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Melbourne’s local doco fest. Documentary Month 1st - 31st July 2025. Call for entries mdff.org.au
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We aim to support independent documentary filmmaking in Melbourne, Australia and around the globe.
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farsouthproject
3 months ago
Here's a link to my short film Temple Lament that was shown at the UNFIX NYC 2025 Film Festival and at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. Enjoy:
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TEMPLE LAMENT
Bereep-Bereep is the Indigenous name for Mount Cole. It translates as ‘wild’ in the language of the Beeripmo balug group of the Djab wurrung people.…
https://vimeo.com/1037315566
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Andrew Garton
3 months ago
Thanks everyone who came to the premier of KNOW ME at the
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(Melbourne Documentary Film Festival) last Sunday afternoon. There were tears, heart warming embraces, reunions too and discussion that flowed from Cinema Nova's foyer onto a nearby pub and into the evening back home.
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Documentary Drive
3 months ago
Review: "Expression of Illness" screening online at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
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Review: 'Expression of Illness' - Documentary Drive
With "Expression of Illness," filmmaker Bryn Silverman offers an intimate glimpse into her experience with thyroid cancer, crafting a short documentary that unfolds like a personal diary—raw, reflecti...
https://www.documentarydrive.com/review-expression-of-illness/
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farsouthproject
3 months ago
First time seeing Temple Lament on the big screen
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Good to see the space and the detail in the film, to have a live audience, to discuss the movie at the Q&A with 3CR's Annie McLaughlin, and the young director of Verge Collection, another of the films at the session. Fun time.
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National Indigenous Times 🤖 (unofficial)
3 months ago
A Perth filmmaker has taken out the top award at this year's Australia Youth Film Festival, held in Melbourne on Friday night. Dannon Wu, 24, won the ABC Best Overall Film award for 'Black Cockatoos: Cultural Significance,' a documentary centred on an Elders Yarning Circle.
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Noongar Elders’ stories drive award-winning Black Cockatoo film
A Perth filmmaker has taken out the top award at this year's Australia Youth Film Festival, held in Melbourne on Friday night. Dannon Wu, 24, won the ABC Best Overall Film award for 'Black Cockatoos: Cultural Significance,' a documentary centred on an Elders Yarning Circle.
https://nit.com.au/08-07-2025/18993/noongar-elders-stories-drive-award-winning-black-cockatoo-film
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FilmInk Magazine
3 months ago
Screening at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, REFLECTIONS OF COURAGE is "Distressing, powerful and thought-provoking…" according to Annette Basile's review
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Reflections of Courage - FilmInk
Distressing, powerful and thought-provoking…
https://www.filmink.com.au/reviews/reflections-of-courage/
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FilmInk Magazine
3 months ago
The Longer You Bleed filmmaker Ewan Waddell writes about the over-riding themes of his documentary, when screens numb the soul. The Longer You Bleed screens at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
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Is Our Empathy Dying in the Digital Age? - FilmInk
The Longer You Bleed (2025): When screens numb the soul
https://www.filmink.com.au/is-our-empathy-dying-in-the-digital-age/
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Riccardo Servini
3 months ago
I really appreciate this thoughtful review of Dwarf Story from Documentary Drive in Australia. They really got the film! Thank you. The film is available for two more weeks for audiences in Australia as part of the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.
www.documentarydrive.com/review-dwarf...
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Review: 'Dwarf Story: Little People, Big Choice' - Documentary Drive
Directed by Riccardo Servini, “Dwarf Story: Little People, Big Choice” is a thoughtful and deeply moving documentary that engages with one of the most pressing and polarizing developments in the world...
https://www.documentarydrive.com/review-dwarf-story-little-people-big-choice/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwLiNu1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABp_yBcDO9spFtiVi3jspUAg4DnL605gbckzx5XXIr7UIQiO9XPYHR0FwG2hP3_aem_qUujMZYcd0IQWHoebbWntg
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3 months ago
The best guitarist you've never heard of finally gets her due in: 'Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine' screening as part of the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. My review:
www.weekendnotes.com/goddess-of-s...
