Future in the past
DOCUMENTARY: In a rigorous collection of essays, The Companion offers an in-depth, global examination of central historical issues and approaches in the field of documentary.
Breaking the neutrality la la land
ARMENIA: Through an activist lens, Motherland focuses the world’s attention on the 2020 atrocities committed in Armenia's Artsakh Republic, formerly known as Nagorno – Karabakh.
Freedom, limited
RUSSIA: The authoritarian stranglehold of the Kremlin closes in across national holidays in contemporary Russia.
The third message
BIOGRAPHY: By focusing on her artistic approach to language, the complex and multi-layered Nobel laureate also reveals the deep contradictions of her native Austria.
Scientifically proven fiction
LEGENDS: Does Shangri-La really exist? From the mountains of Tibet to global archives, filmmaker Mirka Duijn seeks the answers.
An eternal audition
IDENTITY: Encounters with three other «new comers» to the Netherlands, the IDFA opening film turns the spotlight on all of us as it ponders questions of belonging, who gets exclusion, and the constant reaffirmation of outsider status.
A rebellion with no end
GENDER: The unique written language made as a vent for Chinese women who were not allowed to read or write.
Diversity didn’t end social inequality
IDENTITY: For the young, queer community of Medellín, the injustices of colonial heritage consistently intertwine with the brutality of today's global liberal capitalism.
What did you really know about motherhood?
FAMILY: Revisiting old pictures to tell a different story of motherhood.