Docs Without Borders
International Film Festival
OFFICIALLY
SELECTED
TO COMPETE
Summer - 2025
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To ensure that each film and screenplay is evaluated and graded on its own merits, we established a mechanism that ensures that entries are not judged against one another. They are, in essence, competing against themselves: we judge each item on its own merits and provide a score based on an innate value system. We want to make sure that when it's your moment to be judged, the judges' attention is focused on you and not on all of the other films in the queue; this ensures that they won't be thinking about comparisons when they should be thinking about YOU.
Becoming an "Official Selection" means your film passed through the first judging stage (DID NOT get rejected), now being able to go in front of the AWARD judges to decide the award (s) will receive, if any.
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We will send the award notification the week of September 14, 2025.
If your film receives a Best Of Festival award , it will be eligible for review by our long-standing and reputable distribution associates.
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ANIMATED
BIOGRAPHY
| Matahari — The Sun of Tiganderket Director Bagoes Kresnawan in Biography Indonesia |
| Mother of Fascia - One Woman's Tireless Quest Through 20th Century Turmoil Director Aleš Urbanczik in Biography Switzerland |
| Sometimes Triumphant Director Michael Gearheart in Biography |
DOCUMENTARY
| Afeni shakur and the trial of the Panther 21 Director Ray Barron- Woolford FRSA in Documentary United States |
| Aftershock of a Trauma Director Zohal Nasrat in Documentary United States |
| AIDS REVOLUTION Director FREDERIC CHAUDIER in Documentary France |
| Another Place Director Jhizet Panosian in Documentary United States |
| A Social Design Story, Humanscapes: Documenting Society with Salgado and others Director Sergio Di Renzo in Documentary Italy |
| Beings in UKEDO. Director Motoyuki Itabashi in Documentary Japan |
| Class of Her Own Director Boaz Dvir in Documentary, Research (sub-category), Original Score (sub-category) United States |
| Diversion Courts: Treatment, Not Punishment Director Dr. Julie B. Raines in Documentary United States |
| Divine Visitations Director Dr. Kevin Dale McAfee in Documentary United States |
| Exile Never Ends Director Bahar Bektas in Documentary |
| Forgiveness Director Roisin Clarke in Documentary Ireland |
| Four Women of Gulu Town Directors PAULINE Ann GREENLICK, Will Zavala in Documentary United States |
| House on the Plateau Submitter jongmoon LEE in Documentary |
| La Esperanza Director Maria Fernanda Cestero in Documentary |
| Later is Too Late Director Nancy Ellen Nicol in Documentary |
| Project 101: A Hundred Farmers & One Director Rajeev Amit Singh in Documentary |
| Remaining Native Director Paige Bethmann in Documentary United States |
| Roots Director Michael Fritschi in Documentary |
| Saturday, October 7 Director Alving Garcia Marcano in Documentary United States |
| Saffron Robe Director Jane Centofante in Documentary, Human Spirit, Religion/Faith, Cinematography (sub-category), Editing (sub-category) United States |
| SHALOM PASSION; Never Again is NOW! Director Or Ben David in Documentary United States |
| SOCA RIVER / SLOVENIA Director Martin Kokles in Documentary |
| Spring awakens Directors Tumi Bjartur Valdimarsson, Anna María Björnsdóttir in Documentary |
| Tainan 400 Mail Art Director CHI-YAO CHU in Documentary |
| the Absolutely Amazing, Wonderful, Frightening, Threatening Edge of Tomorrow Directors Springna Zhao, Hayden McComas in Documentary United States |
| The Conspiracists Director Liz Smith in Documentary United Kingdom |
| The Enlightened Zone Directors Edward Kui-ming Li, Ellen Ngai-luen Pun in Documentary, Religion/Faith, |
| The Foot: A Community Remembered Director Gary Francis Quigg in Documentary United States |
| The Phoenix of Gaza Director Yousef Alhelou in Documentary |
| The Strongman and the Last Days of the Khmer Rouge Director James Gerrand in Documentary Australia |
| The Ukrainian Treasure - to war for history Director Teddy Bruslund in Documentary |
| Tibet U.S. Resettlement Project Director Kenneth Young in Documentary United States |
| Trail Mix Director Glenn Robert Sweitzer in Documentary |
| Velvet Vision Director bart Everly in Documentary |
| Zero Limits Directors Dr. Kasia Wezowski, Patryk Wezowski in Documentary |
DOCU-DRAMA
FEATURES
DOCU-DRAMA
SHORTS
| Cordy Director Jeff Hinz in Docu-drama Short |
| Who Said You Can't Dance Director David Block in Docu-drama Short United States |
ENVIRONMENTAL
| Baka, The Wisdom Of The Forest Directors Rui Diogo, Denis Ndeloh, Muleng Timngun in Environmental United States |
| From Earth to Earth: The Lost Art of Dying in America Directors Maxwell Schweik, Alyssa Beebe, Chess Cabrera, Reed Freedman, Mikayla Hall in Environmental United States |
| Plastic Tourism Director Ira Setiawati in Environmental Indonesia |
| THE LITTLE THINGS THAT RUN THE WORLD Director Doug Hawes-Davis in Environmental United States |
| The Red List Director Ross Pierson in Environmental |
HEALTH
| It Stops With Me Director Brian Plow in Health United States |
HUMAN SPIRIT
| #WAY_LamaTenzing Director Alan Rexroth in Human Spirit, Cinematography (sub-category) Germany |
| Being a pilot, two perspectives. Director Francois Tiffreau in Human Spirit |
| Blood On the Tracks Director Jennifer Mary Moran in Human Spirit Mexico |
| If Not For You Director Pontus Andersson in Human Spirit Sweden |
| Redacted Dreams Director Fariba Farjam in Human Spirit, Social Issues Canada |
| Saffron Robe Director Jane Centofante in Documentary, Human Spirit, Religion/Faith, Cinematography (sub-category), Editing (sub-category) United States |
| Taha's Theorem Director Aaron Dye in Human Spirit |
| Texas City Director Arlo Weiner in Human Spirit, Student United States |
| THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT | A Documentary on the Hope and Resilience of Ukrainian Refugee Children Director Nick Clark in Human Spirit |
| The Gift of Darkness Director Lauren David in Human Spirit United States |
| Thelisis Directors PETROS SOFIKITIS, THANASIS SPYROPOYLOS in Human Spirit |
LGBT
OCEAN LIFE
| People of the wide waters Director Andrey Vyacheslavovich Kirsanov in Ocean Life Documentaries |
| Team Ocean Quest - The Impossible Journey Director Shane Vermooten in Ocean Life Documentaries |
RELIGION/FAITH
REVOLUTION
&
REFORM
| Path of Love A journey To The Heart of Rumi Director charles robert davis in Religion/Faith United States |
| Saffron Robe Director Jane Centofante in Documentary, Human Spirit, Religion/Faith, Cinematography (sub-category), Editing (sub-category) United States |
| The Enlightened Zone Directors Edward Kui-ming Li, Ellen Ngai-luen Pun in Documentary, Religion/Faith, |
REVOLUTION
&
REFORM
| Gerry Adams: A Ballymurphy Man Director Trisha Ziff in Revolution and Reform Mexico |
SCIENCE
SCREENPLAYS
WILDLIFE - NATURE
SCREENPLAYS
| Pockets Writers Erik Walker Neill, Anthony DeVine in Short screenplays United States |
| THE GOT GONE CHILDREN Writer Lori Mottlowitz in Short screenplays United States |
| TWO FATES based on my Memoir: God, the Mafia, My Dad, and Me Writer Lori Lee Peters in Screenplays Feature Length United States |
| When the Forest Speaks Writer Christine E Bowden in Short screenplays United States |
SOCIAL
ISSUES
| An Undoing Director Lyall F. Harris in Social Issues United States |
| Calm The F**k Down Director Helen Gaynor in Social Issues |
| Greenwood Is Still Burning Director Gavin Hartigan in Social Issues |
| Marks of Majesty Directors Julia Comita, Stephanie Francis in Social Issues United States |
| Michigan Visits Matter: The Family Cost of Incarceration Director Bryce Mackie in Social Issues |
| One Voice: Searching for Michael Spears Director Cyril Morin in Social Issues |
| Our Land Director Samuel J. Tanda in Social Issues Guadeloupe |
| Perspectives Director Bryan Sims in Social Issues United States |
SPORTS
STUDENT
| A Wall Overgrown Director Silas Gobat in Student |
| Beyond the Conflict Director Atharva Raut in Student |
TRAVEL - CULTURE
ARTS
| Mangyan Ambahan: Wisdom for Our Filipino Soul Director Chiara Cox in Travel/Culture/Arts Philippines |
| The Forcados: Brotherhood of the Bulls Director Bob Krist in Travel/Culture/Arts United States |
WILDLIFE - NATURE
ANIMALS
| Freelance Beaver Detective Director Kay D Ray in Wildlife/Nature/Animals United States |
| The Art of Trees Director Andre Desrochers in Wildlife/Nature/Animals |
| TIGERS-Tracking a Legend Film Documentary Director Carol J. Amore in Wildlife/Nature/Animals |
YOUTH
ZERO BUDGET
ZERO BUDGET
| Journey for a dream Director Cristiano Sigaud Winter in Zero Budget Mexico |