Cinema Vérité Iran International Documentary Film Festival 2016
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- DirectorAmmar AzizAn old man reminisces about a distant homeland. He wants to return.
- DirectorWojciech StaronTwo elderly brothers, who managed to escape from a Soviet work camp in the past, cannot escape from each other. In spite of all the differences between them, they have to turn a new leaf together.
- DirectorImam HasanovStarsMajid AbbasovKhanali HuseynliVafa HuseynliOne man's dream of bringing a European cow in his picturesque village in Azerbaijan unsettles the conservative community that wants to keep their secular traditions intact.
- DirectorMehdi SahebiStarsNhiel Binchey SreuYorng Rah MinchayChay NhielTogether with the village elders, Binchey and other landless peasants, members of ethnic minority Bunong in Cambodia, stage their their expulsion.
- DirectorSaul KakCharles Fairbanks Saul KakCharles FairbanksStarsCarmen Echavarría GomezJuan Juarez RodriguezCarmen Echevarría LopezA story of globalization filtered through the fever dream of a Mexican shaman, THE MODERN JUNGLE is also an intimate portrait of Zoque culture, commodity fetish, and the predicament of documentary.
- DirectorVitaliy ManskiyStarsLee Zin-MiYu-YongHye-YongA propaganda documentary about North Korea that reveals a few hidden facts because the director continues filming between the scripted scenes.
- DirectorKaren AkermanMiguel Seabra LopesThe Forensic Psychiatric Hospital is a medium-security level, closed structure, with a rehabilitation component.
- DirectorErinnisse HeuerPatryk RebiszUsing art as the catalyst, this film explores how the human spirit prevails in the face of tragedy. The film features three people; a photographer who becomes blind, a painter/sculptor who loses half her brain in a boxing match, and a musician losing his hearing to tinnitus. Using art to illustrate change, this film explores how the human spirit prevails in the face of tragedy and what new meanings emerge that otherwise would not have been found if not for their disability.
- DirectorJane WeinerStarsRobert DrewRichard LeacockD.A. PennebakerA 38-year journey that I began in 1972 as a young filmmaker and, shooting off and throughout many years, I filmed many and various encounters between Ricky, his friends and contemporaries including Henri Langlois, Jean Rouch, Jean-Luc Godard, DA Pennebaker, Robert Drew, and others. Mixing my own footage with film clips and rare images from Leacock's personal film archives, this film pays homage to my mentor and, most importantly, allows him to tell us the story of his long film making career in his own words.
- DirectorBartek DziadoszColin MacCabeChristopher RothStarsJohn BergerBen LernerColin MacCabeThe Seasons in Quincy' is the result of a five-year project by Tilda Swinton, Colin MacCabe and Christopher Roth to produce a portrait of the intellectual and storyteller John Berger. It was produced by the Derek Jarman Lab, an audio-visual hub for graduate filmmaking based at Birkbeck, University of London, in collaboration with the composer Simon Fisher Turner.
- DirectorBogdan DziworskiAfter 25 years of silence as an artist, Bogdan Dziworski makes a comeback with an extremely personal picture which is a journal of his journey to Georgia. Plus Minus or Fly's Trips to the East is a phantasmagorical story about the personality cult of Josef Stalin, a figure of special importance in the artist's childhood.
- DirectorRobert KolinskyStarsJirí MenzelKen LoachMilos FormanTo Make a Comedy Is No Fun: Jirí Menzel.
- DirectorBinnur KaraevliFatih KaymakStarsAra GülerTHE EYE OF ISTANBUL tells the story of Ara Guler, the legendary Armenian-Turkish photographer, through a culmination of his retrospective exhibition in Istanbul. As Ara selects his photographs, the stories behind his most iconic images spring to life. At 87, Ara is a complex and unforgettable character; he is still sharp, irreverent, funny and philosophical. Although he is mostly recognized for his black and white photographs of Istanbul, he has enjoyed an international career, which has spanned over sixty years and has generated more than 1 million photographs. Ara's artistic process, his resourcefulness and fearlessness are revealed through a non-linear narrative in the film. Ara is revered in his homeland, however, the question remains as to what will happen to his archives, which are deemed to be a national heritage and a global treasure.
- DirectorKeith MaitlandStarsMonty MuirViolett BeaneCole Bee WilsonAnimation, testimony, and archival footage combine to relate the events of August 1, 1966 when a gunman opened fire from the University of Texas clock tower, killing 16 people.
- DirectorCristina PicchiA contemporary city symphony where floating memories blend with urban sounds and the natural elements, where tales of loss and love are mirrored by the demolition and construction of new buildings, where death and birth stand next to each other, like the darkest hour of the night and the first lights of the day, and the net of the streets holds tight all the possibilities that life might unfold.
- DirectorBrendan ByrneBrendan J. ByrneStarsGerry AdamsMichael AlisonHumphrey AtkinsIn the spring of 1981 Irish Republican Bobby Sands' 66-day hunger strike brought the attention of the world to his cause. Drawing on an Irish Republican tradition of martyrdom, Sands' emotive, non-violent protest to be classified as a political prisoner became a defining moment in 20th century Irish history. Sands' death after 66 days marked a key turning point in the relationship between Britain and Ireland, and brought a global spotlight to the Northern Irish conflict which eventually triggered international efforts to resolve it. 66 DAYS is a major feature length documentary exploring Sands' remarkable life and death, 35 years on from his ultimate sacrifice. The spine of the film is comprised of Sands' own words, drawn from his hunger strike diary, a unique insight into the man and his beliefs as he embarked on his final journey. Directed by award winning filmmaker Brendan J Byrne and produced by Trevor Birney of Fine Point Films, this landmark non-fiction feature film will have its world premiere at a major international film festival in 2016.
