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www.camfilmfest.com Welcome CambridgeFilmFestival2019 3
Tony Jones, Festival Director. The familiar title fails to convey his multifaceted role, not to mention the tireless commitment Tony
has brought to the Festival. He has been producer, entrepreneur, programmer, fundraiser and the heart of the creative vision that has
made the Cambridge Film Festival so special.
When Tony and I set up the Cambridge Film Trust 13 years ago, we saw that cinema exhibition was changing fast; the opportunities
to see and show a diverse range of films were declining. We wanted to counter this with lasting structures within and beyond the
Festival to continue to draw people together to watch great cinema. It has been an uphill struggle, but Tony’s passionate enthusiasm
for film, his boundless energy, ideas, contacts and unwavering determination have kept us going.
It has been a privilege to work with Tony and to be involved in the Festival and its many related activities. Tony picked up the Festival
in its early days and built it up into an extraordinarily rich event. He has worked with filmmakers, distributors and programmers from
around the world. Over the years, he has given numerous talented people their first start in the film industry. He has championed
filmmakers young and old, first-time directors and auteurs. Through all this, his love of European and global independent cinema has
been a guiding force.
There is no doubt that without Tony, the Festival would not be here today. He will be enormously missed as Festival Director, but his
presence will be felt at all our festivals to come; he will continue to lead on key activities of the Cambridge Film Trust. We wish him
well with all his future projects and thank him for his tremendous dedication to cinema in all its forms.
Isabelle McNeill
Chair of Trustees
I came to Cambridge and made
it my home and stayed longer
than I ever imagined.
It has offered me opportunities that
I could only have dreamed of and given
me experiences that have been the envy
of many. I started work at the Arts Cinema
in the early 80s, and have worked on
the Cambridge Film Festival ever since.
I co-founded City Screen with Lyn Goleby
and developed the more recent Arts
Picturehouse, welcoming so many guests
to the city and screening films from most
countries of the world.
It has been an extraordinary journey, but
after almost 40 years, it seems like a good
time to bow out and give someone else the privilege of running
this Festival in this great city of ours.
Over the years we’ve had some fantastic guests. The Italian
master Francesco Rosi, American great Philip Kaufman (who
insisted on paying for his own flight from San Francisco),
the wonderful Monika Treut from Germany, Robert Bresson
from France and the UK’s own Peter Greenaway, with many
a controversial visit. Auteurs Patricia Rozema, Michael
Winterbottom, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Michel Gondry, Costa-
Gavras, Derek Jarman and Bruce Weber all made visits to
present retrospectives. It felt like we were at the centre of the
film world.
But screening the best and often un-certificated titles can
cause problems. Curiosity got the better of the local Trading
Standards Officer when we programmed Taxi zum Klo and
Polissons et Galipettes. We provided test screenings (at the old
Arts Cinema), but one year was enough – he never asked again.
This year, we have films from Africa, South and North America,
most European countries, Russia, Japan, Pakistan, Iran,
Afghanistan and Australia. We have films about climate change,
human rights, women’s rights, prison conditions and mental
health; films from the silent era with piano accompaniment,
experimental films, artists’ films, documentaries and dramas.
For a ‘small’ festival we pack a lot in! I’ve always tended to
over-programme with an excellent team of programmers, and
with the exhibition platform shifting, it seems both appropriate
and necessary to offer such a wide-ranging programme.
Technology has advanced greatly over these 40 years.
We introduced the Internet Movie Database at a festival
in 1995. We developed technical innovations that are now
commonplace. Cambridge was also the test bed for digital
projection - though I never lost my
personal preference for 70mm celluloid.
It has been an extraordinary personal
journey, but I hope that many of you who
have shared it with me have had some
memorable experiences along the way.
I hope to speak to many of you during the
Festival, before or after you have sampled
one of the many delights we have lined
up, and that you will enjoy the Cambridge
Film Festival for many years to come.
And at the end of all this, who is my
favourite filmmaker? Buster Keaton!
A genius and inspiration. He brought
imagination and invention to the screen,
from his humble beginnings as the one of
The Three Keatons, a family vaudeville
act. Without doubt one of the greatest ever filmmakers, but
shackled to the studio system throughout the 20s. Unlike
Chaplin or Lloyd he was a poor businessman and owed a lot
to Raymond Rohauer, who collated his catalogue, restored
prints and re-launched the great artist to huge acclaim at the
Venice Film Festival in 1965. Keaton couldn’t understand the
adulation! I organised a UK tour of this library for Rohauer (10
features and 20 shorts) so that all could share the joy! He never
fails to make me smile.
I undertook the same ‘travelling salesman’ role with Murnau’s
Sunrise whilst at Birmingham in the 70s – where I discovered this
passion. Sunrise never fails to make me cry – what an ending!
I can’t sign off without thanks to just a few of the very many
who helped carry the Festival this far! The late Sorley McDonald
and Liz Scott, Jean Khalfa, Becky Innes, Bill Thompson, and
to the current team lead by Iris Ordonez, Cristina Roures and
Owen Baker, the Festival programmers: Kayleigh Barnes,
Margaret Deriaz, Lindiwe Dovey, Loreta Gandolfi, Kate Jones,
Ramon Lamarca, Bill Lawrence, James Mackay, Matthew Webb.
And to all those who have supported the work of the Trust
enabling stability for its year round activity – especially The
Technology Partnership (TTP), Pamela Raspe, and the Eligator
Sansom Family Fund.
I shall continue working with the Film Trust to develop our
community screening programme across Cambridge and to
help with the recruitment of my successor for the 40th Festival
in 2020. I had hoped to call time next year – 40 in 2020 had a
lovely symmetry, but circumstances change…
Tony Jones
Festival Director
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4 CambridgeFilmFestival2019 Contents & Stop Press
STOPPRESS
Atlantics CFF15
Atlantique
France/Senegal/Belgium,2019,
107mins.
French/Wolof with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Mati Diop
WITH Mama Sané, Amadou
Mbow, Ibrahima Traoré
Ada, 17, is in love with Souleiman,
a young construction worker. But
she has been promised to another
man. Harnessing fantasy and social
relevancy in this haunting tale of
love, filmmaker Mati Diop made
history, earlier this year, when
Atlantics became the first film made
by a woman of African descent to
screen at Cannes.
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THECHAMBERMAID
15
Mexico,2019,102mins.
Spanish with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Lila Aviles
WITH Gabriela Cartol, Teresa
Sánchez
Lila Avillés’ impressive debut looks
at the working environment of a
chambermaid in one of Mexico
City’s most luxurious hotels.
With a spare script and nuanced
direction, Gabriela Carol’s breakout
performance brings charisma and
warmth to Eve, a conscientious
maid with a broad smile and
kind demeanour.
A terrifically assured feature
debut. PETER BRADSHAW’S FILM
OF THE WEEK, THE GUARDIAN
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THEADDAMS
FAMILY CFFPG
USA,2019,107mins.
DIRECTORS Greg Tiernan & Conrad
Vernon
WITH Oscar Isaac, Charlize
Theron, Chloe Grace
Moretz, Finn Wolfhard
Get ready to click your fingers!
The Addams Family is back on the
big screen in the first animated
comedy about the kookiest family
on the block. Funny, outlandish,
and completely iconic, the Addams
Family redefines what it means to be
a good neighbour.
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THELIGHTHOUSE
CFF15
USA/Canada,2019,110mins
DIRECTOR Robert Eggers
WITH Willem Dafoe, Robert
Pattinson, Valeriia
Karaman
The hypnotic and hallucinatory tale
of two lighthouse keepers on a remote
and mysterious island in the 1890s.
In gripping performances thick
with flavourful period dialect and jolts
of ever-intensifying insanity soaked in
rum, Willem Dafoe and Robert
Pattinson play the seasoned keeper
and his new junior mate, stuck in
isolation on a craggy Maine island for
a four-week posting that stretches on
and on as the elements grow more
hostile. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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Pictures International
Reel Women celebrates the work of female filmmakers. Look out for their
logo to see which films in the programme have women directors.
Please look out for Late Additions to the programme
- see the festival website for updates.
Stop Press 4
Opening & Closing Films 5
Special Events 6
International Festival Highlights 8
Preview Heaven 10
Longing & Belonging 12
Human Rights 14
World Documentaries 16
Focus on Greek & Cypriot Cinema 19
Camera Catalonia 20
Timetable, venues, and tickets 22
Restorations & Rediscoveries 24
microcinema 28
Cambridge African Film Festival 30
Focus on Latin America 33
Environmental Art Documentaries 33
Cambridge Family Film Festival 34
ShortFusion 38
ShortReel 41
Supporters 42
Index of films and events 43
Contents

www.camfilmfest.com Opening & Closing Films CambridgeFilmFestival2019 5
ROCKS 12A
UK,2019,90Mins.
DIRECTOR Sarah Gavron
WRITERS Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson
WITH Bukky Bakray, Kosar Ali,
D’angelou Osei Kissiedu,
Shaneigha-Monik Greyson
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OPENING FILM
at the Arts Picturehouse
SorryWeMissedYou 15
UK,2019,102Mins.
DIRECTOR Ken Loach
WRITER Paul Laverty
WITH Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood,
Rhys Stone, Katie Proctor
From director Ken Loach, writer Paul Laverty and the
award-winning team behind I, Daniel Blake, comes
Sorry We Missed You - a powerful exploration of the
contemporary world of work, the gig economy and
the challenges faced by one family trying to hold it
all together.
