IDFA at ITA
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) brings another exciting selection of the world's best documentaries to Amsterdam this year. At festival location ITA, immerse yourself in new work by emerging talent and established filmmakers, festival favourites, world premieres and various themed programmes.
IDFA takes place from 14 to 24 November in Amsterdam.
About IDFA
IDFA strives to strengthen the international documentary climate by focusing more than ever on documentary film as an art form. This focus includes documentary films with an original visual language or structure, films that show lesser-known cultures or are filmed from a non-Western perspective, and interactive or immersive documentaries that innovate the field.
IDFA at ITA
Elementary
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Veteran documentarian Claire Simon follows the daily routines at a progressive elementary school in a multicultural suburb of Paris.
Black Box Diaries
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When journalist Shiori Ito is raped by a colleague, she decides to seek justice, in the face of a Japanese culture of silence.
Songs of Slow Burning
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Powerful audiovisual report on two years in Ukraine, close to and far from the front line.
Apocalyps in the Tropics
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Terrifying account of the rise and enormous political influence of evangelical fundamentalism in Brazil.
Life and Other Problems
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What is life? This film is a nuanced and playful philosophical reflection on that question.
Sympathy for the Devil
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Godard’s controversial, key film of the 1968 counterculture era tracks the creation of the classic Rolling Stones song “Sympathy for the Devil” in the studio, intercutting extraordinary fictional scenes packed with radical political and cultural statements.
The Wolves Always Come at Night
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Climate change and desertification force a Mongolian herder and his family to move from the Gobi desert to the big city.
The Cats of Gokogu Shrine
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The Shinto shrine Gokogu in the Japanese coastal town of Ushimado is a refuge for stray cats.
