The VPRO organizes an additional program with an extensive discussion at three documentary screenings at IDFA.
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
Yuki Kho of VPRO's Nooit meer slapen will talk with Basje Boer, journalist De Groene Amsterdammer and writer of Pose: over hoe we kijken en wie we spelen.
Saturday November 12, 15.00, Rabozaal, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
Moeders
Reinier Tromp from VPRO Argos will talk with Nirit Peled (director) and Gwen van Eijk (criminologist Amnesty International)
Sunday November 13, 13.30, Rabozaal, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
Meet Me in the Bathroom
Followed by a talk with Niels Aalberts (editor 3voor12) and Sander Kerkhof (music curator 3voor12).
Friday November 18, 21.00, Rabozaal, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
This essay documentary built around Nina Menkes’s lecture “Sex and Power: The Visual Language of Oppression” draws on a selection of classic and cult film images to deconstruct the ubiquitous objectification of women in film.
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Four Amsterdam mothers explain how their sons got in trouble with the law and were subjected to a stigmatizing crime prevention program. Despite their powerlessness and frustration, they keep fighting for their children.
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A portrait of the New York music scene around the dawn of the 21st century. Stories told by the front men and one front woman paint a picture of a generation of bands such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Strokes, Moldy Peaches and LCD Soundsystem.
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