TAPOLOGO
In Freedom Park, a squatter settlement in South Africa, a group of HIV-infected former sex-workers create a network called Tapologo. They become home based carers for their community, transforming degradation into solidarity and squalor into hope. Catholic Bishop Kevin Dowling participates in Tapologo, raising doubts on the official doctrine of the Catholic Church, regarding AIDS and sexuality, in the African context.
http://www.tapologofilm.com/
Screenings
| Wellington | Friday 8th May, 8pm | Tuesday 12th May, 8pm |
| Auckland | Friday 15 May, 8.00pm | Tuesday 19 May, 8.00pm |
| Christchurch | Friday 22 May, 8.00pm | Tuesday 26 May, 8.00pm |
| Dunedin | Friday 29 May, 8.00pm | Tuesday 2 June, 8.00pm |
THE STORY OF BABA
The Story of Baba is based upon the storybook ‘A Little Elephant Finds His Courage’, which is used in many countries to help children and adults deal with the consequences of war and disease. Using animation and documentary this film talks about the daily reality of living in such conditions whilst telling adults the story of their children. Screening with Tattooed Under Fire.
Screenings
| Wellington | Saturday 9 May, 6.00pm | Thursday 14 May, 8.00pm |
| Auckland | Saturday 16 May, 6.00pm | Thursday 21 May, 8.00pm |
| Christchurch | Saturday 23 May, 6.00pm | Thursday 28 May, 8.00pm |
| Dunedin | Saturday 30 May, 6.00pm | Monday 1 June, 3.30pm, Thursday 4 June, 8.00pm |
VICTORIA
Victoria Donda Perez is one of the first babies born in a clandestine detention centre during the Argentinean military dictatorship of the late 1970’s. Her mother pierced her ears and knotted little blue threads as hoops, so she could later recognise her daughter. Thirty years on Victoria embarks on a journey of self-discovery to find out what happened to her parents. She builds a documental portrait of her family where victims and oppressors live together.
www.victoriafilm.com.ar
Screenings
| Wellington | Monday 11 May, 6.15pm | Thursday 14 May, 6.00pm |
| Auckland | Monday 18 May, 6.00pm | Thursday 21 May, 6.00pm |
| Christchurch | Monday 25 May, 6.00pm | Thursday 28 May, 6.00pm |
| Dunedin | Monday 1 June, 6.00pm | Thursday 4 June, 6.00pm |
SAMPARI
Every year, indigenous leaders from all over the world come to the United Nations in New York, to participate in the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Viktor Kaisiepo, the representative of Western Papua comes to defend the rights of his people, colonised by Indonesia since 1969. Viktor’s task is to try to hedge the protocol to make himself heard by the international community.
Screenings
| Wellington | Saturday 9 May, 1.15pm | Monday 11th May, 8.15pm |
| Auckland | Saturday 16 May,1.15pm | Monday 18 May, 8.00pm |
| Christchurch | Saturday 23 May, 1.15pm | Monday 25 May, 8.00pm |
| Dunedin | Saturday 30 May, 1.15pm | Monday 1 June, 8.00pm |
UPSTREAM BATTLE
Native Americans in Northern California fight for their fish and the survival of their culture. An energy
corporation is messing up their river with a series of hydro-power dams, contributing to one of the worst fish die-offs in U.S. history. To confront their opponents, tribal members first travel to Scotland, then to the second richest man in the United States. The dam owners praise hydro-power as a low-cost, climate-friendly source of energy, a valuable resource they say they couldn’t afford to lose. Yet the tribes at the Klamath River may trigger the largest dam removal project in history. A long-term documentary with incredible access to tribal members, utility managers, and farmers in the basin — all fighting for water.
http://www.upstreambattle.com/
Screenings
| Wellington | Saturday 9 May, 3.30pm | Sunday 10 May, 1.00pm |
| Auckland | Saturday 16 May, 3.30pm | Sunday 17 May, 1.00pm |
| Christchurch | Saturday 23 May, 3.30pm | Sunday 24 May, 1.00pm |
| Dunedin | Saturday 30 May, 3.30pm | Sunday 31 May, 1.00pm |
KICKING IT
“To me, football is the best model for real life. There is no last game in football and there is no last game in real life. You always have another chance to win.”
