<div data-alias="gutenberg-content__content"><p>The <a data-tag="international-documentary-association" href="https://www.indiewire.com/t/international-documentary-association/" id="auto-tag_international-documentary-association">International Documentary Association</a> has unveiled their shortlist for their 39th annual award ceremony, celebrating the <a data-id="https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/2022-ida-awards-nominations-all-that-breathes-fire-of-love-1234781359/" data-type="URL" href="https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/2022-ida-awards-nominations-all-that-breathes-fire-of-love-1234781359/">best in documentary filmmaking</a>. </p>



<p>17 feature-length documentaries — including <a data-id="https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/doc-nyc-awards-short-list-the-eternal-memory-little-richard-i-am-everything-1234917771/" data-type="URL" href="https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/doc-nyc-awards-short-list-the-eternal-memory-little-richard-i-am-everything-1234917771/">“Bobi Wine: The People’s President,â€</a> <a data-id="https://www.indiewire.com/news/events/indiewire-2023-documentary-screening-series-announced-1234911601/" data-type="URL" href="https://www.indiewire.com/news/events/indiewire-2023-documentary-screening-series-announced-1234911601/">“Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project,â€</a> and “Anonymous Sisterâ€ — were selected for the shortlist, as were 25 short films. The films hail from over 20 countries, including Canada, India, Cambodia, Denmark, Uganda, France, and South Africa. </p>



<p>From the shortlist, up to 10 nominees in both the Best Feature Documentary and Best Short Documentary categories will be selected by IDA members. In addition, awards will be given to additional films in the following categories: Best Curated Series, Best Episodic Series, Best Multi-Part Documentary, Best TV Feature Documentary or Mini-Series, Best Short Form Series, Best Stand-Alone Audio Documentary, Best Multi-Part Audio Documentary or Series, David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award, Best Music Documentary, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Writing, Best Music Score, ABC News VideoSource Award, and the Pare Lorentz Award.  

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<p>“The 39th IDA Documentary Awards continues the tradition of celebrating the best of international nonfiction media of the year,â€ Ken Ikeda, IDA’s Interim Executive Director, said in a statement. “This year’s Best Feature Documentary and Best Short Documentary shortlists reflect important work from twenty-one countries. We are excited to celebrate the work of our community and present winners this December in Los Angeles.â€

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<p>The official nominees for the 39th IDA Documentary Awards will be announced Tuesday, November 21. Voting beings that day and closes December 5. The ceremony will take place at an undetermined date during the week of December 11. Read the complete list of shortlisted documentaries below</p>



<p><strong>Best Feature Documentary Shortlist</strong></p>



<p>“Against the Tideâ€ (India | BBC Storyville | Director: Sarvnik Kaur | Producer: Koval Bhatia, Sarvnik Kaur)</p>



<p>“ANHELL69â€ (Colombia | Square Eyes | Director: Theo Montoya | Producers: Bianca Oana, David Hurst, Theo Montoya, Juan Pablo Castrillon, Balthasar Busmann, Maximilian Haslberger)</p>



<p>“Anonymous Sisterâ€ (United States | Long Shot Factory | Director: Jamie Boyle | Producers: Marilyn Ness, Elizabeth Westrate, Jamie Boyle)

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<p>“Apolonia, Apoloniaâ€ (Denmark | HBO Max | Director: Lea Glob | Producer: Sidsel Lønvig Siersted)</p>



<p>“Bobi Wine: The People’s Presidentâ€ (Uganda | National Geographic Documentary Films | Directors: Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp | Producers: Christopher Sharp, John Battsek)</p>



<p>“De Humani Corporis Fabricaâ€ (France | Grasshopper <a data-tag="film" href="https://www.indiewire.com/t/film/" id="auto-tag_film">Film</a> | Directors: Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor | Producers: Valentina Novati, Charles Gillibert, Pauline Gygax, Max Karli, Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor)</p>



<p>“Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Projectâ€ (United States | HBO Documentary Films | Directors: Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster | Producers: Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster, Tommy Oliver)</p>



<p>“In The Rearviewâ€ (Poland | Cinephil | Director: Maciek Hamela | Producer: Maciek Hamela, Piotr Grawender)</p>



<p>“Milisuthandoâ€ (South Africa | Director: Milisuthando Bongela | Producer: Marion Isaacs, Viviana Gomez, Sonia Barrera, Milisuthando Bongela, Hankyeol Lee)</p>



<p>“Motherlandâ€ (Sweden | Lightdox | Director: Alexander Mihalkovich &amp; Hanna Badziaka | Producer: Mario Adamson, Ashley J. Smith, Alexander Mihalkovich, Anita Norfolk)</p>



<p>“Nathan-ismâ€ (United States | Director: Elan Golod | Producer: Elan Golod, Melanie Vi Levy)</p>



<p>“Qâ€ (United States | Director: Jude Chehab | Producer: Jude Chehab, Fahd Ahmed)</p>



<p>“Rewind &amp; Playâ€ (France | Grasshopper Film | Director: Alain Gomis | Producers: Anouk Khélifa, Arnaud Dommerc)</p>



<p>“The Mother of All Liesâ€ (Morocco | Arizona Distribution | Director: Asmae El Moudir | Producer: Asmae El Moudir)</p>



<p>“Twice Colonizedâ€ (Canada | EyeSteelFilm | Director: Lin Alluna | Producers: Aaju Peter, Emile Hertling Péronard, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Stacey Aglok Macdonald, Bob Moore)</p>



