From the intimate and personal to the vast and far-reaching, spanning life and death and hope and anger and artistry, 2017’s best documentaries captured struggle and triumph and the creative drive. Non-fiction storytelling pushed boundaries and buttons, asking the important questions and inspiring us to seek justice and to broaden our horizons. 10. “Bones of Contention”: Director Andrea Weiss used the search for the remains of legendary Spanish author Federico Garcia-Lorca as a way to ask a bigger question that haunts the nation: Where are the mass graves of Franco’s victims in the Spanish Civil War? And is the country.
- 12/13/2017
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
“West of the Jordan River”, “Bones of Contention”, “False Confessions”…Created by a pool of producers in 1996, Doc & Film International was actively in selling tv documentaries. In 2008 when Daniela Elstner joined Doc & Film as head of the company and shareholder the activities of the company expanded to international sales of feature films and feature length documentaries, working with directors from all over the world and literally premiering their films everywhere in the world.“West of the Jordan River” by Amos Gitai
Their doc “West of the Jordan River” is selected for the upcoming Directors Fortnight in Cannes. Directed by Amos Gitai (“Rabin”, “Free Zone”). who eturns to the occupied territories of Palestine for the first time since his 1982 documentary “Field Diary”, “West of the Jordan River” describes the efforts of citizens, Israelis and Palestinians, who are trying to overcome the consequences of occupation. Gitai’s film shows the human ties woven by the military,...
Their doc “West of the Jordan River” is selected for the upcoming Directors Fortnight in Cannes. Directed by Amos Gitai (“Rabin”, “Free Zone”). who eturns to the occupied territories of Palestine for the first time since his 1982 documentary “Field Diary”, “West of the Jordan River” describes the efforts of citizens, Israelis and Palestinians, who are trying to overcome the consequences of occupation. Gitai’s film shows the human ties woven by the military,...
- 5/10/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
“Bones of Contention” by Andrea Weiss sets out to search for the lost bones of Federico García Lorca and uncovers the buried and deliberately repressed history of Spain.
Spain is today one of the most progressive countries when it comes to homosexuality, and yet the nation still refuses to account comprehensively for its dark past before a court of law.
There are 120,000 victims of Franco’s regime buried in the unmarked mass graves that line the country roads of Spain, masked by miles and miles of pine trees. One of these victims is the world-renowned Spanish author Federico García Lorca, who was shot and killed by the fascists during the early days of the Spanish Civil War. The mystery that surrounds the exact location of his remains has made him a symbol for both the historical memory and Lgbtiq movements. For those seeking to remember and disclose the hidden stories...
Spain is today one of the most progressive countries when it comes to homosexuality, and yet the nation still refuses to account comprehensively for its dark past before a court of law.
There are 120,000 victims of Franco’s regime buried in the unmarked mass graves that line the country roads of Spain, masked by miles and miles of pine trees. One of these victims is the world-renowned Spanish author Federico García Lorca, who was shot and killed by the fascists during the early days of the Spanish Civil War. The mystery that surrounds the exact location of his remains has made him a symbol for both the historical memory and Lgbtiq movements. For those seeking to remember and disclose the hidden stories...
- 3/30/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The Berlin film festival has unveiled the full lineup for its Panorama documentary sidebar, adding more than a dozen world premieres to its nonfiction selection.
Among the docs that will first unspool in Berlin this year are Erase and Forget, Andrea Luka Zimmerman's attempt to tell the true story about the man who inspired Rambo; Andrea Weiss' Bones of Contention, a look at the oppression of Lgbt people in Spain during the Franco dictatorship; and Belinda, Marie Dumora's look at the Yenish, one of Europe's largest groups of nomadic peoples, which will open the Panorama documentary section Feb.10.
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Among the docs that will first unspool in Berlin this year are Erase and Forget, Andrea Luka Zimmerman's attempt to tell the true story about the man who inspired Rambo; Andrea Weiss' Bones of Contention, a look at the oppression of Lgbt people in Spain during the Franco dictatorship; and Belinda, Marie Dumora's look at the Yenish, one of Europe's largest groups of nomadic peoples, which will open the Panorama documentary section Feb.10.
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- 1/17/2017
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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