Long reads

    Curious how the Program Pathways for IDFA 2020 were created? Excited to learn about the legacy of Gianfranco Rosi, our Guest of Honor? You can read all this and more in our series of long read articles. Check out the stories behind the IDFA 2020 program here.

    To Say Nothing At All

    Philosopher and writer Simon(e) van Saarloos shares their thoughts on the Pathway Show Me Your ID.

    Nicolas Rapold on The Backstage of Politics

    Nicolas Rapold, film critic at Film Comment, shares his thoughts on The Backstage of Politics.

    Transcending confinement

    Critic and journalist Ela Bittencourt reflects on Kammerspiel, one of this year's Pathways.

    A world opens up, and a world is closed off

    Filming in Morocco inevitably means making a journey through time and space, Abdelkader Benali writes in this essay on the Moroccan films in the IDFA 2020 program.

    Gianfranco Rosi's Top 10: Beyond category and convention

    From a classic of fiction to some lesser-known documentary gems — the ten films in Gianfranco Rosi's Top 10 reflect his extensive and unique relation to cinema.

    A Cinematic Journey into the Real

    From Boatman to Notturno, the cinema of Gianfranco Rosi pulsates with a specific vision, writes Nico Marzano, Head of Cinema at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.

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