<p>“unseenâ€ (United States | POV | Director: Set Hernandez | Producers: Set Hernandez, Day Al-Mohamed, Félix Endara, Dorian Gomez-Pestaña)</p>



<p>“While We Watchedâ€ (United Kingdom, India | POV, BRITDOC Films | Director: Vinay Shukla | Producers: Vinay Shukla, Khushboo Ranka, Luke W Moody)

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<p><strong>Best Short Documentary Shortlist</strong></p>



<p>“Awayâ€ (Hungary | The New York Times Op-Docs | Director/Producer: Ruslan Fedotov)</p>



<p>“Belle Riverâ€ (Canada | Spira, The New Yorker | Director: Guillaume Fournier | Producers: Samuel Matteau, Yannick Nolin)</p>



<p>“Between Earth &amp; Skyâ€ (United States | POV Shorts | Director: Andrew Nadkarni | Producers: Andrew Nadkarni, Swetha Regunathan, Katie Schiller)</p>



<p>“Birdsongâ€ (Lao People’s Democratic Republic | The Guardian | Director: Omi Zola Gupta, Sparsh Ahuja | Producers: Sparsh Ahuja, Omi Zola Gupta, Dorn Bouttasing)</p>



<p>“Cleanâ€ (United Kingdom | The New York Times Op-Docs | Director: Miranda Stern | Producer: Reece Cargan)</p>



<p>“Eat Flowersâ€ (United States | Reluminati Media | Director: River Finlay | Producer: River Finlay, Sashka Rothchild)</p>



<p>“Ebonyâ€ (United States | Director/Producer: Sean-Josahi Brown)</p>



<p>“Freshwaterâ€ (United States | The New York Times Op-Docs, POV Shorts | Director: Dream Hampton | Producers: Ill Weaver, Dream Hampton)</p>



<p>“Hardly Workingâ€ (Austria | The New York Times Op-Docs | Directors: Total Refusal, Susanna Flock, Robin Klengel, Leonhard Müllner, Michael Stumpf | Producers: Total Refusal, Susanna Flock, Robin Klengel, Leonhard Müllner, Michael Stumpf)</p>



<p>“How to Carry Waterâ€ (United States | Multitude Films | Director: Sasha Wortzel | Producers: Colleen Cassingham, Jess Devaney, Anya Rous)</p>



<p>“How We Get Freeâ€ (United States | HBO Documentary Films, The New York Times | Directors: Geeta Gandbhir, Samantha Knowles | Producers: Kathleen Lingo, Sweta Vohra, Jess Devaney)</p>



<p>“Incidentâ€ (United States | Hypnotic Pictures | Director: Bill Morrison | Producers: Bill Morrison, Jamie Kalven)</p>



<p>“Jack and Samâ€ (United States | Blue Bus Productions | Director: Jordan Matthew Horowitz | Producers: Jordan Matthew Horowitz, Andrew Carlberg)</p>



<p>“Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstaclesâ€ (United States | The New Yorker, Condé Nast Entertainment | Director: Dmytro Sukholytkyy Sobchuk | Producer: Daniel Lombroso)

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<p>“Mãri hi – The Tree of Dreamâ€ (Brazil | Aruac Filmes | Director: Morzaniel Ɨramari | Producers: Eryk Rocha, Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha)</p>



<p>“Marungka Tjalatjunuâ€ (Dipped in Black) (Australia | Other Pictures | Directors: Derik Lynch, Matthew Thorne | Producers: Matthew Thorne, Patrick Graham)</p>



<p>“Mighty Penguinsâ€ (United States | It Was All a Dream Productions | Directors: Louis Myles, Ahmed Twaij | Producers: Louis Myles, Ahmed Twaij)</p>



<p>“Nǎi Nai &amp; Wài Póâ€ (Grandma &amp; Grandma) (United States | Director: Sean Wang | Producer: Sean Wang, Sam Davis)</p>



<p>“Neighbour Abdiâ€ (The Netherlands | The New York Times Op-Docs | Director: Douwe Dijkstra | Producer: Richard Valk)</p>



<p>“Raat: Night Time in Small Town Indiaâ€ (India | The Third Eye | Directors: Arti Ahirwar, Ashraf Hussain, Rajkumari Ahirwar, Vikas Khatri, Tabassum Ansari, Kulsum Khatoon, Khushi Bano, Parmeshwar Mandrawaliya, Santra Chaurthiya, Rajkumari Prajapati, Manisha Chanda, Anita Sen, Rani Devi, Ajfarul Shaikh | Producers: Rima Dairi Morris, Chris Collins, Jaden Pan)</p>



<p>“Suddenly TVâ€ (Sudan | Gisa Productions | Director/Producer: Roopa Gogineni)</p>



<p>“The Scriptâ€ (United States | Multitude Films | Directors: Brit Fryer, Noah Schamus | Producers: Colleen Cassingham, Jess Devaney)</p>



<p>“The Unicorn in Snowpants Suddenly Ran Offâ€ (Germany | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg | Director: Philipp Schaeffer | Producer: Fabian Leonhardt)</p>



<p>“The Veiled Cityâ€ (United Kingdom | JSH Films | Director: Natalie Cubides-Brady | Producer: Jacob Swan Hyam)</p>



<p>“Victoriaâ€ (Mexico | The New York Times Op-Docs | Director: Eloisa Diez | Producer: Suleica Pineda)</p>










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