In the summer of 2006, while the football world’s attention was focused on Germany, thousands of players around the globe were training hard and competing to be part of the World Cup… The Homeless World Cup. The film follows seven players in their own tough worlds as they confront the daily challenges of life on the streets, battle drug and alcohol addiction, and fight for the right to be recognised as human beings. We witness their struggles, hopes, and determination. From shattering misconceptions about the homeless to seeing people living at the edge of society discover that they also can be winners, the film shows in a real and powerful way that sport can and does change lives.
www.kickingitthefilm.com
Screenings
| Wellington | Thursday 7 May, 7.00pm | Sunday 10 May, 5.15pm |
| Auckland | Thursday 14 May, 8.00pm | Sunday 17 May, 5.15pm |
| Christchurch | Thursday 21 May, 7.00pm | Sunday 24 May, 5.15pm |
| Dunedin | Thursday 28 May, 6.30pm | Sunday 31 May, 5.15pm |
THE NEW TEN COMMANDMENTS
United by a single theme – human rights in Scotland – this film draws together some of the most talented filmmakers and visual artists based in Scotland, to make a film that communicates a variety of artistic visions whilst exploring the real life stories of those for whom the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has intimate meaning. The New Ten Commandments is both an emotionally powerful journey and an exercise in passionate filmmaking of the highest calibre.
Screenings
| Wellington | Saturday 9 May, 8.00pm | Wednesday 13 May, 6.00pm |
| Auckland | Saturday 16 May, 8.00pm | Wednesday 20 May, 6.00pm |
| Christchurch | Saturday 23 May, 8.00pm | Wednesday 27 May, 6.00pm |
| Dunedin | Saturday 30 May, 8.00pm | Monday 1 June, 1.15pm,
Wednesday 3 June, 6.00pm |
NOBODY’S PERFECT
Eleven people are preparing to pose naked for a book of photos. They were born disabled, like the director himself, due to the disastrous side-effects of Thalidomide. These fascinating characters are working in areas such as politics, the media, sport, astrophysics and acting and have learned to live with their disability to an impressive level of “normality”. Filmed with a darkly humorous touch and no deference to political correctness.
www.nobodysperfect-film.de
Screenings
| Wellington | Sunday 10 May, 8.00pm | |
| Auckland | Sunday 17 May, 8.00pm | |
| Christchurch | Sunday 24 May, 8.00pm | |
| Dunedin | Sunday 31 May, 8.00pm |
JOURNALISTS
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the federal state of Belarus regained its independence. The cautious democratisation process was nipped in the bud when in 1994 Alexander Lukashenko won the presidential elections and went on to reign with an iron fist. Journalists reveal how Lukashenko systematically undermines the ability of the media to record events in Belarus. Journalists is the portrait of a few brave Belarusian reporters who continue to practise their trade despite the risks involved.
Screenings
| Wellington | Friday 8 May, 6.00pm, | Tuesday 12 May, 6.00pm, |
| Auckland | Friday 15 May, 6.00pm | Tuesday 19 May, 6.00pm |
| Christchurch | Friday 22 May, 6.00pm | Tuesday 26 May, 6.00pm |
| Dunedin | Friday 29 May, 6.00pm | Tuesday 2 June, 6.00pm |
FLYING ON ONE ENGINE
His work has garnered him eight nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. In India he is worshipped like a god. For a number of years, Dr. Sharadkumar Dicksheet has been coming to the aid of poor families in India to perform life-changing surgery. Flying on One Engine tells the remarkable story of Dr Dicksheet, a US plastic surgeon who is partially paralysed, battled oesophageal cancer, suffered two heart attacks and a cerebral haemorrhage. He has turned his back on the opportunity to earn a lot of money operating on Americans to conduct marathon surgery sessions in India. In his own commonsensical words, “I’m a four-engine plane running on one engine. If that one goes, we crash.” Filmmaker Joshua Z. Weinstein got to know this special, driven, but occasionally exasperating man and followed him for an extensive period of time to make this intimate portrait.
Screenings
| Wellington | Sunday 10 May, 3.15pm | Wednesday 13 May, 8.00pm |
| Auckland | Sunday 17 May, 3.15pm | Wednesday 20 May, 8.00pm |
| Christchurch | Sunday 24 May, 3.15pm | Wednesday 27 May, 8.00pm |
| Dunedin | Sunday 31 May, 3.15pm | Wednesday 3 June, 8.00pm |
Flying On One Engine - Trailer from FlyingOnOneEngine on Vimeo.
8
Nearly 3 billion people live below the poverty line earning less than 2 US dollars a day. In 2000, all the governments committed to halve poverty by 2015. But what is the situation today? Global warming, famine, financial crisis: the challenges are now global and more urgent than ever. Eight directors give us their free and personal vision about our world.
8 - Rated has been rated M - contains sexual references.
Screenings
| Wellington | Friday 15 May, 6.00pm | |
| Auckland | Friday 22 May, 6.00pm | |
| Christchurch | Friday 29 May, 6.00pm | |
| Dunedin | Friday 5 June, 6.00pm |