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Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival

7 March – 17 March 2024

The 26th edition of the festival ran from March 7 to 17. The winner of the International Competition was My Stolen Planet.

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  • Hidden Master: The Legacy Of George Platt Lynes
    Review preview for Hidden Master: The Legacy Of George Platt Lynes

    A thorough, well-told tale intertwined with many of the key social and artistic movements of that century – and dotted with its luminaries – Hidden Master brings Lynes back out into the light.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the fashion photographer whose rare artistic vision became apparent when he focused his attention on male nudes.
  • Fatherhood
    Review preview for Fatherhood

    Despite the anger at the unfairness of what has gone before, this is ultimately a warm-hearted, life-affirming film.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Between 1979 and 2016, trans people in Norway were forced to undergo sterilisation, depriving them of their right to bear children. Kris has dreamed of becoming a father since kindergarten. Together with his partners Sindre and David, he becomes a part of the resistance forging change.
  • Nocturnes
    Review preview for Nocturnes

    By night, Shreyank Nanjappa’s inspired sound design captures the furious beating of wings and, layered on top of them, the shuffling and chirrupping and all the curious calls of the moths as they rush in to land.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    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.
  • Agent Of Happiness
    Review preview for Agent Of Happiness

    As the surveys continue, different ideas of happiness emerge along with moments of shared humanity.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Amber is one of the many agents working for the Bhutanese government to measure people’s happiness levels among the remote Himalayan mountains. But will he find his own along the way?
  • Woolly
    Review preview for Woolly

    This is a love letter to Nystabakk’s family and good animal husbandry.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A year in the life of a sheep farm that a woman is taking over from her father.
  • Panellinion
    Review preview for Panellinion

    There’s nothing like a niche subject or place to provide the backdrop for a quirky documentary - and Panellinion has both.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A snapshot of life in a chess cafe in Athens.
  • In The Rearview
    Review preview for In The Rearview

    Beyond the stories that unfold within the vehicle, the tension of these journeys, often on dirt tracks in rural areas, is brought home.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    This fly-on-the-wall film captures Ukrainians as they are forced to leave their homes and drive into the unknown.
  • Unclaimed
    Review preview for Unclaimed

    An elegant tribute to lives that would otherwise have been forgotten.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    An accidental find at a Greek hospital sparks a dive into the hidden histories of patients at a TB clinic.
  • Orlando, My Political Biography
    Review preview for Orlando, My Political Biography

    Capturing the experience of living in a world where one’s gender doesn’t fit better than almost any other film to date, Preciado’s work is all about claiming space and present day narrative.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Docufiction interpretation of Virginia Woolf's novel.
  • Intercepted
    Review preview for Intercepted

    The silence between the calls serves as a space for the horror of them to fully take shape in the viewers’ mind.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    The destruction caused by the war against Ukraine is shown in lengthy tableaux. Intercepted phone conversations between Russian soldiers and their families set up a parallel world.

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