Documentaries:
Friday 6th August Screening 14:00 – 16:00
A selection of the very latest and best documentaries from all over the world.
The Boom 2008
Filmmaker: Nicholas B. MacNider
A dreamy first person far away festival travelog from the winner of the Strawberry Shorts La fraise d’Or Audience Award 2008, Nicholas B. MacNider
(15:30, Travelog, PT, 2008)
Mark
Filmmaker: James Harrison, Sam Abda
We follow BMX Professional Mark Webb, his recovery from a broken back, and his complete disregard for medical advice by traveling to China to compete in the 2008 International X-Games. What will happen?
(10:00, Documentary, UK CN DE, 2008)
Back & Forth
Filmmaker: Marc Abraham
A timelaspe jounrney in a winter wonder land.
(1:14, Travelog, UK, 2010)
My Islam
Filmmaker: Alisha Hasan
My Islam tells the story of young Muslims and how they see the world situation presently and in the future.
(10:00, Documentary, UK, 2009)
Backpakers Low Budget Guide to Amsterdam
Filmmaker: Paul Littler
In February, this year [2010], I travelled to Amsterdam to make a small film, to be used as a general guide for students, low budget travellers, and other worldly folks who intend to visit the Dam for the first time.
(3:37, Travelog, NL UK, 2010)
Pequena Revolucion
Filmmaker: Marianne Hougen-Moraga
Juan Ramon’s dream is almost fulfilled. He failed against the dictatorship in Chile, but now he changes the world from his garden. But a revolution is difficult to make, when you have a family..
(21:13, Documentary, CL DK, 2009)
Tashtastic
Filmmaker: Tessa Morgan
Both competitors and fans of facial hair flocked from all over the globe to take part in the prestigious World Beard and Moustache Championships 2007, held in Brighton, UK.
We follow Keith from Seattle as he sizes up his competition in the freestyle moustache category.
(4:04, Documentary, UK, 2008)
Walter and the Tigers
Filmmaker: Jason Perryman
Free-diving & swimming with Tiger Sharks in South African waters with Walter Bernardis, an expert diver on these animals. Throughout the scuba dives he shows that Tiger Sharks are not anywhere near as aggressive or dangerous as we think.
(23:28, Documentary, UK, 2009)
Bike Kill 2005
Filmmaker: Nick Golebiewski
The Bicycle Kill is essentially a yearly event, it takes place a couple of days before Halloween, that is a veritable cacophony of maniacs on bicycles. . .
(3:03, Documentary, US, 2005)
Meaders(AKA Girl Tactics)
Filmmaker: Esther May Campbell
Film about girls playing football on Bristol’s Southmead Estate.
(20:00, Documentary, UK, 2006)