Vera Krichevskaya’s lively documentary ‘F@ck This Job’ chronicles how a rebellious gang of champagne-loving Moscow socialites ended up running the last independent TV news channel in Putin’s increasingly repressive Russia.
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IDFA: International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam
11/17/2021
Festival Reviews
Shabu
Through its boisterous main character, Shamira Raphaëla’s ‘Shabu’ represents a break from the clichéd images of Black experience in the West.
The Last Shelter
A sobering look at African migrants waylaid between their homelands and the dangerous trek to Europe.
A Thousand Fires
Family life in rural Myanmar is intimately explored in this earnest if somewhat obtuse chronicle.
Zinder
Aicha Macky’s superb documentary about the impoverished citizens of Zinder, in the Republic of Niger, bends towards compassion for a neglected people.
The Hostilities
The winner of Morelia’s best documentary award is a raw, honest chronicle of the violence afflicting Mexico, seen through the lives of the filmmaker’s own family.
Words of Negroes
Workers in an outdated sugar cane factory in Guadeloupe read from the transcripts of an 1842 trial against a slave owner in Sylvaine Dampierre’s powerful act of reclaiming history, Words of Negroes. Stunningly shot by Renaud Personnaz in crisp, vivid images, the film...
May God Be With You
The act of exile is never a single-generation event; its ever-mutating ramifications shift down the family tree, undergoing a change as each generation grapples with questions of identity and belonging. Given that the person who flees their country often rejects...
Marx Can Wait
The most fascinating aspect of Marco Bellocchio’s guilt-streaked revisitation of the suicide of his twin brother in 1968 is the insight it offers into the Italian master’s creative font–his own family.
A Night of Knowing Nothing
A haunting low-fi meditation on memory, social class and political protest that won the Golden Eye documentary award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Awards Corner
IDFA
- Award for Best Film
Mr. Landsbergis (Lithuania, Netherlands)
Director: Sergei Loznitsa - Award for Best Directing
Children of the Mist (Vietnam)
Director: Diem Ha Le - Award for Best Cinematography
Where Are We Headed (Russia, Belarus)
Ruslan Fedotow - Award for Best Editing
Mr. Landsbergis (Lithuania, Netherlands)
Danielius Kokanauskis - Award for Best Youth Documentary
Shabu (Netherlands, Belgium)
Director: Shamira Raphaela - Best Dutch Film for
Jason (Netherlands)
Director: Maasja Ooms - Best Film for Envision competition
Octopus (Lebanon)
Director: Karim Kassem - Best Directing for Envision competition
O, Collecting Eggs Despite the Times (Netherlands)
Director: Pim Zwier - Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Envision competition
One Take Grace (South Africa)
Director: Lindiwe Matshikiza