IDFA: The world's largest documentary festival
It's that time of year again, IDFA 2023 is upon us
IDFA (8 - 19 November) offers an independent and inspiring meeting place for audiences and professionals to see a diverse and high-quality programme of non-fiction cinema. The Dutch festival offers an alternative to mass entertainment and uniformity, confirming that there is an increasing need in audiences for high-quality films that delve deep and urge us to reflect.
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FILMS
20 Days in Mariupol
Director: Mstyslav Chernov
While the Russian invasion commences, a group of Ukrainian journalists who are stuck in the besieged city of Mariupol strive to carry out their duty of documenting the war's brutalities.
Al Djanat, the Original Paradise
Director: Chloé Aïcha Boro
Director Chloe Aicha Boro returns to her Burkina Faso village to confront her family's dilemma: should they keep or sell their ancestral land? Witness how tradition and French-inherited law clash in this intimate portrait.
Breaking Social
Director: Fredrik Gertten
A look at the global patterns of modern kleptocracy and extractivism, reimagining the building blocks of our societies along the way.
Knit’s Island
Director: Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse, Quentin L’helgoualc’h
A deep dive into virtual survivalist communities and the blur between reality and gaming.
Motherland
Director: Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka
An insight into the militarisation of Belarusian society.
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Director: Anna Hints
Female solidarity through Estonian women continuing an age-old tradition.
Songs of Earth
Director: Margreth Olin
Life, death, nature, and presence amidst the primordial forces of the earth.
We Will Not Fade Away
Director: Alisa Kovalenko
The lives of ordinary teenagers in Ukraine's Donbas region as they navigate adolescence, dreams, and the devastating impact of conflict on their futures.
While the Green Grass Grows
Director: Peter Mettler
A unique and personal cinematic exploration of the flow of rivers and lives, including the passing of his parents and global questions.
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