Lens on the Self: 'Black Box Diaries' and Shiori Ito

Join journalist and filmmaker Shiori Ito in conversation with Santilla Chingaipe as she discusses Black Box Diaries, her fearless Sundance-debut and 2025 Oscar®-nominated documentary exposing Japan’s silence on sexual assault, blending investigative rigour with deeply personal storytelling.

The Cinema of Documentary: Creative Producing with Oscar-Winner Shane Boris

Oscar®-winning producer Shane Boris (Hollywoodgate, Navalny, Fire of Love) delves into the craft of creative producing. Discover how he shapes powerful narratives, collaborates with directors, and redefines nonfiction storytelling through boundary-pushing, award-winning documentaries.

A Cultural Reckoning - Truth-Telling, Documentary Cinema, and First Nations Resilience in 'Sugarcane'

Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie reveal the storytelling craft behind their Oscar®-nominated documentary Sugarcane. This investigation into a large-scale coverup of abuse in a Canadian residential school is a truth-telling tour de force revealing the ongoing resilience of First Nations communities.

Documented Screening Program: About a Hero followed by a pre-recorded Q&A

A murder mystery – unwittingly starring Werner Herzog – unfolds in this ironically self-reflexive hybrid doc directed by Piotr Winiewicz and adapted from an AI-generated screenplay trained on Herzog’s oeuvre.

(Public screening, ticketed)

Documented Screening Program: Black Box Diaries

Journalist Shiori Ito embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender, in this 2025 Oscar®-nominee for Best Documentary. Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, kicking off the #MeToo movement and exposing the country’s outdated judicial system.

(Public screening, ticketed)

Documented Screening Program: Sugarcane

An investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school in Canada sparks a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve, in this epic and profoundly evocative 2025 Oscar®-nominated debut from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie.

(Public screening, ticketed)

THE FACTORY INTERNATIONAL PITCHING SHOWCASE

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SHARK ISLAND FOUNDATION FEATURE DOCS PITCH

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