Ken Loach’s superb swipe at zero-hours Britain...
The I, Daniel Blake director raises his game yet further
with this gut-wrenching tale of a delivery worker driven
to the brink...It’s fierce, open and angry, unironised and
unadorned, about a vital contemporary issue whose
implications you somehow don’t hear on the news.
PETER BRADSHAW, THE GUARDIAN
Printsource Entertainment One
OFFICIALSECRETS 15
Uk/USA/Germany,2019,112Mins.
DIRECTOR Gavin Hood
PRODUCERS Ged Doherty, Elizabeth Fowler, Melissa Shiyu Zuo
WITH Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode,
Ralph Fiennes
We are delighted to be opening the festival at The Light with
Gavin Hood’s Official Secrets, starring Keira Knightley, Matthew
Goode, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes, Indira Varma, and Rhys Ifans.
In 2003, as politicians in Britain and the US angle to invade Iraq,
GCHQ translator Katharine Gun leaks a classified e-mail that
urges spying on members of the UN Security Council to force
through the resolution to go to war. Charged with breaking the
Official Secrets Act, and facing imprisonment, Katharine and
her lawyers set out to defend her actions. With her life, liberty
and marriage threatened, she must stand up for what she
believes in…
OPENING FILM
at The Light
CLOSING FILM
at the Arts Picturehouse & The Light
Set in East London, the film follows a group of year-11 girls, amongst them Nigerian
British girl Rocks and her younger brother.
There’s a crackling, raucous energy to Sarah Gavron’s dynamic Rocks. It’s an
energy that brilliantly conveys the jostling of still-forming personalities in a group of
teenage girls. At the heart of the story is Rocks (Bukky Bakray), a fifteen-year-old with
a crew of close friends and ambitions to run her own business. But Rocks (whose real
name is Olushola) is forced to grow up quickly when her mother disappears, leaving
Rocks with her younger brother, an envelope of cash and a note saying “sorry”. A deft
balance of drama, humour and hormonal adolescent huffs, Rocks is a real treat: full
of warmth, honesty and authenticity. WENDY IDE, SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
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We are delighted to be
opening the Festival at
the Arts Picturehouse
with Rocks and to
be able to welcome
Director Sarah Gavron
and Writers Theresa
Ikoko and Claire Wilson
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6 CambridgeFilmFestival2019 Special events
CAMBRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL STAFF
Festival Director
Tony Jones
Brochure Editor, Rights Negotiator
& Festival Logistics
Iris Ordonez
Marketing Manager
Owen Baker
Operations Manager
Cristina Roures
Corporate Partnerships & PR Manager
Becky Mann
Events & Venues Manager
Kat Brooks
Marketing Co-ordinator
Stella Frangleton
International programmers
Loreta Gandolfi, Bill Lawrence & Rory Finnin
Cambridge African Film Festival
Mike Boyd & Lindiwe Dovey
Camera Catalonia Programmer
Ramon Lamarca
Silent Cinema Programmer
Margaret Deriaz
microcinema Programmer
James Mackay
Family Film Festival Programmer
Kate Jones
Short Films Programmer
& Submissions Coordinator
Kayleigh Barnes
Environmental Art Documentaries Programmer
Matthew Webb
ShortReel
Hilary Goldsmith & Hugh Taylor
Brochure design
Dan Taylor
Projectionists & Technical Team
George Agnew, Hitomi Shinozaki,
Jonathan Carpenter, Ryd Cook, Skye Keable,
Clare Mackenzie, Christian Mock, Carl Peck &
Tom Woodcock
Photographers
Jean-Luc Benazet & David Riley
Festival interns
Joshua Bullin, Lily McCarthy, Abigail Pollock,
Joseph Renshaw, Miles Unsworth, Merel van
Schooten & Stuart Wren
TAKE ONE FESTIVAL MAGAZINE
Editor-in-Chief
Rosy Hunt
Managing Editor
Jim Ross
CAMBRIDGE FILM TRUST
Ashley Capaldi, Sigrid Fisher, Tony Jones,
Simon Jones, Bill Lawrence, Chris Mann,
Isabelle McNeill, Jenny Nelson, Mike O’Brien
& Matthew Webb
ARTS PICTUREHOUSE
General Manager
Dan Harling
Duty Managers
Sabrine Hubbard, Lorcan O’Neill
& Hitomi Shinozaki
PICTUREHOUSE CINEMAS
Deborah Allison, Clare Binns, Keith Gehlert,
Madeleine Mullet & Jack Toye
THE LIGHT CINEMA
Directors
Keith Pullinger & John Sullivan
Business Manager
Hayley Croot
Plus all the amazing volunteers, venues
staff and all the hard-working film
submissions reviewers
StreetkidsUnited3- TheRoadToMoscow CFFPG
TheNetherlands/UK,2019,60Mins.
English/Tamil with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Jacco Groen
WITH Eshwari, Gomathi, Indhu, Keerthana, Mashia, Nirosha, Shalini, Tamizharasi
Streetkids United 3 is the empowering story of nine
Indian girls who are chosen to represent their country
at the Street Child World Cup in Moscow, Russia. The
girls, who all had a rough start living on the streets
where they faced abuse and violence on a daily
basis, are an inspiration to everyone who meets
them because of their positive and uplifting spirit.
They hope to become role models for other street
children and show that street children are somebody.
Former professional football player Ella Masar (from
the USA) and Merel van Dongen (who played in the
final of the last World Cup with the Dutch Team) are
the executive producers of the film.
Meet Street Child United, the people behind the
Street Child World Cup, as well as the Streetkids
United 3 team and some of the young people that
took part in the film to hear more amazing stories
during our special Q&A following the screening.
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Often met with laughs, whoops or groans, the Surprise Film has been a staple of
the Festival since 2001. Each year, rumour and speculation grow to fever pitch, and
no one – not even the projectionist – knows the film’s title until the first few frames
on screen slowly reveal its true identity. So for those amongst you who relish the
taste of adventure, snap up your ticket early on and enjoy this unique experience.
So, there will be no reviews or clues from us, but feel free to join
the discussion on Twitter. Follow us at @camfilmfest and tag your
suggestions #CFFSurprise.
PeterBradshaw-TheFilmsThatMadeMe
Peter Bradshaw’s
new book The
Films That Made
Me… is a selection
of his reviews
and essays for
The Guardian, for
which he has been
chief film critic since 1999. These
are the films that made him laugh,
the films that made him cry, the
films that made him feel good — and
the films that made him feel the
opposite. It’s a record of a filmgoing
life, and a paean to the sheer sensual
enjoyment of bathing in brilliant
images, sounds and stories. For this
event, Peter will be introducing a
selection of clips from classic films
and talking about what they mean to
him — and then we will settle down
to the Powell/Pressburger classic
Black Narcissus. Afterwards Peter will
be around to sign copies!
BLACKNARCISSUS U
UK,1947,102Mins.
DIRECTORS Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
WITH Deborah Kerr, Jean Simmons, Flora Robson, Sabu
One of the most extraordinary
British features, shot almost
entirely at Pinewood Studios,
but you wouldn’t know it.
It’s set in the Himalayas
where a group of nuns try to
educate a local community
while facing every challenge
to their faith, ranging from
local superstition, politics, and the temptations of the flesh. The
visual splendour (Jack Cardiff’s wonderful cinematography) perfectly
underlines the threat of sexuality which finally defeats ‘civilisation’.
You could show it backwards and out of focus, and the control of
colour, composition and movement would still look brilliant.
CHRIS PEACHMENT, TIME OUT
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Special events CambridgeFilmFestival2019 7
MusicalsforKids
withNeilBrand
CFFPG
How do you introduce kids to the Musical?
You know what? You don’t need to.
They already know about them - they
just don’t know they know!
So join Neil Brand as he unlocks some
key musical sequences at the piano,
celebrates iconic moments from Pixar
and Dreamworks and flags up some of the
Golden Age musicals which will grab kids, sending
them home dancing with a song in their hearts.
GeneKelly,FrankSinatra,
FredAstaireandGingerRogers
intheMarketSquare!
TOPHAT U FRI1stNOV@18.30
followed by
ONTHETOWN U
Free outdoor screenings with
Cambridge BID and
supported by the
BFI FAN.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
ADDER TECHNOLOGY
ToCatchaThief PG
USA,1955,106Mins.
DIRECTOR Alfred Hitchcock
WITH Cary Grant, Grace Kelly
An entertaining romp on the Riviera with the
wealthy. It’s a Hitchcock film with many of his
motifs, but it is really Cary Grant and Grace Kelly’s
show. The urbane Grant is retired jewel thief John
Robie, whose quiet life is disrupted by a rash of
jewel thefts (he is inevitably cast as the prime
suspect!). He must find the thief quickly and clear
his name – which brings him into contact with the
beautiful Frances, daughter of the latest victim.
Beautifully shot against a sunny Mediterranean
landscape, what a relaxing way to enjoy the
performances of two great stars!
In partnership with Harriet Kelsall Bespoke
Jewellery. All audience members are invited
to join Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery in the
Arts Picturehouse bar after the screening for a
complimentary glass of sparkling wine.
Printsource Filmbank
Free outdoor screenings with
MusicalsforKids
MusicalsforKids
withNeilBrand
How do you introduce kids to the Musical?
You know what? You don’t need to.
They already know about them - they
So join Neil Brand as he unlocks some
GeneKelly,FrankSinatra,
FredAstaireandGingerRogers
intheMarketSquare!
TOPHAT
and Dreamworks and flags up some of the
Golden Age musicals which will grab kids, sending
them home dancing with a song in their hearts.
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8 CambridgeFilmFestival2019 International Festival Highlights
Domestique CFF15
Domestik
CzechRepublic/Slovakia,2018,119mins.
Czech with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Adam Sedlák
WITH Tereza Hofová, Jiří Konvalinka,
Miroslav Hanuš
Top cyclist Roman has had enough of serving as a
domestique, a cyclist who sacrifices all for the team.
As strenuous training and a strict routine don’t lead
to the type of performance he longs for, he sets up
an oxygen tent at home. However, his fixation with
having a sports career renders him oblivious to his
wife Šarlota’s desire to have a baby. Obsessions
soon turn their home into a pit of despair.
Domestique is a stunner, and easily the most
uncomfortable first-date movie Central Europe has
produced since Wetlands. VARIETY
We hope to welcome Director Adam Sedlák for a
Q&A following the film.
Printsource Stray Dogs
FamilyRomance,LLC CFF15
USA,2019,89Mins.
Japanese with English subtitles
DIRECTOR Werner Herzog
WITH Yuichi Ishii, Mahiro Tanimoto,
Miki Fujimaki, Takashi Nakatani
Romance is a business. Family, friends and
followers are all available for hire. A man is hired
to impersonate the missing father of a twelve-year-
old girl. Shooting in Japan, with Japanese actors,
speaking their own language, Oscar-nominated
auteur Werner Herzog brings to the screen a unique
perspective on the recurring theme of individuals
chasing impossible dreams.
Amusing and disarming…it takes on
a dimension you don’t see coming.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Printsource Modern Films
FirewillCome CFF15
Oquearde
France/Luxemburg/Spain,2019,85Mins.
Spanish with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Oliver Laxe
WITH Amador Arias, Benedicta Sanchez,
Inazio Abra, Elena Fernandez
Winner of the Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
for director Oliver Laxe, Fire Will Come creates
a powerful portrait of the Galician countryside
against which human drama unfolds. Convicted
for starting a fire, Amador is released from prison.
With no one waiting for him, he returns home to
a small village to live with his mother Benedicta
and their three cows. Life goes on at the peaceful
pace of nature until the night when a fire starts to
devastate the region.
Kabul,CityIn
TheWind CFF15
Netherlands/Afghanistan/Japan/Germany,2018,
88Mins.
Persian with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Aboozar Amini
WITH Li Chuan, Wang Luying, Wei Ruguang
Despite little media coverage nowadays, the war
in Afghanistan is still on-going. Aboozar Amini’s
documentary shows daily life through the eyes of
a bus driver and a teenager, both trying to survive
in a city scarred by decades of war and terror. Abas
has invested all his money, dreams and hopes
for the future in an old bus, while teenager Afshin
is thrown into the role of head of the family after
his father flees to Iran. Along with other ordinary
Afghanis, they try and get on with their lives as
security forces struggle in their fight against Daesh
and the Taliban. Winner of the Next:Wave Award at
CPH: DOX 2019.
Printsource Rediance
HomewArd CFF15
Evge
Ukraine,2019,96Mins.
Crimean Tatar/Ukrainian/Russian/Arabic with
English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Nariman Aliev
WITH Akhtem Seitablayev, Remzi Bilyalov,
Dariya Barihashvili, Anatoliy
Marempolskiy
Grieving over the death of his son in the war between
Russia and Ukraine, a Crimean Tatar man, Mustafa,
resolves to bring the boy’s body back to his ancestral
homeland: Crimea. Together, he and his younger son
Alim embark on a journey across Ukraine that will
change their relationship forever. This award-winning
debut from Nariman Aliev, which premiered in the
Un Certain Regard section at Cannes, is Ukraine’s
selection for competition in the 2020 Oscars.
Introduced by Dr Rory Finnin, University
of Cambridge
International
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www.camfilmfest.com International Festival Highlights CambridgeFilmFestival2019 9
Stitches CFF15
Savovi
Serbia,2019,97MINS.
Serbian with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Miroslav Terzić
WITH Snezana Bogdanovic, Marko Bacovic,
Jovana Stojiljkovic, Vesna Trivalic
Based on true events, Stitches takes place in
contemporary Belgrade, 18 years after a young
seamstress was coldly informed of her newborn’s
sudden death. She still believes the infant was
stolen from her. Dismissed by others as paranoid
and with a mother’s determination, she summons
the strength for one last battle against the police,
the hospital bureaucracy and even her own family
to uncover the truth.
An elegant hybrid of true-story exposé and
arthouse thriller, Miroslav Terzić’s sober sophomore
feature Stitches takes a familiar idea … but delivers
an unusually thoughtful, psychologically
compelling character study. VARIETY
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WhyDon’tYou
JustDie? CFF15
Papa,sdokhni
Russia,2018,90Mins.
Russian with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Kirill Sokolov
WITH Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Vitaliy
Khaev,Evgeniya Kregzhde
A high-energy black comedy, almost entirely set in
a single apartment, that grabs you from the first
moment and never lets go. Matvei arrives, hammer
in hand, to confront Andrei with clear intent. Andrei
is the father of Matvei’s girffriend, but also a brutal
detective who knows few things about fighting
without limits. The battle escalates.
Russian director Kirill Sokolov’s debut feature is
a roaring rampage of revenge with a biting comic
tone. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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SystemCrasher CFF15
GERMANY,2019,119MINS.
German with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Nora Fingscheidt
WITH Helena Zengel, Albrecht Schuch,
Gabriela Maria Schmeide,
Lisa Hagmeister
Foster families, special needs schools – nine-year
old Benni has seen it all. Rebellious, aggressive and
unpredictable, she is expelled wherever she goes.
Child protection services refer to her as a “system
crasher”. All Benni wants is to be back at home, but
her mother is scared and overwhelmed by her own
daughter. While child protection services are trying
to find a permanent placement, they hire an anger
management trainer as Benni’s school escort and
suddenly there is a seed of hope. Young actress
Helena Zengel gives a remarkable performance as
the out of control Benni. Winner of the Silver Bear
Alfred Bauer Prize for a feature film that opens
new perspectives.
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Céline Sciamma tells the story of a female painter who
is sent to an isolated island in Brittany at the end of
the eighteenth century and obliged to paint a wedding
portrait of a young woman. The painting must be
done in secret, and intimacy and attraction grow
between the two women. Their freedom, however,
is short-lived. Sciamma’s follow up to the wonderful
Girlhood was well worth the wait.
It’s so good you’ll want to watch again in
slow-motion immediately afterwards just to see how
she does it. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
PortraitofaLadyonFire CFF15
PortraitdelaJeuneFilleenFeu
France,2019,120Mins.
French with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Céline Sciamma
WITH Valeria Golino, Adèle Haenel,
Noémie Merlant, Luàna Bajrami
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UK,2019,119mins.
DIRECTOR Joanna Hogg
WITH Tom Burke, Honor Swinton Byrne,
Tilda Swinton
Winner of Sundance 2019’s Grand Jury Prize, The
Souvenir is a compelling, semi-autobiographical
drama by award-winning director/writer Joanna
Hogg (Unrelated, Archipelago, Exhibition). A young,
quietly ambitious film student embarks on her
first serious love affair with a charismatic and
mysterious man. She tries to disentangle fact from
fiction as she surrenders to the relationship, which
comes dangerously close to destroying her dreams.
The director confirms her status as a modern
visionary with a deft, distinctive and deeply
personal story of young love. PETER
BRADSHAW’S FILM OF THE WEEK, THE GUARDIAN
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HopeGap 12A
UK,2019,100Mins.
DIRECTOR William Nicholson
WITH Annette Bening, Bill Nighy,
Josh O’Connor
Writer-director William Nicholson’s sensitive
drama teams up Annette Bening and Bill Nighy as
a together-forever couple navigating the choppy
waters of married life. Grace and Edward, married
for 29 years, live in a small seaside town near a
cove under the cliffs called Hope Gap. When their
son Jamie comes to visit for the weekend, Edward
tells him that he plans to leave Grace that day.
Hope Gap tracks the unravelling of three lives
through stages of shock, disbelief and anger. There
are no villains; only good people who’ve lived too
long with old mistakes. There are no easy answers,
and no simple paths to redemption.
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THEAeronauts CFFPG
UK,2019,101Mins.
DIRECTOR Tom Harper
WRITER Jack Thorne
WITH Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne,
Hamish Patel, Phoebe Fox
Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne reunite in this
thrilling and spectacular drama written by Jack
Thorne. Set in 1862 and inspired by true events, The
Aeronauts follows wealthy young widow Amelia
Wren (Jones) and headstrong scientist James
Glaisher (Redmayne) as they mount a balloon
expedition to fly higher than anyone in history. This
is a journey to the very edge of existence, where the
air is thin and the chances of survival are slim. As
their perilous ascent reveals their true selves, this
unlikely pair discover things about each other – and
themselves – that helps each of them find their
place in the world they have left behind.
ItMustBeHeaven CFF15
France/Qatar/Germany/Turkey/Canada/Palestine,
2019,97Mins.
English/French/Arabic with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Elia Suleiman
WITH Elia Suleiman, Tarik Kopti,
Grégoire Colin
Director Elia Suleiman escapes from Palestine
seeking an alternative homeland, only to find that
Palestine is trailing behind him. The promise of a
new life turns into a comedy of errors. However
far he travels, from Paris to New York, something
always reminds him of home. A comic saga
exploring identity, nationality and belonging, in
which Suleiman asks the fundamental question:
where is the place we can truly call home?
Special Mention in Cannes Film Festival 2019.
ShortReel 2019’s winning film will premiere at the
Saturday 19th screening. See page 41 for details.
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Judy&Punch CFF15
Australia,2019,105Mins.
DIRECTOR Mirrah Foulkes
WITH Mia Wasikowska, Damon Herriman,
Tom Budge, Benedict Hardie
A man and his wife come to blows in this live action
take on the classic puppet show.
In the rough-and-tumble town of Seaside
(nowhere near the sea), villagers flock to Punch and
Judy’s marionette theatre. Though Punch (Damon
Herriman) proclaims himself the greatest
puppeteer and his beating stick rouses cheers from
the crowd, it’s Judy (Wasikowska) who breathes
artistry into the otherwise crude show. But during a
drinking bout and a tragic mishap with their child,
the hot-tempered Punch brutally beats Judy,
leaving her for dead in the woods. Taken in by
Doctor Goodtime and a society of outcasts, Judy
plots her revenge. SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
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MarriageStory CFF15
USA,2019,136Mins.
DIRECTOR Noah Baumbach
WITH Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver,
Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, Alan Alda
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Noah
Baumbach directs this incisive and compassionate
look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying
together. At turns funny, at others painful, Marriage
Story is a perfect vehicle for the two leads: Scarlett
Johansson and Adam Driver as a couple embroiled
in a bitter bicoastal divorce. With echoes of Ingmar
Bergman, this is arguably Baumbach’s finest film to
date, a hit on the festival circuit, with outstanding
reviews from the critics.
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SoLong,MySon 12A
DiJiuTianChang
China,2019,180Mins.
Chinese with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Wang Xiaoshuai
WITH Liya Ai, Jiang Du, Zhao-Yan Guo-Zhang
Wang Xiaoshuai’s acclaimed drama chronicles
people and a society in transformation - in
which human relationships and the tumultuous
evolution of a nation are inevitably and inextricably
intertwined. So Long, My Son traces the lives of
two families over three decades of social, political
and human upheaval in China. Following the
loss of a child in a tragic accident, their paths
separate. Destinies ebb and flow, and fortunes
are transformed under the impact of a country’s
changing face.
Printsource Curzon
THETWOPOPES CFF15
UK/Italy/Argentina/USA,2019,125Mins.
Latin/English/Spanish/Italian/French/Portuguese/
German
DIRECTOR Fernando Meirelles
WITH Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins,
Juan Minujín
Following his hit biopics of Stephen Hawking,
Winston Churchill and rock band Queen, Anthony
McCarten turns his pen to the anomaly of the two
popes, Benedict and Francis both alive at the same
time; an occurrence not seen for almost 600 years.
What really happened behind the Vatican walls
when Pope Benedict decided not to die in post and
summoned his critic and ultimate successor to
discuss the future of the Catholic Church?
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ShootingtheMafia CFF15
Ireland/USA,2019,97Mins.
Italian with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Kim Longinotto
WITH Letizia Battagli
Sicilian Letizia Battaglia began a lifelong battle
with the Mafia when she first dared to point her
camera at a brutally slain victim. Exposing the
Cosa Nostra’s barbaric reign, she bore unflinching
witness to their crimes and has led a life continually
defined by defiance and passion. Shooting the
Mafia weaves together Battaglia’s striking black-
and-white photographs, rare archival footage,
classic Italian films, and the now 84-year-old’s
own memories, to paint a portrait of a remarkable
woman whose bravery and defiance helped expose
the Mafia’s brutal crimes.
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INSANFRANCISCO CFF15
USA,2019,120mins.
DIRECTOR Joe Talbot
WITH Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Rob
Morgan, Tichina Arnold , Danny Glover
Inspired by the real-life story of Jimmie Fails,
who plays a fictionalized version of himself, The
Last Black Man in San Francisco elegantly engages
with a loss of cross-cultural connection as one
individual seeks belonging in the new incarnation
of his hometown. Winner of the Directing Award
and Special Jury Award for Creative Collaboration,
Sundance Film Festival 2019.
Occasionally, a film comes around that
thrillingly invents its own cinematic rhythms,
perfectly suited to its subject. The Last Black Man in
San Francisco is such a film and it’s one to make
your head sing and heart soar TRICIA TUTTLE,
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AndThenWeDanced CFF15
Sweden/Georgia/France,2019,106Mins.
Georgian with English subtitles
DIRECTOR Levan Akin
WITH Levan Gelbakhiani, Ana Javakishvili,
Bachi Valishvili
Levan Akin is a Swedish-born filmmaker of
Georgian descent whose work often plays on
class and gender. Georgia is ranked as the world’s
third most homophobic country. Merab has
been training from a young age at the National
Georgian Ensemble with his dance partner Mary.
His world is suddenly turned upside down when
the charismatic and carefree Irakli arrives and
becomes both his strongest rival and the object of
his desire. In this conservative setting, Merab finds
himself having to break free and risk all.
I wanted to explore how a great encounter can
lead you to be bold and free. LEVAN AKIN
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Brothers CFF15
Kardesler
Turkey/Germany/Bulgaria,2018,103Mins.
Turkish with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Ömür Atay
WITH Yiğit Ege Yazar, Caner Şahin, Gözde
Mutluer, Cem Zeynel Kılıç
Yusuf is released from prison after serving four
years in a youth detention centre. On release, his
family don’t want to know him – except for his
brother Ramazan who sets him up in the family-run
motel on the highway leading to Iran. This debut
feature from Turkish director Omar Atay is a
powerful statement about guilt and honour set in
the Muslim community. With strong performances
from the leads, Atay slowly peels away the layers to
reveal the truth of the family.
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CastleofDreams CFF15
Ghasr-eShirin
Iran,2019,86Mins.
Persian with English subtitles
DIRECTOR Reza Mirkarimi
WITH Hamed Behdad, Zhila Shahi, Azadeh
Nobahari, Nioosha Alipour
When a terminally ill mother is admitted to
hospital, her estranged husband returns after
having been absent for many years. Anxious and
hesitant, he has no option other than to take his
son and his daughter back with him. But where
should they go, when he has not managed to
build the castle of dreams drawn by mom for
the children?
We are delighted to welcome Director Reza
Mirkarimi to a Q&A following the film.
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CountyLines CFF15
UK,2019,90Mins.
DIRECTOR Henry Blake
WITH Conrad Khan, Ashley Madekwe, Harris
Dickinson, Marcus Rutherford
A powerful drama about a mother and her
fourteen-year-old son who is groomed, and
subsequently trapped, into a lethal nationwide
drug-selling enterprise. ‘County line’ is a term
used when drug gangs from cities expand their
operations to smaller towns, often manipulating
children and vulnerable people to sell drugs with
devastating consequences. This debut film from
writer/director Henry Blake is inspired by his first-
hand experiences as a youth worker battling on the
frontline of child exploitation and drug trafficking
in the UK.
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HereforLife 15
UK,2019,87MINS.
DIRECTORS Andrea Luka Zimmerman &
Adrian Jackson
WITH Jo Galbraith, Jake Goode,
Richard Honeyghan, Kamby Kamara
Ten Londoners and a dog. An uncommon story
on common ground; Here for Life marks the
culmination of a long collaboration between
film-maker Andrea Luka Zimmerman and theatre-
maker Adrian Jackson. The cast dance together,
steal together, eat together; agree and disagree,
celebrate their differences and share their talents.
The lines between one person’s story and another’s
performance are blurred and the borders between
reality and fiction are porous. Eventually, they
come together on a makeshift stage and spark a
debate about the world we live in, who has stolen
what from whom, and how things might be fixed.
Here for Life premiered at the Locarno Film Festival
where it was nominiated for a Golden Leopard.
PAPERBOATS CFF15
USA/Mexico,2019,72MINS.
English/Spanish with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Yago Muñoz
WITH Pedro Damian, Alexandra Melkman,
Isabella Sky, Max Levi
A cantankerous widower, who lives a lonely life
in the Mexican desert, receives a call from his
estranged daughter, an undocumented immigrant
in the US, who desperately needs his help. Faced
with the possibility of losing her children to the NY
foster care system, she decides to send them to live
with him while she fights for her American dream
and citizenship. This heart-warming tale reminds
us of the unconditional bond of family, and how the
innocence of children can touch the most hardened
of hearts.
Printsource Happy Family Films / Desierto Films
Wilcox CFF15
CANADA,2019,66Mins.
DIRECTOR Denis Côté
WITH Guillaume Tremblay
Fresh from the Locarno Film Festival, Canadian director
Denis Côté’s latest film centres on Wilcox, a man on the
edge of society searching for sense to his existence. A
solitary and mysterious man – a deserter, delinquent or
survivalist – he quietly roams the wilderness in search
of something, whether looking to put down roots or
simply find freedom. Told entirely without dialogue,
this is a powerful statement on social isolation.
Printsource Greenground/Cineground
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AllThatPerishesatTheEdgeofLand
Pakistan, 2019, 30 mins. Dir. Hira Nabi.
In this docu-fictional work, the container vessel
Ocean Master is anthropomorphised and enters into a
dialogue moving between dreams and desire, places
that can be called home, and the structural violence
embedded in the act of dismembering a ship.
CHAINEDFORLIFE 15
USA,2018,92mins.
