IDFA
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Nordic docs looking outside the region
In quite different ways, two award-winning Nordic documentaries focus on war zones in other parts of the world outside of the Nordic region.
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Barbara Visser
IDFA aims to present a wide array of documentaries, from small and personal stories to epic dramas. The basis for the selection is the quality of the films, rather than one preconceived theme.
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Three Distinct Political And Historical Periods Of Serbia
SERBIA: A locked door inside a Belgrade apartment has kept one family separated from their past for over 70 years.
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Looking for love and answers in the Amazon
Pregnant and facing the prospect of impending motherhood, director Claire Weiskopf decides to dive into the past. She wants to understand and heal the wounds caused by her relationship to her absent mother, Val.
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Four steps of reality regression – one victim: Syrians
The banalisation of violence has a calculated effect. Permanent mediatisation and an information policy based on sensationalism are two main strategies used to produce it.
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Why are people unable to live in peace?
CONFLICT: After centuries of hatred, violence, and massacres, Ukraine is yet again at war.
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The Fate of the Yezidis
Thousands of Yezidis remain in IS captivity, whilst others flee and suffer traumas. The plight of the victims, their loved ones and the aid workers is highlighted in three recently launched documentaries.
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An Intimate Portrayal of an Iconic Photographer
Most people, when they hear the name Robert Mapplethorpe, think of controversy, New York’s bohemian life in the 1970s and gay BDMS photos that sparked public outrage.
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Close Reading of an Attack
Winner of IDFA's Best Mid-Length Documentary, Death in the Terminal examines – or rather dissects – the immediate aftermath of the 2015 attack at Beër Sjeva central bus station in Israel. Surveillance camera footage and interviews with a number of people present provide a close reading of the event.