Chile joins Colombia for first Cannes Docs regional showcase
Chile will return to Cannes Docs in 2026 through a new regional format, joining Colombia for the inaugural Docs-in-Progress Chile
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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.
A requiem for late volcanologists
NATURE: Herzog’s new film charts the Kraffts’ life-long journey that was marked by a pursuit of capturing the might of volcanoes.
Every war is a war against children
CONFLICT: Life stories reflecting some of the worst war scenes we know from the last century.
Jihad Rehab: A Question of Ethics
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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
Left in the mud
CORRUPTION: Political turmoil and ecological catastrophe come together in Venezuela’s existential fight for survival.
Memory is a minefield
MEMORY: A journey into the life and experience of a former fighter in the Portuguese colonial war.
Colonial heritage
COLONIALISM: Two worlds collide during a trip down the Amazon in search of the mixed language Nheengatu, imposed upon indigenous by Portuguese conquerors.
Ethnographic fictions: A portrait of Laura Huertas Millán
THESSALONIKI: Challenging the authoritative colonial views about exoticism, ethnography, and anthropology, filmmaker and artist Laura Huertas Millán is transforming filmmaking itself as their traditionally expressive form.
More than any political agreement
CONFLICT: A sensitive and balanced glimpse into the consequences of Colombia’s much-heralded 2016 peace accord