Docs Without Borders

Documentaries are built to transcend. To transport, convey, move. They translate reality into works of art and exploration. Through documentary film we can have access to places, times, people, and perspectives that might be otherwise unavailable. The best of them honor the inherent uniqueness of their subjects by honing an ingenuity of form. The results heighten our senses, open our hearts, and move us profoundly.

Docs Without Borders is a showcase for the most exciting new nonfiction films from around the world. There are no limitations in terms of subject, form, length, language or country of origin, just a prevailing commitment to the art of the real, and to the joys and virtues of curiosity. This inaugural season of the series takes us from Armenia to Iran, from China to Israel and beyond, and form-shifts from immersive reportage to poetic meditations, intimate profiles, observational exposés, and comedy. Each screening will be introduced by Director of Film Curation & Programming Eric Hynes, and most will be followed by Q&As with the filmmakers.

 

SERIES TRAILER

2000 Meters to Andriivka Dec. 7, 2025 Q&A with director Mstyslav Chernov From the Oscar®-winning team behind 20 Days in Mariupol, 2000 Meters to Andriivka documents the toll of the Russia-Ukraine war from a…
I Like it Here Jan. 13, 2026 Q&A with director Ralph Arlyck Equipped with curiosity, humor, and a deceptive lightness, veteran filmmaker Ralph Arlyck sets out to reckon with the particularities, absurdities,…
Coexistence, My Ass! Dec. 2, 2025 Q&A with director Amber Fares Shot over five tumultuous years, Coexistence, My Ass! follows Israeli activist-comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi as she creates a brazen and…
Mistress Dispeller Nov. 25, 2025 Opens Dec. 19 In China, a new industry has emerged devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity. Wang Zhenxi…
Cutting Through Rocks Nov. 4, 2025 followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni As the first elected councilwoman of her deeply conservative Iranian village, Sara Shahverdi aims to break long-held patriarchal traditions by…
There Was, There Was Not Oct. 14, 2025 followed by a Q&A with Director Emily Mkrtichian In the aftermath of one war and on the precipice of another, four women build a life with the hope…

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