Monday at ZagrebDox

ZagrebDox Monday features the very first International and Regional Competition entries, as well as titles from the official sections Teen Dox, Controversial Dox, Masters of Dox, Biography Dox, Musical Globe, State of Affairs and Happy Dox, with special programmes Mothers and Daughters and 65+ also starting. The first festival day hosts as many as three Dox events: the world premieres of The Confidant by young Anton Mezulić in Teen Dox, and two Regional Competition films: Steel Mill Café by Goran Dević and They Just Come and Go by Boris Poljak. Screenings at Kaptol Boutique Cinema begin at noon and last until the late evening hours.

At 5pm, two International Competition titles are scheduled: Holy God by the Russian director Vladlena Sandu, the author's personal testimony of the physical and emotional traumas she underwent as a Chechen refugee, and Communion, the opening film of the 13th ZagrebDox, which will be presented by the director at a Q&A session after the screening.

Yours Truly, Sexymaja in Regional Competition is scheduled for 6pm. The film explores the background to the humorous blog written by a Belgrade-based prostitute, 'Maja in a Brothel'. The regional slate at 9pm features a premiere of Boris Poljak's new documentary They Just Come and Go, in which our award-winning author (Autofocus), following morning activities on the Split beach of Bačvice, depicts this popular beach as a place of an unusual clash. The first festival day, Regional Competition also includes the premiere of Goran Dević's latest film Steel Mill Café, portraying the bar talks between the owners of a café in Sisak, before they shut it down forever. The screenings will be accompanied by Q&A sessions with the filmmakers.

The 5pm slot begins with the screenings of three documentaries in Teen Dox; at Q&A sessions the audience will have a chance to find out more about the films and their authors. Proven Otherwise by Italian director Chiara Agnello is a story about juvenile criminals from Palermo trying to return to a normal and decent life. I Regret Nothing by Lucija Strugar is a documentary portrait of a young dancer from the island of Vis, and The Confidant by Anton Mezulić, another ZagrebDox premiere, is a story about a young law student, building a reputation of an ideal conservative politician since primary school. The screenings are followed by Q&As with the authors.

The first titles from the popular official sections will also be screened. State of Affairs begins with short titles: the Israeli film The Mute's House and the British Rebels with a Cause, and David Borenstein's Danish documentary about a country girl moving to a big city to make her Chinese dream come true. The Masters of Dox section will show the latest film from the acclaimed Lithuanian documentary director Audrius Stonys, The Woman and the Glacier.

Croatia will be represented at 9pm in the Controversial Dox section by Unwanted Heritage by Irena Škorić, a film about monuments to the People's Liberation Movement, award-winner at BaNeFF in Stockholm. The screening will be accompanied by a Q&A with the author.

The special Mothers and Daughters programme opens with Three Conversations of Life, directed by Polish director Julia Staniszewska, who will also speak at a Q&A. The special 65+ programme, focusing on the daily lives of Croatian senior citizens, opens with the film Elections, directed by Goran Dević.