FESTIVAL PROGRAM FOR 19 APRIL

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Documentary
01:04:00
Argentina
Natalia and Daniel are blind, but that condition was never an impediment for them, they live their lives to the full and love each other. Suddenly, something interrupts everything, imposing itself and hindering what blindness could not.
DIRECTOR
Graciela Patricia De Luca

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The Third and Fourth Generation
Documentary
00:57:50
Switzerland
Silvia has lived most of her adult life in a community of deaconesses. For some time now she has been traveling to the site of a Nazi concentration camp of which her own grandfather was the commander. Using performance art, she explores the secret of how our ancestors shape us. Dealing with her family history and her childhood trauma leads to an unexpected and beautiful turning point in the life of the Christian woman.
DIRECTOR
Lukas Zünd

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Precious Balance Walk
Experimental, Short
00:13:24
Sweden
6 Nordic Performance Artists invited to perform in, and with water. Filmed in the waters of Öresund, at Ribergsborg city beach, Malmö, Sweden. "We are all water in the same Ocean" Yoko Ono
DIRECTOR
Felicia Konrad, Johan Haugen

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Memoriam
Short
00:11:00
United Kingdom
Dean remembers Natalie. They only just fell in love. He lost her too soon. He’s being helped by Jessie to overcome his loss and move on. Dean keeps regressing to past memories of his time with her.
Jessie is trying to get him to face up to his current situation so he can move on. The story of loss and how love goes beyond death.
DIRECTOR
Kayser Foyz

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Down River Jordan
Documentary
00:59:58
United States
The Jordan River has played a major role in shaping human society as we know it, providing freshwater and fertile soil for some of the earliest civilizations and witnessing the rise and fall of empires. For centuries, the lower Jordan Valley has served as one of the largest bird migration sites in the world, as well as the biologically diverse sanctuary where the flora and fauna of the East African and West Asian continents come together.
Today, the river tells a different story from the life-giving tale it has told for a millennium revealing the devastating impact of human political conflict as Syria, Jordan, and Israel take from the Jordan River without international regulation or waste-management infrastructure. The tension between the riparian nations and the lack of a trilateral water management agreement has allowed for excessive extraction, harmful waste practices, and a tendency to assign blame to others rather than take responsibility for the river’s well-being. As a result, the Jordan River has seen its water flow reduced by 96% over the last sixty years.
The journey begins as five friends attempt to navigate the river from its source in the mountains of the Golan to its endpoint in the Dead Sea. As the group travels south on the water, weaving between Israel, Jordan, and Palestine, they meet the people most affected by the river’s demise, and those fighting fiercely to protect it. Climate change and human conflicts around the world continue to exacerbate water-stress, which can eventually lead to gross mismanagement, water scarcity, and wars. DOWN RIVER JORDAN is a documentary about hope in the face of environmental destruction, one river’s potential to inspire cooperation, and the source of life that unites us all: water.
DIRECTOR
Addie Navarro

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Temazcal Toci
Documentary
00:43:19
France
In an intimate prayer dedicated to Temazcal Toci, an ancient Aztec divinity, this documentary invites us to reflect upon our bond with Mother Earth and our connection to the spiritual world. It explores the different ways to practice the Temazcal, a sacred ritual that has been preserved in Mesoamerica for thousands of years. While watching the unravelling of this little-known ceremony, we’ll hear from experts explaining the history, benefits and wisdom behind this ancient medicine and get a glimpse of the vibrant culture that is the pulse of Mexico.
DIRECTOR
Laetitia Guerin

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Uncivilized
Documentary
01:10:00
Dominica
Uncivilized is the incredible true story detailing one man's confrontation with one of the deadliest hurricanes of all time...ALONE, in the wild.
In 2017 Michael Lees set out to the forest with nothing more than some basic tools, religious texts and camera gear. His goal: to find a way out of the modern perils of overconsumption, technology addiction and global warming. But three months in, Category 5 Hurricane Maria - one of the most powerful hurricanes of all time - made a direct hit on Michael’s island. All of a sudden, the entire island must reckon with itself as the entire population is sent back to the stone age.
DIRECTOR
Michael Lees

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Spanish Debut
Documentary, series
02:50:00
Spain
"Spanish Debut" is a unique and surprising travel show where the trips are performed by three young charming women. This time they go on a journey by beautiful Spain. Feminine travel vision, attractions which are interesting for the women and described by them, a sense of glamour and elegancy, unlimited feminine curiosity, latest fashions and hills and of course a sincere men’s admiration whenever Irene, Marta y Maria go.
DIRECTOR
Irina Melnik Novak

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The Field of Forgotten
Experimental, Feature
02:02:00
Togo
Mawugno after several attempts to earn an honest living but in vain finds an ingenious plan to start his own company. With the help of some European friends, they start a recruitment company for young people who are ready to work in European plantations . The announcements are passed in loops on all the media. More than 2,000 people are registered, each depositing 200,000 koris for visa and travel ticket costs. But when these young people discovered that Mawugno had no intention of sending them to Europe, and moreover he had used their money to open his own agricultural company; they are going to prepare a terrible revenge against him. But in reality they ignore that Mawugno had a far bigger vision for all the youth of his country.
DIRECTOR
Komla Roger
GBEKOU
