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International Competition
Documentary
# 4 |
Sunday 8, Aprile 2018 / 10 pm
ACUDkino
Berlin / Germany
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The Truth : Lost at Sea |
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Audeh Rifat
Jordania, USA
2017 | 0:56:00
In 2010, a group of activists and concerned citizens from dozens of
countries came together and worked against some of the strongest
powers on earth to alleviate the suffering of fellow human beings half
a world away. The odds seemed insurmountable. They came together to
launch the Freedom Flotilla, a convoy of civilian humanitarian ships
aiming to highlight the suffering of Palestinians in
illegally-blockaded Gaza, break this blockade and alleviate the
people?s plight there. Israel attacked the Flotilla at night in the
Mediterranean Sea, killing ten activists, and wounding and imprisoning
hundreds more of international participants. This historic event
transformed into a battle for the hearts and minds of the world. Shot
from aboard the Freedom Flotilla, narrated by one of its survivors and
following up on the media coverage that ensued, ?The Truth: Lost at
Sea? reveals how the Israeli navy attacked the civilian ships in
international waters, and how the dead activists and their comrades
who defended their vessels were portrayed in the aftermath. The film
tells the story of the flotilla preparations and launch, with
concerned citizens from around the globe coming together on a
life-changing voyage to alleviate the suffering of strangers a world
apart. It shows the Israeli attack upon their flotilla, with both
footage that was broadcast and more that was smuggled off the ships,
and analyses the claims of the Israeli spokespersons. These claims are
juxtaposed with the survivors? tale and statements before, during and
after the attack, including some never-before-seen footage from aboard
the vessels prior to the attack. The Truth: Lost at Sea reveals the
stark contrast between what really happened and how it was spun in
traditional and online media outlets, resulting in the perpetuation of
impunity for crimes committed.
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| GERMAN PREMIER |
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Dusk Chorus - Based on Fragments of Extinction |
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Alessandro D'Emilia,
Nika Saravanja (David Monacchi)
Italy
2017 | 1:02:00
Follow the eco-acoustic composer David Monacchi on his quest to
register a pure continuos 3D soundscape in the far away forgotten
world of Ecuadorian primary rain-forests. A unique experience of
listening to the imprints of the disappearing sonic heritage of
millions of years of evolution.
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Aprile 7 - 9, 2018
An international jury overview the sections of short films coming from all over the world. We prefer documentaries which succeed in representing the complexity of reality and discover in a new way its sensible and perturbing aspects on the same time accentuating the ambivalent and enigmatic status of reality in avoiding sterotypes and simplifing conclusions.
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