Line-up IDFA 2010

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, November 17 - 28, 2010

IDFA Competition for Feature-Length Documentary & IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary

Position among the Stars
Directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich
The concluding part of a lively trilogy on Indonesia, viewed through the microcosm of the funny and touching daily lives of the Sjamsuddin family.
Producer: Scarabeefilms,
Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich
Ph. +31 10 4771948
hetty@scarabeefilms.com
www.scarabeefilms.com
Thu 18-11, 16:45 Munt 09
Mon 22-11, 16:00 Tuschinski 3   
Wed 24-11, 19:45 Munt 09   
Thu 25-11, 17:30 Munt 12    
Fri 26-11, 20:00 Tuschinski 1

This Is My Picture When I Was Dead
Directed by Mahmoud Al Massad
A search for the Palestinian past by a Jordanian political artist, who was briefly pronounced dead following a fatal attack by the Mossad on his father.
Producer: iSee Film / KeyDocs
Ph. +31 30 232 1384
info@keydocs.nl
www.keydocs.nl
Fri 19-11, 10:00 Tuschinski 3   
Sat 20-11, 21:00 Tuschinski 1    
Mon 22-11, 11:15 Tuschinski 3    
Tue 23-11, 22:00 Munt 12   
Wed 24-11, 15:45 Munt 11   
Fri 26-11, 11:30 Tuschinski 6   
Sat 27-11, 19:00 Tuschinski 4   

IDFA Competition for Mid-Length Documentary & IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary


People I Could Have Been and Maybe Am
Directed by Boris Gerrets
A dubious role for the filmmaker in his attempt to break through urban anonymity. Filming creates one moment while simultaneously destroying another.
Producer: Pieter van Huystee Film
Ph. +31 20 421 0606
info@pvhfilm.nl 
www.pvhfilm.nl
Thu 18-11, 22:00 Tuschinski 4   
Sat 20-11, 14:15 Munt 10   
Sun 21-11, 12:00 Tuschinski 3   
Mon 22-11, 11:15 Munt 10   
Thu 25-11, 20:15 Tuschinski 5   
Fri 26-11, 11:15 Munt 12   
 
Stand by Me
Directed by Monique Lesterhuis, Suzanne Raes
A peek behind the scenes of the welfare office in the provincial Dutch town of Zutphen, with staff and their almost 1,000 "clients."
Producer: Zuidenwind Filmproductions
Joost Seelen
Ph. +31 76 5140871
joost@zuidenwind.nl 
www.zuidenwind.nl
Sat 20-11, 13:15 Munt 12    
Sun 21-11, 16:00 Munt 11   
Tue 23-11, 15:15 Munt 11   
Wed 24-11, 12:30 Tuschinski 3   
Thu 25-11, 20:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal   
Sat 27-11, 15:00 OBA  

IDFA Competition for First Appearance & IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary

Parradox
Directed by In-Soo Radstake
A portrait of the living legend Pim de la Parra, who after a turbulent life in film has returned to his homeland of Suriname.
Producer:
Fu Works
San Fu Maltha
Ph. +31 20 5307110
info@fuworks.com 
www.fuworks.com
Sat 20-11, 15:45 Munt 12   
Sun 21-11, 19:15 Tuschinski 1   
Tue 23-11, 11:15 Munt 13   
Wed 24-11, 18:00 Munt 11   
Thu 25-11, 16:00 Tuschinski 2   
Fri 26-11, 21:15 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal   

IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary

Curaçao 
Directed by Sander Snoep, Sarah Vos
A confrontational look at the shared, unspoken grief of Curaçao.
Producer: Zeppers Film & TV
Ph. +31 20 6758594
info@zeppers.nl 
www.zeppers.nl
Thu 18-11, 13:30 Tuschinski 3   
Fri 19-11, 20:15 Tuschinski 2   
Mon 22-11, 22:30 Tuschinski 3   
Tue 23-11, 16:00 Munt 13   
Wed 24-11, 13:45 Munt 10   
Thu 25-11, 18:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal   

Day Is Done* 
Directed by Guido Hendrikx
In an extremely personal, in-your-face kind of way, Guido Hendrikx films the last months of Peter Oud, a Sisyphus-like figure who hasn't been outside for two years.
Producer: NEWTON film
Ton van Zantvoort
Ph. +31 64 1039081
info@newtonfilm.nl
www.newtonfilm.nl
Sun 21-11, 15:00Tuschinski 3
Mon 22-11, 20:00 Munt 09
Wed 24-11, 13:15 Tuschinski 5
Thu 25-11, 16:45 Munt 12
Sat 27-11, 23:15 Brakke Grond Rode zaal 

