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THURSDAY
6–11pm
Inn On The Green
FILMS OUTSIDE
6–8pm
Baltic Breeze Elena Izosimva / Janna Ruzmova 25 minutes
12A
For a small country on the outskirts of the EU, Latvia
enjoys a rather turbulent political life with regular
meetings, public protests and publicity stunts. Witnessing
the mass exodus of young Latvian migrants to the United
Kingdom, the filmmaker went out to Latvia to investigate,
but only to discover that there are quite few patriots
left left, right and center! The filmmaker follows three
young and convinced idealists taking active steps in
trying to bring changes to the system. Three different
approaches, from active and barely legal to pacific
and moderate attempts to influence the politics in their
country. Three different points of view at themselves
and at times they live in. Do they have a chance to
achieve something? Or will they give up the fight and
immigrate to the Western Europe like tens of thousands
of their peers have done already? Set in winter and
early spring, as Latvia witnesses the run up to the
controversial annual SS veterans march in Riga, the
film highlights the harsh reality that lurks beneath
the charms of the snowy Baltic capital. Documentary
London, England
L’Chaim – to Life
Darren Sassienie 35 minutes 12
The film purpose is essentially to provide a very real
heirloom for Darren Michael Sassienie to pass down to
his children and grandchildren – the generations
that unfortunately may never know all of the family
members that he was lucky enough to know... It tackles
issues such as life growing up during the second world
war, the Jewish traditions, childhood memories, and
how the world has changed in the last 50 years. Documentary
London, England
7pm
Rumi- Turning Ecstatic
50 mins. Canada / Documentary
Tina Petrova / Stephen Roloff
Canadian Filmaker Tina Petrova leads us on a road trip
of discovery across America, to the shifting sands of
the Middle East- seeking out scholars who animate the
poetry of 13th. C. Sufi Mystic RUMI today. ( UNESCO
has named 2007 the International Year of Rumi). Featured
are : UN Award winning architect Nader Khalili, Coleman
Barks, Andrew Harvey, Kabir Helminski and the Whirling
Dervishes of Turkey.
NOTE: Stunning stock footage from around the globe with
a haunting soundtrack of ecstatic Sufi music. **** 4
Star Review- San Francisco Chronicle 2006.
From Coats To Capes
David Mcindoe 13 minutes 12
A profile of Mark Miller, a comic book writer from Coatbridge,
Scotland. The story of a man who wouldn’t take
no for an answer when it came to fulfilling his passion.
Documentary Britain
Video Cafe
8–11pm
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