In its first edition under Artistic Director Isabel Arrate Fernandez, IDFA highlighted documentaries that cross borders both geopolitical and psychological

At this year’s edition, the Basque festival demonstrated why it prides itself on its political conscience, with many of its titles exploring displacement, justice, and environmental degradation

The venerable Swiss festival featured its usual boundary-pushing works alongside industry activities that showcased documentary’s capacity to adapt

Venice’s robust nonfiction selection revealed filmmakers grappling with inheritance—of land, literature, trauma, and the weight of documenting lives in progress

Well-regarded as a champion of independent and alternative cinema, South Korea’s second-largest festival proudly tackles the contemporary political milieu