FEATURE DOCUMENTARY: OUR WORLD CATEGORY
AQUANIME
Directed & Produced by Loic Sallet
With Mickaël Monziès – atelier Coralis – Masaru Emoto – Minthé – La caravane des sources Peyo Petit – La pierre d’eau vive – Ayhan Doyuk – Eau superionisée – Florent Pomier – La baignoire dynamisante selon Jeanne Rousseau – Nicolas Gana – Sytème P.I.E (Porteur d’Information d’Energie) – Joëlle Henry – Aquaprima et l’eau flashée
COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY – WORLD PREMIERE
Global vision of the element water, through an approach of 4 elements and energization of the water.
France 2011 – 52mn
THE BROKEN MOON (A Terra da Lua Partida)
Directed by Marcos Negrão and André Rangel – Produced by Marcos Negrão
COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY – OPENING GALA SCREENING
Beyond the mountains of the Western Himalaya, Sonam, an old nomad man, lives with his tribe in one of the most adverse and isolated regions of the planet, but a sudden change in the climate is drying most of the rivers and transforming several valleys in deserts, threatening his people’s survival.
Brazil 2010 – 52mn
A BITTER TASTE OF FREEDOM
Directed by Marina Goldovskaya – Produced by Marina Goldovskaya (USA) and Malcolm Dixelius (Sweden)
COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY
The story of the life and death of Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian Journalist and Human Rights Activist.
Sweden/USA 2011 – 85mn
CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT
Directed, Written & Produced by Lara Juliette Sanders
OUT OF COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY
A film about the friendship between a 78 year-old man and a 16 year-old boy who share the love for flying.
Germany 2008 – 52mn
EXPEDITION AROUND NORTH AMERICA
(l’Odyssee Climatique du Southern Star)– PART 2 & 3*
Directed by Thierry Robert for Injam Production (France)
OUT OF COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY
A 12 months expedition, 18000 nautical miles, 9 seas. 9 countries to call attention to the necessity for International initiatives in favor of the environment…
France 2009/2010 – 2×52mn – * 1st Part was screened at MCFF in 2009.
FORGIVENESS (용서)
Directed Brad Kim – Produced by Im-joo Lee
COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
*The sounds of restoration, reconciliation, and forgiveness from Israel and Gaza strip – the land of wars and terrors._
South Korea 2011 – 93mn
MALAKI – SCENT OF AN ANGEL
Directed & Produced by Kahlil Dreifus Zaarour
COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
Original and creative… disturbing and heart wrenching look at families of abducted persons during and the aftermath of the Lebanese War. It sheds the light on the trauma of six different families…
Lebanon 2011 – 80mn
www.malakithemovie.com
NIGER ’66, A PEACE CORPS DIARY
Directed & Produced by Judy Irola
COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
Five former Peace Corps volunteers return to Niger forty years later to witness the changes that were made because of their work in the 1960s in women’s health, water and agriculture.
Niger/USA 2010 – 75mn
THE PRICE OF CHILDHOOD
Directed by Kan Yan
COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY
The story of working children in Nepal is a complicated one. It is a story of traditional worlds destroyed by modern forces, of ethnic oppression, of political upheaval, of simple cruelty and remarkable hope.
Nepal 2010 – 54mn
RAINBOW TOWN
Directed & Produced by Lauren Selmon Roberts
With themselves: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (President of Liberia), Feeta Kolleh & Alice Joseph
COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
In a country torn by war, over 100 orphaned and abandoned children were left to die. But, one courageous woman wanted them to live. This is the true story of one Liberian orphanage.
Liberia/USA 2010 – 76mn
STRONG BODIES FIGHT
Directed by William Donaruma – Written & Produced by Mark Weber
COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
“Strong bodies fight, that weak bodies maybe nourished.” This is the moto of the Notre Dame Boxing Team, which hosts an intramural charity tournament called the Bengal Bouts to support development efforts in the poverty stricken country of Bangladesh. An inspirational and powerful journey to a world of poverty seldom seen in films or media – a world of hope!
Bangladesh/USA 2010 – Social Issue/Sports – 65mn
TEARS OF GAZA (Gaza Tarer)
Directed & Written by Vibeke Lokkerberg – Produced by Terje Kristiansen
COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY
In a rough style, by way of unique footage, the brutal consequences of modern wars are exposed. The film also depicts the ability of women and children to handle their everyday life after a dramatic war experience. Can war solve conflicts or create peace? The film follows three children through the war and the period after the ceasefire.
Norway 2010 – 82mn
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: KA SHEN’S JOURNEY
Directed, Written & Produced by Brian Jamieson
COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
The life story of Nancy Kwan who as a young Eurasian girl from Hong Kong captured the hearts and minds of cinemagoers around the world in her stunning motion picture debut in THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG (1960). Nancy Kwan’s story is both fairytale and poignant as it takes its audience on a personal journey, a woman’s journey, which is as equally compelling, as it is inspiring!
USA 2010 – 106mn
WOMEN AND THE GUARDS
Directed by Una Celma
COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY
A film about the lives of 13 female prison inmates in Afghanistan.
Latvia 2009 – 52mn
YES-JA, THE KWAITO DOCUMENTARY
Directed & Produced by Eric Sell
With Eric Sell
COMPETITION – OUR WORLD CATEGORY – WORLD PREMIERE
The enchanting story of the only white African Kwaito Music Star called EES. A musical trip thru Southern Africa to the tunes of the post apartheid generation, and how a Nation is becoming ONE thru Music.
Namibia 2011 – Musical Journey/Culture – 55mn
OPENING FESTIVAL SCREENING
STUDENT SHORTS SHOWCASE
AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILMS SHOWCASE
In Commemoration of the Exodus of nearly 2 million Circassians (Cherkess) from their Homeland on May 21st 1864
