Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian — enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.
  • Bugboy
    Review preview for Bugboy

    A film all about connections, what begins as a tale of bug and boy itself metamorphoses into a tender consideration of a father and son relationship.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    George, a shy teenager with an eye disorder, struggles to connect with others after his parents’ divorce and finds refuge in the world of insects.
  • Tirrenica
    Review preview for Tirrenica

    Has its moments in terms of the characters who are observed but suffers from a lack of cohesive editing and, most crucially, a map to help orient non-Italian viewers.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Documentary observing the lives and the history of a highway connecting Italy's south and north.
  • We Are Stardust
    Review preview for We Are Stardust

    Rasmussen understands that what makes this quest cinematic is not merely its oddity, but its scale.

    Edin Custo · 4 out of 5
    Story of a hobby scientist who believed it was possible to find stardust in unlikely places on Earth.
  • Ask E. Jean
    Review preview for Ask E. Jean

    Her experience could be Exhibit A for anyone trying to articulate the reasons survivors stay silent through fear of blowing up their own lives rather than their attackers’

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Charting E. Jean Carroll's life, including her court case showdown with Donald Trump.
  • Boorman And The Devil
    Review preview for Boorman And The Devil

    Boorman has an extraordinary openness about him which would make him a compelling subject even if he’d never made a film in his life.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    After directing Point Blank and Deliverance, John Boorman was offered to direct The Exorcist II. The film became a massive failure, nearly ending his career. Years later, cast and filmmakers discuss its ambition and artistic value.
  • Candidates Of Death
    Review preview for Candidates Of Death

    Candidates Of Death becomes a quiet celebration of all the positive things that can come from creative endeavour besides the end product itself.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A father goes on holiday with his son and two of his friends, during which time they make an amateur horror film together. As the years pass, they continue to shoot scenes for their “handcrafted,” carefree, imaginative horror project, with even more passion, dutiful consistency, and unwavering commitment: the documentary chronicles a decade of this adventure.
  • Around Paradise
    Review preview for Around Paradise

    The observational style means the film stops short of being truly illuminating.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    In Caazapá, the “city of magic and legends”, two Paraguayan students are searching for happiness, gold and a magic bird. Their European dropout neighbours are hoping for freedom, healing and salvation from Armageddon. Everything has its price.

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