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06-07-2014 10 AM
“El sueño de Iván” / “Ivan’s Dream”
2011/100 min. / Spanish/
English Subtitles
Direction: Rogelio Paris
Script: Roberto
Santiago y Pablo Fernandez
Cast: Oscar Casas, Carla Campra, Fergus Riordan,
Demián Bichir, Ana Claudia Talancón,
Antonio Resines, Fernando Tejero, Ernesto Alterio.
Photography: Joan Benet
Music: Alejandro Giacoman
Synopsis: Iván is an eleven years old child who is going to play against the football
world’s champions and live his first love story. For the first time in History, a world selection
of stars, a team followed by millions of people in TV, is going to play against a world selection
of children. The point is gathering
money and help the victims of a terrible
earthquake in Africa. Ivan is
chosen for the children selection, besides he will have to conquer Paula and compete with Morenilla, a child from his school that is after the same girl, taller than him, and much better
playing football. A tale of adventures and football for all the family.
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06-07-2014 11.45 AM
“Argentina
y
su
fábrica
de fútbol”/
“Argentina and its football factory”
Direction: Sergio Iglesias Guion
Script: Mariano Starosta Reparto/
Photography: Andrei
Durán
Music: Sergio iglesias
Year: 2007/Duration: 52 min.
Language: Spanish/Subtitles: English
Synopsis: How much is it to produce a football star? Looking for that answer,
this Argentinian documentary
goes inside the story of many children who begins the difficult
way towards a professional football team: The final match of the Argentinian championship in first division; the selection process
of children in Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de la Plata; a talent scout who
convince a father of leaving
his 11 years child in a pension with other children 600 km. away from home; etc. The documentary shows what is beyond
the play-field and reveals that watching is essential in a country with no many industries, but great exporter
of football stars to
the world market.
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06-07-2014 2 PM
“En fuera de juego” / “Offside”
Direction: David Marqués
Script: Rafael Calatayud Cano, Kiko Martínez
Reparto/Cast: Fernando Tejero, Diego Peretti,
Carolina Peleritti, Chino Darín, Laura Pamplona,
Hugo Silva, José Sancho, Patricia Montero, Carmen Ruiz,
Photography: Federico
Ribes
Music: Claudio Waisgluss, Nacho Mañó, Nico Cota
Year: 2011/Duration: 103 min.
Language: Spanish/Subtitles: English
Synopsis: Diego is Argentinian doctor traumatized by football since his chilhood who is not happy
with his life. Javi is a Spanish agent from 3rd division who dreams with a big chance for changing his luck. When destiny reaches
both of them in the form
of a
young Argentinian crack, circumstances will join Javi and Diego
in a way full of turns, surprises, lies and audacity,
Changing their
life forever
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06-07-2014 4 PM
“Rivales” / “Rivals”
Direction: Fernando
Colomo
Script: Joaquín
Oristrell y Inés París
Cast: Ernesto
Alterio, Goya Toledo, Kira Miró,
Santi Millán, Rosa María Sardà, María Pujalte, Gonzalo de Castro,
Jorge Sanz, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Javier Cifrián, Helena Carrión
Photography: José Luis Alcaine
Music: Juan Bardem
Year: 2008/Duration: 100 min.
Language: Spanish/Subtitles: English
Synopsis: The “Deportivo Madrileño” and the “Atlético Barcelonés” are two youth football
teams that are preparing themseleves for the great final game, wich takes place in Sevilla.
All of
them have great hopes for this
big match and dream with beating their eternal rivals.
During this trip to Sevilla we will meet not only the peculiar relationships
between parents and sons, or between
couples, but also their social relationships with the rest of the people. This is a choral
comedy about diverse conditions in daily life, in a world where adults are often worse than children.
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06-07-2014 6 PM
“Argentina Fútbol Club”
Direction: Juan Pablo Rubio
Cast: Pablo Alabarces, Victor Hugo Morales,
Alejandro Fabbri, Guillermo Coppola
Year: 2009/ 83 minutes
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Synopsis: Singing.
Shouting. Hysteria. Argentina lives for futbol. The battle between Boca Juniors
and River Plate is not just about sports; it is an ever-enduring struggle for
identity. In Buenos Aires, historic tensions swell not only between legendary
clubs Boca and River but among their intense followers. For these futbol
fanatics, the game symbolizes strength, unity, and power in a society beset by
stark social and economic divisions. Through a journalistic lens, this film
provides an intimate look into Argentina and its beloved sport to reveal an
unparalleled passion that reverberates far beyond the pitch.
April 23, 2014
Children of the Pyre
Rajesh S. Jala
India/ Hindi (Eng. Subs)/ 2008/ 74 min.
Directed
by Rajesh S. Jala, Children of the Pyre is a documentary about seven
remarkable children who have been brought up in Varanasi and have been
making a living by cremating the dead at Manikarnika, one of the busiest
cremation grounds of India. The film is a compelling real-life,
self-narrative of seven extraordinary children who make their living out
of the dead. They collect; snatch or steal used coffin shrouds and sell
them for petty amounts in order to ensure their own and their family';s
survival. Tempered by the heat of the pyre, strengthened in the face of
adversities and crafted by a volley of abuses, these imps weave through
the pyres and struggle through disdain in this land of the dead.
Laughing, smiling, weeping, fighting and shouting, these children run
the race for survival - winning it again and again - everyday. The film
is a terrible saga of exploitation that celebrates the victory of
innocence over the most harrowing realities of life. It';s a torturous
journey through seared bodies, callous minds and dead consciences that
constitute the human reality of the Ghats at Varanasi.
Festivals/ Awards:
Montréal World Film Festival, 2008 – Best Documentary
Sao Paulo International Film Festival, 2008 - Best Documentary
IFFLA, USA 2009 – Best Documentary
National Awards, India 2009 – Special Jury Award & Best Audiography
Asiatica Film Mediale, Rome 2009 – Best Documentary
IDPA-Indian Documentary Producers Association 2009 – Best Documentary & Best Cinematography
Jeevika: Asia Livelihood Documentary Festival, 2009 – Special Jury Award
Alms For a Blind Horse
(Anhey gorhey da daan)
India/ Punjabi (English Subtitles) / 2011/ 112 min
Dir by Gurvinder Singh
On
a foggy winter morning, a Dalit family in a village in Punjab wakes up
to the news of the demolition of a house of one of their community
members on the outskirts of the village. Father, a silent sympathiser,
joins his community in demand for justice for the affected family. The
same day, his son Melu, a cycle-rickshaw puller in the city, is
participating in a strike by his union. Injured and alienated, Melu
spends the day quietly resting and later joins his friends as they tease
him over his state of affairs. Hesitantly, he drinks with them in the
night as they debate the meaning of their existence. Cycling through the
city streets, Melu feels lost and wonders where to go and what to do.
Back in the village, his mother feels humiliated at the treatment meted
out by the landlords in whose fields she works. Gunshots are heard in
the night and the village is tense. It';s the night of the lunar
eclipse. A man wanders asking for the traditional alms while Father
decides to visit the city with a friend, even as his daughter Dayalo
walks through the village streets in the night.
Festivals/ Awards:
43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) - Golden Peacock Award
Abu Dhabi Film Festival:
Special jury Award & Black Pearl Trophy 2011 in
National Film Awards, India 2012:
Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Feature Film in Punjabi
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