Homeland 
Directed by George Sluizer
More than 25 years after his last documentary about the Palestinian refugee camps of Beirut, Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer returns to Lebanon and is reunited with the families he followed back then.
Producer: Sluizer Films
sluizerfilms@neuf.fr
www.georgesluizer.com
Thu 18-11, 17:15 Tuschinski 3   
Fri 19-11, 20:00  Tuschinski 1  
Sun 21-11, 13:45 Munt 13   
Wed 24-11, 15:15 Munt 09   
Thu 25-11, 14:15 Munt 11   
Sat 27-11, 21:15 Tuschinski 4   

Among horses and men
Directed by Marjoleine Boonstra
American convicts in the final phase of lengthy prison sentences. Before returning to society, they must train wild horses.
Producer: Viewpoint Productions
Valérie Schuit
Ph. +31 20 6363678
valerie@viewpointdocs.com
www.viewpointdocs.com
Fri 19-11, 16:00 Munt 13   
Sat 20-11, 18:15 Tuschinski 2   
Tue 23-11, 13:15 Munt 11  
Wed 24-11, 17:00 Tuschinski 3   
Sun 28-11, 16:30 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal   

Juvenile Judge 
Directed by Maria Mok and Meral Uslu
Youth court hearings provide a glimpse into the workings of the Dutch youth criminal justice system.
Producer: Meral Uslu and Maria Mok
Fri 19-11, 13:30 Munt 12   
Sat 20-11, 16:15 Munt 11   
Tue 23-11, 13:00 Tuschinski 3   
Wed 24-11, 20:00 Tuschinski 6   
Thu 25-11, 21:30 Munt 10   
Sun 28-11, 12:15 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal   

L.A. Raeven - Beyond the Image
Directed by Lisa Boerstra
A portrait of the twin artist duo L.A. Raeven, whose life and work are strongly interwoven. Food, the ideal of feminine beauty, and their struggle against the clichés about twins are key to their work.
Producer: Viewpoint Productions
Tamara Vuurmans and Valérie Schuit 
Ph. +31 20 6363678
docs@viewpointdocs.com
www.viewpointdocs.com
Sat 20-11, 17:15 Munt 13   
Sun 21-11, 20:00 Tuschinski 2   
Tue 23-11, 15:00 OBA   
Wed 24-11, 15:15 Munt 12   
Thu 25-11, 21:15 Munt 13   
Sun 28-11, 10:15 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal   

The New Saint 
Directed by Allard Detiger
A portrait of the Russian soldier Yevgeni Raionov, who was beheaded by Chechen rebels at 19 years old and has become an icon since his death.
Producer: Volya Films
Denis Vaslin
info@volyafilms.com
www.volyafilms.nl
Sat 20-11, 13:15  Tuschinski 3  
Mon 22-11, 20:00 Tuschinski 2   
Wed 24-11, 11:00 Munt 11   
Thu 25-11, 22:30 Munt 09   
Fri 26-11, 11:45 Tuschinski 3   
Sun 28-11, 14:30 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal   

Not without You 
Directed by Peter Lataster, Petra Lataster-Czisch
An intimate portrait of deteriorating elderly artists Ger Lataster en Hermine van Hall, filmed by their son and daughter-in-law.
Producer: Petra Lataster-Czisch for Lataster & Films
films@xs4all.nl   
Fri 19-11, 10:00 Munt 12   
Sat 20-11, 20:30 Munt 11   
Tue 23-11, 17:15 Tuschinski 3   
Wed 24-11, 15:30 Tuschinski 5   
Thu 25-11, 11:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal   
Sat 27-11, 16:30 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal 

Peddlers of God 
Directed by Hans Heijnen
Dutch priests and former priests who went to train as missionaries at a seminary in Brazil in 1956 tell their life story.
Producer: Hans Heijnen
hansheijnenfilms@planet.nl
Fri 19-11, 11:15 Munt 13    
Sat 20-11, 16:00 Tuschinski 2   
Sun 21-11, 15:30 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal   
Tue 23-11, 16:30 Tuschinski 6   
Wed 24-11, 19:00 Munt 12   
Thu 25-11, 14:45 Tuschinski 3   

The Terrestrials 
Directed by René Daalder
A group of students gets inspiration from the legacy of Dr. Timothy Leary, the prophet of the psychedelic revolution.
Producer:
Staccato Films
Emjay Rechsteiner
emjay@staccatofilms.com
Sun 21-11, 15:15 Munt 12   
Tue 23-11, 20:00 Tuschinski 2   
Wed 24-11, 20:00 Munt 11   
Thu 25-11, 16:30 Tuschinski 4   
Fri 26-11, 10:00 Tuschinski 3   
Sat 27-11, 21:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal