The 22^nd edition of the One World International Documentary Film Festival (5-11 November) in Slovakia is bracing for a hybrid gathering after its previous edition unfolded entirely virtually. The inclusivity that the virtual screenings allow reflects the festival’s theme this year: “keep in touch”, homing in on eliminating barriers. In the spirit of this central topic, the Slovakia and the Czech Republic for Human Rights programming section will make all films available to viewers with hearing and vision impairment. The festival will open with Vera Lacková’s personal documentary How I Became a Partisan [+lee también:
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The Slovakia and the Czech Republic for Human Rights international competition showcases the best docs from the region while also reflecting current topics in the two countries. The competition includes films that have already proven their worth on the festival circuit, such as Viera Čákanyová’s White on White [+lee también:
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The aim is to make the competition valuable for every participating filmmaker, and not just the winner. “Therefore, since last year, we have established a tradition that one of the members of the jury is an international distributor, or a distributor, whose professional role is to search for documentary talents and present them on the international film market,” says the festival’s executive director, Eva Križková.

A documentary portrait of the titular star of abstract painting, Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint by Halina Dyrschka, will screen in the Relationships section, followed by a depiction of “the grandmother of performance art”, Homecoming – Marina Abramović and Her Children [+lee también:
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The full line-up of the One World IDFF is available to peruse here.