- DirectorAya DomenigStarsAya DomenigKiyomi DoiShigeru DoiThe filmmaker's grandfather worked at the Red Cross after the Hiroshima bombing. Her quest to learn why he never talked about his experiences takes a new turn after Fukushima's catastrophe.
- DirectorOgnjen GlavonicStarsBosko RadojkovicCaslav GolubovicBozidar ProticIn 2001 a mass grave was discovered in a suburb of Belgrade. Soon there were more to come. "Depth Two" investigates the hidden story behind this horrid discovery and takes us back to 1999 and the NATO bombings in Serbia.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsElon MuskLawrence KraussLucianne WalkowiczWerner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.
- DirectorPankaj JoharStarsCeciliaPankaj JoharRishi KantCecilia is an investigative documentary that sheds light on the growing problem of child labour trafficking in India through its central characters - a 54 year old housekeeper and her employers. When 14 year old daughter of Cecilia, the housekeeper is trafficked and found dead in Delhi, her employers Pankaj and Sunaina decide to help her get justice. As the trio battle corruption at all levels, they find themselves navigating a complex network of cops, traffickers, judges, lawyers, villagers and family members.
- DirectorGianfranco RosiDuring a five year period an Italian filmmaker documents the world of down-on-their-luck individuals who live in a Californian desert trying to get by one day at a time. None of them has more than a vehicle, a dog and some clothes.
- DirectorGianfranco RosiThe story of a hitman for the drug cartels in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
- DirectorGianfranco RosiStarsSamuele PucilloMattias CucinaSamuele CaruanaCapturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis.
- DirectorRoberto MinerviniStarsSara CarlsonColby TrichellTim CarlsonSara, a girl being home-schooled on a goat farm alongside her 11 siblings, finds her devout values challenged after she meets Colby, an amateur bull rider.
- DirectorMax LewkowiczStarsLynsey AddarioJames EstrinMike ForsterAn HBO Documentary Film. Tony Vaccaro, a WWII infantryman, smuggled his $47.00 portable camera into battle to create one of the most comprehensive and intimate records of the war.
- DirectorNitesh AnjaanStarsSuhkdev Singh ParwanaNitesh AnjaanShubhdeep Singh ParwanaNitesh's father has made a decision. It will not only change the rest of his life, but also that of his children - forever. He wants to give up his Danish residence permit and move back to India, where he originally came from when he moved to Denmark.
- DirectorAndreas KoefoedAt Home in the world gives a unique insight into the lives of five refugee kids during their first year in a Red Cross refugee school in Denmark.
- DirectorAslaug HolmAslaug Holm follows closely her two young sons Markus and Lukas in their everyday life, while being sons, close brothers, as well as being kids having pleasures and disappointments.
- DirectorDavid SingtonStarsHerbert A. FuchsSammy SilverwatchNick YarrisA convicted murderer who has spent 23 years on Death Row tells his story.
- DirectorPablo Chavarría GutiérrezStarsVerónica GonzálezAlberto PatishtánHéctor Patishtánn June of the year 2000, in the region of the Chiapas Heights, an ambush against a patrol car took place where cops were killed. Tzotzil professor Alberto Patishtan was randomly pointed out as guilty of this event and sentenced to 60 years in prison. Through a sensory exploration of memory and evocation, the film digs into the spirit and entrails of this story.
- DirectorPieter-Jan De PueStarsGholam NasirKhyrgyz BajNoorA gang of Afghan kids from the Kuchi tribe dig out old Soviet mines and sell the explosives to children working in a lapis lazuli mine. When not dreaming of the time when American troops finally withdraw from their land, another gang of children keeps tight control on the caravans smuggling the blue gemstones through the arid mountains of Pamir.
- DirectorKonstantin FlemigStarsBenjamin HillerWhich pictures do we get to see? In a world of modern mass communication and a never ending stream of pictures, this question is more important than ever. Which conflict is worth reporting? Which war might interest the consumers of media outlets? And how do pictures travel from around the globe, from zones of conflict to the worldwide public? These questions are the central message of "Picturing War". From Syria and Iraq to Rwanda - the film follows a young man who has chosen to become war photographer, and answers the question of how he finds the pictures we might see - or not - on the front page of a big newspaper one day.
- DirectorLevin Peter«The earth has a memory», it is once said in this film. It embraces the dead, and with them their memories. Digging for these memories can reveal another life. Not as a document, but as fertile ground for feelings and thoughts. Director Levin Peter spends a lot of time in intense conversations with his grandfather who used to be stationed in the Ukraine as a soldier of the Wehrmacht. Levin travels there, looking to trace and excavate what he has heard. What he has heard are the kind of tales that can haunt you in old age. Returning to the same places today, old pictures become exposed spectres. What follows is an attempt to uncover, to imagine and to endure biographical anomalies. At the end of this process, both will have an altered view of the fissures and flaws of a human life. A film about the search for those spectres that we call memories. "Beyond the Snowstorm" shows how those memories of our grandparents, seldom or never talked about, can still influence the lives of others today, especially their grandchildren. A film about the difficult balance between the unconditional search for truth and the fragile bonds between us as human beings.