15th
Madurai Film Festival 2013
INTERNATIONAL
DOCUMENTARY
1) Alegria do lar/ The Joy of a Home
Dir: Ana Isabel
Martins; 20 mins; Portuguese; 2013; Portugal
My grandparents José
and Justina Moreira are an elderly couple who have lived together for 50 years.
He likes to be in the backyard taking care of the vegetables, giving corn to
the chickens and reading. She prepares the meals, cleans the house and makes
the arrangements of the family's clothes. Their home is the place where they
spend more time together, where they share frustrations and where they keep the
memories of their life. “The Joy of a Home” is a portrait of the people who
raised me up to 5 years old and the house where I built my main foundations.
Right now I'm 23 and I still like to visit my grandparents.
2) Sorry to Interrupt
Dir: Dravid M. Lorenz
; 13mins; German; 2012; Germany
The Berlin Underground has just pulled out as a voice
resounds: “Dear ladies and gentlemen,
excuse me for interrupting…” Everybody is watching the homeless woman
selling a well-known street newspaper. But what does SHE actually see?
3) In Zukunft / In Future
Dir: Darja Pilz;
64mins; Russian; 2013; Germany
The small village Future lies nestled somewhere in the
middle of the Russian taiga. Forgotten by their country, its dwellers are fighting
the harsh Russian winter and are defying the demise of their home. While the
rest of the country is enthusiastic about the current presidential election,
the prospects for Future could be a lot better.
A both cheerful and melancholy farewell to a village on the
outskirts of modernity. An ode to
transience.
4) Casa Luz / House of Light
Dir: Towanda Films /
Navina Khatib; 64 mins; Spanish; 2013; Germany
The documentary film "Casa Luz" gives an insight
into the everyday life of Peruvian orphans. A life full of poverty, loss and
grief – a path they did not choose – and yet they still manage to find their
way.
A day in the life of supervisor Luz Ayala Gonzales starts
early and often ends after midnight. Everyday, she and the other social workers
take care of 53 boys and girls aged 0-19 years. The children's home "Casa
Luz" was founded by the Argentinean Mariela Clark in the late 1990s.
5) Made You Look
Dir: Sigal Yona; 14
mins 08 secs; Hebrew; 2012; Israel
Dede paints immense
works on walls and fences; Natalie produces flowers and insects from parts of
old cars and sprouts electrical wires at remote street corners. "Made you
Look" depicts an encounter between those who choose to create in the
streets.
6) La Primavera de
Juan Pita
Dir: Miguel Pita; 10
mins; Spanish; 2013; Spain
This film shows the
process of creation of an artistic piece, a painting by artist Juan Pita
following several painting sessions. This documentary depicts the techniques
and different stages of the creative process. At the same time it uncovers
daily anecdotes and circumstances that are part of the artist’s studio.
7) Kresaletan
Dir: Juan Bidegain;
18mins; Spanish; 2013; Spain
Silent witnesses of the memory.
8) At the ball of fortune
Dir: Denis Kurochka ;08 mins 40
secs; Silent; 2012; Russia
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