On October 23, IDFA Meets gets up close and personal with feminist author Munganyende. In this special daytime program, the writer takes us into the safe haven of a migrant living room, recreating the ease she felt growing up in these intimate spaces. Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell's short documentary film Breakfast in Kisumu will be screened, and East African breakfast will be served.
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is delighted to unveil the selected films in premiere-only sections Luminous and Frontlight, with both sections including a majority of world premieres. The festival also presents its first competition selections today in the IDFA Competition for Short Documentary and the IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary. Finally, IDFA also announces the selected titles in interdisciplinary program IDFA on Stage, chief among them the world premiere of the newly restored Dziga Vertov film The History of the Civil War. The 34th edition of IDFA takes place from November 17 to 28 in Amsterdam
