Cork Film Festival

Timetable :: Programme :: This Is Our World

This Is Our World
Monday 10th \| 5.00pm \| Triskel Arts Centre

In the beautiful short film Incurable Love, Cesare says, This is our world... From that simple observation we took our inspiration for this programme of short documentaries about people's lives. The films are united by a directness, a willingness to document truthfully what is before the camera. Without refinement or embellishment, these films stand in a category of their own.
Incurable Love Un Inguaribile Amore Giovanni Covini Italy \| 2005 \| 16mins \| DVD \| Colour \| Subtitled A wife and husband are looking back on ten years of marriage. Life had been different to what they hoped. Anyway, they are still together, living everything with love.
Hercules Tonislav Hristov Finland \| 2005 \| 17mins \| DVD \| Colour \| Subtitled A short documentary about a Bulgarian man who earns his liv-ing entertaining people by swal-lowing swords, lying on nails and walking on broken glass. The dangers of his profession collide with the long tradition he is teaching his young son.
Grand Luncheonette Peter Sillen USA \| 2004 \| 8mins \| Beta \| Colour A lyrical film that documents the closing of one of Times Square's unforgettable lunch counters Ñ Fred Hakim's Forty-second Street hot dog stand. A final marking of the much-publicized gentrification of the area and the end of a community.
13 + 15 Bettina Bluemner, Rouven Rech Cuba \| 2004 \| 26mins \| Beta \| Colour \| Subtitled Sierra Maestra: here the Cuban revolution started. Over 45 years later Che is still a hero but life is not easy for the 'guarijos'. Especially young girls like Susel and Yurianis, 13 and 15 years old, who are looking for a different way of life in a male-dominated world.
Featherweight Poids Plume Christophe Hermans Belgium \| 2005 \| 16mins \| Beta \| Colour \| Subtitled Robin is a ten-year-old boy living in a Belgian suburb. He appears to be a child like any other. Appearances are deceiving however, as Robin belongs to the elite league of Belgian gymnasts. Jeannine, his mother, strongly encourages him to stay one step above the others on the podium.
People Places Things Hugh Bradley Ireland \| 2005 \| 21mins \| DVD \| Colour This film focuses on members of Cork Simon Community and their creative talents which were used in its making. Emphasising the cultural activity within the community; here are personal, emotional stories of those who have experienced homelessness.

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