Independent Boy
Vincent Boy Kars
An experiment in which a young filmmaker directs the life of his best friend
Genderbende
Sophie Dros
A compelling feature length documentary about five young people who neither feel male nor female, but rather somewhere in between
A Stranger Came to Town
Thomas Vroege
A documentary about the complex reality and representation of the conflict in Aleppo, Syria. Premiering at IDFA 2017.
Love Letters
Tara Fallaux
An IDFA-premiering film about the nearly vanished medium of the handwritten love letter
HALAL docs with three films at IDFA
Vincent Boy Kars,Thomas Vroege,Tara Fallaux
‘Independent Boy’, ‘A Stranger Came to Town' & ‘Love Letters’ premiering at the 2017 edition of the renowned festival
Jolene
Elza Jo
Jolene earns her money as a barmaid in a strip club, calls the AJAX hooligans family and has made some knotty choices. But she has a plan.
A Quiet Place
Sjoerd Oostrik
Sjoerd Oostrik's newest documentary had its world premiere at this year's IDFA. Watch the trailer here!
Over the Rainbow
Tara Fallaux
Leny (81) embraces her new sexuality with more vibrance and energy than many younger people might have.
If Mama Ain't Happy, Nobody's Happy
Mea Dols de Jong
Mea's graduation documentary is taking all film festivals by storm, winning numerous awards. It's a funny, touching & personal film about her mother.
All We Ever Wanted
Sarah Mathilde Domogala
A documentary about the subject of depression, pressure and all the problems of young adults in our western society, which had a huge impact in 2011.
The Other Final
Johan Kramer
The Other Final tells the story about a remarkable football game between Montserrat and Bhutan, the two lowest ranked teams in the world.
Kookaburra Love
Sjoerd Oostrik
Sjoerd Oostrik directs this unscripted, experimental, disturbing and poetic documentary, about love and violence.
Louis the Ferriswheel Kid
Tara Fallaux
A moving portrait about a boy living on a carnival who needs to go to boarding school. Directed by filmmaker & photographer Tara Fallaux.
Youth of Today
Sam de Jong,Sjoerd Oostrik
Sjoerd Oostrik & Sam de Jong directed this documentary telling about three teenagers about to grow up.
Kyteman. Now what?
Documentary director Menna Laura Meijer followed Kyteman for a year and a half through this process of change.
We Are Boys
A film by Tomas Kaan about the friendship between 12-year old Jim and 10-year old Sam and the last summer they spend together.
Moon and the Wolf Girl
Sarah Mathilde Domogala
Short documentary about 11 year old Moon, who writes books about a world where children can transform into animals and where magic and dark secrets reign.
It's in the Sky
Sarah Mathilde Domogala
In this poetic film essay, Director Sarah Mathilde Domogala explores how trends are connected to the spirit of the times, and to our deepest values.