9th Travelling Film Festival WATCH DOCS - programme
PROGRAMME:
All non-anglophone films with ENGLISH SUBTITLES (apart from Nowhere in Europe and Vakha and Magomed)
All screenings and debates: ADMISSION FREE
Tuesday 1st March
Academic Cultural Centre CHATKA ŻAKA, ul. Radziszewskiego 16
4 p.m. Festival Opening
Academic Cultural Centre CHATKA ŻAKA, ul. Radziszewskiego 16
4 p.m. Festival Opening
4.10 p.m. A Deadly Dilemma, The Netherlands 2009
dir. Juul Bovenberg
Euthanasia from the persepctive of doctors who perform it.
dir. Juul Bovenberg
Euthanasia from the persepctive of doctors who perform it.
5.20 p.m. Balka - Three Stories, Ukraine 2010
dir. Anya Meksin and Leeza Meksin
The stories of three women after methadone therapy.
dir. Anya Meksin and Leeza Meksin
The stories of three women after methadone therapy.
6.10 p.m. Silence=Death (Silence=Mortes), France 2010
dir. Karim Albou, Solveig Anspach, Sylvie Ballyot, Lola Frederich, Catherine Corsini, Chritine Dory, Rachida Krim, Valérie Mréjen, Brigitte Sy and Sandrine Veysset
A collection of three-minute films (documentary and fiction) about HIV-positive French women (inspired by ACT UP Paris).
7 p.m. Redlight, USA/Cambodia 2009
dir. Guy Jacobson, Adi Ezroni and Charles Kiselyak
Somaly Mam and Mu Sochua in an uneven combat against mafia bosses and corrupt politicians who reap huge benefits from child prostitution.
8.30 p.m. War Don Don, Sierra Leone/USA 2010
dir. Rebecca Richman Cohen
Issa Sesay's trial. Prosecutors say Sesay is a war criminal, guilty of heinous crimes against humanity. His defenders say he is a reluctant fighter who protected civilians and played a crucial role in bringing peace to Sierra Leone.
Issa Sesay's trial. Prosecutors say Sesay is a war criminal, guilty of heinous crimes against humanity. His defenders say he is a reluctant fighter who protected civilians and played a crucial role in bringing peace to Sierra Leone.
Wednesday 2nd March
Chatka Żaka, ul. Radziszewskiego 16
4 p.m. Live from Bethlehem, USA 2009
dir. Matt Sienkiewicz and Joseph C. Sousa
The Ma'an News Agency is the only independent news network in Palestine. A documentary depicting the challenges of making news in one of the world's most combative regions.
dir. Matt Sienkiewicz and Joseph C. Sousa
The Ma'an News Agency is the only independent news network in Palestine. A documentary depicting the challenges of making news in one of the world's most combative regions.
5 p.m. As Lilith, Israel 2009
dir. Eytan Harris
A fight over a teenage suicide victim's body: her mother wnats to have it cremated, while a religious organisation ZAKA is prepared to do anything to prevent it.
dir. Eytan Harris
A fight over a teenage suicide victim's body: her mother wnats to have it cremated, while a religious organisation ZAKA is prepared to do anything to prevent it.
6.30 p.m. Presumed Guilty (Presunto Culpable), Mexico 2009
dir. Roberto Hernández and Geoffrey Smith
A judicial system that presumes suspects guilty until proven innocent exposed by two young Mexican attorneys fighting to exonerate a man sentenced to death for murder.
dir. Roberto Hernández and Geoffrey Smith
A judicial system that presumes suspects guilty until proven innocent exposed by two young Mexican attorneys fighting to exonerate a man sentenced to death for murder.
8.10 p.m. Being Fidel Castro (Dans la peau de Fidel Castro) France 2010
dir. Karl Zéro and Daisy d'Errata
Fidel Castro in his own.. well, not QUITE his own words... A great selection of archive footage with a first-person voiceover provided by Eddy Calderòn, the most famous Fidel Castro impersonator.
Fidel Castro in his own.. well, not QUITE his own words... A great selection of archive footage with a first-person voiceover provided by Eddy Calderòn, the most famous Fidel Castro impersonator.
