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Parts from the Noticiero
Espanol newsreels (1936-1939)
cca. 10'
Return to Life
H. Kline, H. Cartier-Bresson, USA, 1937, cca. 44', in English
World-famous photographer's first documentary film on
hospitals in Republican Spain.
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The Blue Division
V. de la Serna & J. Reig, 1946, Spain, 37', in Spanish
The only contemporary record of the Blue Division sent by
Franco to fight alongside Nazi Germany in the Soviet Union.
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Parts from the Noticiero
Espanol newsreels (1936-1939)
cca. 10'
Spanish Earth
J. Ivens, USA, 1937, 50', in English
The classic of documentary filmmaking and the best ever pro-
Republican propaganda, with a script by Hemingway.
The Biscay Front and July 18
Production FET & de las JONS, Spain, 1937, 45', in Spanish
Who destroyed Guernica? The nationalist version.
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Spain 36
J.-P. Le Chanois, Production: L. Bunuel for Subsecretaria de Propaganda, 1936, 35', in Spanish
Luis Bunuel produced this propaganda film to swing the
French public in favor of international intervention in Spain.
Return to Life
H. Kline, H. Cartier-Bresson, USA, 1937, cca. 44', in English
World-famous photographer's first documentary film on
hospitals in Republican Spain. |
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Stork Story
Gy. Dobray, Hungary, 2005, 56'
One woman waited endlessly for a baby - in vain. The other
didn't want her third and would sooner be rid of it. Will they
find each other? A story about open adoption in Hungary.
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Vierka, Or The Mystery Of
Family B.'s Disappearance
M. Janek, Czech Republic, 2005, 76'
Ida Kelerova, the famous Czech Roma singer, decides to take
a promising Roma girl from Slovakia under her wing. So why
does the girl vanish?
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Checkpoint
Y. Shamir, Israel & Japan, 2003, 80'
Fully armed Israeli soldiers on duty at a checkpoint.
Palestinians on their way to work, to the doctor or to see
neighbors are forced to queue for permission to pass,
regardless of the weather. Where is the border-line?!
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Prostitution Behind The Veil
N. Persson, Denmark & Iran & Sweden, 2005, 58'
A portrait of two women from Teheran, their day-to-day life in
a country that bans and prosecutes adulterers, sometimes
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The King Of Velichovky
J. Šikl, Czech Republic, 2005, 52'
The dramatic story of the Seissers, Sudeten-German landowners
from a little spa town in Bohemia. Lili married a
Czech doctor, Ria dated a German clerk, while Edith bore a
child to a Nazi colonel. Our XXth century through amateur
footage.
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Before Flying Back To Earth
A. Matelis, Lithuania & Germany, 2005, 52'
One practices karate and dreams of hamburgers and Coke.
The other records the images that surround him. Pipes,
tubes, a sterile room - children with leukemia.
Punam
L. Muntean & N. Stankovic, Serbia & Romania, 2005, 27'
One day in the life of a Nepali 9-year-old. Punam cooks,
washes, looks after her brothers, then goes to school. And
she's one of the lucky ones: 60 percent of Nepali children
don't go to school. They break stones or lay bricks instead.
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God Is With Us, Men, That Is
J. Sosin´ski, Poland, 2005, 46'
She shaves, smokes, drinks and plays dominoes with the
men. But she was born a woman in the hills of Northern
Albania.
Shinjuku Boys
K. Longinotto & J. Williams, UK, 1995, 53'
Girls dressed as boys, entertaining other women in Tokyo. A
close-up view of Japanese transvestites.
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Our Daily Bread
N. Geyrhalter, Austria, 2005, 92'
Tableau of food production in our Brave New World:
multicolor, wide screen, hygienic - yet frightening. Make sure
you eat before buying a ticket. |
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No pasaran!
L. Bokor, 1961, Hungary, 20', in Hungarian
The Spanish Civil War as a metaphor for describing
Hungary, 1956.
Days of Hope
A. Malraux, 1939-45, France & Spain, 90', in French with
Hungarian subtitles
André Malraux' only film based on his personal experiences
in the international squadron in Spain: the fusion of fact
and fiction.
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Parts from
the Noticiero Espanol newsreels
(1936-1939)
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Spain
E. Shub, 1939, USSR, 85 min, in Russian and Hungarian
Pioneering montage film created a Soviet version of the
Spanish war with Roman Karmen's footage.
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Parts from
the Noticiero Espanol newsreels
(1936-1939)
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The Children of Russia
J. Camino, 2001, Spain, 93', in Spanish with English subtitles
The fates of the children of Spanish Republicans evacuated
to the Soviet Union in 1936-37. |
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Blockade
S. Loznitsa, Russia, 2005, 52'
Recently discovered, never ever used archival footage of the
siege of Leningrad. No music or narrator, no Soviet pathos.
Unforgettably brutal images of WWII.
One Day In People's Poland
M. Drygas, Poland & France & Germany, 2005, 52'
A mosaic of agents' reports, pages from a butcher's
"complaints book", secret policemen's files, letters to and
from jail, atomic alert practice in a country village. Things we
have forgotten, though they're unforgettable: everyday life in
a communist country.
