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By Nick Cunningham 29 October 2025
Lynne Sachs’s latest feature doc (83 minutes) will world premiere in IDFA Signed section on November 17 at Eye Cinema. Sachs is also producer. World sales are handled by María Vera of Kino Rebelde.
The film’s synopsis reads: In this digital era, real life connections become rarer yet any personal encounter can leave a lingering trace. Over a lifetime, filmmaker Lynne Sachs has collected business cards, mementos of these initial meetings with strangers. Sachs selects seven cards from hundreds and throws herself into finding out how and why these brief yet vivid moments left an imprint on her consciousness. When she is able, she embraces clues and seeks out reunions. But when there is no trace, she gambles with imaginary histories and futures. A lifetime of tactile, face-to-face encounters reminds her of identities passed from hand to hand.
World Premiere
Official Selection IDFA 2025
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Signed section
Nov. 17 2025, 18:00, Eye: Cinema 2 – World Premiere
Additional IDFA screenings Nov. 18, 20, 21, 22
Followed by filmmaker Q&As
Written and directed by Lynne Sachs
USA, 2025, in English, 83 minutes
Every Contact Leaves a Trace
IDFA 2025 official site