Birth of a Nation, The Netherlands 2010
dir. Daya Cahen
Cadet School Number 9, a unique military academy in Mosow, where girls age 11-17 with huge snow-white ribbons in their hair learn how to shoot...
dir. Daya Cahen
Cadet School Number 9, a unique military academy in Mosow, where girls age 11-17 with huge snow-white ribbons in their hair learn how to shoot...
Thursday 3rd March
Chatka Żaka, ul. Radziszewskiego 16
2 p.m. Strange Birds in Paradise, Australia 2009
dir. Charlie Hill-Smith
West Papuan resistance movement and traditional music that can rise above the tyranny of the oppressive Indonesian army...
dir. Charlie Hill-Smith
West Papuan resistance movement and traditional music that can rise above the tyranny of the oppressive Indonesian army...
3.40 p.m. Truth, Virtue and Beauty: The Story of Bohdan Poręba (Prawda, dobro i piękno. Film o Bohdanie Porębie), Poland 2009
dir. Ksawery Szczepanik
Film about the director of The People's Republic of Poland's patriotic blockbusters.
Film about the director of The People's Republic of Poland's patriotic blockbusters.
4.30 p.m. Who Killed Chea Vichea? USA/Thailand 2009
dir. Bradley Cox
The mysterious death of Cambodia's most well-known trade union leader.
dir. Bradley Cox
The mysterious death of Cambodia's most well-known trade union leader.
5.40 p.m. The House of the Dead (A Casa Dos Mortos), Brazil 2009
dir. Deborah Diniz
A criminal psychiatric institution according to the poem by one of its inmates.
A criminal psychiatric institution according to the poem by one of its inmates.
6.20 p.m. Nargis: When Time Stopped Breathing, Burma/Germany 2010
The aftermath of cyclone Nargis in Burma.
The aftermath of cyclone Nargis in Burma.
Friday 4th March
Chatka Żaka, ul. Radziszewskiego 16
4 p.m. Diwalwal, City of the Cursed Gold (Diwalwal, l'or maudit de Philippines) France 2010
dir. Philippe Couture
dir. Philippe Couture
Gold fever on Mindanao: you can get rich in no time, or disappear quite as fast...
5.20 p.m. Nowhere in Europe (Kein Ort), Germany/Poland 2009
dir. Kerstin Nickig
Stuck in limbo: Chechen refugees in Eastern Europe.
Vakha and Magomed (Vakha i Magomed), Poland 2010
dir. Marta Prus
Two Chechen refugees, father and son, waiting for the decision of the Polish authorities that will determine their future.
Two Chechen refugees, father and son, waiting for the decision of the Polish authorities that will determine their future.
7.30 p.m. Debate about refugees in Poland
9.10 p.m. The Leader Is Always Right (Lideri Khoveltvis Martalia), Georgia 2010
dir. Salomé Jaszi
Patriotic youth camps where young Georgians are taught national chauvinism.
Saturday 5th March
The UMCS Polish Language and Culture Centre, ul. Weteranów 18
5 p.m. The Journey (Safar), Belgium 2010
dir. Talheh Daryanavard
Three women on a train from Tehran to their native village. Amazing camerawork.
6.30 p.m. Pink Saris, India/UK 2010
dir. Kim Longinotto
A group of Uttar Pradesh women in pink saris fights against masculine violence and caste prejudice.
A group of Uttar Pradesh women in pink saris fights against masculine violence and caste prejudice.
8.10 p.m. The Freedom Riders, USA 2010
dir. Stanley Nelson
American civil rights movement activists challenging racism and segregation in 1961.
American civil rights movement activists challenging racism and segregation in 1961.
Sunday 6th March
The UMCS Polish Language and Culture Centre, ul. Weteranów 18
5 p.m. Six Weeks (Sześć tygodni), Poland 2009
dir. Marcin Janos Krawczyk
Six weeks from the moment of giving birth to an unwanted baby is a time when the biological mother has to decide whether to give up the child forever.
5.30 p.m. The Two Escobars, Colombia/USA 2010
dir. Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist
Two Escobar brothers, Andres and Pablo: the former - a star of the national football team, the latter - a drug baron investing in the development of Colombian football.
7.30 p.m. Closing in on Tanja (Dichter Bij Tanja), The Netherlands 2010
dir. Leo de Boer
Two Dutch women in Colombia: Tanja Nijmeijer among FARC guerilla fighters and Liduine Zumpolle working in ex-FARC members reintegration programme.
