For Sama directed by Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts wins the top prize for Best Feature at the 35th IDA (International Documentary Association) Awards.
The Raft
NAME OF FILM: THE RAFT
DIRECTOR(S): Marcus Lindeen
GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: In 1973, eleven people crossed the Atlantic by raft. The reconstruction of a controversial social experiment, awarded at the CPH:DOX festival in Copenhagen.
35th IDA Documentary Awards Nominees Announced, FOR SAMA, LEAVING NEVERLAND and More
The International Documentary Association announced the 35th IDA Documentary Awards Nominees along with the Courage Under Fire Award honoree Waad Al-Kataeb, director of For Sama.
THE RAFT, Documentary 0n 1970’s Social Experiment “The Sex Raft” to Open June 7th
Metrograph Pictures will release The Raft, the documentary about the 1970s infamous social experiment known as “The Sex Raft.”
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60th Nordic Film Days Lübeck Documentary Lineup Focused on Life in Nordic and Baltic Countries
The documentary program for this year’s 60th Nordische Filmtage Lübeck (Oct. 30 – Nov. 4, 2018) promises to deliver an exciting cross-section of films on ways of life in the Nordic and Baltic countries, as well as vivid histories in Europe over the last 100 years.
‘The Raft’ ‘Laila at the Bridge’ ‘Beautiful Things’ and More Win at CPH:DOX 2018
‘The Raft’ by the Swedish director Marcus Lindeen, which tells the story of one of the strangest social experiments of all times ,and told by those who took part in it, took the top prize – the Dox:Award 2018 at the 15th edition of CPH:DOX – Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival.