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47th edition D-22: special screenings

Gen_ 1 © Gianlucca Materrese, Bellota Films, Stemal Entertainment, Elefant Films
© Documentaire sur grand écran

Opening night, sneak previews, French premieres of films acclaimed at A-list festivals, and other privileged encounters with both young and experienced filmmakers close to Cinéma du réel’s identity: every day, these special events bring audiences and filmmakers together and offer an exclusive chance to explore the most talked-about films of the moment.


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Opening movie
ANCESTRAL VISIONS OF THE FUTURE by Lemohang Mosese

2025 | France, Germany, Lesotho | 90′

Rachid Djaïdani filmmaker and diarist
in collaboration with the Cinémathèque idéale des banlieues du monde

LE CINQUIÈME PLAN DE LA JETÉE by Dominique Cabrera
2024 | France | 97′

MOMENT OF IMPACT by Julia Loktev
1998 | United States | 117′

BOGANCLOCH by Ben Rivers
2024 | United Kingdom, Germany, Iceland | 86′

LOIN DE VOUS J’AI GRANDI by Marie Dumora
2020 | France | 102′
Screening with subtitles, suitable for the Deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

GREEN LINE by Sylvie Ballyot
2024 | France, Lebanon, Qatar | 151′

JIMMY by Yashaddai Owens
1998 | United States, France, Turkey | 67′

PARTITION by Diana Allan
2025 | Lebanon, Canada, Palestine | 61′

GEN_ by Gianluca Matarrese
2025 | France, Italy, Switzerland | 103′

Cuba, cinema rediscovered
In partnership with the Punto de Vista festival

Short films by Maryam Tafakory

LES MILLE ET UN JOURS DU HAJJ EDMOND by Simone Bitton
2024 | Morocco, France | 93′

HOMMAGE À LA CATALOGNE by Frédéric Goldbronn
2025 | France | 69′

NOTRE DAME DE LA CROISETTE by Daniel Schmid
1981 | Switzerland | 53′
Closing film of the Classic documentary film rendez-vous

Tribute to Richard Dindo 
DANI, MICHI, RENATO ET MAX by Richard Dindo
1987 | Switzerland | 138′
Screening in collaboration with Documentaire sur Grand Écran, presented by Yamina Zoutat

ISRAËL PALESTINE ON SWEDISH TV (1958-1989) by Göran Hugo Olsson
2024 | Sweden, Finland, Denmark | 206′

SLEEP #2 by Radu Jude
2024 | Romania | 62′

Tribute to Lionel Soukaz