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DocsBarcelona Festival in Barcelona

DocsBarcelona Festival is happening during May 10-17, 2026. DocsBarcelona is the city's documentary-film week, with screenings, talks, special sessions, filmmaker activity, and professional programming spread across Barcelona venues. Use it as a festival route: pick a day, choose one or two anchor screenings, then build the evening around the venue neighborhood.

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DocsBarcelona Festival in Barcelona

Guide: DocsBarcelona Festival

DocsBarcelona is the city's documentary-film week, with screenings, talks, special sessions, filmmaker activity, and professional programming spread across Barcelona venues. Use it as a festival route: pick a day, choose one or two anchor screenings, then build the evening around the venue neighborhood. Guide candidate: Multi-day, multi-venue festival with enough programming depth for a dedicated guide.

  • A Fox Under a Pink MoonOpening-film thread about Soraya, a sixteen-year-old Afghan artist documenting her attempts to escape Iran and reunite with her mother in Austria. When: Thu, May 7, 8:00 PM. Venue: Mooby Aribau | Sala 5.
  • The Story of Documentary FilmMark Cousins presents documentary cinema as a way to understand the last 120 years, from revolution and work to feminism, bodies, music, and fascism. When: Fri, May 8, 6:00 PM. Venue: Filmoteca | Sala Chomon.
  • CobijoA queer migration story following four people who fled toward the United States and rebuilt a fragile idea of home in Guatemala after harsh border policies blocked their plans. When: Fri, May 8, 6:30 PM. Venue: Renoir | Sala 6.
  • BestiaA portrait of three hunters in inland Catalonia that observes rural masculinity, contradiction, and the gap between traditional and urban mentalities. When: Fri, May 8, 7:00 PM. Venue: Renoir | Sala 5.
  • Las casas en miLeon Guallart turns a tour of iconic twentieth-century architecture into a self-produced musical diary, paired in the festival with a live music performance. When: Fri, May 8, 8:00 PM. Venue: Casa Montjuic.
  • 80 Angry JournalistsA contemporary journalism story in the festival line of films that look beyond headlines and put human stakes behind public conflict. When: Fri, May 8, 8:45 PM. Venue: Renoir | Sala 6.
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