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The 3 Rooms Of Melancholia
P. Honkasalo, Finland, 2004, 85'
A military school in Saint Petersburg, civilians in Grozny, a
refugee camp in Ingushetia. Children in post-Soviet space.
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Pipeline Next Door
N. Kirtadzé, France, 2005, 90'
The inhabitants of a remote Georgian village take BP to court.
Will pipelines and investors bring a better future or just trouble?
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The Shutka Book Of Records
A. Maniç, Serbia and Montenegro & Czech Republic &
Finland, 2005, 79'
Who's the best singer, the oldest man to father a son, the
most talented boxer, the best trainer of fighting geese? The
BESTs from the world's largest Roma city, in the footsteps of
Kusturica in Macedonia. |
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Tarifa Traffic: Death In the
Straits Of Gibraltar
J. Demmer, Germany & Switzerland, 2003, 60'
Hundreds and thousands of illegal immigrants come ashore
on the beaches of Tarifa, in the deep south of Spain, from
Morocco - alive or dead.
Border-Line Case
P. Szalay, Hungary, 2006, 32'
In 1989 an East German couple and their 6-year-old son
decided to go to the West through Hungary. The husband was
shot dead by a Hungarian border guard. How and where does
the family live today?
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This Happy Life
Juang Yue, UK & China, 2002, 59'
Zhengzhou, the busiest railway station in China. Through the
crowd light is shed on the remarkable fates of two men
working at the terminus.
The Children
Of Leningradsky
H. Polak & A. Celinski, Poland, 2004, 35'
Moscow, Leningradsky Railway Station. They beg, sniff glue,
drink vodka, play on the ground - and long for their mothers.
20.15
White Terror
D. Schweizer, Switzerland & France & Germany, 2005, 90'
Trailers, spots and promotional materials available for free or
for sale. Neo-Nazis from the United States through Germany,
Switzerland or Sweden use the internet to spread racist ideas
today.
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Runaway
K. Longinotto & Z. Mir-Hosseini, UK, 2001, 85'
A women's shelter in Teheran is a home for abused women
and girls. They rebel against their fates - some manage to
escape, others have to return home. |
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Spain 36
J.-P. Le Chanois, Production: L. Bunuel for Subsecretaria de
Propaganda, 1936, 35', in Spanish
Luis Bunuel produced this propaganda film to swing the
French public in favor of international intervention in Spain.
To die in Madrid
F. Rossif, 1962, France, 85', in Hungarian
The power of left-wing propaganda: the Spanish Civil war as a
precursor of the French '68, too dangerous even for French TV.
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Why die in Madrid?
E. Manzanos, Spain, 1966, 70', in Spanish
The civil war - from the nationalist perspective: Francoist
"answer" to Rossif's To die in Madrid. How far can the
commentary change the image?
The Blue Division
V. de la Serna & J. Reig, 1946, Spain, 37', in Spanish
The only contemporary record of the Blue Division sent by
Franco to fight alongside Nazi Germany in the Soviet Union.
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Spain!
P. Nestler, Federal Republic of Germany, 1973, 43', in German
Personal accounts of the international brigadists from Sweden,
Finland, Germany, and Hungary, with an account of Dezső
Jász, or general Juan de Pablo during the war.
Spain in the Heart - Hans
Beimler and others
K. Mund, DEFA-Studio, GDR, 1985, 42', in German
The portrait of Hans Beimler, a political commissar of the
Thaelmann Battalion, as a veiled criticism of the petrified
GDR-leadership. |
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The Face Of The Revolution.
In Search Of A Budapest Girl
A. Kékesi, Hungary, 2006, 78'
What happened to the "heroine of Budapest" after she
featured in Paris Match, 10 November 1956? Tracing her
through Austria and Switzerland to the other side of the World.
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The Secret Of My Success
Duan Jinchuan, UK & China, 2002, 59'
The birth control committee tracks down an "illegally
pregnant" woman. Meanwhile the local government elections
take place in a village in Northern China. Never-before seen
images of China.
Terminus
G. P. Németh, Hungary, 2005, 38'
Ten years after the war ended in the former Yugoslavia 25
Bosnian refugees still live in the Debrecen refugee camp. The
one-time inmates of a mental hospital in Bosnia-Herzegovina
are longing to go home.
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Punam
L. Muntean & N. Stankovic, Serbia & Romania, 2005, 27'
One day in the life of a Nepali 9-year-old. Punam cooks,
washes, looks after her brothers, then goes to school. And
she's one of the lucky ones: 60 percent of Nepali children
don't go to school. They break stones or lay bricks instead.
The Immortal
M. Moncada Rodríguez, Nicaragua, 2005, 78'
A family torn apart and maimed by the cross-fire of the civil
war in Nicaragua. Contras and Sandinistas in the same
family.
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Sisters In Law
K. Longinotto & F. Ayisi, Cameroon & UK, 2005, 106'
In Cameroon both tribal and customary law are against
women. A female prosecutor and a female judge, stand up
for modern law and women's rights.
