The internal struggle of the LGBTQ Palestinian community is constant and often overshadowed by the Israeli Palestinian conflict. “Shunned” delves into a community about which very little is known or spoken of. Director : Igal Hecht Cast : Genre : Release Date : 2009-01-01
Category Archives: 2009
À deux c’est plus facile – 2009
In order not to be thrown from his big Parisian apartment by his sister, the idiosyncratic pensioner Joseph takes the 20-year-old farmer’s daughter Marilyn with him. She wants to complete an apprenticeship as a make-up artist in the capital, preferably for horror films. An unequal pair, which soon finds attraction as well as rejection. DirectorContinue reading “À deux c’est plus facile – 2009”
AurA – 2009
An experimental documentary which explores an old friend’s 8 year struggle with mental and physical health. Collapsing into a seizure on a soccer field almost a decade ago, a young man recounts how his life was changed forever. Director : Aaron Munson Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 2009-09-22
Craneway Event – 2009
Craneway Event marks the second collaboration between acclaimed Berlin-based, British artist Tacita Dean and the legendary, late choreographer Merce Cunningham. Shot in 16mm colour anamorphic film, Craneway Event documents Cunningham’s company over three days in November 2008 as they rehearsed for an event in the light filled craneway of an abandoned Ford Motors factory inContinue reading “Craneway Event – 2009”
Zeitgeist Stammheim – 2009
About the infamous techno club Aufschwung Ost/Stammheim in Kassel, Germany. The Techno Club “Aufschwung Ost” opened it’s doors in 1994 in Kassel and in 1996 changed it’s name to “Stammheim”. In the first two years of it’s opening it was chosen twice as best German Techno club and as a result Kassel became a magnetContinue reading “Zeitgeist Stammheim – 2009”
Surviving Evil – 2009
A TV documentary crew arrive on a remote island in the Philippines to film a survival special. Their back-to-the-wild adventure proves to be more terrifying than they ever could have imagined Director : Terence Daw|Terry Fletcher Cast : Billy Zane|Christina Cole|Colin Moss|Joel Torre|Louise Barnes|Natalie Mendoza Genre : Action|Horror|Thriller Release Date : 2009-07-10
Instant Swamp – 2009
After being forced to resign from her publishing company job when her magazine goes out of circulation, office worker Haname Jinchoge (Kumiko Aso) is given the name of her real father-Noburo Jinchoge when her mother (Keiko Matsuzaka) falls into a coma after nearly drowning in a pond while searching for kappa. Unsure if Noburo (MorioContinue reading “Instant Swamp – 2009”
Goodbye, How Are You? – 2009
Jokes as a weapon of resistance: how satire sustains a beleaguered culture. Director : Boris Miti? Cast : Neboja Glogovac Genre : Documentary Release Date : 2009-01-01
Paju – 2009
Eun-mo is back in her hometown, Paju after spending three years of soul searching in India. However the reality she returns to is far from comforting as she is faced with a dreaded reunion with her widower brother-in-law, Joong-shik. Almost a decade ago when Joong-shik came to Paju as a student activist futitive, Eun-mo neverContinue reading “Paju – 2009”
Black Sea – 2009
It depicts the relationship between an elderly woman and her caregiver. Director : Federico Bondi Cast : Corso Salani|Doroteea Petre|Ilaria Occhini Genre : Release Date : 2009-01-30