Ahead of the world premiere at CPH:DOX 2025 on March 24, 2025 in the Main Competition section DOX:Award, here is the first trailer for the documentary The Helsinki Effect directed by Arthur Franck.
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See First Trailer for ‘The Helsinki Effect’ Documentary Revisits 1975 Cold War Summit
General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev & President Gerald Ford outside the Soviet Embassy / Helsinki – August 2, 1975. The Helsinki Effect (YLE – Finnish Broadcasting Company)
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Amy Wang’s ‘Slanted’ and Benjamin Flaherty’s ‘Shuffle’ Win Top Awards at 32nd SXSW Film & TV Festival
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Jason Priestley, Mena Suvari, Laurel Marsden Star in ‘All There Is’ Indie Drama Premiering at Beverly Hills Film Festival
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‘Prime Minister’ and ‘SALLY’Headline 27th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Lineup
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