9.20 p.m. A Letter to Uncle Boonmee, UK/Germany/Thailand 2009
dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Thai village abandoned by its inhabitants fleeing from the advancing army.
dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Thai village abandoned by its inhabitants fleeing from the advancing army.
Monday 7th March
Cafe-bookshop Spółdzielnia, ul. Peowiaków 11
6 p.m. Nowhere in Europe (Kein Ort), Germany/Poland 2009
dir. Kerstin Nickig
Stuck in limbo: Chechen refugees in Eastern Europe.Tuesday 8th March
Cafe-bookshop Spółdzielnia, ul. Peowiaków 11
6 p.m. Redlight, USA/Cambodia 2009
dir. Guy Jacobson, Adi Ezroni and Charles Kiselyak
Somaly Mam and Mu Sochua in an uneven combat against mafia bosses and corrupt politicians who reap huge benefits from child prostitution.
dir. Philippe Couture
Gold fever on Mindanao: you can get rich in no time, or disappear quite as fast...
Wednesday 9th March
Cafe-bookshop Spółdzielnia, ul. Peowiaków 11
6 p.m. Nargis: When Time Stopped Breathing, Burma/Germany 2010
The aftermath of cyclone Nargis in Burma.
The aftermath of cyclone Nargis in Burma.
Thursday 10th March
Cafe-bookshop Spółdzielnia, ul. Peowiaków 11
6 p.m. Being Fidel Castro (Dans la peau de Fidel Castro) France 2010
dir. Karl Zéro and Daisy d'Errata
Fidel Castro in his own.. well, not QUITE his own words... A great selection of archive footage with a first-person voiceover provided by Eddy Calderòn, the most famous Fidel Castro impersonator.
Fidel Castro in his own.. well, not QUITE his own words... A great selection of archive footage with a first-person voiceover provided by Eddy Calderòn, the most famous Fidel Castro impersonator.
Friday 11th March
Cafe-bookshop Spółdzielnia, ul. Peowiaków 11
6 p.m. War Don Don, Sierra Leone/USA 2010
dir. Rebecca Richman Cohen
Issa Sesay's trial. Prosecutors say Sesay is a war criminal, guilty of heinous crimes against humanity. His defenders say he is a reluctant fighter who protected civilians and played a crucial role in bringing peace to Sierra Leone.
dir. Rebecca Richman Cohen
Issa Sesay's trial. Prosecutors say Sesay is a war criminal, guilty of heinous crimes against humanity. His defenders say he is a reluctant fighter who protected civilians and played a crucial role in bringing peace to Sierra Leone.
Saturday 12th March
SKARPA Cultural Centre, ul. Przytulna 4
6 p.m. The Freedom Riders, USA 2010
dir. Stanley Nelson
American civil rights movement activists challenging racism and segregation in 1961.
American civil rights movement activists challenging racism and segregation in 1961.
8 p.m. Truth, Virtue and Beauty: The Story of Bohdan Poręba (Prawda, dobro i piękno. Film o Bohdanie Porębie), Poland 2009
dir. Ksawery Szczepanik
Film about the director of The People's Republic of Poland's patriotic blockbusters.
dir. Ksawery Szczepanik
Film about the director of The People's Republic of Poland's patriotic blockbusters.
Sunday 13th March
SKARPA Cultural Centre, ul. Przytulna 4
6 p.m. Closing in on Tanja (Dichter Bij Tanja), The Netherlands 2010
dir. Leo de Boer
Two Dutch women in Colombia: Tanja Nijmeijer among FARC guerilla fighters and Liduine Zumpolle working in ex-FARC members reintegration programme.
dir. Leo de Boer
Two Dutch women in Colombia: Tanja Nijmeijer among FARC guerilla fighters and Liduine Zumpolle working in ex-FARC members reintegration programme.
8 p.m. Live from Bethlehem, USA 2009
dir. Matt Sienkiewicz and Joseph C. Sousa
The Ma'an News Agency is the only independent news network in Palestine. A documentary depicting the challenges of making news in one of the world's most combative regions.
dir. Matt Sienkiewicz and Joseph C. Sousa
The Ma'an News Agency is the only independent news network in Palestine. A documentary depicting the challenges of making news in one of the world's most combative regions.