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Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine (Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2025) - Film Review
https://www.weekendnotes.com/goddess-of-slide-the-forgotten-story-of-ellen-mcilwaine-melbourne-documentary-film-festival-2025-film-review/
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FilmInk Magazine
3 months ago
What's the definition of happiness? It's in the title of new Australian documentary. Annette Basile reviews. The Definition of Happiness screens at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
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The Definition of Happiness - FilmInk
… fun, upbeat ...
https://www.filmink.com.au/reviews/the-definition-of-happiness/
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Andrew Garton
3 months ago
Join me on Sunday 27 July at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival for the first public screening of KNOW ME at Cinema Nova, 12:20 PM, Carlton, Melbourne. Booking details in bio link. KNOW ME is one of several incredible short films being screened at that session. It's going to be great!
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National Indigenous Times 🤖 (unofficial)
3 months ago
The natural and cultural values of the Kimberley's Martuwarra Fitzroy River was showcased to a Naarm audience recently, when powerful nature documentary Lifeblood premiered at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.
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Beauty of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River showcased at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
The natural and cultural values of the Kimberley's Martuwarra Fitzroy River was showcased to a Naarm audience recently, when powerful nature documentary Lifeblood premiered at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.
https://nit.com.au/21-07-2025/19205/beauty-of-the-martuwarra-fitzroy-river-showcased-at-melbourne-documentary-film-festival
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FilmInk Magazine
3 months ago
Melbourne's iconic Nicholas Building gets its own documentary., The Nicholas Building screens at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. Reviewed by Melbourne's own Finnlay Dall
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The Nicholas Building - FilmInk
The film’s contents may lack the polish or shape, but its tactility – its sounds, colours and characters – are what makes The Nicholas Building priceless.
https://www.filmink.com.au/reviews/the-nicholas-building/
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FilmInk Magazine
3 months ago
Annette Basile reviews LOVE IN THE WALLS, closing night film at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
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Love in the Walls - FilmInk
... important, fairly hopeful and very watchable ...
https://www.filmink.com.au/reviews/love-in-the-walls/
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🎬 The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 🎟️ Browse the full lineup + get tickets here:
watch.eventive.org/mdff
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#MDFFest
#DocumentaryFilm
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#SupportIndieFilm
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🎬 The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 🎟️ Browse the full lineup + get tickets here:
watch.eventive.org/mdff
🎟️
www.cinemanova.com.au/events/melbo...
🎟️
imaxmelbourne.com.au/movie/the-lo...
#MDFFest
#DocumentaryFilm
#MelbourneFilmFestival
#SupportIndieFilm
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Left Behind follows a group of bold NYC moms fighting for the first public dyslexic school in America’s largest district. Three years. One mission: justice in education. 🎓 Don’t miss the MDFF screening — July 30, 8:50pm, Cinema Nova.
#MDFF2025
#LeftBehindDoc
#DyslexiaAwareness
#cinemanova
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Left Behind follows a group of bold NYC moms fighting for the first public dyslexic school in America’s largest district. Three years. One mission: justice in education. 🎓 Don’t miss the MDFF screening — July 30, 8:50pm, Cinema Nova.
#MDFF2025
#LeftBehindDoc
#DyslexiaAwareness
#cinemanova
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Don’t miss Union at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, July 29, 9:10pm at Cinema Nova! This powerful Sundance doc follows Chris Smalls and workers fighting Amazon for labor rights, capturing their historic union win.
#MDFFest
#MDFFest2025
#UnionDoc
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Don’t miss Union at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, July 29, 9:10pm at Cinema Nova! This powerful Sundance doc follows Chris Smalls and workers fighting Amazon for labor rights, capturing their historic union win.
