The New York premiere of Moussa Sène Absa’s Xalé will kickoff of the 30th New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) at Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) from May 10 to 16, 2023. Under the banner, Freeforms, the festival presents over 30 films from more than 15 countries.
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2022 will open with the world premiere of All You See by Niki Padidar. Padidar’s multi-layered feature powerfully foregrounds the sensation of being looked at. Honest, painful, and even humorous encounters with three other immigrants to the Netherlands are stylistically interwoven between Padidar’s own personal history, opening up a vulnerable space of articulation with global resonance. A confessional collage with no simple outs, All You See turns the spotlight on all of us, while simultaneously asking: who is “us”?