Youth Jury Award
Our Youth Jury Programme gives film enthusiasts aged 18-23 a chance to experience DocFest, and select a winning documentary from their specially curated list of films.
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The Dating Game
The set-up might sound like a reality game show, but Violet Du Feng’s portrait of three Chinese bachelors seeking a relationship is also a startling account of gender imbalance.
  • Violet Du Feng
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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A Frown Gone Mad
In a beauty salon in Beirut, clients of all ages rush in to get their Botox injections, while outside its doors, bombings are intensifying.
  • Omar Mismar
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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Katwe
Striking imagery, heartfelt reflection and subtle humour underpins a portrait of a salt-mining community who navigate broken promises of development.
  • Nima Shirali
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Lowland Kids
Dubbed the United States’ first climate refugees, the residents of Isle de Jean Charles resettle to higher ground on the mainland to escape rising sea levels.
  • Sandra Winther
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Runa Simi
Fernando, an indigenous voice actor, goes on a quest to dub The Lion King into Quechua, pushing the boundaries set by Hollywood.
  • Augusto Zegarra
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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The Stand
This striking archive-footage film follows Haida Nation members staging a peaceful but resolute blockade against a logging company, sparking a national debate around indigenous land rights in Canada.
  • Christopher Auchter
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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