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War & Espionage AT VIFF 2012
USA | Dir: John Gianvito, Jon Jost, Minda Martin, Travis Wilkerson, Soon-Mi Yoo Related Links: Official Website Thu. Sep 27, 12:30 pm, Granville 5
Mon. Oct 1, 8:45 pm, Granville 5 Inspired by 1967’s Far From Vietnam that united a variety of filmmakers “to knit together imagery of the war, interviews, intellectual styles, fictional incursions and documentary footage in a bid to counter… the intensive media coverage and propaganda manipulated by the American government,” John Gianvito (Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind) leads a diverse group in this timely and critical omnibus. |
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(HaDira)Israel/Germany | Dir: Arnon Goldfinger Related Links: Trailer | Official Website Canadian PremiereThu. Sep 27, 3:45 pm, Granville 5
Sun. Sep 30, 6:45 pm, Granville 1
Tue. Oct 2, 3:15 pm, Granville 1 A Nazi newspaper, found in the Tel Aviv apartment of the director [Arnon Goldfinger’s] grandmother after her death at 98… promises plenty of surprises… about Goldfinger’s grandparents and their long-standing relationship with a high-ranking SS propaganda minister… [But] it’s the helmer’s relationship with his denial-cloaked mother, Hannah, that increasingly takes centerstage. Fascinating…—Variety |
Canada | Dir: Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette Related Links: Official Website | Trailer Thu. Oct 4, 10:30 am, Granville 2
Sun. Oct 7, 6:15 pm, Granville 7 Director Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette and the producers of Incendies and Monsieur Lazar take on the extremely sensitive emotional and political landscape known variously as Israel, Palestine or the Holy Land. Évelyne Brochu as Chloé captures the torment of deeply conflicted sympathies and loyalties as we follow her vertiginous moral thrill ride. |
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USA | Dir: Kirby Dick Related Links: Official Website | Trailer Fri. Sep 28, 9:15 pm, Granville 1
Sat. Sep 29, 11:45 am, Granville 1 This deeply unsettling investigation of sex crimes in the US military certifies that "Kirby Dick has become one of the indispensable muckrakers of American cinema, zeroing in on frequently painful stories about how power functions in the absence or failure of accountability… This is not a movie that can be ignored."—The New York Times. Winner, Audience Award: Documentary, Sundance 2012.
 Guest In Attendance
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Australia/Germany | Dir: Cate Shortland Related Links: Trailer Mon. Oct 1, 4:00 pm, Granville 7
Wed. Oct 3, 9:30 pm, Granville 7 In the wake of WWII, an OSS officer’s teenage daughter (Saskia Rosendahl) leads her siblings on a perilous trek through a Germany that’s descended into chaos. Cate Shortland’s thoughtful direction ensures that "the deep-feeling Rosendahl makes a major impression… We see the Nazi disaster filtered through her teenage decency and incomprehension."—Screen. Winner, Audience Award, Locarno 2012. |
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USA | Dir: Michele Midori Fillion Related Links: Official Website International PremiereMon. Oct 8, 6:00 pm, Granville 5
Wed. Oct 10, 2:30 pm, Granville 5 Journalists Martha Gellhorn, Ruth Cowan and Dickie Chappelle shattered the gender barrier by defying their disbelieving (male) sexist colleagues (including Gellhorn’s husband Ernest Hemingway) and covering WWII from the front lines. Michele Midori Fillion gives these pioneering legends their due. A perfect companion piece, James Spione’s Academy Award-nominated short Incident in New Baghdad—about the slaying of two Reuters journalists, along with a group of mostly unarmed men, on the streets of Baghdad by American attack helicopters—will also screen.
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Canada/France | Dir: Kim Nguyen Related Links: Official Website | Trailer Sun. Sep 30, 6:30 pm, Granville 7
Sun. Oct 7, 1:30 pm, Vancity Rachel Mwanza plays Komona, a young African girl forced to wage war as a child soldier. In the midst of inconceivable violence and hatred, Komona finds comfort in an albino boy she calls Magicien. Kim Nguyen directs this heartfelt and enthralling drama about the remarkable endurance of the human spirit. Winner, Best Narrative Feature, Best Actress, Tribeca 2012, Best Actress, Berlin 2012. /td>
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(L’ ordre et la morale)France | Dir: Mathieu Kassovitz Related Links: Official Website | Trailer Fri. Oct 5, 10:45 am, Vancity
Wed. Oct 10, 9:30 pm, Granville 7
Fri. Oct 12, 3:30 pm, Granville 7 Mathieu Kassovitz (La haine) directs and stars in this powerful docudrama centred on a principled police negotiator caught up in New Caledonia’s struggle for emancipation on the eve of France’s 1988 presidential election. The film pairs high-octane action sequences with an intricate plot about how the insidious nature of politics and pride can undercut the efforts of even the most admirable of men. |
(Róza)Poland | Dir: Wojtek Smarzowski Related Links: Trailer Sun. Oct 7, 10:30 am, Granville 2
Wed. Oct 10, 7:00 pm, Granville 7 Wojciech Smarzowski’s riveting period drama reveals a little-known chapter of Polish history: the post-WWII persecution of the Mazurians, indigenous residents of what is now northeastern Poland. Boasting strong direction, impeccable performances and top-of-the-line craft credits, the tragic tale of war, ravishment and survival bears comparison with masterworks such as Elem Klimov’s Come and See..—Variety. Winner, Audience Award, Warsaw 2011. |
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Netherlands | Dir: Daan Veldhuizen Related Links: Trailer | Official Website | Facebook North American PremiereSun. Oct 7, 6:30 pm, Granville 5
Thu. Oct 11, 8:45 pm, Granville 5 Beach resort tourism in this gorgeous part of Africa has been slow to recover from Sierra Leone’s civil war of the 1990s. Daan Veldhuizen’s charming and visually exquisite documentary finds a gentle community bereft of the tourists that once flocked to it but teeming with philosophical stories and plans for a better future. |
USA/Japan | Dir: Linda Hoaglund Related Links: Trailer | Official Website North American PremiereFri. Sep 28, 6:15 pm, Granville 1
Mon. Oct 1, 12:20 pm, Granville 1
Fri. Oct 12, 9:30 pm, Granville 1 Utilizing photographer Ishiuchi Miyako’s images of objects and clothing "left behind" after the atomic bomb decimated Hiroshima, Linda Hoaglund—who shot part of the film at Ishiuchi’s exhibition at Vancouver’s Museum of Anthropology—crafts a moving and evocative meditation on memory and loss.
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USA | Dir: James Spione Related Links: Official Website | Trailer Mon. Oct 8, 6:00 pm, Granville 5
Wed. Oct 10, 2:30 pm, Granville 5
James Spione’s Academy Award-nominated short features Army veteran Ethan McCord recounting his experiences at the scene of one of the most infamous events of the Iraq War: the slaying of two Reuters journalists, along with a group of mostly unarmed men, on the streets of Baghdad by American attack helicopters in July 2007. Screens with NO JOB FOR A WOMAN: THE WOMEN WHO FOUGHT TO REPORT WWII
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Vancouver International Film Festival | VIFF 2012
September 27 - October 12, 2012 | Film Info: 604.683.FILM (3456) | VIFF Office: 604.685.0260
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