DIRECTOR Aaron Schimberg
WITH Jess Weixler, Adam Pearson, Stephen
Plunkett, Charlie Korsmo
Aaron Schimberg¹s impressive second feature is
his response, as a filmmaker with facial deformity,
to cinematic portrayals of disfigured people.
Simultaneously empathetic and sardonic, Chained
for Life’s multi-layered meta-narrative casts
Jess Weixler (Teeth) as Mabel, a well intentioned
Hollywood star. She takes the role of a blind
woman in a hospital-based horror movie about
abnormalities, directed by an egomaniacal German
auteur. As shooting progresses, Mabel gradually
falls for friendly British co-star Rosenthal (Pearson,
Under The Skin), who has neurofibromatosis.
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Muse CFF15
UK,2019,80Mins.
DIRECTOR Candida Brady
WITH Géza Röhrig, Alison Doody,
Rupert Everett
Luca (Géza Röhrig) is considered to be one of the
greatest artists of his generation. At the peak of
his career, he is lauded, feted and collected by all.
However, the side effects of his new found fortune
and fame have left him agoraphobic, crippled
by depression and battling with his demons on a
daily basis. However, a chance encounter brings
Luca back from the edge. The question is, can he
stay there?
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GrâceàDieu
France,2019,137Mins.
DIRECTOR François Ozon
WITH Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet,
Swann Arlaud
Filmmaker François Ozon returns with this
engrossing and topical examination of the Catholic
Church abuse scandal, telling the story of three
friends who pursue justice for the abuse they
suffered as children. When Alexandre learns that the
priest who abused him when he was in the scouts
is still working with children, he decides to take
action. Joining forces with two other victims of the
priest, François and Emmanuel, he sets out to “lift
the burden of silence” surrounding their ordeal. But
the repercussions and consequences will leave no
one unscathed. Winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury
Prize at the Berlin Film Festival 2019.
Printsource Curzon
Human Rights
No longer is there a veil of silence when it comes to human rights
violations – the Internet, social media, the availability of mobile
phones in the remotest areas – have opened up a window into this
world. Filmmakers are playing their part in shining a light, be it via
documentaries or fiction-led drama. We have selected four remarkable
films offering fresh perspectives and critical insights on human rights
concerns impacting people around the world.
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BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is delighted to once again be the senior broadcast media partner for the Cambridge
Film Festival which is shaping up to be one of the best yet with a diverse programme that promises to attract
audiences of all ages and tastes.The programme includes UK premieres of new features, classic retrospectives,
insightful documentaries, discovery titles from the global stage, family favourites, an eclectic array of short films,
and several international film festival winners.
Chris’s view of the Festival:
“It may not have international in the title but there is a strong argument that over its history
Cambridge Film Festival is one of the most international film festivals around, and it looks like
2019 is no exception, with over 150 films from more than 30 countries including several films from
Spain, Germany, Iran, Greece, Ukraine, and various African countries.
Highlights from major international film festivals include Czech director Adam Sedlak’s directorial
debut Domestique, and from Berlin International Film Festival the horror comedy Stitches as well as
the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Award Winner System Crasher. I am particularly looking forward to a
film which at this year’s Sundance Film Festival won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award,Alejandro
Landes’ stunning Monos.As visually splendid as it is thought-provoking, this film tells the story of eight teenaged
guerrillas with guns who watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow. Playing games and initiating cult-like
rituals, the children run amok in the jungle.
Of course the always popular Camera Catalonia strand returns with Laura Jou’s feature debut, the romantic
comedy LifeWithout Sara Amat.Well received by critics and audiences alike in Spain, the film beautifully captures
the transition from childhood to adulthood. In addition, Elena Trapé’s second feature Distances, approaches the
friends’ reunion genre with a rare direct and naturalistic style.
The powerful Human Rights strand includes Zero Impunity, a call to action to join a growing global movement that
demands zero tolerance for sexual violence in warzones, and OnThe Inside of a Military Dictatorship, the gripping
tale of Myanmar’s disastrous transition from military dictatorship to democracy.
So, welcome to arguably the most international of film festivals where you can watch films from all around the
world in the comfort of your Cambridge cinema seat. Enjoy!”
Chris Mann hosts Mann InThe Morning
each weekday from 9 – 12 on BBC Radio
Cambridgeshire, as well as being a trustee
of the Cambridge FilmTrust.
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DarkSuns CFF18
SoleilsNoirs
Canada,2018,154Mins.
Spanish with English subtitles
DIRECTOR Julien Elie
Shot in beautifully composed black
and white, the award-winning
Dark Suns is an epic investigation
into countless murders in Mexico.
Presented in chapters, the film
unfolds methodically through
unsettling testimonials,
sketching a portrait of an
entire country transformed
into a gigantic mass grave
thanks to a climate of
impunity established
both by criminal gangs
and the state authorities.
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Dictatorship CFF15
Denmark,2019,97Mins.
English/Burmese with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Karen Stokkendal Poulsen
The world rejoiced when the brutal military
dictatorship in Myanmar was dissolved after 50
years and power passed to Pro-democracy leader
and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi
to form a civilian government. But celebrations
were short-lived when she defended the ethnic
cleansing of the Rohingya and isolated
herself from the public. Karen Stokkendal
Poulsen’s absorbing documentary provides a
fascinating study into political compromises,
featuring interviews with military generals,
journalists and Aung San Suu Kyi herself.
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ZeroImpunity CFF15
Luxembourg/France,2019,93Mins.
English/Syrian/Ukrainian/French with
English subtitles.
DIRECTORS Nicolas Blies & Stéphane Hueber-Blies
Rape and sexual assault have been present
in many conflicts across the globe, constantly
being ignored by the powers-that-be and often
going unpunished. This animated documentary
is a call to action, demanding zero tolerance
for sexual violence in warzones. We hear from
inspiring victims, social workers and activists
worldwide, who have the courage to engage, resist
and mobilize. Their stories confront us with the
horrendous mechanics of international institutions
and age-old war and interrogation practices.
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Shot in beautifully composed black
and white, the award-winning
is an epic investigation
into countless murders in Mexico.
Presented in chapters, the film
unfolds methodically through
entire country transformed
into a gigantic mass grave
The world rejoiced when the brutal military
dictatorship in Myanmar was dissolved after 50
years and power passed to Pro-democracy leader
and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi
to form a civilian government. But celebrations
were short-lived when she defended the ethnic
cleansing of the Rohingya and isolated
herself from the public. Karen Stokkendal
Poulsen’s absorbing documentary provides a
fascinating study into political compromises,
featuring interviews with military generals,
journalists and Aung San Suu Kyi herself.
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AraMalikian.ALife
AmongStrings CFFPG
AraMalikian.Unavidaentrelas
cuerdas
Spain,2019,88Mins.
English/Spanish with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Nata Moreno
WITH Ara Malikian
Ara Malikian, multifaceted violinist of Lebanese
origin and Armenian roots, is like no other classical
violinist you have ever seen. In this compelling
documentary learn about his refugee family history
and his unquestionable contribution to both
classical and contemporary music. Throughout his
now extensive career, Ara Malikian has succeeded
in bringing music closer to all audiences, both
adults as well as children. With his trademark
charm and multiculturalism, he commands
all genres without prejudice – from Bach to
Led Zeppelin.
Printsource Agencia Audiovisual Freak, SL
Filmfarsi CFFPG
Iran,2019,83Mins.
Persian with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Ehsan Khoshbakht
WITH Pouri Baneai, Reza Beyk Imanverdi,
Mohamad Ali Fardin
Many cinema-goers will have seen Iranian films
made since the 1979 revolution, but this essay-film
about Iranian pre-revolutionary popular cinema
(known as ‘filmfarsi’) offers a rare glimpse into
cinema and society under the Shah’s regime.
“Filmfarsi was the cinema of a nation with a split
personality,” says filmmaker Ehsan Khoshbakht.
Over many years he has meticulously assembled
a treasure trove of Iranian popular films, a cinema
full of passion, low-budget thrillers, macho films
and melodramas.
We hope to welcome Director Ehsan Khoshbakht
for a Q&A following the film.
Printsource Ehsan Khoshbakht
Hi,A.I. CFF15
Germany,2019,88Mins.
English/Japanese with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Isa Willinger
Humanoid robots are like new creatures on our
planet. They work at reception desks, in shopping
malls or as chefs. And they are coming into our
private lives… While Harmony and Chuck are
searching for love, and Pepper and Grandma are
killing time, pressing questions arise: how will
robots and artificial intelligence change our lives?
What will we win, what will we lose? And who
will be the main actors in this future world? This
fascinating documentary shows us tomorrow’s
world today.
Printsource Rise and Shine
MakingWaves:TheArtOf
CinematicSound CFFPG
USA,2019,94Mins.
DIRECTOR Midge Costin
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound reveals
the hidden power of sound in cinema through the
personal histories, experiences and expertise of
sound pioneers who became award-winning artists
in sound design. The film features interviews with
premier sound designers like Walter Murch, Gary
Rydstrom, and Ben Burtt, as well as great film
directors known for working so closely with their
sound designers, like George Lucas, Robert Redford,
Peter Weir, Christopher Nolan, Sofia Coppola and
David Lynch.
Printsource Dogwoof
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MeetingGorbachev CFFPG
UK/USA/Germany,2018,91Mins.
