Kirsten Johnson is one of the most notable cinematographers working in documentary cinema today, With her visually radical memoir CAMERAPERSON, Johnson presents an extraordinary and deeply poetic film of her own, drawing on the remarkable and varied footage that she has shot and reframing it in ways that illuminate moments and situations that have personally affected her.
English
Kirsten Johnson graduated from Brown University in 1987, with a BA in Fine Arts and Literature. After two years in West Africa working on local fiction and documentary film projects. Since graduating from the FEMIS cinematography department in 1994, she has directed 4 shorts and works frequently as a cinematographer.
Intending to smuggle drugs across the borders, a small-time Lebanese drug-dealer slyly manipulates public opinion with the help of an underrated filmmaker.
Born in Beirut in 1989, Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya obtained his Master's degree in Cinema from the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts in 2012.
Thirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.
Hungarian with English Subtitles
Kornél Mundruczó was born on April 3, 1975 in Gödöllõ, Hungary. He is an actor and director, known for White God (2014), Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project (2010) and Delta (2008).
Yusof is half Danish, half Arab travels to the Middle Eastern city of Medina - along with his pregnant Danish wife, Sarah. Yusif wants to start a new life with his wife in his father's hometown. He is convinced that this is where he belongs and happiness lies ahead. But shortly after their arrival, He is unintentionally responsible for a beggar boy's death. He is put in prison for murder.
Arabic with English sub
Omar Shargawi Born in 1974 in Denmark for a Palestinian father and Danish mother, Shargawi started his career as a still-photographer before he directed his debut feature film, Ma Salama Jamil (Go With Peace Jamil). My Father from Haifa is his personal documentary, which won Special Jury Award at Muhr Arab Documentary Competition.
By using images drawn by Palestinian children between the ages of 9 and 12, ‘Drawing for Better Dreams’ takes us to the Occupied Territories and into the minds of the kids who live there under siege. By animating the simple crayon drawings, this moving film conjures up the struggles faced by Palestinian children on a daily basis, and demonstrates the power of – and need for – allowing young people to dream.
(Short Sunbird 2 )
No dialog
★The director will be present (Q & A)