Eyes on the World at HUMAN IDFF
Oslo's Premier Event for Documentary and Debate
HUMAN is Oslo’s largest documentary film festival presenting the newest Norwegian and International documentaries in combination with debates, talks, seminars and workshops, art exhibitions, theatre plays and more. The festival consists of two competition programmes, and a manifold film program tuned in on human rights and other social issues.
HUMAN IDFF runs from 4 to 10 March, 2024
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HUMAN IDFF announces 2024 Norwegian Competition titles
Films
A House Made of Splinters
Director: Simon Lereng Wilmont
A small group of social workers work to create a much-needed safe space for children to live in.
Bye Bye Tiberias
Director: Lina Soualem
Four generations of Palestinian women take us on a journey through family, war, memory and identity.
Gaza
Director: Garry Keane, Andrew McConnell
«I was born by the sea, I will stay by the sea, and I will be buried by the sea!» 14-year-old Ahmad Jamal al Aqraa utters.
In The Rearview
Director: Maciek Hamela
Filmmaker Maciek Hamela provides a singular and emotional snippet of the war as he drives Ukrainians over the border into Poland.
Motherland
Director: Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka
An insight into the militarisation of Belarusian society.
Russia vs. Lawyers
Director: Masha Novikova
The Russian lawyers defending prisoners of conscience, who face persecution in Putin's regime for upholding justice and human rights.
The Dimitriev Affair
Director: Jessica Gorter
If you can bear to witness the quintessential continuity of aspects of Stalinist evil in Putin's Russia, Jessica Gorter's meticulous study of the trials of human rights activist and historian Yuri Dmitriev is obligatory viewing.
The Recovery Channel
Director: Ellen Ugelstad
A deep dive into the dark side of the Norwegian mental health system.
Essays
Ibelin, A New Kind of Wilderness
Director: Benjamin Ree, Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
The Norwegian documentaries Ibelin and A New Kind of Wilderness, both of which have gained international acclaim, tell moving stories about distinctive individuals - but also provide enriching perspectives on our social life.
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