Doc's Kingdom

BASTA. Films that don’t exist do exist. Performed lecture by Léa Morin Friday 29 May, 9pm Casa do Comum @casadocomum (in the framework of The Ongoing Seminar # 02) Léa Morin brings together an assemblage of absent images and marginalised cinematic narratives, such as unfinished and missing films from different geographies, or manifestos for a post-independence decolonial cinema. From these interwoven fragments, Morin asks: How can we archive films that do not exist? What place can we find in our histories of cinema for breaths, desires, and wounds? How might we care for these damaged or absent works without erasing them or denying the struggles in which they were forged? Through sharing movements and materials—including films, images, documents, and photographs—this is an attempt to trace historical contours and rethink our practices; to move toward the collective and link, associate, compose, and articulate, rather than divide. LÉA MORIN is a film curator and independent researcher. Grounded in a political and collective approach to archival work, she militates for the preservation of fragile cinematic archives—suppressed, unfinished, or non-aligned cinemas. She is active in several collectives, including the Bouanani Archives: A History of Cinema in Morocco (Rabat), Talitha, an association engaged in the re-circulation of experimental cinematic and sound archives (Rennes), the editorial project Intilak, and the Research Department of Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (San Sebastian). — Co-organised by Doc’s Kingdom and IFILNOVA/CineLab, in the framework of The Ongoing Seminar #02. Event supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e para a Tecnologia) of the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science under the project UID/00183/2025. Free entry, no registration required (subject to room capacity). More information:

The Ongoing Seminar # 02 “Of Some Interruptions: Tending The Fire, Unsettling Our Practices, Refusing” Two-day seminar with Léa Morin Thursday 28.05, 10h30-13h30 Friday 29.05, 15h30-18h30 Casa do Comum @casadocomum How to approach political histories of cinema interrupted (by death, political engagement, invisibilisation) without absorbing them into the very frameworks they resisted? What remains of a revolutionary gesture once it enters the institution? Drawing on film fragments, texts, photographs, and non-aligned accounts, researcher Léa Morin proposes a collective inquiry into the politics of refusal — and into what it might mean to tend to wounded cinematic histories without extinguishing what made them burn. LÉA MORIN is a film curator and independent researcher. Grounded in a political and collective approach to archival work, she militates for the preservation of fragile cinematic archives—suppressed, unfinished, or non-aligned cinemas. She is active in several collectives, including the Bouanani Archives: A History of Cinema in Morocco (Rabat), Talitha, an association engaged in the re-circulation of experimental cinematic and sound archives (Rennes), the editorial project Intilak, and the Research Department of Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (San Sebastian). — THE ONGOING SEMINAR is a series of encounters in Lisbon dedicated to critical thinking and collective reflection on the role of cinema in the present, the relationship between images and politics, and the emancipatory potential of documentary practices. The seminar is free and open to everyone. As places are limited, registration is mandatory by sending an email to: [email protected]. Co-organised by Doc’s Kingdom and IFILNOVA/CineLab. Event supported by FCT Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e para a Tecnologia) of the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science under the project UID/00183/2025. More information:

Sessões Doc’s Kingdom em Odemira: HISTÓRIAS DO VALE BOM, de José Luis Guerín (2025) Sexta 15.05, 21h30 — Cineteatro Camacho Costa Uma sessão a não perder! Um retrato denso e terno de um bairro periférico, nos subúrbios de Barcelona, e dos seus habitantes, que ali se foram instalando desde o pós-guerra até hoje, ao longo de diferentes vagas migratórias. Nesse humilde recanto, desprezado pelos poderes locais porém extremamente apreciado pelos seus residentes, Histórias do Vale Bom tece um olhar sereno e empático sobre o mundo actual. JOSÉ LUÍS GUERÍN (Barcelona, 1960) é reconhecido como um dos mais respeitados autores do cinema espanhol. Em 2001, concluiu En Construcción, aquele que é talvez o seu projecto mais aclamado (apresentado no Doc’s Kingdom 2003) – trata-se de uma imersão no bairro El Raval, em Barcelona, durante o seu processo de reestruturação urbana. Em 2025, recebeu o Prémio Especial do Júri no Festival de San Sebastián com Histórias do Vale Bom. A sessão será apresentada pelas co-directoras do Doc’s Kingdom. Mais informação:

