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Birds
Eye View Film Festival 8-14th March 2007
SHORT
FILMS: BIRDS EYE VIEW FILM FESTIVAL
ActionAid Shorts
[running time 60', total event 90'] + directors Q&A tbc
Friday 9th March ICA CINEMA 1: 6.30PM
subtitles
A selection of the most diverse and extraordinary talent by women
from developing countries – ranging from sensitive and hard-hitting
innovative animation about rape in South Africa to slick and engaging
Thai drama…
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Mon
Beau Sourire
(Angèle Diabang Brener, Senegal, 2005,
5')
Where do Senegalese women get their beautiful smiles? Mon
Beau Sourire observes the ritual of gum tattooing, punctuated
by the tap of the djembe. |
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Printed
Rainbow
(Gitanjali Rao, India, 15')
A big city. A tiny apartment. There, in solitude, an old woman
and her cat rummage through their collection of match-boxes. |
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And
There in the Dust
(Lara Foot Newton and Gerhard Marx, South
Africa, 2004, 7') UK Premiere
This profound film conveys the complexities of a small sweltering
town burdened by an unspeakable act of violence. Shamed by
the travesty, the storyteller lures the audience into Baby
Tshepang’s world.
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Mare
Capoeira
(Paola Barreto, Brasil, 15')
Sport, dance or martial art? This graceful Brasilian film
tells the history of Capoeira through the eyes of 10-year-old
Jaõ, last in a long line of Capoeira masters. |
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Graceland
(Anocha Suwichakornpong, Thailand, 2006, 17').
One night in Bangkok, Jon meets a mysterious woman. Together,
they embark on a journey to a foreign land – the human
heart. Total running time: 60' |
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