International First Feature Competition Winner: Magma

Special screening of the Sheffield DocFest International First Feature Competition Winner: Magma

Searching for answers about her Algerian family's ties to both sides of the Independence war, a filmmaker uncovers a tangle of contradicting buried histories

Spanning Algeria and France, Magma follows Mia as she sets out to understand how colonialism tore her family apart. The deeper she digs, the more contradictions she finds, with each revelation raising new questions rather than settling old ones. What begins as an investigation into family taboos opens out into something far more personal and complex, as buried histories collide with the life she's living now.

Content guidance: contains references to sexual violence.