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IFI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2020
September 21st – 27th. Join us for seven days which celebrate the best in documentary filmmaking from around the world! This year, the festival happens online on IFI@Home. To see the full list of titles screening on IFI@Home, visit
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IFI Documentary Festival: REBUILDING PARADISE
To pre-order Rebuilding Paradise, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Monday, September 21st at 18.30. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE On the morning of November 8th, 2018,…
Monday 21st Sep 2020 From 18.30 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: THE EARTH IS AS BLUE AS AN ORANGE
To pre-order The Earth is Blue as an Orange, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Monday, September 21st at 20.30. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE This film is F-rated.…
Monday 21st Sep 2020 From 20.30 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: A CALL TO ARTS
To pre-order A Call To Arts, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Tuesday, September 22nd at 18.30. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE The life and artistic legacy of…
Tuesday 22nd Sep 2020 From 18.30 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: GENTLE WARRIORS
To pre-order Gentle Warriors, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Tuesday, September 22nd at 18.00. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE This film is F-rated. Three young girls voluntarily sign…
Tuesday 22nd Sep 2020 From 18.00 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: SAMIRA’S DREAM
To pre-order Samira's Dream, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Wednesday, September 23rd at 18.00. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE This film follows the everyday daily life of a…
Wednesday 23rd Sep 2020 From 18.00 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: STRAY
To pre-order Stray, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Wednesday, September 23rd at 18.30. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE This film is F-rated. Through the eyes of three stray…
Wednesday 23rd Sep 2020 From 18.30 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: GOFF
To pre-order GOFF, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Thursday, September 24th at 18.00. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE This film is F-rated. Bruce Goff was one…
Thursday 24th Sep 2020 From 18.00 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: LOVE CHILD
To pre-order Love Child, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Thursday, September 24th at 20.30. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE This film is F-rated. Sahand has been…
Thursday 24th Sep 2020 From 20.30 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: OUTCRY AND WHISPER
To pre-order Outcry and Whisper, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Thursday, September 24th at 20.00. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE This film is F-rated. Shot over an…
Thursday 24th Sep 2020 From 20.00 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: THE FORUM
To pre-order The Forum, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Thursday, September 24th at 18.00. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE In times of rampant populism and growing mistrust…
Thursday 24th Sep 2020 From 18.00 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: OLIVER SACKS: HIS OWN LIFE
To pre-order Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Friday, September 25th at 18.00. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE A month after receiving…
Friday 25th Sep 2020 From 18.00 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: PIER KIDS
To pre-order Pier Kids, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Friday, September 25th at 18.00. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE Pier Kids interrogates the meaning of community within at-risk…
Friday 25th Sep 2020 From 18.00 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF
To pre-order The Painter and The Thief, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Friday, September 25th at 20.30. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE When two paintings by Czech…
Friday 25th Sep 2020 From 20.30 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: SPOTLIGHT PANEL: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW
Spotlight Panel: Something Old Something New: Use of Archival Film in New Works - this panel discussion will explore ethical, legal, artistic and archival issues facing filmmakers – featuring contributions from…
Friday 25th Sep 2020 15.00
IFI Documentary Festival: 17 BLOCKS
To pre-order 17 Blocks, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Saturday, September 26th at 20.30. In 1999, nine-year-old Emmanuel Sanford-Durant and his Washington D.C. family…
Saturday 26th Sep 2020 From 20.30 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: HENRY GLASSIE: FIELD WORK
To pre-order Henry Glassie: Field Work, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from 18.00 to 23.59 on Saturday, September 26th. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE Pat Collins here follows…
Saturday 26th Sep 2020 From 18.00 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: IRISH SHORTS PROGRAMME
To pre-order the IFI Shorts Programme, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Saturday, September 26th at 13.00. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE This event is F-rated. This year’s…
Saturday 26th Sep 2020 From 13.00 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR
To pre-order The Funeral Director, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Saturday, September 26th at 16.00. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE This Director's Cut of Gillian Marsh's portrait…
Saturday 26th Sep 2020 From 16.00 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: WOMEN IN BLUE
To pre-order Women in Blue, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Saturday, September 26th at 14.30. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE This film is F-rated. Filmed from 2017-2019, Women…
Saturday 26th Sep 2020 From 14.30 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: THE EUPHORIA OF BEING
To pre-order The Euphoria of Being, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Sunday, September 27th at 14.30. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE This film is F-rated. Éva Fahidi…
Sunday 27th Sep 2020 From 14.30 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: THE MOLE AGENT
To pre-order The Mole Agent, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Sunday, September 27th at 18.00. IFI@HOME EXCLUSIVE This film is F-rated. Rómulo is a…
Sunday 27th Sep 2020 From 18.00 on IFI@Home
IFI Documentary Festival: TOMORROW IS SATURDAY
To pre-order Tomorrow is Saturday, click here. The film will be available to view on IFI@Home from Sunday, September 27th at 15.30. Tomorrow is Saturday is an intimate portrait of the…
Sunday 27th Sep 2020 From 15.30 on IFI@Home
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