Reason by Anand Patwardhan.
Patwardhan’s documentary feature film fearlessly examines the far right at huge rallies where fascism is normalized, but also introduces us to rationalists who, despite appearing on hit lists, lead a growing resistance.
It competes for the Best Feature-Length Documentary Award, with a cash prize of €15,000, and the Amsterdam Human Rights Award, with a cash prize of €25,000.
Absence by Ekta Mittal
Guided by Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s birha poetry, Absence is a cinematic portrayal of the grief, agony and anguish of separation that is expressed with the Hindi word birha, for many young men from villages—who’ve left their homes to look for work in big cities years ago in this poetic documentary feature film by Mittal.
It competes in the IDFA Competition for First Appearance, with a cash price of €10,000.
And What Is the Summer Saying by Payal Kapadia
A mystical short film poem about Kondwall village of Maharashtra, its inhabitants and the surrounding flora and fauna that reveals the young director Kapadia to be a highly talented filmmaker.
It competes in the IDFA Competition for Short Documentary section, with a cash prize of €5,000.
Tungrus by Rishi Chandna
A documentary comedy short film in which a pet rooster turns the domestic life
of a family living in a small Mumbai apartment upside down in this unorthodox and lighthearted family portrait by Chandna.
It competes in the IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs section, with a cash prize of €5,000.
Running from 15 – 26 November 2018, it will have 312 films from all over the world, 90 of which will have their world premiere at the festival, across its nine sections.