DIRECTORS Werner Herzog & André Singer
Werner Herzog is an ardent admirer of former
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, now in
his late 80s. Using a wealth of archive footage,
Herzog charts Gorbachev’s extraordinary rise to
power from humble beginnings. He also talks
with the former leader about his historic role in
bringing about the end of the Cold War and, more
controversially, the collapse of the Soviet Union.
How does Gorbachev view his achievements in
retrospect? A fascinating encounter which yields
poignant insights, both personal and political.
Printsource Altitude Film Entertainment
MyFatherIsMy
Mother’sBrother CFF15
Ukraine,2018,76Mins.
Ukranian/Russian with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Vadym Ilkov
WITH Anatoly Belov, Anna Yatsenko,
Katya Yatsenko
This intimate documentary portrait of an
unconventional family won the 2019 Best
Feature Film award at the Odesa International
Film Festival. It is a window into the life of Kyiv
underground artist and performer Anatolii Byelov
whose sister falls prey to mental illness and leaves
her five-year-old daughter Katya to his care. As
parenting disrupts Anatolii’s life of manic creativity,
he finds himself caught between the divergent roles
of artist provocateur and “daddy”.
Introduced by Dr Rory Finnin, University
of Cambridge.
Printsource GARMATA FILM
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DesHommes
France,2019,90Mins.
DIRECTOR Jean-Robert Viallet
Thirty thousand square meters and 2,000 inmates,
half of them under 30 years old. The Baumettes
jail tells of misery, violence, abandonment, and
also hopes. It is a story of screams and silences,
a concentrate of humanity. This incredible
documentary, filmed in a fly-on-the-wall style,
allows us to get up close, to catch an honest
glimpse of the reality of their lives, to get under
their skin as they get under ours.
Printsource Unité de Production
MilesDavis:
BirthofTHECool CFF15
USA,2019,115Mins.
DIRECTOR Stanley Nelson
WITH Frances Taylor Davis, Juliette Gréco,
Stanley Crouch, Herbie Hancock
Miles Davis: horn player, bandleader, innovator.
Elegant, intellectual, the very embodiment of cool.
The man with a sound so beautiful it could break
your heart. His restless determination to break
boundaries and live life on his own terms made
him a star. But it also made him incredibly difficult
to live with, for the people who loved him most.
Featuring never-before-seen archival footage,
studio outtakes, and rare photos, Miles Davis: Birth
of the Cool tells the story of a truly singular talent
and unpacks the man behind the horn.
Printsource Munro Films
Martha:APictureStory CFF15
Australia,2019,85Mins.
DIRECTOR Selina Miles
Printsource Projector Films
In 1970s New York,
photographer Martha
Cooper captured some of
the first images of graffiti
appearing on the city’s
subway carriages. Decades
later, she realises she’s
become an unexpected icon
of the street art world. Now, at age 75, she must navigate
her way through a vastly changed culture.
of the street art world. Now, at age 75, she must navigate
her way through a vastly changed culture.
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18 CambridgeFilmFestival2019 World Documentaries
UpFromTheStreets CFF15
USA,2019,103Mins.
DIRECTOR Michael Murphy
Exploring how the music of New Orleans reflects
the culture of the city and how music has the power
to change lives. In many ways, the story of New
Orleans is the story of America – a country founded
by people who wanted freedom and yearned
to escape social injustice and cultural biases.
The music of New Orleans became not only a
celebration of life but also, at times, an expression
of the need and desire for freedom.
We hope to welcome Director Michael Murphy for a
Q&A with the audience.
Printsource Cilista Eberle
WalkingonWater CFFPG
USA/Italy,2018,100Mins.
DIRECTOR Andrey M Paounov
Internationally renowned artist Christo conceived
“The Floating Piers” with his late wife and
collaborator Jeanne-Claude in 1970. In 2016,
permission was finally cleared to mount the work
on Italy’s Lake Iseo, at the foot of the Alps. But
securing a location was only the first in a series
of prickly negotiations. An illuminating portrait
of a master artist and of the arduous process of
launching a large-scale art production. In July 2018,
Floating Piers attracted over 1.2 million visitors.
Printsource Autlook Filmsales
Secretaries-ALife
forCinema CFF15
Segretarie–UnaVitaPerIlCinema
Italy,2019,64Mins.
Italian with English subtitles.
DIRECTORS Raffaele Rago & Daniela Masciale
Six secretaries reminisce about their lives working
alongside powerful and enlightened men, lovers of
great cinema, producers, directors and managers
who made Italian cinema history. Recollections
of their lives, off and on-set, are enriched by
anecdotes, revelations, unpublished photographs
and other curiosities related to some of the great
Italian classics. These women still exude the same
passion and determination as when they began
their adventures into the world of cinema, where
the word ‘impossible’ doesn’t exist, working in busy
and lively offices where the careers of directors,
screenwriters, actors and actresses would be made.
We are delighted to welcome Directors Raffaele
Rago & Daniela Masciale for a Q&A after the film.
Printsource World Video Production
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HerJob CFF15
IDouleiaTis
Greece/France/Serbia,2018,90mins.
Greek with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Nikos Labôt
WITH Marisha Triantafyllidou,
Dimitris Imellos
Panayiota, a 37-year-old illiterate housewife, leads
a quiet life with her husband and their children in a
modest neighbourhood in Athens. To cope with the
recession that has been affecting her family, she
takes a job as a cleaner. Despite the ruthlessness of
her work environment, Panayiota breaks free from
her domineering husband and domestic monotony,
gradually gaining the respect she never had from
her family.
A multiple award-winning film, including Best
Debut Prize at the Hellenic Film Academy and
Fipresci Award & Young Fipresci Award at Warsaw
Film Festival.
Printsource Jour 2 Fete
Pause CFF15
Pafsi
Cyprus/Greece,2018,96MINS.
Greek with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Tonia Mishiali
WITH Stela Fyrogeni, Andreas Vasiliou,
Popi Avraam, Marios Ioannou
In Cypriot director Tonia Mishiali’s striking feature
debut, middle-aged housewife Elpida is trapped
in the misery of an oppressive marriage with a
man who has no consideration for her feelings and
needs. The arrival of a young painter employed
to paint the building she lives in, disrupts her
monotonous life. Her imagination flourishes and
fantasies abound as she is confronted with her
unquenchable desires. Soon Elpida’s dreams
cross over into reality as she starts to contemplate
revenge on her husband and the world around her.
Winner FIPRESCI Prize @ Thessaloniki FF 2018.
SmugglingHendrix CFF15
CYPRUS,2018,93MINS.
Greek/Turkish/English with English subtitles
DIRECTOR Marios Piperides
WITH Adam Bousdoukos, Fatih Al, Vicky
Papadopoulou, Özgür Karandeniz
Yiannis is planning to leave crisis-ridden Cyprus for
a better life abroad. His plans are put on hold when
his dog Jimi runs away and crosses the UN buffer
zone that divides the “Greek” from the “Turkish”
side of the island. Since animal exchange between
the two “sides” is prohibited, Yiannis reluctantly
joins forces with Hasan, a Turkish settler, and a cast
of unexpected characters to smuggle his best friend
back. This simple story offers a vivid demonstration
of how the fences we build, both real and imagined,
can be broken down once we recognise the familiar
in the face of the unknown.
Printsource The Match Factory
Focus on Greek & Cypriot Cinema highlights new films by young directors, based on real-life events. Showcasing a diverse range of
cinematic styles, narratives and themes, these three debut films by Nikos Labot Char (Her Job), Tonia Mishiali (Pause), and Marios Piperides
(Smuggling Hendrix) offer a punchy as well as sensitive analysis of the two countries’ complex relationship with their individual cultural heritage.
Focus on Greek & Cypriot cinema
), and Marios Piperides
) offer a punchy as well as sensitive analysis of the two countries’ complex relationship with their individual cultural heritage.
Printsource Film Republic
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20 CambridgeFilmFestival2019 Camera Catalonia
7ReasonstoRunAway
(fromSociety) CFF18
7raonsperfugir
Catalonia,2019,75mins.
Catalan and Spanish with English subtitles.
DIRECTORS Esteve Soler, Gerard Quinto &
David Torras
WITH Sergi López, Emma Suárez, Lola Dueñas,
Alex Brendemühl, Aina Clotet
Esteve Soler adapts his own theatre work, taking
a caustic and nihilistic approach to contemporary
western society. His brilliant, dark humour is not
suitable for the faint-hearted, and the surrealism that
impregnates it recalls Buñuel at his most acerbic.
Reminiscent, too, of Monty Python’s The Meaning of
Life (with which it shares several similarities), it is
divided into seven chapters, each named after a social
value. Beyond the laughter, we are left with much to
reflect on.
We hope to welcome actor Aina Clotet for a Q&A
following the film on Tuesday October 22nd.
Printsource Filmmax
Camera Catalonia
SUPPORTED BY Welcome to Camera Catalonia!
This year we focus almost exclusively on debut films by young Catalan
filmmakers, with one exception being a second feature. There is a fresh
approach to filmmaking in all of the films, clearly demonstrating that
creativity and good storytelling are much more important than big
budgets. As in previous years, we hope to have some guests to present
and discuss the films as well as the current state of Catalan cinema.
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Distances CFF15
LesDistàncies
DIRECTOR Elena Trapé
WITH Alexandra Jiménez, Miki Esparbé, Isak
Férriz, Bruno Sevilla, Maria Ribera
Elena Trapé’s second feature approaches the
friends’ reunion genre with a direct, naturalistic
style and none of the nostalgia or emotional
schmaltz that is often associated with it. Four
Catalan university friends travel to Berlin to
surprise another friend for his birthday, but the
passing of time and the changed circumstances test
the relationships within the group. Agile camera
work carries the audience on an emotional journey
through the streets of Berlin where conventions
and appearances start to crumble, revealing the
characters’ real feelings.
