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‘Coexistence, My Ass!,’ ‘Free Leonard Peltier,’ ‘GEN_’ Among Competition Lineup at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (EXCLUSIVE)


Thessaloniki Documentary Festival has unveiled the International Competition lineup for its 27th edition.

“The Goals of August,” Dimitris Koutsiabasakos, Greece (world premiere)A kaleidoscope of events, incidents and moments from the everyday life of a village in southern Pindos mountains during an impromptu soccer tournament. “GEN_,” Gianluca Matarrese, France-Italy-Switzerland (European premiere)At Milan’s Niguarda Public Hospital, Dr. Maurizio Bini leads an inspiring and unconventional mission to transform lives through fertility and gender affirmation care. “Under the Flags, the Sun,” Juanjo Pereira, Paraguay-Argentina-U.S.-France-Germany (international premiere)In 1989, the fall of Alfredo Stroessner’s 35-year dictatorship in Paraguay marked the end of one of the world’s longest authoritarian regimes, but also the abandonment of the audiovisual archives that had cemented its power.

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