The festival is structured around three thematic axes: Discernment and Choice, The Gaze of Victims, and Towards Wisdom. Selected films include Los domingos, Rondallas, Vermiglio, Sirāt, Jean Valjean, Sawt al-Hind Rajab, The King of Kings, and Arizmendiarrieta, el milagro de Mondragón, addressing themes of faith, memory, and human connections.
This year highlights several Catalan productions such as Joan Salicrú's series Natura Sagrada, Jordi Roigé's Hospital de campanya, Pedro Burruezo and Francesc Esteva's Abu Bakr de Tortosa, Albert Solé's L’última cinta des de Bòsnia, and David Casals, Sergi Martí, and Júlia Solé's Protestants, la història silenciada.
The program is complemented by parallel activities, including screenings followed by concerts or debates. A notable feature is the retrospective dedicated to Roberto Rossellini at the Filmoteca de Catalunya, showcasing essential titles like Rome, Open City and Germany, Year Zero.
The Festival will also be accessible on the FilminCAT platform with 39 titles and will continue its collaboration with penitentiary and educational centers. The official inauguration takes place today at Cinemes Verdi in Barcelona with the preview of Meditar, a documentary by Sara G. Cortijo. The closing ceremony will be on November 30 at the Auditori of Blanquerna Faculty with the premiere of two episodes of The Chosen.
