Docs
Women in the bullfighting arena, a septuagenarian teenaged son, South African children’s care, a new justice system in Rwanda, a Kenyan Nobel Prize winner, and a passionate Indian song: these diverse subjects find a communal home in BEV’s festival documentary programme.
All are made with brilliance and composed with intelligence; each one an illuminating navigation of a political or cultural subject to explore, learn from, or vigorously debate.
My Neighbour, My Killer
ICA Cinema 1, Thur March 11, 8.30pm
Truth and Reconciliation, Rwandan style - a hugely insightful exploration of the complicated process of restoration in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide.
The Other Song
ICA Cinema 2, March 9, 8.30pm & ICA Cinema 2, March 10, 8.30pm
A beautifully filmmed journey through the almost-forgotten songs of traditional Indian thumri singing.
Rough Aunties
plus director Q&A
ICA Cinema 1, March 7, 2.30pm & ICA Cinema 2, March 9, 6.15pm
A celebration of the strength and compassion of the ‘Rough Aunties’ who care, and fight, for South Africa’s abused children, from one of the world’s best documentary makers.
Junior
plus skype director Q&A (tbc)
ICA Cinema 1, Sat March 6, 6.15pm & ICA Cinema 2, Mon March 8, 6.30pm & Ritzy, Fri 5th March, 6pm
Mum (98) and son (75) share a home, and with that the joys and frustrations of domestic life. Laugh and weep at this brilliant, award-winning doc.
She is the Matador
plus skype director Q&A
UK PREMIERE
ICA Cinema 2, March 5, 6,45pm & ICA Cinema 2, March 6, 6.30pm
Fascinating insights into the role of the matador in Spanish culture, and the women who dare to face the bull.
