IDFA 2022

International Documentary Festival Amsterdam 2022: The Verdict

Nov 23, 2022 | Featured, Festivals, IDFA 2022

Documentaries by Lea Glob, Simon Chambers and Angie Vinchito, all major prizewinners, show the diversity and topicality of the post-pandemic Dutch festival.

Uncanny Me

Nov 22, 2022 | Festivals, IDFA 2022, Verdict Shorts

As we stand on the edge of increasing digital frontiers, Katharina Pethke’s thought-provoking film explores the mechanics and implications of creating a virtual doppelganger.

Mother Earth’s Inner Organs

Nov 22, 2022 | Festivals, IDFA 2022, Verdict Shorts

Ana Bravo-Perez searches for the demons released by the extraction of fossil fuels from her native Colombia in this disquieting hybrid documentary.

IDFA 2022: The Awards

Nov 19, 2022 | Festivals, IDFA, IDFA 2022

Lea Glob’s ‘Apolonia, Apolonia’, an exploration of what’s at stake in an artist’s life, wins the International Competition at IDFA 2022.

Colette and Justin

Nov 18, 2022 | Festivals, IDFA, IDFA 2022

Alain Kassanda connects Congolese history to family history in this revealing debut documentary.

Merkel

Nov 16, 2022 | Festivals, IDFA 2022

The rise and tenure of Germany’s first female leader gets favourable treatment in this politically star-studded documentary by Eva Weber.

Money, Freedom, a Story of CFA Franc

Nov 16, 2022 | Festivals, IDFA, IDFA 2022

Lena Ndiaye’s documentary may be the most important contemporary document on Francophone Africa’s malignant economic relations with France.

Free Money

Nov 14, 2022 | Festivals, IDFA 2022

Lauren DeFilippo and Sam Soko examine a newfangled Western method of aid to Africa and return with predictable answers in this largely agreeable fare.

Paradise

Nov 14, 2022 | Festivals, IDFA, IDFA 2022

In stunning images, Alexander Abaturov’s debut shows global warming heroes in far-flung northeastern Siberia, abandoned by the Russian government.

Much Ado About Dying

Nov 14, 2022 | Festivals, IDFA, IDFA 2022

Simon Chambers’ family-filming-family masterpiece is a tender and often funny chronicle of a dying man who secretes his brilliant charisma every moment the camera finds him awake.

Awards Corner

IDFA 2022