#MDFFest
#MDFFest2025
#UnionDoc
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Documentary Drive
3 months ago
Review: 5 Standout Shorts at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
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Review: 5 Standout Shorts at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival - Documentary Drive
At this year’s Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, the short documentary category is anything but small. With 9 dedicated Shorts Sessions and shorts screening alongside many of the features at Cinema...
https://www.documentarydrive.com/review-5-standout-shorts-at-the-melbourne-documentary-film-festival/
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farsouthproject
3 months ago
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
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is on right now. Packed with fascinating docos.
www.mdff.org.au
Now in cinema at
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My own Temple Lament is on July 27th 10.30am session followed by Q&A. It would be good to meet folks from Blue Sky there. Sarva Mangalam!
add a skeleton here at some point
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farsouthproject
3 months ago
Not long back from Whoopee Blues, first night in cinema
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A real education for me as relative newcomer to Melbourne on the wild 70s in old Prahran. Crazy iterations of the eclectic band, with a side of Circus Oz. Very impressed that Jim Conway played harp with Brownie McGee.
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Documentary Drive
3 months ago
Review: "Scars Unseen" screening July 16th at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
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Review: 'Scars Unseen' - Documentary Drive
Healing rarely arrives with fanfare. Often, it’s quiet, cumulative, and deeply personal. In "Scars Unseen," filmmaker Meredith Yinger captures that reality with care and sensitivity, focusing not on t...
https://www.documentarydrive.com/review-scars-unseen/
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Documentary Drive
3 months ago
Review: "Dwarf Story: Little People, Big Choice" screening online at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
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www.documentarydrive.com/review-dwarf...
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Review: 'Dwarf Story: Little People, Big Choice' - Documentary Drive
Directed by Riccardo Servini, “Dwarf Story: Little People, Big Choice” is a thoughtful and deeply moving documentary that engages with one of the most pressing and polarizing developments in the world...
https://www.documentarydrive.com/review-dwarf-story-little-people-big-choice/
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Documentary Drive
3 months ago
Review: "Her Shark Story" screening July 17th at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
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Review: 'Her Shark Story' - Documentary Drive
Beneath the turquoise skin of the Pacific, the world slows down. Light bends. Giants drift silently. Directed by Ignacio Walker and Denis Arqueros, “Her Shark Story” captures that sense of oceanic rev...
https://www.documentarydrive.com/review-her-shark-story/
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This NAIDOC Week, we honour the strength, resilience, and ongoing contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 🖤💛❤️ One powerful way to engage is through story — raw, unfiltered, and made by mob. 🎥 Take the time to watch Indigenous-made documentaries. Share their truths.
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This NAIDOC Week, we honour the strength, resilience, and ongoing contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 🖤💛❤️ One powerful way to engage is through story — raw, unfiltered, and made by mob. 🎥 Take the time to watch Indigenous-made documentaries. Share their truths.
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Filmonik Melbourne
3 months ago
Little fix on our artwork. We'll be making short films collaboratively next weekend part of documentary month for the 10-year anniversary of
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. Director or Cast and crew ticks available. hop on the many shorts being produced.
#KinoKabaret
#documentary
#filmmaking
#indiefilm
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Documentary Drive
3 months ago
Review: "NAFADA: An Audio Uprising" screening and masterclass July 21st at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
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Review: 'NAFADA: An Audio Uprising' - Documentary Drive
What does it sound like when defiance becomes music? In "NAFADA: An Audio Uprising," director Reginald Tiessen explores the urgency, frustration, and fierce creativity of female artists confronting si...
https://www.documentarydrive.com/review-nafada-an-audio-uprising/
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Documentary Drive
4 months ago
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2025 - Film Spotlight
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Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2025: Film Spotlight - Documentary Drive
Now celebrating its 10th year, the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) has grown into one of the most dynamic and essential platforms for non-fiction storytelling in the Southern Hemisphere. Wh...
