Mark Kermode's pick of the DVDs that were overlooked this year
Benda Bilili!
A strong contender for best film of the year, this electrifying account of Congolese street musicians overcoming incredible odds to bring their invigorating music to the world is a real reason to be cheerful. The soundtrack is infectious, the film-making unobtrusive, and the central characters endlessly inspiring. Bravo!
Patagonia
Diverse and unpredictable in his output, Marc Evans (Resurrection Man, My Litte Eye, Snow Cake) remains one of the UK's most consistently interesting and inventive filmmakers. Somewhat overlooked in cinemas, this lyrical cross-cultural escapade teases out longstanding connections between Wales and Argentina, with Evans drawing together the past and present with ease.
We Were Here
The outbreak of Aids, which ravaged San Francisco in the early 80s, is recounted by those who lived through it, offering a celebration of the indomitable human spirit that enabled diverse communities...
Benda Bilili!
A strong contender for best film of the year, this electrifying account of Congolese street musicians overcoming incredible odds to bring their invigorating music to the world is a real reason to be cheerful. The soundtrack is infectious, the film-making unobtrusive, and the central characters endlessly inspiring. Bravo!
Patagonia
Diverse and unpredictable in his output, Marc Evans (Resurrection Man, My Litte Eye, Snow Cake) remains one of the UK's most consistently interesting and inventive filmmakers. Somewhat overlooked in cinemas, this lyrical cross-cultural escapade teases out longstanding connections between Wales and Argentina, with Evans drawing together the past and present with ease.
We Were Here
The outbreak of Aids, which ravaged San Francisco in the early 80s, is recounted by those who lived through it, offering a celebration of the indomitable human spirit that enabled diverse communities...
- 12/18/2011
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Channel 4 U.K. has inked a deal with Network Ireland Television (Nitv) for the acquisition of 33 short films from the Irish distributor's library of 850 titles. The film package represents independent productions from British, Scottish, Irish and American directors, as well as films funded by the Irish Film Board, Scottish Screen and various U.K. regional funding agencies. Derry O'Brien, Managing Director of Nitv said: “We are delighted, as are our producer clients, to have secured this licensing deal from Channel 4, one of Britain's major terrestrial broadcasters. The chosen short films include many award winning Irish projects such as Ifta winner Ken Wardrop's 'The Herd', Undressing my Mother' and 'Farewell Packets of 10', Conor Ferguson's 'Atlantic' and 'A Film From My Parish: 6 Farms' from Tony Donoghue.
- 3/2/2010
- IFTN
Ken Wardrop's feature documentary 'His & Hers' has been chosen to screen in competition as part of the 2010 Sundance film festival. 'Bhutto', a documentary co-photographed by Irish cinematographer Noel Donnellon (Transparent), will also screen. Wardrop (The Herd) will see his feature documentary, 'His and Hers', screen in the category of World Documentary. 'His & Hers' is an 80 minute film that presents interviews with women from across the midlands of Ireland, chronicling a ninety-year-old love story, through the collective voice of seventy ladies. It is produced by Andrew Freedman (Undressing My Mother) and the directors of photography for the project are Michael Lavelle (Farewell Packets of Ten) and Kate McCullough (Sunshower).
- 12/3/2009
- IFTN
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