Special screening // Sat. May 9, 5pm DO YOU LOVE ME, Lana Daher (2025, 75’, Lebanon) at Tasca das Artes @tasca.das.artes R. Professor Celestino da Costa 6, Lisboa Followed by Lebanese food, served and sold by @nafas_lisboa DO YOU LOVE ME is an intimate journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory, composed entirely of archival footage. A love letter to Beirut, the film weaves together 70 years of cinema, television, home videos, and photography, tracing a collective identity shaped by both tenderness and turmoil, joy and loss. Through the perspectives of citizens, filmmakers, and artists, it pieces together a fragmented history in a country without a national archive—celebrating creative expression as an act of resistance, renewal, and remembrance. Following its Portuguese premiere at Doclisboa 2025, the film is exhibited in solidarity with all Lebanese and Palestinian, at a time when Israeli bombardments continue attacking Lebanon in total impunity. Free entry.

A exibição do filme será das 17h00 às 19h00, seguida de comida libanesa e uma conversa descontraída das 19:00 às 21:00. Do You Love Me é uma viagem pessoal pela memória audiovisual do Líbano, composta inteiramente por imagens de arquivo. É uma carta de amor a Beirute, abrangendo 70 anos de cinema, televisão, vídeos caseiros e fotografia, explorando a identidade coletiva libanesa marcada pela alegria, pela intimidade, mas também pela destruição e pela perda. Através do olhar de cidadãos, cineastas e artistas, o filme reconstrói uma história fragmentada num país sem arquivo nacional, celebrando a expressão criativa como forma de resistência, renovação e preservação da memória. Realizado por Lana Daher Organizadores/Organizers: Doc’s Kingdom Nafas The screening is from 17:00 to 19:00, followed by Lebanese food, music, and conversation from 19:00 to 21:00. Come for the film, stay for the flavors and dialogue! Do You Love Me is a personal journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory, composed entirely of archival footage. It is a love letter to Beirut, spanning 70 years of film, TV, home videos, and photography, exploring the Lebanese collective psyche marked by joy and intimacy, destruction and loss. Through the eyes of citizens, filmmakers, and artists, the film reconstructs a fragmented history in a country without a national archive, celebrating creative expression as both resistance, renewal, and a means to preserve memory. Directed by Lana Daher

🔜 Who Was Afraid of Cinema of Intervention? 📆 21 April 2026 🏠 Kino Xenix, Kanzleistrasse 52, 8004 Zurich In May 1976, the Mostra Internacional de Cinema de Intervenção brought together more than 150 militant films from around the world in revolutionary Portugal. Despite being one of the first international gatherings entirely dedicated to militant cinema in Europe, only scant traces remain of it. Two films which were part of the Mostra’s programme offer entry points to specific aspects of the historical event: The shift from representation to self-representation, the use of reenactment as a formal strategy, and the capacity of cinema to intervene in oppression and its structural causes—many of which persist to this day. 🎬 🕛 18:30 – Barronhos: Quem Teve Medo do Poder Popular? (Luís Filipe Rocha, 1976, 53’) 💬 preceded by a short presentation of the Mostra Internacional de Cinema de Intervenção 🎬 🕛 20:30 – Nationalité Immigré (Sidney Sokhona, 1975, 70’) 💬 introduced by Raphaël Grisey (Berlin) More information: /agenda/who-was-afraid-of-cinema-of-intervention/ Presented by Stefanie Baumann (Doc’s Kingdom), Brigitta Kuster (Humboldt University of Berlin), Raquel Schefer (LIRA, Sorbonne Nouvelle University) and Philip Widmann (University of Zurich). Supported by the UZH’s Global Outreach Fund as part of a cooperation between the SNSF-funded project Paranational Cinema – Legacies and Practices at the Department of Film Studies / University of Zurich, the Department of Cultural History and Theory / Humboldt University of Berlin, and Doc’s Kingdom. [1] Still from Barronhos courtesy of Cinemateca Portuguesa [2] Still from Nationalité Immigré courtesy of Talitha

