20e édition : Du 15 au 29 avril 2025

Misja Pekel

Misja Pekel

Director, Screenwriter

Netherlands

Career : 17 years

Misja Pekel is a Dutch documentary filmmaker. His first documentary, "De Vreemdelingenrechter", about judges who decide the future of refugees and migrants, premiered at IDFA in 2008.

In the following years, he directed and co-directed numerous documentaries, some of which were selected for international festivals. His work is characterized by a desire to understand and visualize the inner world of others.

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"Borders exist primarily in our minds—they are constructed concepts. Yet, these constructs have real, tangible effects."
Misja Pekel.

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