Jun 11, 2010 | No Comments | ByGergana Barakova
Shannon Walsh is a Montreal-based filmmaker and writer. Her first feature documentary, H2Oil, traces the human and environmental costs of Alberta’s oil sands. Birds Eye View caught up with her to talk about it. Read the full story
Mar 2, 2010 | No Comments | ByTamsyn Dent
Tamsyn
Tamsyn Dent, BEV’s Development and Outreach Manager (and new Mum!) reviews our 2010 Bring a Baby Film Junior, about a parent-child relationship - a generation on. According to Time Out, Junior is “Beautifully observed… a soulful movie about the importance of family” Read on to see what Tam had to say…
Junior is screening at 11am on March 5th at the Ritzy in Brixton for the Bring a Baby screening - you can also catch it that evening at the Ritzy at 6pm and at the ICA on Saturday March 6th and Monday March 8th.
Mar 1, 2010 | No Comments | ByJulia Carruthers
Matador Maripaz Vega in the bullring
Is bullfighting sport, dance, theatre or blood ritual? She Is The Matador reveals bullfighting to be all of these. Through current interviews and archival footage illustrating the history of women in bullfighting, the film offers a window on the highly choreographed and deadly match between bull and human that remains enormously popular in Spain, even as it is reviled by many in an age of animal rights.
Celeste Carrasco & Gemma Cubero del Barrio run the Talcual Films production company and She Is The Matador is their joint directorial debut.
We are thrilled to be screening this passionate account of a fascinating tradition as part of our 2010 Festival this Friday and caught up with Celeste and Gemma in lieu of this.
Feb 16, 2010 | No Comments | ByClare Callan
Kim Longinotto
‘Film-making saved my life’
Fantastic article in the Guardian on Friday on Kim Longinotto and her film Rough Aunties which is screening as part of our Festival at ICA Cinema 1, March 7, 2.30pm & ICA Cinema 2, March 9, 6.15pm. The Screening is partnership with Branchage Film festival
If you missed it click here. To get tickets and see the rest of our inspiring 2010 Docs programme click here.
Enjoy the read!
Feb 8, 2010 | 1 Comment | ByRachel Millward
Rachel+bump - now two months bigger...
Well, this is the funniest of festival years for me. Just as Birds Eye View gears up to what looks to be an outrageously brilliant festival - a true celebration of the scope of women’s creative vision, I gear up to a very different moment of creativity - giving birth for the first time. There’s something rather poetic (and nuts) about the timing for me. Should I go those two “permissable” weeks over the official due date, our baby girl could be coming into the world on opening night. Which means that the festival - my first baby, of sorts, is now safely in the hands of BEV’s most excellent team, allowing me to focus on this momentous and unknown journey ahead. Obviously, should baby decide to come this week, or next, I may shuffle down to share in the joys of closing night delight, but maybe our new little world will be too fresh and fragile - we shall see…
Mar 13, 2009 | No Comments | ByHarriet Fleuriot
Monday was another busy day, so busy, ahem, that I only really managed to capture one event with enough content to keep you BEV blog readers interested…
Below is a video from the Peace Mission: Welcome to Nollywood screening. The event included a Q&A with the amazing Peace Anyiam-Fiberesima, one of Nollywood’s top producers who features in the documentary, which was about (yes, you’ve guessed it) Nollywood - the third largest film industry. I was particularly excited because this event was hosted by Zina Saro Wiwa, who was one of my favourite presenters on The Culture Show.
