The official selection of the 2nd edition of Doc. Coimbra - International Documentary Film Festival was announced on February 20 at Atelier Semente, a festival partner. The event, taking place from March 25 to 30, 2025, at the IPDJ Auditorium in Coimbra, will present 13 feature films and 22 short films from 19 countries celebrating documentary cinema and its transformative power.
This year's selection reflects the diversity and innovation of the documentary genre, addressing urgent and contemporary themes from different perspectives. The festival includes competitive sections for short and feature films, as well as thematic segments, offering the audience a rich and immersive cinematic experience.
Official Selection - Doc.Coimbra 2025
Feature Films:
A Land With No Ceremony, Bichun Yang (Hong Kong)
I will never heal, David Yon (France)
Save Our Souls, Jean-Baptiste Bonnet (France)
Canuto’s Transformation, Ariel Kuaray Ortega and Ernesto de Carvalho (Brazil)
The Basement, Roman Blazhan (Ukraine)
Mother Line, Carla Valdés León (Cuba)
Orbit, Clea Eppelin (Costa Rica)
The Nights Still Smell of Gunpowder, Inadelso Cossa (Portugal)
Fernanda Young - Beyond My Control, Susanna Lira (Brazil)
Togoland - Projections, Jürgen Ellinghaus (France)
Barbirtch, Diego González Cruz (Colombia)
No More History Without Us, Priscilla Regis Brasil (Brazil)
Resonance Spiral, Filipa César e Marinho de Pina (Portugal)
Short Films:
They dug a grave in my heart, Ulisses Arthur (Brazil)
Ribeiro de Baixo Cabo do Mundo, Rodrigo Queirós, Nuno Mendonça and Vítor Covelo (Portugal)
Caught in the Net, Nuno Alves de Lima (Portugal)
RIPARIA, Riparia, Guillard Marion (Belgium)
The Third Landscape, Julen Etxebarria (Spain)
Ever Since, I Have Been Flying, Aylin Gökmen (Switzerland)
We are on the Map, Santiago Rodríguez Cárdenas (Colombia)
La Panadella, Joel Jiménez Jara (Spain)
Benches, Sergio de Veja (Georgia)
Niki's Music Shop, Tom Blankenberg (Germany)
Between the others, Marie Alice Falys (Belgium)
Kindred Beast, Samy Pollet-Villard (France)
Little Sahara, Emilio Martí López (Spain)
At that very moment, Federico Luis Tachella and Rita Pauls (Argentina)
Roll Down the Window, Lipa Hussain (Scotland)
Cataract, Łukasz Iwanicz (Poland)
Hey, Temi, Jesús Minchón Rodicio, Marta Aguilella Antolí and Arnau Belloc Lorite (Spain)
Scissors, Toyoko Matsuo Saindon (United States of America)
Graciela, Laura Bermúdez (Honduras)
Torres against oblivion, Mariana Sandina (Chile)
Under Land, Sebastián Duque R. (Colombia)
From Sun to Sun, Joana Afonso (Portugal)
Doc.Coimbra invites all film lovers to discover this programme and take part in the festival, which promises six days of screenings, meetings and reflections on the world through the lens of documentary film.
The Festival is supported by the Municipality of Coimbra, the INATEL Foundation - Coimbra Delegation, the Centre of Portugal Film Commission, and the Union of Parishes of Coimbra.
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