28 Mar 2009 0
Written by Grace Pattison
In her latest film Megumi, Mirjam van Veelen tells a story of Megumi Yokota, a 13-year old Japanese girl, kidnapped by the North Korean spies. She talks to Kamila Kuc about the feelings of pain and loss it caused Megumi’s family and how she wanted to express this in the film.
26 Mar 2009 1
Written by Grace Pattison
Alessandra Magnaghi and Ortensia Visconti’s Fidelity is a portrait of a complicated Cuban society, allegedly destined to disappear with its leader. In this interview they talk to Kamila Kuc about the nature of their collaboration and about exploring and filming the island.
25 Mar 2009 0
Written by Chrysanthi Nigianni
In 1977, on her way back home from school, a 13-year-old Japanese girl, Megumi, was abducted by the North Korean spies. Mirjam van Veelen’s film of the same title moves in-between the genre of documentary and drama. The film can be seen as an emotional testament to the experience of loss and love, as well as a political claim about the right to life perceived as the right to be free to imagine a future.
23 Mar 2009 0
Written by Grace Pattison
In his latest film Peter King depicted the Latvian port of Karosta through the eyes of its inhabitants. He tells Kamila Kuc why he chose to make a film about this particular town.
21 Mar 2009 1
Written by Patrick Hazard
There was an earthquake here today. The epicentre was just off the coast, under the Arabian Sea. Apparently, there was panic in certain parts of the city.
‘Here’, is Karachi, Pakistan. Peter Fraser and myself have returned to conclude Stage 1 of a documentary film project begun last year with the support of the British High Commission, Pakistan.