Doc’s Kingdom 2026: New Programme Committee We are pleased to announce that this year, instead of launching an open call for programmers, the programme will be developed through a collective process from scratch, by a horizontal programming committee. This decision is partly inspired by last year’s focus on collective film practices, a question dear to us that we want to carry into our daily practices as much as possible. Here is the 2026 Programme Committee: VICTOR GUIMARÃES, Brazilian programmer, film critic and professor, currently a programmer at FICValdivia (Chile) and artistic director of FENDA (Brazil), who has curated programmes for venues such as XCèntric (Barcelona), Essay Film Festival (London), Woche der Kritik (Berlin) and Cinemateca de Bogotá. Victor attended Doc’s Kingdom 2024: Ways of Listening, in Odemira. JOWE HARFOUCHE, Lebanese cultural organiser, filmmaker and producer, currently programming ALfilm in Berlin. Jowe attended Doc’s Kingdom 2025: A Collective/Inarticulate Harmony, in Odemira. And the Doc’s Kingdom co-directors CATARINA BOIEIRO and STEFANIE BAUMANN. More information at docskingdom.org

Doc’s Kingdom and Cinema Fulgor are pleased to announce the results of the first open call Vislumbre — Documentary Creation Residency in Odemira. We received nearly 40 applications, featuring a wide range of compelling proposals. After a careful and highly competitive selection process, the jury decided to support the project by JOÃO PEDRO SOARES, who will produce a non-fiction short film in Odemira. The programme includes one month at the Três Sacadas art residency in the centre of Odemira, as well as a grant of €8,000. João Pedro Soares @jopesoares is a filmmaker, researcher, and writer. He holds a degree in Arts and Humanities from the University of Lisbon, followed by a master’s in Screenwriting and Directing from Lisbon’s Theatre and Film School. His work spans film, photography, and writing, focusing on ecology, regenerative futures, and the intersection of art and agriculture. He is also a co-founder of Coletivo Lagar, a multidisciplinary collective, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Artistic Studies at NOVA FCSH. In partnership with: @cinema_fulgor___ Funding: Odemira Criativa @municipioodemira Support: @tres.sacadas @regenerativa_coop_integral

Polifonias - Paci é saluta, Michel Giacometti (1997) was the opening film of Doc’s Kingdom 2025, an hommage to filmmaker Pierre-Marie Goulet (1950-2021), essential figure in the first editions of Doc’s Kingdom, who brought the seminar to Serpa, Alentejo. José Manuel Costa, co-founder of the seminar, generously introduced the film and marked the 25th anniversary of Doc’s Kingdom, created in 2000. Nafis Fathollahzadeh, Iranian programmer among other things, Dear Doc Fellow 2025, wrote these beautiful words about that special opening screening, that was a prelude to a programme on collective filmmaking practices. // Every year, the Dear Doc Fellowship programme supports emerging film practitioners joining the seminar for the first time, making it more accessible while also reinforcing the educational and collective experience of the programme. Stills from Polifonias - Paci é saluta, Michel Giacometti, by Pierre-Marie Goulet (1997), selected by Guilherme Pinheiro @gavfnp . Graphic design by Rami Tannous @jingology . Text by Nafis Fathollahzadeh @nnafissof .

Sonic Letters # 03: A Collective/Inarticulate Harmony is composed from voices, field recordings, film excerpts, and fragments of thought and sensation gathered over the course of Doc’s Kingdom 2025. Rather than assembling the materials into a unified or authoritative account, it embraces their differences, tensions, and overlaps. What emerges is not a singular narrative, but a shared space shaped through accumulation and relation—a collective inarticulate harmony, where voices do not resolve into clarity or consensus, but remain multiple, situated, and in dialogue. The piece lingers in this condition, exploring how a collective might be sensed without being fixed, and how listening can become a way of being together without erasing divergence. >> Link in bio Imagined and composed by: Mariana Pinho and Henrique Varanda (editing and sound mix), David Castiella, Diogo Machado Ferreira, João Pedro Soares, Jonathan Ali, Léna Lewis-King, Nafis Fathollahzadeh, Violena Ampudia (Dear Doc Fellows 2025), Sílvia das Fadas (Dear Doc Tutor), Catarina Boieiro and Stefanie Baumann (co-directors of Doc’s Kingdom). WIth voices and excerpts from/around: CAMP, Grupo Zero, Mujeres Creando, Ogawa Pro, Isael and Sueli Maxakali with collaborators, Video Tracts for Palestine, and Polifonias (by Pierre-Marie Goulet).

