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20.11

RAISE THE BAR

OPENING FILM
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

Girl-power sports drama about the struggle for emancipation, equality, and having your voice heard.

HOMES

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

Laila Pakalniņa's film-installation — a poetic and aesthetic ode to the home environment.

THIS RAIN WILL NEVER STOP

UKRAINE MON AMOUR
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

A visually intricate and flawlessly edited documentary about escaping the war that just won't end.

FIGHT LIKE A GIRL

EVENT
19:00 (GMT +3)
ONLINE (PRE-RECORDED)

How to overplay patriarchy in basketball.

21.11

PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

A gripping political thriller about Zimbabwe's fight for democracy, produced by Hollywood stars Danny Glover ("Lethal Weapon") and Thandiwe Newton ("Westworld").

ALONE

BE COMPETITION
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

What has to happen for art to become a platform for political expression? The journey of Andriy Khlyvnyuk, the front-man of the Ukrainian music band Boombox, to political consciousness — as seen through the eyes of Belarus Free Theatre.

HOW TO FILM IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS

EVENT
19:00 (GMT +3)
ONLINE (LIVE)

A candid talk about "President".

22.11

TROUBLED MINDS

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

The three Ābele brothers explore the fine line between creative genius and mental disorder. Gaspar Noé-inspired turbulent semi-improvisational performance film.

SHIREY MARA

BE COMPETITION
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

A moving and gentle animation about a personal grief of an ordinary man.

AN EXTRAORDINARY GUIDE TO MODERN ART

EVENT
19:00 (GMT +3)
ONLINE (PRE-RECORDED)

A talk with the brothers Lauris and Raitis Ābele.

23.11

FEATURE FILM ABOUT LIFE

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

Life-affirming drama disguised as a funeral comedy.

OUTSIDE

UKRAINE MON AMOUR
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

A film journey and a cinematic portrait of a youngster named Roma, who is going through hell and high water… and through poverty, revolution, and homelessness.

A SHORT COURSE ON DECOLONIZATION

EVENT
19:00 (GMT +3)
ONLINE (LIVE)

What the festival film selection process looks like right now.

24.11

NINJABABY

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

"It's not love. It's semen." Comic strip dramedy about an unwanted pregnancy and forced growing up.

HANDBOOK

BE COMPETITION
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE (ONLY IN BELARUS)

A summed up reenactment of a thorough investigation into how the Belarusian dictatorship threatens and tortures protesters.

DIMA

BE COMPETITION
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

In a deliberately raw documentary, Dima asks himself main questions: has he been living his life fairly? And is this even his life?

A NINJA WHO BREAKS STEREOTYPES

EVENT
19:00 (GMT +3)
ONLINE (LIVE)

How to film a comedy on a taboo topic.

25.11

U. Q.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

When "mama's boy" sounds stylish: a chronicle of the life and adventures of underground musician Uku Kuut and his mother and creative partner Marju Kuut.

A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS

UKRAINE MON AMOUR
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

A touching anti-war statement about how injustice shapes learned helplessness from an early age.

MARA

BE COMPETITION
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

A film essay and a horror documentary full of pain, hope, femininity, and a struggle for freedom.

WHEN THE DAY COMES

EVENT
16:00 (GMT +3)
ONLINE (LIVE)

Conversation about the program Ukraine Mon Amour.

26.11

THE BLIND MAN WHO DID NOT WANT TO SEE TITANIC

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
ONLINE
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59

A funny and action-packed film odyssey that conveys the sensory experience of a blind person, starring blind and half-paralyzed actor-musician Petri Poikolainen.

DOMUM

BE COMPETITION
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

A brave personal journey of a Belarusian drag queen searching for home and identity.

SONIC UNIVERSE OF A BLIND PERSON

EVENT
18:00 (GMT +3)
ONLINE (LIVE)

Why a sound producer's work is art.

27.11

TEN

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

A soulful hangout with Of Monsters and Men from three-time Oscar nominee Dean DeBlois ("How to Train Your Dragon").

TSUMU – WHERE DO YOU GO WITH YOUR DREAMS?

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

A documentary collage about the hopes and dreams of the zoomers from the depressing province of Greenland.

A DATE IN MINSK

BE COMPETITION
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59 (ONLY IN BELARUS)
ONLINE

A cinematic attempt to overcome personal trauma that led to a toxic romantic partnership that, in turn, needs to be transformed into something better.

28.11

THE ECLIPSE

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

A multi-layered exploration of collective memory and responsibility on the example of the Yugoslav wars. Winner of the main prize of the documentary film festival CPX:DOX 2022.

SUMMER OF '89

BE COMPETITION
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

It's their last summer before adult life begins...

BETWEEN DARKNESS AND LIGHT

EVENT
19:00 (GMT +3)
ONLINE (LIVE)

A Serbian view of the traumatic past.

29.11

LOVE & DIVORCE

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

A heartwarming and compassionate story about divorce as the only way to save love.

RUNNER

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

Running around Vilnius: a fast-paced drama about self-sacrifice and toxic love.

FEELS LIKE HOME

EVENT
16:00 (GMT +3)
ONLINE (LIVE)

Belarusian independent cinema: where are we, who are we, where are we heading?

30.11

GIRL PICTURE

CLOSING FILM
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

Finnish response to "Euphoria": girls' triangle of friendship, love, and sadness.

TELL ME

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

Twenty-two filmmakers from around the world, led by Estonian Marta Pulk, visualize the self-reflections of people locked at home during the first wave of COVID-19.

ACROSS THE RAILS

BE COMPETITION
FROM 00:00 TO 23:59
ONLINE

A lively and humorous documentary of contrasts and moods about six young people who were forced to flee Belarus and are now rethinking themselves in emigration in Poland.

GIRLS' SECRETS

EVENT
20:00 (GMT +3)
ONLINE (LIVE)

A conversation with director Alli Haapasalo.