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Coca - The Dove From Chechnya
E. Bergkraut, Switzerland, 2005, 87'
What's really going on in Chechnya under cover of the
"War Against Terror"? Relatives of those who have
disappeared without trace record their personal accounts.
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Divorce Iranian Style
K. Longinotto & Z. Mir-Hosseini, UK, 1998, 80'
Fighting for freedom with persistence and a bit of cunning.
A special look into Islamic law through cases heard in a
Teheran court. |
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The Swenkas
J. Ronde, Denmark, 2004, 72'
South Africa, Johannesburg. Manual laborers on weekdays,
fashion maniacs at weekends: Zulu men dress up, let rip for
Saturday night fever.
14.15
Vukovar - Final Cut
J. Baljak, D. Hedl, Serbia, 2006, 103'
What caused the tragedy of Vukovar in Slavonia, once the
model Yugoslav town? A joint project by Serbian and Croatian
filmmakers reveals the truth.
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Elechek
N. Rakhmadieva, Kyrgyzstan, 2006, 27'
The house is finished at last, the children are growing up, life
is peaceful. Then he brings home a new wife. Polygamy in
Kyrgyzstan.
The Angelmakers
A. Bussink, The Netherlands & Scotland & Hungary,
2005, 34'
Stories of arsenic murders from fragments of memories. The
women of Tiszazug poisoned their husbands, fathers-in-law
and children: 162 victims in all.
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The Devil's Miner
K. Davidson & R. Ladkani, USA & Germany, 2004, 82'
In the mountains of Bolivia and far underground, the camera
follows 14-year-old Basilio and his brother into the depths of
a silver mine as they tempt fate daily in the hope of a better
life.
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The Person De Leo N.
A. Vendemiatti, Italy, 2005, 86'
When he was 12, Nicola de Leo already knew he wanted to
become a woman. Today the 40-year-old transsexual lives in
Venice and has changed her name to Nicole.
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Checkpoint
Y. Shamir, Israel & Japan, 2003, 80'
Fully armed Israeli soldiers on duty at a checkpoint.
Palestinians on their way to work, to the doctor or to see
neighbors are forced to queue for permission to pass,
regardless of the weather. Where is the border-line?! |
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The Children of Russia
J. Camino, 2001, Spain, 93', in Spanish with English subtitles
The fates of the children of Spanish Republicans evacuated
to the Soviet Union in 1936-37.
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Parts from
the Noticiero Espanol newsreels
(1936-1939)
cca. 10'
Heroic Spain
(Images of the Spanish Civil War)
J. Reig, P. Laven, F. C. Mauch, Germany-Spain, 1938, 86
min, in Spanish
Propaganda film made in Germany, justifying the
nationalist rebellion as protection of the fatherland.
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Parts from
the Noticiero Espanol newsreels
(1936-1939)
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El perro negro: Stories from the
Spanish Civil War
P. Forgács, 2004, Hungary, 84', in English with
Hungarian subtitles
Opposite sides of the conflict through the unique homemovie
stock of a Madrid anarchist and a Catalan
industrialist. |
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New Penelope
G. Dzalaev, Tajikistan, 2006, 26'
Tadjik migrants work illegally in Russia, often taking a
second wife there. Back home with the children, their first
wives end up in poligamous relationships to keep body and
soul together.
Moszny
R. Lakatos, Hungary, 2005, 40'
Everyday life in Cluj Napoca, Romania. Jozsef Moszny's cows
graze among the blocks of flats and between the tennis courts.
What future awaits them and their owner if the city council
demolishes his weekend house like they did his home?
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Source
Martin Mareček, Martin Skalský, Czech Republic, 2005, 75'
Baku in Azerbaijan is one of the world's richest sources of
oil. A new Kuwait? Cows lapping up oil puddles and corrupt
governmental officials on the post-Soviet sand.
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The Mother's House
F. Verster, South Africa, 2006, 76'
Cape Town. Should she stay or go? Miché searches for
happiness in a world ruled by drugs, gangs and AIDS.
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Dreaming By Numbers
A. Bucchetti, The Netherlands, 2005, 75'
A century-old lottery-office in Naples, its owners and
customers. A bingo-hall run by a transvestite and the ladies
who come to play there. Numbers from dreams - in South-
Italian style.
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AWARD CEREMONY
Screening of the winning films |
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Repatriation
Kim Dong-won, South Korea, 2003, 149'
Captured communist spies and agents provocateur from North
Korea walk free after 20-30 years in South Korean prisons.
Torture and humiliation have not changed their characters.
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Here We Are
J. Vojtek, Slovak Republic, 2005, 76'
Relocation, forced migration. From Central Slovakia to Sub-
Carpathian Ukraine, then to Kazakhstan. Is there a way back
after 50 years?
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I Never Want To Be Famous
M. Stalenhoef, The Netherlands, 2005, 75'
Tobias was a celebrated cellist. A stroke confined him to a
wheelchair. He's fed, washed and changed. Would he choose
life if he were aware of living? A film about life, death and
euthanasia.
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Holidays
M. Razbezhkina, Russia, 2005, 52'
Snow, dogs and hunting - tea and vodka. The traditional
lifestyle becomes holiday fun for the Mansi children. |
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