A beautiful, claustrophobic sensory assault
PRISON: An experimental journey into the history of Estonia’s notorious Patarei Sea Fortress.
«Cinema is about transcending us»
IDFA: Artistic Director Orwa Nyrabia on the safety measures, the new competition approach, and the current IDFA experience.
Reality and myths mix in the Amazon
INDIGENOUS: A piercing portrait of the Yanomami people amid encroachments on indigenous lands in the Amazon rainforest.
ChileDoc descends on IDFA with diverse selection of Chilean productions
The 34th International Documentary Festival Amsterdam kicks takes place 17 – 28 November 2021. With the world’s documentary industry descending
The sound of digital culture
MUSIC: Three teenagers living in small-town 1970s Norway go on to become one of the 80s top-selling acts, and music pioneers in the process.
Teenage girls, secondary citizens
SOCIETY: Two Ji.hlava IDFF feature documentaries – ‘Cusp’ and ‘Jane by Charlotte’ – grapple with contemporary power dynamics and their effect on the adolescent female.
A dream becomes a nightmare
LABOUR: On the front lines of the visible – and invisible – global platform economy.
Faith In performance
ABUSE: Survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests recreate scenes of ritual power within the church.