Edi Doc 2025

Deshilando Luz(es)

A film essay that intertwines the director's gaze with that of her late mother. Beyond exploring mourning and absence as exclusively painful experiences, the film pays tribute to her mother through memories embodied by places and objects that evidence the traces of her existence. The filmmaker asks herself: What does she owe her mother for who she is and how she films? To what extent does her film belong to her?

E. T., an Emotional Blockbuster(fr)

E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Steven Spielberg's endearing movie released in 1982, achieved the triple feat of bringing to life one of the most iconic characters in pop culture, revolutionizing science fiction cinema and establishing itself as one of the highest-grossing family movies in the history of cinema, capable of making the whole world laugh and cry.

Dad's Stuffings(en)

After more than 100 years in business, an Italian family-owned butcher shop that is a staple of South Philadelphia faces a crossroads and an uncertain future.

A Senior Film(en)

As part of college tradition, resident filmmaker Don Philip Alabata documents the final month of high school for the St. Patrick’s College Class of 23' in his very first feature-length film.

Drugged On The Dancefloor(en)

Every night women are forced to feel obliged to take precautions in order to feel safe on a night out. This is the story behind the victims of the serial spiking frenzy. A student documentary shot, directed and edited by Naomi Long Music composed by James Roberts Hearing the unsettling realities for women on nights out; Millie Robinson, Zara Mansell, Annie Foulkes and Janice Asare

Love and Sex in West Africa(en)

Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Senegal – when it comes to love and sex, these African countries are caught between tradition and modernity.

Victorian Britain on Film(en)

Offers audiences a unique window into a bygone era when a thrilling new invention, the motion picture camera, first captures a nation on film.

Tattoos: A Scarred History(en)

An exploration of how the once taboo art form has become socially acceptable.

UFO From Earth to the Moon(en)

Interviewing cast and crew behind the scenes on UFO, this documentary lifts the lid on Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's first venture into live action science fiction.

Getting across the Solent, How hard could it be?(en)

‘Getting across the Solent, How hard could it be?’ is a short documentary about the Isle of Wight Ferries.

Alien: Terror in Space(fr)

A retrospective look at the global impact of Alien, the science fiction and horror masterpiece directed by British filmmaker Ridley Scott in 1979, exploring the origins of its unique aesthetic and the audacity of its screenplay.

Rat City(en)

They climb, squeeze through crevices, bite through lead pipes and conquer their environment again and again. A scientific journey of discovery into the world of rats.

France 2100, le pourquoi du comment(fr)

Footlong(en)

A documentary about the social impact of the hot dog on American Culture. Follow the crew as they travel across the country to explore the many facets of hot dog culture. 'To understand a bike, you look at the wheels. To understand a wall, you look at each brick. And to understand America, you must look at the hot dog."

The "Perfect" Balance(en)

Three teenage women struggle to balance school and passion on their path to success.

When You Listen to This Song(fr)

In August 2021, writer Lola Lafon spent a night alone in the Annex of the Anne Frank Museum, where the young girl and her family hid from 1942 to 1944. This experience gave rise to a book, Quand tu écouteras cette chanson, and now its documentary adaptation. Over the course of a night, the author revisits her story. An inner journey around the figure of Anne Frank and the power of writing in the face of oblivion.

The Dynasty(hu)

The Dynasty by the Direkt36 investigative center tells the story of the business dealings of the Prime Minister’s family over several decades. With hidden camera footage, it also shows the luxurious world built by Viktor Orbán’s son-in-law István Tiborcz and his daughter Ráhel Orbán.

Narbo's Guide to Being a BroomHead(en)

In 2019, Pat Mastroianni best known as Joey Jeremiah from the Degrassi Jr High series, hosted a cast reunion convention event in Toronto called Degrassi Palooza. This documentary highlights the Q&A panels

Holger und ich.(de)

Holger Diekmann was a singer, bass player, and drummer in multiple local bands throughout his short life. Filmmaker Jonas Helmerichs sets out to learn what kind of person his late uncle was. Intimate family portrait and exploration of grief, depression, and death.

Raízes de Concreto(pt)