The Staring Contest(2023)

Play It Like Godard(fr)

Jean-Christophe Kern, known as JC, is not a teenager like any other: he won the Palme d’Or at the age of 15, the Cesar at 16. This year, he is trying to graduate from high school.

How to DAD the Movie: Legend of the Gumboot(en)

One Ordinary Dad’s journey to impress his kids by becoming New Zealand’s best athlete. Ever.

At Home With ... Nick Mullins(en)

The “At Home with…” team spends some time with football referee Nick Mullins, a man who has dreamt of being a referee since he was a child. We follow Nick as he copes with life in lockdown during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has kept him away from his beloved job. Nick opens up and gives us an insight into his life, his passions and his dreams for the future.

The Second Coming of John Cooper(en)

John Cooper, the biggest Hollywood star of his generation, partied away his career and vanished from the public eye. Years later, a documentary crew finds him living on the couch of his biggest fan in a tiny one bedroom apartment, and captures his moronic attempts to rebuild his career from scratch.

Scenes from a Celebrity Life(sv)

A mockumentary about the actor Linus Wahlgren, the youngest member of the Swedish celebrity family Wahlgren. Linus reputation in Sweden is a little like Paris Hiltons, but without the money. A well acclaimed TV-reporter, Görhan Hellström, get's the worst job in his life. Spend the next month with Linus Wahlgren and film everything he does. Linus hates his reputation and is desperate to earn some respect as an actor. His new goal. Become an actor at the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre. We follow Linus struggle throughout the movie as he attends castings, enlists in a Polish theater class, backstabs friends and denies his Celebrity family origin.

FREQUENCY(ml)

Two boys follow a signal from the radio, believing it will lead them to aliens from space.

Year of the Devil(cs)

Documentary maker Jan Holman follows the ultrafamous singer/songwriter Jaromír Novahica during his tour with the band Cechomor. The combination is very succesful, but it draws a heavy toll on the band members and Jan Holman.

Harold's Going Stiff(en)

Harold is suffering from a terrifying new disease that is turning him into a zombie. As his condition deteriorates, he and his friendly care worker end up on the run from a group of violent vigilantes.

Blah Airlines Flight 101(en)

A five hour and forty-five minute film set on board a BLAH Airlines flight - the boring, beige and dull antithesis of the innovative and stylish experience when flying Virgin America. The film, which will be screened on April 10 as part of the official DIFF Festival Line-Up, is a surrealistic and humorous work of cinema vérité that exposes the grim reality of commercial air travel - characterized by cramped seats, harsh lighting and a lack of entertainment and meal options.

Cook-Off!(en)

Amateur 'chefs' from around the country compete for a million dollar prize in the ultimate food fight.

Attak(en)

20 Dates(en)

Myles is divorced in L.A. He wants a love life and a film career. So he decides to go on 20 dates and find true love in front of a camera, making his first feature. His patient agent, Richard, finds a $60,000 investor, the shadowy Elie. Myles starts his search, sometimes telling his date she's being filmed, sometimes not. Elie wants sex and titillation, Myles wants it "real." Myles regularly talks with his old film teacher, Robert McKee, who wonders if love is possible in modern life. Half-way through the 20 dates, Myles meets Elisabeth; she's everything he desires and she likes him. Can he finish the 20 dates, satisfy Elie, and complete his film without losing Elisabeth?

Operation Avalanche(en)

In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.

Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute(en)

A one-off 90 minute special in which Keith Lemon pays tribute to the iconic Back To The Future films.

Return of the Jackalope(en)

Mockumentary about a producer who attempts to reunite the cast and crew of the horror B-movie, "Curse of the Jackalope," for a 10-year reunion screening.

Metatitanic(fi)

A no-budget metafilm filled with pop cultural references, Metatitanic deconstructs the performative essence of romantic love.

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk(en)

A promotional featurette for 1998's 'The Truman Show', 'TruTalk' is a "60 Minutes"-style mockumentary taking place inside the film's universe.

The Wandinha(pt)

The Dirk Diggler Story(en)

The Dirk Diggler Story is a 1988 mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It follows the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a well-endowed male porn star. The character was modeled on American porn actor John Holmes. The film was later expanded into Anderson's 1997 film Boogie Nights.

Head Above Water(en)

A mockumentary following the craziest rivalry in surfing history, and the events that follow a shark attack at an annual competition.