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The Contestant review – discomforting and totally immersive

By Barney Nuttall

Clair Titley's doc tells the outrageous story of a Japanese man who was left naked and trapped in a room for over a year, unwittingly becoming a reality TV star.

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Witches review – leaves you wowed, wounded and educated

By David Jenkins

This vital and deeply personal essay doc carefully dissects and dismantles age-old representations of witches.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat review – a sprawling geopolitical tapestry

By Phil Concannon

Johan Grimonprez's documentary explores the circumstances that led two American jazz musicians to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.

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No Other Land review – a microcosm of Palestinian resistance

By Fatima Sheriff

Calling for a free Palestine, this vital doc chronicles the resilience of the Masafer Yatta community and the occupation’s atrocities in the West Bank.

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Dahomey review – a blueprint for anti-colonialist action

By David Jenkins

Mati Diop offers a creative and moving guide to discussing anti-colonialist action in her very fine follow-up to 2019’s Atlantics.

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Milisuthando review – an intimate, nuanced cine-essay

By Marina Ashioti

This documentary artfully explores familial love, race and belonging through the complex framework of South African history.

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The Battle For Laikipia review – captures a violent story as it happens

By David Jenkins

A conflict between indigenous communities and white settlers in a region ravaged by historical grievances and climate change is the subject of this powerful doc.

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Hollywoodgate review – a fascinating, chilling, if limited study

By David Jenkins

An abandoned CIA base in Kabul becomes a playground for the resurgent Taliban in Ibrahim Nash’at's intriguing piece of documentary reportage.

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blur: To The End review – flails for a sense of narrative closure

By Callie Petch

The latest documentary about the Britpop comeback kings sadly doesn't reveal much that we didn't already know from previous film outings.

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Orlando, My Political Biography review – a dive into the collective trans consciousness

By Esmé Holden

Spanish philosopher Paul B Preciado makes his feature documentary debut with an innovative homage to Virginia Woolf's seminal 1928 novel.

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Bye Bye Tiberias review – gets under your skin and stays there

By Rógan Graham

Lina Soualem’s poignant new documentary traces the stories of four generations of Palestinian women in her family.

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Fantastic Machine review – there’s way too much going on here

By Savina Petkova

Maximilien Van Aertryck and Axel Danielson set out to investigate the implications of the camera, from its invention to the present day, with mixed results.

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Opus review – gorgeous document of a supreme artist

By Xuanlin Tham

Neo Sora creates a beautiful portrait of his late father, filmed just before he passed away from cancer in 2023.

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Robot Dreams review – a wordless wonder

By Michael Leader

A dog creates a robot friend for himself in Pablo Berger's intricate, amazing silent animation.

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Four Daughters review – successfully bypasses the traps of the gratuitous

By Rafa Sales Ross

The latest documentary from Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania centers a quartet of young women whose lives are changed forever when two of them join ISIS.

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Occupied City review – a staggeringly ambitious feat of emotional stamina

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Steven McQueen provides a haunting examination of Amsterdam under Nazi occupation in contrast to its present in his documentary adapted from Bianca Stigter's book of the same name.

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Anselm review – a perfect combination of director and subject

By David Jenkins

Wim Wenders’ luxe 3D portrait of the flame-thrower wielding conceptual artist Anselm Kiefer is a dreamy delight.

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