IDFA and InsingerGilissen have had a close collaboration for many years, based on a shared love for the artistic documentary. Together we present some great programs on IDFA 2022. Below are the films that can be seen on the InsingerGilissen Film Day on Sunday November 13.
Wildcat (Saeco Coffee Screening)
Tuschinski 1, 10:30-12:35
The Oil Machine
Munt 11, 11:00-12:42
The Hamlet Syndrome
Kleine Komedie, 11:00-12:46
African Moot + Talk (Oxfam Novib Special)
Tuschinski 1, 14:00-16:00
Much Ado About Dying
Munt 11, 13:45-15:29
Cesária Évora
Kleine Komedie, 14:00-15:55
Merkel
Tuschinski 1, 17:15-19:07
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Kleine Komedie, 17:00-19:22
After serving in Afghanistan, the young British soldier Harry Turner struggles with PTSD. This drives him deep into the South American rainforest, where he takes on the care of an orphaned ocelot—which above all becomes an exercise in letting go.
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Almost no one would dare to call it “liquid gold” any more, but oil is still the fuel that drives our society. Activists, investors and most of all the planet itself are demanding change. But how to dismantle a machine that we are so dependent on?
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Theater maker Roza Sarkisian is united with five young Ukrainians to create a performance in which Shakespeare’s Hamlet and their reality come together. The depiction of this intense process is complemented by impressive portraits of the protagonists.
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A side of Africa we rarely see: spirited law students argue cases in simulated court hearings, to win the title of best mooter in the African Human Rights Moot Court Competition. We meet a new generation committed to the future of the continent.
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This tragicomic portrait of filmmaker Simon Chambers’ eccentric uncle demonstrates that death comes as a necessary end to life, caregiving is a heavy responsibility, and it’s wonderful to recite Shakespeare stark naked.
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An affectionate portrait of this Cape Verdean singer with a deep, melancholic voice, using archived footage, live recordings, and interviews to capture the life of a woman who never betrayed her humble origins and always held on to her independence.
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Thanks to her unique palette of knowledge and experience, Angela Merkel served as the forceful and influential chancellor of Germany for 16 years. Merkel looks back on her childhood and career with vivid archive footage and a range of interviews.
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Nan Goldin earned fame for her intimate and often intense photos of subcultures she was part of. Now she's fighting the Sackler family, whose wealth comes from selling the addictive painkiller OxyContin. A moving, visual story about love and pain.
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