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BLOODY PETROL, 52min., Netherlands, Documentary Directed by Reza Azadi From Nov. 16th till Nov 21th, 2019, only within less than a week ,the ruling government in Iran, massacred over 1500 citizens in the streets of several country’s cities Regretfullv word’s mainstream media reaction to such massacre was complete silence and international media didn’t cover a bit of such a human massacre.This documentary tries to showcase a small portion of that massacre nothing less than a genocide.
My name is Reza Azadi. Im 51 years old originally from Iran,where i was a professional actor. In 2000 i moved to the Netherlands, where i have made 4 documentary film sofar. Holocaust ,,, myth ?! 2007
Black Spring 2009
The Literature of the Miracle of the Third Millennium 2011
COMMON GROUNDS?, 30min., USA, Documentary Directed by Raed Truett Gilliam In an age of hyperpolarization, the UVA Center for Politics documentary “Common Grounds?” examines the political climate on a college campus, at the Grounds of the University of Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson. Through interviews with students from across the political spectrum, and a group dialogue between some of these students, the film asks a simple question: “Can tomorrow’s generation find common ground?”
Raed is a dedicated storyteller with a global outlook. Born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, his life has been one long cross-cultural experience, sparking in him a desire to tell stories that build empathy and understanding.
He is graduating in May 2022 with a Foreign Affairs degree from the University of Virginia, where he was privileged to direct, film, and edit the first ever student-produced documentary for Dr. Larry Sabato’s UVA Center for Politics, “Common Grounds?” Produced during the pandemic, the documentary that investigates the political climate among students at UVA and brings into dialogue students from across the political spectrum.
Director Statement
It was summer of my junior year of high school, and not very long after I had started working on my college applications, that the Grounds of the University of Virginia became the stage for the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville (August 11-12). That was the event that Biden used to launch his presidential campaign, and it all started right at the heart of our campus.
A few years on, the ripples are still felt in a tense and divided political college climate. As an intern at the UVA Center for Politics, founded by Dr. Larry Sabato, I suggested that we create a short, student-produced documentary interviewing students from across the political spectrum. Do students at the university Thomas Jefferson founded want to find common ground? What would that look like? This film seeks to start a conversation.
I grew up in Beirut, Lebanon, in a society plagued by sectarian divisions. The US political scene was a new context, a new experience of the same old human instinct to build walls and shun people of “other tribes”. The hardest part about building a bridge is deciding to start.
It is my hope that, through this documentary, audiences can walk away thinking about what kind of person they want to be, and what conversations they want to seek out and maybe even initiate! That’s why the film’s title is a question: do we want to find common ground on these Grounds?
COUNTY, 26min., USA, Documentary Directed by Fahim Hamid The biggest secret in politics is the smallest office you could possibly run for. “County” is a documentary about County Committee—the fundamental building blocks of our democracy that our Parties don’t want you to know about—and the activists in NYC fighting to unveil and reform a corrupt system.
Fahim Hamid is a Bangladeshi-born and Brooklyn-raised filmmaker who started out as an actor. After getting involved in social and political activism in NYC, he began making commercials and documentary videos for campaigns and organizations. “County” is his first film.
Director Statement
“County” is the culmination of my experiences with political organizing in New York. I hope for it to shed light on a fascinating but oft-overlooked aspect of our democratic system.
Audience Award Winners: BEST FEATURE FILM: TRACK AND TRACE: YEAR ONE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BEST SHORT FILM: THE LONG GOODBYE BEST DOCUMENTARY: DEAR HONG KONG BEST HUMAN INTERNET FILM: BLACK LOVE
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THE LONG GOODBYE, 7min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Heidi Neff
This is a personal documentary of Election Day 2020 to Inauguration Day 2021.
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DEAR HONG KONG, 19min., Hong Kong, Documentary
Directed by Katusha Jin
Dear Hong Kong is a film about the separation between people caused by cultural differences in Hong Kong, mainland China, the East and the West. The film shows the opposite views of two friends of the director: one who was born in Hong Kong and chose to leave, and another who was born in mainland China and is trying to build a life in Hong Kong. It looks at people who reflect on their relationship with Hong Kong, how they’ve been affected by the city, as well as their thoughts about identity and the meaning of home.
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BLACK LOVE, 10min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Darrell Anthony Reynolds
What does love mean to you? Now, what does black love mean to you? Can you tell me what is black love?
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TRACK AND TRACE: YEAR ONE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, 59min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Chad Cogdill, Tricia Fulks-Kelley
As a pneumonia epidemic took hold in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, the rest of the world didn’t know what awaited it. Within weeks, it was determined the province had a deadly coronavirus outbreak.
