How to Navigate the Political Documentary Market: ‘Audiences Want to Watch Something That Engages With the World Around Us’

At the 2025 edition of CPH:DOX, extreme political tension in the U.S. and parts of Europe cast a cloud of uncertainty over the Copenhagen-based documentary film festival. While nonfiction films that expose truth and challenge misinformation are arguably more vital than ever before, the current marketplace for political docs is dismal, especially in the U.S. […]