The program of the 11th Antenna Documentary Film Festival has been announced today, to take place in cinemas across Sydney 14–23 October 2022. Over the course of 10 days Antenna will once again celebrate the best in documentary cinema from the past year, with 52 of the most creative and thought-provoking documentaries from Australia and around the world.
“I am very proud of this lineup as a whole.” said Festival Director David Rokach. “Each documentary is imaginative, cinematic and provocative and I believe together they demonstrate the endless potential of documentary cinema in the hands of a great filmmaker.” said Antenna’s Festival Director, David Rokach.
Opening the festival is the Australian Premiere of Retrograde by Academy Award nominated director Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts), which just had its world premiere at Telluride Film Festival. The film follows the last months of the 20-year war in Afghanistan, capturing the turmoil as American troops pull out. A heart-wrenching look at the aftermath of the controversial end to the “forever war”.
Away from the cinema, Antenna DocTalk – a day of industry talks and masterclasses – will once again take place at the Powerhouse Museum with talks from a range of leading international and Australian industry figures and will address questions such as: how a streaming-dominated landscape has impacted feature docs, and whether deep-fake technology can make its way into mainstream cinema.
The 11th edition of the Antenna Documentary Film Festival opens Friday October 14 in Sydney and runs until Sunday October 23. For complete program information and to purchase tickets and festival passes, go to www.antennafestival.org