Printsource True Colours
LifewithoutSaraAmat
CFF15
LaVidasenselaSaraAmat
Catalan with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR Laura Jou
WITH Maria Morera, Biel Rosell, Francesca
Piñón, Jordi Figueras, Anna Sabaté
Mediterranean cinematographers have a natural
flair for portraying the transition from childhood to
adulthood in a luminous and effortless way, and
this film is no exception. Laura Jou’s first feature
uses her previous experience casting children to
great effect, and the two main leads imbue their
characters with multiple nuances and emotions.
Acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, it’s
a lovely, tender and sensitive story based on a
popular Catalan book.
We are delighted to welcome Director Laura Jou
for a Q&A following the film.
Printsource La Xarxa
Somebody’sdaughter CFF15
Lafillad’algú
DIRECTORS Marcel Alcántara, Júlia de Paz,
Sara Fantova & others
WITH Aina Clotet, Pep Ambròs, Marta Aguilar,
Enric Auquer
This film is the graduation project of a group of
filmmakers from the Catalan school of cinema,
but so striking is its achievement that it secured
a cinema release, garnering critical acclaim and
festival awards. Aina Clotet commands the film,
portraying a young, pregnant solicitor frantically
searching for her missing father and discovering
hidden truths about her family, on a physical and
emotional journey that takes the audience with her.
We hope to welcome lead actor Aina Clotet for a Q&A
following the film on Tuesday October 22nd.
Printsource Escac Films
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22 CambridgeFilmFestival2019 Timetable, venues and tickets
THU 17OCT FRI 18OCT SAT 19OCT SUN 20OCT
BOOKING TICKETS
THE ARTS PICTUREHOUSE
EMMANUEL COLLEGE
THE HEONG GALLERY
THE LIGHT
FAMILY
SCREEN
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KETTLE’S YARD
Advance tickets can be purchased for all venues from any of the following:
ONLINE IN PERSON
at TheLight for screenings at TheLight
www.camfilmfest.com at KETTLE’SYARD for events at KETTLE’SYARD
and at the ArtsPicturehouse for all other venues.
Family Film Festival
£4.00 for all child and adult tickets at
Family Film Festival. See the Family
Film Festival pages for information
on FREEscreenings!
Silver Screen
£6.00 for all over 60s for tickets for
films at Arts Picturehouse on Tuesdays
and Thursdays that start before 17.00.
Includes a free hot drink and biscuits!
Festival Pass
The Festival Pass is a great way to save
money on films! You pay £30 and receive
£40 in credit to spend on Festival tickets!
Can only be used when booking in person
at the Arts Picturehouse.
Arts Picturehouse (APH)
Screen 1
20.30 Rocks 5
The Light
20.30 Official Secrets 5
Emmanuel (EMMA)
16.00 Shorts To Elate 38
18.30 Ara Malikian. A Life 16
Among Strings
20.45 Family Romance, LLC 8
Screen 1
10.00 Brothers 12
12.30 Shorts To Inspire 39
14.30 So Long, My Son 11
18.30 Monos 33
21.00 Marriage Story 11
Screen 2
10.00 FFF Comedy Shorts 34
11.00 FFF Angry Birds Movie 2 34
13.30 Shorts To Thrill 38
15.30 R&R Pakeezah 27
18.30 Cat 7 Reasons to Run Away 20
20.45 Zero Impunity 15
Screen 3
11.00 Stitches 9
13.30 MICRO Arab Israeli Dialogue 29
& Imagine Peace
16.30 Wilcox & All that Perishes 13
at the Edge of Land
18.30 CAFF Buddha in Africa 30
21.00 Here for Life 13
The Light
11.00 System Crasher 9
13.30 CAFF Talking about Trees 31
15.45 Her Job 19
18.00 Portait of a Lady on Fire 9
20.30 R&R Guys and Dolls 27
Emmanuel (EMMA)
11.00 Domestique 8
15.00 R&R Fragment of an Empire 25
17.30 Muse 13
20.00 R&R Docks of Hamburg 25
Heong Gallery
11.00 MICRO Glory (until 17.00) 28
18.30 Environmental Art 33
Documentaries
Screen 1
10.00 Check Stop Press
12.00 Cat Somebody’s Daughter 21
14.30 Walking on Water 18
17.00 System Crasher 9
19.30 Portrait of a Lady on Fire 9
Screen 2
12.30 Muse 13
14.45 My Father is my 17
Mother’s Brother
17.00 Stitches 9
19.15 Brothers 12
21.15 Shorts To Thrill 38
Screen 3
10.30 Shorts To Connect 39
12.45 Official Secrets 5
15.00 Making Waves: The Art 16
of Cinematic Sound
17.30 CAFF Talking about Trees 31
22.30 Paper Boats 13
The Light
11.00 FFF The Wizard of Oz 35
13.30 The Chambermaid 4
16.00 Rocks 5
18.30 Hope Gap 10
21.00 Miles Davis: Birth 17
of the Cool
Emmanuel (EMMA)
14.00 Shorts To Ponder 40
16.00 Smuggling Hendrix 19
18.00 R&R 7th Heaven 24
20.30 Singin’ in the Rain 27
(with special introduction
to Musicals by Neil Brand)
Screen 1
10.30 FFF BAFTA Kids presents – 34
Scooby Doo and Guess Who?
12.30 Shorts To Debate 40
14.30 It Must Be Heaven 10
16.30 Hi, A.I. 16
18.30 Fire Will Come 8
20.30 Hope Gap 10
& ShortReel Award
Screen 2
11.00 FFF Wild Amsterdam 34
13.00 Making Waves, The Art of 16
Cinematic Sound
15.30 Her Job 19
17.45 Cat Distances 21
19.45 Domestique 8
22.30 Why Don’t You Just Die? 9
Screen 3
10.00 Shorts To Elate 38
12.30 Paper Boats 13
15.00 CAFF Film Festival Film 31
17.30 Brief Story from the 33
Green Planet
20.00 R&R Singing Lovebirds 27
22.00 Shorts To Fear 39
The Light
10.00 The Addams Family 4
12.30 Ara Malikian. A Life 16
Among Strings
15.00 R&R Calamity Jane 27
(singalong)
17.30 Streetkids United 3 6
20.00 The Souvenir 9
Emmanuel (EMMA)
10.30 Musicals for Kids 7
with Neil Brand
13.00 Making Waves, The Art of 16
Cinematic Sound
15.00 Martha: A Picture Story 17
17.30 R&R The Light of Asia 25
20.00 Men Inside 17
Heong Gallery
SCHEDULE OF FILMS
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Screen 1
10.00 Zero Impunity 15
12.30 And Then We Danced 12
15.00 Surprise Film 1 6
18.00 The Last Black Man 11
in San Francisco
21.00 Sorry We Missed You 5
Screen 2
10.00 FFF Stop-motion shorts 37
11.00 FFF Strike 37
13.30 The Addams Family 4
16.00 Pause 19
18.30 My Father is my Mother’s 17
Brother
21.00 Castle of Dreams 12
Screen 3
13.00 Wilcox & All that Perishes 13
at the Edge of Land
15.30 Shorts To Debate 40
18.00 Chained for Life 13
The Light
13.00 Atlantics 4
15.30 The Souvenir 9
18.30 Surprise Film 2 6
21.00 Sorry We Missed You 5
Heong Gallery
Screen 1
11.00 Smuggling Hendrix 19
13.30 The Invisible Life of 33
Euridíce Gusmão
16.30 Pause 19
18.45 Up From the Streets 18
21.15 By the Grace of God 14
Screen 2
10.00 FFF Water shorts 35
11.00 FFF The Little Mermaid 35
(singalong)
13.30 Martha: A Picture Story 17
16.00 Homeward 8
18.00 Peter Bradshaw - The Films 6
that Made Me + Black
Narcissus
21.00 Meeting Gorbachev 17
Screen 3
10.15 Here For Life 13
12.30 Brief Story from the 33
Green Planet
15.00 R&R First a Girl 27
17.30 CAFF Caméra D’Afrique 31
20.00 To Catch a Thief 7
22.30 Shorts To Inspire 39
The Light
11.00 Hi, A.I. 16
13.15 Fire Will Come 8
15.30 Family Romance LLC 8
18.00 R&R 42nd Street 26
20.00 The Aeronauts (IMAX) 10
20.30 The Two Popes 11
Heong Gallery
18.30 Cemetery 33
Kettle’s Yard
13.30 MICRO Karola Gramann 28
(until 16.00)
Screen 1
10.00 By the Grace of God 14
12.45 Why Don’t You Just Die? 9
15.00 The Two Popes 11
17.30 Secretaries - A Life 18
for Cinema
20.00 And Then We Danced 12
22.30 Cat 7 Reasons to Run Away 20
Screen 2
10.00 FFF My Grandpa is an Alien 35
11.45 FFF The Wizard of Oz 35
15.00 Filmfarsi 16
17.15 On the Inside of a Military 15
Dictatorship
19.15 It Must Be Heaven 10
21.30 County Lines 13
Screen 3
11.00 Streetkids United 3 6
13.30 Up From the Streets 18
16.00 Walking on Water 18
18.00 Cat Somebody’s Daughter 21
22.30 Shorts To Connect 39
The Light
10.45 FFF Wild Amsterdam 34
13.00 Marriage Story 11
15.45 R&R Singin’ in the Rain 27
18.00 Men Inside 17
20.30 Judy & Punch 11
Heong Gallery
Kettle’s Yard
13.30 MICRO Sarah Wood 29
(until 16.00)
Screen 1
10.00 So Long, My Son 11
13.30 Judy & Punch 11
16.00 Homeward 8
18.30 Kabul, City in the Wind 8
20.45 The Lighthouse 4
Screen 2
10.00 FFF Earthrise 36
11.00 FFF Astro Kid 36
13.30 Filmfarsi 16
16.00 Secretaries - A Life 18
for Cinema
18.00 Cat Life Without Sara Amat 21
20.30 Atlantics 4
22.30 Miles Davis: Birth of 17
the Cool
Screen 3
10.30 Shorts To Fear 39
13.00 Shorts To Ponder 40
15.00 BFI NETWORK + Film Hub 41
South East Showcase
18.15 Dark Suns 15
21.15 The Invisible Life of 33
Euridíce Gusmão
The Light
10.30 Monos 33
13.00 County Lines 13
15.30 Meeting Gorbachev 17
18.00 Shooting The Mafia 11
20.30 The Lighthouse 4
Heong Gallery
Kettle’s Yard
13.30 MICRO Daniel & Clara 29
(until 16.00)
The Lighthouse 4
(until 17.00) 28
Daniel & Clara 29
The ArtsPicturehouse
screens a year-round
programme of the best in
new and classic cinema
over three screens
(including one THX-
certificated for best quality
sound and another RealD
3D enabled). All screens
are licensed, so you can
take your drink from the
café-bar in with you. You do
not have to be a member
to view films at the Arts
Picturehouse, but if you are
you’ll receive discounts on
tickets.
