One war in the other
TRAUMA: How a dark past remains in the present.
IDFA
Located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
IDFA offers an independent and inspiring meeting place for audiences and professionals to see a diverse and high-quality program. The diverse nature of the event applies to the form and content of the films as well as to the cultural backgrounds of the filmmakers. IDFA 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.
Germany’s soft glove of public relations
POLITICS: A close look at the communication strategies of four MPs from the right-wing populist party AfD.
No job for thugs or fools
JUSTICE: As Poland’s court independence increasingly moves in the wrong direction, Polish Judge Igor Tuleya springs into action.
A school of thinkers
EDUCATION: One teacher’s determination in turning the fortunes of an inner-city plagued by urban decay, sectarian aggression, poverty and drugs.
A sense of place
UNITED STATES: A portrait of today’s USA through immaculately composed shots of landscape, cityscape and the spaces in between.
Suspended in middair
UKRAINE: A small group of social workers work to create a much-needed safe space for children to live in.
Invisible woman
MIGRANTS: Philip Scheffner’s foray into fiction varies the game of visible and invisible until dreams and reality fuse.
About early female travelers and their travelogues
INTERVIEW: An interview with Courtney Stephens, the director of the film essay Terra Femme, about her work with archival films, female gaze and early amateur travelogues.
A war frozen in time
UKRAINE: French war journalist Loup Bureau directs an immersive cinematic journey through the last conflict on European soil.
Existence as activism
IDENTITY: Intertwined with days of protests, the final days of Chile’s radical Cabaret Travesía Travesti show how important it is that the trans community stands up to tell its own stories.