The Deeper They Bury Me
A prisoner in Louisiana since 1972, Herman Wallace tells the disturbing story of his solitary confinement in a series of interactive animations.
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Explore all films and interactive documentaries that have been shown at IDFA over the years. Many are available to watch online (by using the filter Watch Online), some for free! We're working hard to keep the selection as broad and accessible as possible, but unfortunately, some titles are available to stream within the Netherlands only.
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Delhi - Mumbai - Delhi
An intimate portrait of Riya, a young woman who tries to make a better future for herself and her family by dancing in the bars of Mumbai.
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Demons in Paradise
Jude Ratnam investigates the traces of the Sri Lankan civil war, retracing the train journey he made as a child to escape the persecution of Tamils.
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Deserter
A road movie about a young American army deserter who refuses to fight in Iraq, forcing him to flee to Toronto with his wife.
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Destruction and Return in al-Araqib
What better medium for documenting a land-grabbing conflict than a map? Forensic Architecture helped Bedouins to set up an interactive archive of their village, to chronicle its destruction by Israeli troops.
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The Devil's Lair
A confronting and intimate cinema verité portrait of the aging South African drug dealer Braaim, who must face a turf dispute with rival gangs and a marital crisis.
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The Devil
The fear Caucasian Americans harbor for the unknown black man standing up for his rights in the 1950s and 60s is revealed to be a projection.
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Diário de Naná
Brazilian singer and percussionist Naná Vasconcelos goes to Bahía to search for the spiritual and ethnic soul of his music.
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Diary of Hunger
Refugees in a Spanish enclave in Morocco are observed in calm black-and-white images, then talk directly to the camera.
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A Different Kind of Gun
Innocent children explain how the war in Sudan is tearing their country apart. Meanwhile, they place their hope in education.
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