Sundance 2010: World Cinema Documentary Competition
SUNDANCE 2010: WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
The Red Chapel by Mads Brügger
This year’s 12 films were selected from 782 international documentary submissions. Film information from the Sundance Film Festival website.
A Film Unfinished / Germany, Israel (Director: Yael Hersonski) — Film reels uncovered in Nazi archives reveal the mechanisms used to stage Warsaw Ghetto life–images which have shaped our view of history. World Premiere
Enemies of the People / Cambodia, United Kingdom (Directors: Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath) — A young journalist whose family was killed by the Khmer Rouge befriends the perpetrators of the Killing Fields genocide, evoking shocking revelations. U.S. Premiere
Fix ME / France, Palestinian Territories, Switzerland (Director: Raed Andoni) — When Palestinian filmmaker Raed Andoni gets a headache that won’t quit, he seeks out help and insight in different forms in his hometown of Ramallah. International Premiere
His & Hers / Ireland (Director: Ken Wardrop) — Seventy Irish women offer moving insights into the relationships between women and men. North American Premiere
Kick in Iran / Gemany (Director: Fatima Geza Abdollahyan) — The first female professional Taekwondo fighter from Iran to qualify for the Olympic Games struggles for recognition in a society where women still play a subordinate role. World Premiere
Last Train Home / Canada (Director: Lixin Fan) — Getting a train ticket in China proves a towering ordeal as a migrant worker family embarks on a journey, along with 200 million other peasants, to reunite with their distant family. U.S. Premiere
The Red Chapel (Det Røde Kapel) / Denmark (Director: Mads Brügger) — A journalist with no scruples, a self-proclaimed spastic, and a comedian travel to North Korea under the guise of a cultural exchange visit to challenge one of the world’s most notorious regimes. U.S. Premiere
Russian Lessons / Russia, Georgia, Norway (Directors: Olga Konskaya and Andrei Nekrasov) — An investigation into Russian actions during the 2008 war in Georgia, revealing the little known story of the ethnic cleansing in the region since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. World Premiere
Secrets of the Tribe / Brazil (Director: José Padilha) — Is the academic Anthropology community capable of generating real knowledge about mankind? The scandals and the infighting regarding the representation of indigenous Indians in the Amazon Basin seems to indicate that the answer may be a resounding no. World Premiere
Sins of My Father / Argentina, Colombia (Director: Nicolas Entel) — The life and times of notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar are recounted through the eyes of his son, who fled Colombia to move beyond his father’s legacy. North American Premiere
Space Tourists / Switzerland (Director: Christian Frei) — A humorous and laconic view of the way billionaires depart our planet earth to travel into outer space for fun. North American Premiere
Waste Land / United Kingdom (Director: Lucy Walker) — Lives are transformed when international art star Vik Muniz collaborates with garbage pickers in the world’s largest landfill in Rio de Janeiro. World Premiere
More information about: A Film Unfinished, documentaries, Last Train Home, Russian Lessons, Secrets of the Tribe, Sins of My Father, Space Tourists, Sundance 2010, Sundance Film Festival, The Red Chapel, Waste Land
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