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Cinecity · 2012

Cinecity 2012

New Features: Documentaries

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17 films · 4 reviews

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Factotum makes mini-epic movies.

(Country: Argentina; Year: 2011; Director: Néstor Frenkel)

An Angel In Doel

Near the port of Antwerp lies Doel, a village about to be razed to make way for an expansion of the harbour. While Doel slowly dies, Emilienne Driesen, an elderly widow stolidly refuses to leave the only house she’s ever known.

(Year: 2011; Director: Tom Fassaert)

Art Will Save The World

Review preview for Art Will Save The World

The title of Niall McGann’s documentary is a joke, elevating the work to a level of self-importance that the mischief therein consistently and amusingly undercuts.

Michael Pattison · 3.5 out of 5
A look at the work, life and legacy of Luke Haines.

(Country: Ireland; Year: 2011; Director: Niall McCann; Stars: Luke Haines)

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Chasing Ice

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The arguments are persuasive, and Balog is a charismatic presence at all times.

Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
Time-lapse photography of glaciers over several years providing tangible visual evidence of climate change.

(Country: US; Year: 2012; Director: Jeff Orlowski; Writer: Mark Monroe; Stars: James Balog, Svavar Jonatansson, Adam LeWinter, Jeff Orlowski) , Official site , Trailer

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Dreams Are Free

The rise, fall and redemption of critically acclaimed British saxophonist Bobby Wellins.

(Country: UK; Year: 2012; Director: Gary Barber)

Enemy Engagement (Feindberuhrung)

A documentary thriller from the days of the Cold War. Two ex-friends from the now defunct East Germany meet up after many years. One was once a dissident, the other spied on him for the Stasi. One went to prison and one did not.

(Country: UK, Germany; Year: 2011; Director: Heike Bachelier)

For You Naked

An intimate and sensitively filmed love story between one of Scandinavia’s most highly regarded modern painters and a young Brazilian dancer.

(Country: Sweden; Year: 2012; Director: Sara Broos)

Grandma Lo-Fi: The Basement Tapes Of Sigríður Níelsdóttir (Amma Lo-fi, Grandma Lo-Fi: The Basement Tapes Of Sigrídur Níelsdóttir)

Review preview for Grandma Lo-Fi: The Basement Tapes Of Sigríður Níelsdóttir

Sigríður is the kind of spontaneous interviewee documentarians dream of.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
The true story of the elderly woman who, by chance, started making experimental music with ordinary household objects, and became a cult star.

(Country: Denmark, Iceland; Year: 2011; Director: Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir, Orri Jónsson, Kristin Björk Kristjánsdóttir; Stars: Sigrídur Níelsdóttir) , Official site

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Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters

Documentary tracks a decade in the life of the photographer.

(Year: 2012; Director: Ben Shapiro)

Hit Me With Music

An infectious documentary exploring Jamaica’s dancehall explosion, and its relationship with wider Jamaican society.

(Country: Spain, Jamaica; Year: 2012; Director: Miguel Galfore)

Hit So Hard: The Life And Near Death Story Of Patty Schemel

A portrait of the Hole drummer featuring extensive video diary material and exploring her addiction to heroin.

(Country: US; Year: 2011; Director: P. David Ebersole; Stars: Patty Schemel, Courtney Love)

Last Shop Standing: The Rise, Fall And Rebirth Of The Independent Record Shop

Inspired by the book of the same name by Graham Jones, Last Shop Standing takes you behind the counter to discover why nearly 2000 record shops have already disappeared across the UK.

(Country: UK; Year: 2012)

Make Your Own Damn Art: The World Of Bob And Roberta Smith

A documentary exploration of the political art of Patrick Brill, aka Bob and Roberta Smith.

(Country: UK; Year: 2012; Director: John Rogers; Stars: Patrick Brill)

National Hymen. Malaise In Islam

The surgical reconstruction of the hymen, hymenorrhaphy, is an increasingly common practice in Tunisia. In a country considered a model for the rest of the Arab-Muslim world on how to modernise, it is still essential for a bride to be a virgin on her wedding day.

(Country: Tunisia; Year: 2011; Director: Jamel Mokni)

Side By Side

Review preview for Side By Side

You will learn a few things here, even if you are a film buff.

Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
Documentary exploring the science behind the development of digital cinema technology and its effects.

(Country: USA; Year: 2012; Director: Chris Kenneally)

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To Dance Like A Man: Triplets In Havana

Angel, César and Marcos are identical 11-year-old boy triplets in Cuba who share a single passion. They want more than anything to be professional ballet dancers.

(Country: UJK; Year: 2012; Director: Sylvie Collier)

Turning

Antony and the Johnsons and American artist Charles Atlas began collaborating in 2006 on acclaimed live music and visual art project, ‘Turning’. This film follows the collaboration as it tours to major cities in Europe.

(Country: Denmark, US; Year: 2012; Director: Charles Atlas; Stars: Antony, Johanna Constantine, Catrina Delapena, Honey Dijon, Eliza Douglas, Connie Fleming, Joey Gabriel, Joie Iacono, Stacey Mark, Nomi, Kembra Pfahler, Morisane Sunny, Shiroma, Julia Yasuda)