https://www.documentarydrive.com/melbourne-documentary-film-festival-2025-film-spotlight/
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Discover the haunting world of Johatsu at
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This doco uncovers the stories of those who vanish to escape societal pressures in Japan. Join us! As we go viral in Australia again! 📅 22nd July 2025 @ 20.20pm📍 Cinema Nova
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#Johatsu
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Discover the haunting world of Johatsu at
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This doco uncovers the stories of those who vanish to escape societal pressures in Japan. Join us! As we go viral in Australia again! 📅 22nd July 2025 @ 20.20pm📍 Cinema Nova
#MelbourneDocFest
#Johatsu
#Documentary
#mdffest
#mdffest2025
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Honoured to screen so many powerful local documentaries at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival with such a passionate crowd. Come watch, reflect, and connect
#mdffest
#mdffest2025
#melbournedocumentaryfilmfestival
#shortdocumentary
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Honoured to screen so many powerful local documentaries at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival with such a passionate crowd. Come watch, reflect, and connect
#mdffest
#mdffest2025
#melbournedocumentaryfilmfestival
#shortdocumentary
#localstories
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Immerse yourself in the rhythm of captivating music documentaries at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. From legendary artists to untold stories, experience the beat of creativity and passion on the big screen. Join us for a cinematic journey!
#MelbourneDocFest
#mdffest
#mdffest2025
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Immerse yourself in the rhythm of captivating music documentaries at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. From legendary artists to untold stories, experience the beat of creativity and passion on the big screen. Join us for a cinematic journey!
#MelbourneDocFest
#mdffest
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Get ready for the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Online! 30 + titles Streaming all July across Australia, dive into captivating stories from around the globe. Don’t miss this cinematic journey—watch anytime, anywhere!
#MelbourneDocFest
#MelbourneEvents
#WatchOnline#mdffest
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Get ready for the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Online! 30 + titles Streaming all July across Australia, dive into captivating stories from around the globe. Don’t miss this cinematic journey—watch anytime, anywhere!
#MelbourneDocFest
#MelbourneEvents
#WatchOnline#mdffest
#mdffest2025
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Short documentaries from across Australia spotlight diverse voices and landscapes at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. From urban stories to remote communities, each film offers fresh perspectives.
#MelbDocFest
#AusDocs
#ShortFilms
#mdffest2025
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Short documentaries from across Australia spotlight diverse voices and landscapes at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. From urban stories to remote communities, each film offers fresh perspectives.
#MelbDocFest
#AusDocs
#ShortFilms
#mdffest2025
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Discover powerful international short documentaries at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, showcasing diverse stories from around the globe. Join us to celebrate indie filmmaking!
#MDFF2025
#InternationalShorts
#DocumentaryFilm
#MelbourneFilmFest
#ShortDocs
#FilmFestival
#CinemaNova
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Discover powerful international short documentaries at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, showcasing diverse stories from around the globe. Join us to celebrate indie filmmaking!
#MDFF2025
#InternationalShorts
#DocumentaryFilm
#MelbourneFilmFest
#ShortDocs
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farsouthproject
4 months ago
Temple Lament, my bushfire movie, is on
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on Sunday 27th July.
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Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is BACK! July 15-31, catch a record breaking 14 bold feature docs at Cinema Nova made in Melbourne. From raw stories of resilience to gripping social issues, join us for ‘Past Present Future.’
#MDFF2025
#MelbourneDocs
#DocumentaryFilm
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Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is BACK! July 15-31, catch a record breaking 14 bold feature docs at Cinema Nova made in Melbourne. From raw stories of resilience to gripping social issues, join us for ‘Past Present Future.’
#MDFF2025
#MelbourneDocs
#DocumentaryFilm
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Discover powerful environmental documentaries at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, July 2025! From climate action to nature’s resilience, these films inspire change. Join us at Cinema Nova for thought-provoking stories. Grab tickets now!
#MDFF2025
#EnvironmentalDocs
#MelbourneFilmFest
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Discover powerful environmental documentaries at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, July 2025! From climate action to nature’s resilience, these films inspire change. Join us at Cinema Nova for thought-provoking stories. Grab tickets now!
#MDFF2025
#EnvironmentalDocs
#MelbourneFilmFest
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The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival this July is a global gem! Dive into a world of compelling international stories right in Melbourne, Australia.
#MelbourneDocFest
#InternationalDocumentaries
#FilmFestival
#mdffest
#mdffest2025
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