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Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival · 2024

Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival 2024

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14 films · 3 reviews

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Dalton's Dream

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It’s tribute to the collaborative feel of this film that the documentary continually takes its lead from what Harris is saying rather than pushing him this way and that.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
The story of Dalton Harris' rise to X Factor fame and what happened next.

(Country: UK; Year: 2023; Director: Kim Longinotto, Franky Murray Brown; Stars: Dalton Harris)

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Every Little Thing

Amid the glamour of Hollywood, Los Angeles, a woman finds herself on a transformative journey as she nurtures wounded hummingbirds, unraveling a visually captivating and magical tale of love, fragility, healing, and the delicate beauty in tiny acts of greatness.

(Country: Australia; Year: 2024; Director: Sally Aitken; Writer: Sally Aitken)

Hollywoodgate

Documentary exploring oppression in Syria.

(Country: US, Germany; Year: 2023; Director: Ibrahim Nash'at)

Man In Black

A lengthy exhibition piece in which the Chinese composer Wang Xilin, exiled in Germany, reflects on episodes in his life.

(Year: 2023; Director: Wang Bing; Stars: Wang Xilin)

Menus Plaisirs - Les Troisgros

A behind-the-scenes excursion into the world of restaurant La Maison Troisgros, which has held three Michelin stars for more than five decades.

(Country: France, US; Year: 2023; Director: Frederick Wiseman)

Occupied City

A documentary about Amsterdam under Nazi occupation during World War II, between the years 1940 and 1945.

(Country: UK, Netherlands; Year: 2023; Director: Steve McQueen; Writer: Bianca Stigter)

The Remarkable Life Of Ibelin

Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, died of a degenerative muscular disease at the age of 25. His parents mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life, when they started receiving messages from online friends around the world.

(Country: Norway; Year: 2024; Director: Benjamin Ree; Stars: Kelsey Ellison, Zoe Croft, Paul Wild, Ed Larkin, Elena Pitsiaeli, Sebastian Tjørstad, John Andrew Mclay)

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

A concert film shot as Sakamoto battled cancer.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2023; Director: Neo Sora; Stars: Ryuichi Sakamoto)

Sorry/Not Sorry

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By taking their time and standing back from the fray, Mones and Suh are able to take a much more objective look at these social phenomena.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A re-examination of the case of Louis CK, who was accused of sexual harassment in 2017, exploring his comeback and the unseen effects of this on the women who spoke publicly about his behaviour.

(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Caroline Suh, Cara Mones; Stars: Jen Kirkman, Megan Koester)

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Swan Song

A look at the devotion, artistry and sacrifices that Karen Kain and the National Ballet of Canada dancers make in their pursuit of creating something unique, meaningful and beautiful.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2023; Director: Chelsea McMullan; Writer: Chelsea McMullan, Sean O'Neill)

Teaches Of Peaches

Documentary charts the journey of Canadian Merrill Nisker into the internationally acclaimed cultural powerhouse that is Peaches.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer; Stars: Peaches, Leslie Feist, Chilly Gonzales, Shirley Manson, Charlie Le Mindu)

Viva Varda!

Agnès Varda has become a source of inspiration for a whole new generation of young filmmakers. For the first time ever, this documentary provides a counter-shot through interviews and previously unseen archives materials.

(Country: France; Year: 2023; Director: Pierre-Henri Gibert; Stars: Agnès Varda)

Youth (Spring)

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On the visual front, the camera moves harmoniously with the workers' unpredictable gestures.

Dalesia Cozorici · 4 out of 5
Documentary about the lives of teenage workers in China.

(Country: France, Luxembourg, Netherlands; Year: 2023; Director: Wang Bing)

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You Can Call Me Bill

A documentary portrait of William Shatner.

(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Alexandre O Philippe; Writer: Alexandre O Philippe; Stars: William Shatner)