Over a Dozen ITVS Films at IDFA

By Micha X. Peled
Posted on November 25, 2011

IDFA is one of the world's leading documentary film festivals, held annually in Amsterdam in November, since 1988.  This year, BTB is proud to report that over a dozen ITVS films will be showcased at IDFA. Congratulations to all the filmmakers! See a complete list of the films — and watch the trailers — after the jump. 

Bitter Seeds

 

Family Portrait in Black and White
By: Julia Ivanova, Boris Ivanov (Reflecting Images - Best of the Fest)


Give Up Tomorrow
By: Marty Syjuco, Michael Collins (Reflecting Images - Best of the Fest)

Bill T. Jones: A Good Man
By: Gordon Quinn, Bob Hercules

Heart of Sky - Heart of Earth
By: Eric Black, Frauke Sandig

The Island President 
By: Jon Shenk, Richard Berge, Bonni Cohen

Invoking Justice
By: Deepa Dhanraj (Reflecting Images - Panorama)

The Interrupters
By: Steve James (Steve James retrospective)

The New Americans 
By: Steve James (Steve James retrospective)

Putin's Kiss 
By: Lise Birk Pedersen, Helle Faber, Martin Dalgaard

To Be Heard 
By: Roland Lagardi-Laura, Deborah Shaffer, Edwin Martinez, Amy Sultan (Doc U)

When the Drum is Beating 
By: Whitney Dow

5 Broken Cameras 
By: Emad Bornat, Guy Davidi, Serge Gordey

 

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