March 6–16, 2025 | Thessaloniki, Greece
Held in Thessaloniki, Greece from March 6–16, the 2025 Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival featured a powerful lineup of international nonfiction films. WMM new release MY SEXTORTION DIARY (dir. Patricia Franquesa; prod. Patricia Franquesa, Mireia Graell Vivancos) — about Pati’s journey through a hacker’s extortion scheme, revealing a hidden world of digital exploitation and her fight to reclaim control — had its Greek Premiere.
This year’s edition also included a number of projects made with the support of Women Make Movies’ Production Assistance Program, as well as films by program alumni.
World Premieres:
- MY SUNNYSIDE – Directed by Matylda Kawka; Produced by Alicja Gancarz, Anna Wereda
- ANOTHER LIGHT ON THE ROAD: ROBERT FRANK & JUNE LEAF’S CANADIAN HOME – Directed and Produced by Katrina Whalen & John Parlante
Selections:
- COEXISTENCE, MY ASS! – Directed by Amber Fares; Produced by Amber Fares, Rachel Leah Jones
- CONNECTED – Directed by Vera Krichevskaya; Produced by Vera Krichevskaya, Alexander Rodnyansky
- THE DAY ICELAND STOOD STILL – Directed by Pamela Hogan; Produced by Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir
- THE SHADOW SCHOLARS – Directed by Eloïse King; Produced by Eloïse King, Anna Smith Tenser, Bona Orakwue, Tabs Breese
- SEEDS – Directed by Brittany Shyne; Produced by Danielle Varga, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, Brittany Shyne
- GIRLS FOR TOMORROW – Directed by Nora Philippe; Produced by Estelle Robin You
- HOW TO BUILD A LIBRARY – Directed and Produced by Maia Lekow & Christopher King
Also in the line-up were new films from program alum Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady (co-dirs. FOLKTALES), Sarah Gross (dir. GRAINS OF SAND), Anna Nemzer (co-dir. MY UNDERSIRABLE FRIEND: PART I), Danae Elon (dir. RULE OF STONE), Maisie Crow & Abbie Perrault (co-dir. ZURAWSKI V TEXAS), and Anneta Papathanasiou (dir. THE ART OF REMEMBERING).
Congratulations to the filmmakers!