Becoming Undesirable: Produção Audiovisual em Tempos de Repressão [ The Ongoing Seminar # 01 ] 26.03-27.03, 3.30pm @casadocomum   Este seminário de dois dias toma como ponto de partida o filme MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS (2024), de Julia Loktev, que será exibido na íntegra, em duas partes (total 323 min). O documentário acompanha jornalistas e figuras culturais na Rússia à medida que o espaço de expressão pública é progressivamente limitado, não apenas através da repressão explícita, mas também através da transformação gradual da vida quotidiana sob crescente pressão política. // This two-day seminar takes as its point of departure the film My Undesirable Friends (2024) by Julia Loktev, which will be shown entirely, in two parts (total 323min). The documentary follows journalists and cultural figures in Russia as the space of public speech is progressively narrowed — not only through explicit repression, but through the gradual transformation of everyday life under growing political pressure. Mais informação / More information co-org. Doc’s Kingdom, IFILNOVA/CineLab Entrada livre, com inscrição obrigatória Free entry, mandatory registration email: [email protected]  ———   The Ongoing Seminar  é um ciclo de encontros em Lisboa dedicados ao pensamento crítico e à reflexão colectiva sobre o papel do cinema no presente, as relações entre imagens e política, os potenciais emancipatórios das práticas documentais. / is a series of encounters in Lisbon dedicated to critical thinking and collective reflection on the role of cinema in the present, the relationship between images and politics, and the emancipatory potential of documentary practices. ——— Evento financiado por Fundos Nacionais através da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia no âmbito do projeto UID/00183/2025

O Doc’s Kingdom e o Cinema Fulgor têm o prazer de anunciar a abertura da convocatória para o programa Vislumbre - Residência de Criação Documental em Odemira, que apoiará uma cineasta ou artista residente em Portugal na realização de uma curta-metragem no concelho de Odemira. O programa compreende um período de residência em Odemira (4 semanas, em maio 2026). A montagem e a pós-produção do filme serão realizadas de forma autónoma, de modo a apresentar o filme no Doc’s Kingdom 2026, em novembro. Podem candidatar-se artistas e cineastas residentes em Portugal, independentemente da nacionalidade, idade ou fase da sua carreira, desde que já tenham realizado pelo menos um filme. São aceites candidaturas em português e inglês. Será concedida uma bolsa no valor total de 8.000€ (incluindo 2.000€ de honorários; 6.000€ de apoio à produção da obra). >> As candidaturas podem ser submetidas até à meia-noite do dia 22 de Março de 2026. Ver link na bio para mais informações. /////// Doc’s Kingdom and Cinema Fulgor are pleased to announce the open call for Vislumbre – Documentary Creation Residency in Odemira. The programme will support a filmmaker or artist resident in Portugal in the making of a short film in the region of Odemira. The programme features a four-week residency in Odemira which will be taking place in May 2026. The film’s editing and post-production will be undertaken independently, with the aim of presenting the completed work at Doc’s Kingdom 2026 in November. Artists and filmmakers based in Portugal are warmly invited to apply, regardless of their age, nationality or the stage of their career, provided they have completed at least one film. Applications are welcome in both Portuguese and English. The selected participant will receive a total grant of €8,000 (of which €2,000 is allocated as artist’s fees and €6,000 is designated for production costs). >> Applications may be submitted until midnight on 22 March 2026. See link in bio for more information. Apoio / Support: Odemira Criativa Image: Jardin du Soleil, by Rose Lowder, 2010 (detail from film stills)