WEDNESDAY 6/10
UNITS :
«Cinema, the art of peace», «At the ends of the world», «Balkan neighborhood»
«All around Europe», «Greek panorama», "the other half of the sky"
WEDNESDAY 6 OCTOBER 2010 Hour of beginning 16.00
16.00 «CINEMA, THE ART OF PEACE»
The Unnamed Huang Ya-Li Taiwan 10' video art 2010
This film is constructed upon the visual poetry between what you hear and see, and a sensual fluidity that is not based on the cause and effect relationship. It casts away the practicalities and the functionalities commonly defined in real-world objects by returning things to their raw state, and guiding the viewer's awareness to the finer details, while intertwining layers of poetic imagery.
36 Strings Kees van Es Hong Kong 30' documentary 2009
Music documentary about Didier Petit's East West Quartet. For this quartet Petit was inspired by the Italian 18th century priest composer and missionary Pedrini (1671-1746). Through an interview by Pedrini with the members of the quartet, we learn more about improvised music - the creative activity of immediate musical composition.
Theatre & War Hicham Kayed Lebanon 52' documentary 2010
Israel launches a massive attack on Lebanon that ended in displacing more than one million persons. During the 33 days war some families take refugee in a theatre in the capital city of Beirut. This film shows the transformative ability of the arts and its healing powers.
Play ground Rinat Edelstein Israel 6' 58'' video art 2009
From time immemorial, the centers of European cities were used by the governments around the continent in order to immortalize historical events that happened in those urban areas. The video play ground was filmed in the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin. The memorial, which is located in an urban open space in the center of Berlin, was built as a large cemetery, full of huge gray stones. Most visitors at the site are tourists, and although the site was meant to preserve the memory of the dead, it became a place to play. The video observes the games taking place within the compound of the monument and discovers some images and gestures which seem to be taken from times of war.
The Vase Jeremy Newman U.S.A 1' video art 2009
In this video, a mysterious young woman clips off sunflower heads, wrecking havoc on a vase of crickets. The desperate, yet graceful movements of the insects are a silent plea against environmental degradation. The directorial manipulations evident in the work ultimately serve to question the veracity of documentary nature cinematography.
Minus Kazem Mollaie Iran 12' short film 2009
There is a retainer in a manufacturing company ... whatever he dreams, comes into reality ... One day based on a bad dream, he did his best to stop his favourite secretary from a bad occurrence...
Nadir Agrasan Shomir Faruk Bangladesh 11' 30'' documentary 2009
Jamuna - the very name of a river which is mostly related to the history and heritage of Bangla and Bengali nation. Our enriched life is pictured through it. With the destructive game of erosion she lost her beauty. With the depth trap of ups and downs the river- shore dwellers are now quite resource less. They lead under the open sky. The children have no assurance to get their fundamental rights. They survive with struggle only for livelihood. We can save jamuna by taking effective steps to prevent river erosion with that we can return back the children in their enjoyable life.
A Precious Drop Shreyans Shah India 9' short film 2010
A message for saving the Nature and its elements...
18.00 «GREEK PANORAMA»
The game must go on Angeli Andrikopoulou, Argyris Tsepelikas 80' documentary 2010
In a crowded part of a small city, each day after school, Alexandra, Vlad, Chrysa and the rest of their crew gather in front of Christo's house to play soccer until bedtime. But as soon as they begin the neighbours assault them with curses, threats and sometimes violence. The kids' reaction is fiercely defiant. There's nowhere else to go. Alexandra decides to talk to the mayor and insist that he see the situation for himself. Thus begins a yearlong campaign to get the town to build them a play area. Over this time the kids' lives and perceptions are revealed while their determination and friendship fuels their coping skills and sharpens their resolve. Intimate access to a remarkable cast of characters will make for an engaging film and series.
EXPRESS SCOPELITIS Mother of the islands Manolis Kazamias 44' documentary 2008
This documentary records the unique and long standing relationship between the Scopelitis family and the inhabitants of the small Cyclades islands in the Central Aegean Sea. Captain Mitsos Scopelitis began supporting their commuting and everyday needs with his caique "Panormitis" back in 1958. Today, the survival and development of these remote islands owe a lot to the daily trip of the little ship "Express Scopelitis", skippered by his son captain Giannis Scopelitis and his second captain Giannis Fostieris They serve the islanders with a rare combination of professionalism, modesty and kindness. That is why they love them and call their ship "Mother of the Islands". Captain Mitsos Scopelitis is also known for his exceptional talent in playing the violin.
20.00 «GREEK PANORAMA»
My videos Yannis Tritsibidas 23' documentary 2010
Scenes recorded in different places of the planet, 1996-2009.
Autumn Panagiotis Karagiorgas 30' video art 2010
When autumn comes, stop chasing your fears. Just think that you are the one who depicted god.
Sugartown: the day after Kimon Tsakiris 67' 30'' documentary 2009
Mayor Pantazis Chronopoulos is a man on a mission. Ηe will stop at nothing to rebuild Sugartown after the biggest wildfires in Greece's history burnt his constituency to the ground. His vice Mayor and 65 villagers died in the devastating fires and he barely escaped with his life. A story of disaster capitalism, ambition and graft.
22.00 «GREEK PANORAMA»
The call of the mountain Stelios Apostolopoulos 52' 15'' documentary 2009
The story of a man who abandons his wife and eight year old son in Athens, after his cousin is murdered in the White Mountains of Crete. Returning to a small, remote community, Yiannis confronts his past and pledges to honour his cousin Hlias, a shepherd. He struggles to carry on Hlias' calling, a dying tradition kept alive by a handful of isolated men, high up in the snow, in the barren White Mountains overlooking the Lybian Sea...
Once in a lifetime Nikol Aleksandropoulou 80΄ documentary 2009
It was almost 35 years ago when the first and most important radio show in Greece was born on national radio. It was- and it still remains- the show that brings rock and pop music to Greek audience. On the decks, radio producer Giannis Petridis. Back then he was a young man full of passion with music. His dream was to travel in every corner of the world through the music and lyrics he adored. Now he's a Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame member, one of the biggest record collectors and a national guru for Greek Radio, who changed forever the way his followers listen to music. By following his life's work and through his personal confessions and we have a glimpse of all the social and political changes in Greece in the last four decades. A fascinating musical journey, starting from his homeland in Piraeus, to the empty highways of Los Angeles and finally to the streets of San Francisco.