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Heidi Neff is Professor of Art + Design at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland, where she was granted a sabbatical to work on animations for the Spring semester of 2020. Despite headaches of online teaching, small children, and a love/hate relationship with technology, Heidi makes apocalyptic animations with a hand-drawn/hand-painted aesthetic. Heidi earned her MFA from University of Iowa and her BFA from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She makes her home in Maryland with her husband, Paul Chuffo, and their two children, Max and Maya.
Dear Hong Kong is a film about the separation between people caused by cultural differences in Hong Kong, mainland China, the East and the West. The film shows the opposite views of two friends of the director: one who was born in Hong Kong and chose to leave, and another who was born in mainland China and is trying to build a life in Hong Kong. It looks at people who reflect on their relationship with Hong Kong, how they’ve been affected by the city, as well as their thoughts about identity and the meaning of home.
Director Biography – Katusha Jin
Katusha Jin is a director, writer, and producer from the U.K. Although primarily known for her film work, she has also worked in the theatre and editorial scenes. Katusha grew up in a trilingual and multicultural environment, which cultivated her interest in collaborations between artists of diverse backgrounds. In her spare time, she participates in art exhibitions, produces music, and conducts research on the effects of cultural identity, parenting, and education on mental health.
Director Statement
Dear Hong Kong is a film about the separation between people caused by cultural differences in Hong Kong, mainland China, the East and the West. The film shows the opposite views of two of my friends: one who was born in Hong Kong and chose to leave, and another who was born in mainland China and is trying to build a life in Hong Kong. This documentary is a look at our complex relationships with the city, as well as our thoughts about identity and the meaning of home.
As a pneumonia epidemic took hold in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, the rest of the world didn’t know what awaited it. Within weeks, it was determined the province had a deadly coronavirus outbreak.
The U.S. saw its first case of the novel virus on January 20, 2020, after a Washington state man traveled from Wuhan. It soon began spreading across state borders as hospitals readied for the worst and global health officials declared it a pandemic.
This month-by-month chronicling of America’s first year of the pandemic highlights what experts were faced with when it came to the misinformation, the mismanagement and the politicization of the virus.
My name is Darrell A. Reynolds Jr. I am from Gary, IN. I am a veteran. I served eight years in the Army. I have 3 sons, I am a rapper, and a film director. I like the impossible because the competition is smaller.
Director Statement
What does love mean to you? Now, what does black love mean to you? Can you tell me what is black love? I’m going to take you journey with me to discover the question to interview the community of Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA. There will be emotion you can feel throughout the film,
“Black Love” will shine bright as the sun and make people want to cherish the true meaning of “Black Love”.
ELECTED GIRL, 4min., USA, Video
An exploration of the type of lunacy which often parades as politics, Elected Girl takes a wild ride through the minds of those who package whatever can be sold to the voting public. They have found their next savior to be sold to the voters, and she has found the perfect vehicle to change the nation as she sees fit.
ON ENEMY GROUND, 55min., Italy, Documentary
Three years after the Genoa G8, Indymedia Italia, the local branch of this worldwide open publishing information network, receives a dramatic request for help: 25 protesters are charged with devastation and looting and might face many years in jail. This is how the story of SupportoLegale begins; in a few weeks, it will become one of the main players in the complicated history of the G8 trials.
Firmly rooted in the idea that all the protesters should be equally defended without distinctions for their political practices, the collective follows the trials by providing meticulous work on the
hundreds of hours of audio and video material brought to the courtroom by the prosecutor.
SupportoLegale is also an important, continuous source of information on both what is happening during the trials and the following years, and it’s still raising funds for those sentenced to prison.
It is a story of reaction, determination and collective responsibility, of people who, facing an abnormal repression, instead of taking a step back, decide to fight “on enemy ground”.
E’ un documentarista e un montatore cinematografico con un’esperienza ventennale nell’utilizzo di materiali d’archivio e found footage. Di molti documentari che ha montato è stato anche il co autore. Ha montato” La rabbia di Pasolini”, da una sceneggiatura di P.P.P. del ’63, regia di Giuseppe Bertolucci e ha collaborato con Vittorio De Seta alla riedizione dei suoi documentari nel lungometraggio “Il mondo perduto di Vittorio De Seta”. È stato il montatore di “Vulnerabile bellezza”, documentario vincitore dei “Globi d’Oro 2020” e di “Il mondo in camera”, biopic sul regista e alpinista Mario Fantin basato interamente sui suoi film e i suoi scritti. In un passato molto lontano ha montato la clip di “Stop al panico” dell’Isola Posse All Star, primo pezzo rap in lingua italiana inciso su vinile.
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