In recent years, the documentary strand of the DFF has been one of the most interesting, specialising in the offbeat, the formally adventurous, the experimental - and the downright wacky. One of the most intriguing films in this year's programme is Fragments * Jerusalem, a six-hour dissection of Jerusalem's past, which arrives with ringing critical endorsements from its screenings at recent international film festivals.

Israeli film-maker, Ron Havilio, spent 10 years creating this elaborate mosaic from any material he could find: home footage, 19th-century photographs, newsreels, and Flaubert's diary. Intercut throughout are Havilio's own memories of the city, the history of his Sephardic Jewish family, extending back to the 17th century, and the experience of scripting, shooting and producing this film, recorded in the form of a film-diary.

For those prepared to devote the time, this sounds like a fascinating excursion into history and memory, a filmic palimpsest of a city that is characterised by its apparently infinite series of cultural, religious and architectural layers.

Fragments * Jerusalem will be screened in two parts: Tuesday April 20th, and Wednesday April 21st, both at 7 p.m. at the IFC.