38-39 St Andrew’s Street,
Cambridge, CB2 3AR
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Founded in 1584, Emmanuel
College is one of the larger
colleges in Cambridge and
boasts beautiful gardens
and building ranging
from the medieval to the
very modern. Perfectly
located on St Andrew’s
Street opposite the Arts
Picturehouse, screenings
and events take place
in the Queen’s Building
auditorium, which was
voted ‘Building of the Year’
when it opened in 1995.
St Andrews Street,
Cambridge CB2 3AP
www.emma.cam.ac.uk
TheLightcinema provides
a unique experience in a
relaxed environment. The
fully licensed 9-screen
cinema complete with
IMAX auditorium, offers
incredible 2D and 3D
visuals with state of the
art digital picture and
sound. Featuring the latest
blockbusters, independent
and international films,
plus live opera, ballet,
theatre and concerts direct
from stage to screen.
Cambridge Leisure Park,
Clifton Way, Cambridge
CB1 7DY
lightcinemas.co.uk
The HeongGalleryof modern
and contemporary art was
opened in Spring 2016. The
galleryissituatedinDowning
College on Regent Street,
near the Arts Picturehouse.
It will host an installation
by James Benning, Glory, as
part of microcinema, from
Saturday 19th to Thursday
24th October, and an
environmental programme
of films on Sunday 20th and
Monday 21st October.
Downing College,
Regent Street, Cambridge
CB2 1DQ
www.dow.cam.ac.uk/
cultural-life/heong-gallery
Kettle’sYard is the
University of Cambridge’s
modern and contemporary
art gallery. It is a beautiful
house and a modern
gallery that hosts modern
and contemporary art
exhibitions. Kettle’s Yard
will host microcinema,
a programme of artists’
films featuring new and
historical national and
international work from
Monday 21st to Wednesday
23rd October.
Castle St,
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7thHeaven CFFPG
USA,1927,117mins.Silentwithlivemusic.
Restored by the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
DIRECTOR Frank Borzage
WITH Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell,
Albert Gran
Thrown together by chance, Diane and Chico
share a shabby garret with a stunning view across
Paris, but their burgeoning relationship is brutally
disrupted by the outbreak of WW1. Swooning
romanticism meets stirring realism in Borzage’s
intoxicating melodrama, including war scenes
brilliantly shot by John Ford. You’d need a heart
of stone to remain unmoved by Janet Gaynor’s
portrayal of Diane which (together with her starring
roles in Street Angel and Sunrise) won her the ﬁrst-
ever Academy Award for Best Actress.
With live accompaniment by Neil Brand.
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DocksofHamburg CFFPG
DieCarmenvonSt.Pauli
Germany,1928,96mins.Silentwithlivemusic.
DIRECTOR Erich Waschneck
WITH Jenny Jugo, Willy Fritsch, Fritz Rasp
Don’t miss this rare silent gem – a witty updating
of the story of Carmen, set in 1920s Hamburg.
When Klaus, a ship’s mate, catches a young man
thieving on board his ship, he’s duty-bound to
report him. But on discovering that the culprit is
a cross-dressing woman, Klaus falls madly – and
dangerously – in love with her. The Hamburg
docks are portrayed with striking realism (superb
photography by Friedl Behn-Grund), while Alfred
Junge’s atmospheric art direction conjures the
city’s crazy nightlife.
With live accompaniment by Stephen Horne.
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TheLightofAsia CFFPG
DieLeuchteAsiens
Germany/India,1925,98mins.Silentwithlivemusic.
Restored by Deutsches Filminstitut, Frankfurt.
DIRECTOR Franz Osten
WITH Himansu Rai, Seeta Devi, Sarada Ukil,
Rani Bala
This visually ravishing account of the life story of
the Buddha was the first collaboration of Munich-
born director Franz Osten and Bengali actor-
producer Himansu Rai. Alarmed by a prophecy that
his son and heir will one day renounce the throne,
King Suddhodana surrounds the young prince with
riches and beautiful women and shields him from
all knowledge of human suffering. Shot entirely on
location at historical sites in India, this spectacular
co-production blends documentary-style realism
with fairy tale enchantment.
With live accompaniment by John Sweeney.
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FragmentofanEmpire
CFFPG
OblomokImperii
USSR,1929,109mins.Silentwithlivemusic.
Restored by San Francisco Silent Film Festival with
EYE Filmmuseum and Gosfilmofond, Russia.
DIRECTOR Fridrikh Ermler
WITH Fiodor Nikitin, Yakov Gudkin
Hailed as one of the most important films in Soviet
cinema, this is the extraordinary tale of a Tsarist
conscript who suffers shellshock and amnesia during
WW1. Recovering gradually after several years in a
rural backwater, he returns to his hometown which
is now called Leningrad and - knowing nothing of
the Bolshevik Revolution - is bewildered to discover
a world that has been totally transformed...or has it?
A witty nuanced critique of Soviet society from a
committed Communist filmmaker
With live accompaniment by Stephen Horne
and Martin Pyne.
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42ndStreet CFFPG
USA,1933,89MINS.
DIRECTOR Lloyd Bacon
WITH Warner Baxter, Ruby Keeler,
Dick Powell
‘You’re going out a youngster, but you’ve got to
come back a star!’ Set in Depression-era New York,
42nd Street is the quintessential backstage musical,
starring Warner Baxter as a tyrannical stage
director drilling his company to exhaustion. This
hard-boiled, fast-paced drama takes account of
harsh realities, but also transcends them through
snappy dialogue, infectious tap rhythms and mind-
blowing musical numbers lavishly choreographed
by Busby Berkeley. With great ensemble playing
from a stellar cast, including Ginger Rogers as
wisecracking chorus girl ‘Anytime Annie’.
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Musicals
From Astaire and Rogers to Baz Luhrmann and Hugh Jackman, musicals
have continuously pushed the envelope of cinematic joy. Not only do they use
music more integrally than any other genre, they are also some of the most
visually imaginative ﬁlms ever made. And now they are ﬁnally receiving the
reassessment they deserve. So whether you seek out nostalgia, theatricality,
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FirstAGirl CFFPG
UK,1935,98mins.
DIRECTOR Victor Saville
WITH Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale,
Griffith Jones
This highly successful remake of German film Viktor
und Viktoria stars Jessie Matthews as an aspiring
showgirl who gets her big break by standing in
for a male drag artist stricken with laryngitis.
Audiences are astounded by her convincing
female ‘impersonation’, but she has to keep up
the deception off-stage as well … This gender-
bending extravaganza features gorgeous costumes,
glamorous locations, Busby Berkeley-style numbers
and an irresistible performance from Matthews, the
best-loved star of British 30s musicals.
Printsource ICO/BFI
CalamityJane
(Singalong) U
USA,1953,101Mins.
DIRECTOR David Butler
WITH Doris Day, Howard Keel
Arguably Doris Day’s finest hour, with many
memorable songs, from an energising The
Deadwood Stage to the wonderful Secret Love,
Calamity Jane is a film that is well known even to
those who have never seen it. Paying little attention
to the truth of the relationship between Jane and
Wild Bill Hickok, it’s a musical after all, it is cracking
entertainment with action, songs, romance and
a classic western tale. Can you watch without
singing along?
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USA,1956,149MINS.
DIRECTOR Joseph L Mankiewicz
WITH Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons,
Frank Sinatra, Stubby Kaye
Based on the Damon Runyon short stories of
Broadway, the musical Guys and Dolls plays out on
a stunning studio set that extends the artifice of the
stories. From a simple story - a ganster takes a bet
that he can win the heart of a Salvation Army lady
– and a pyrotechnic opening sequence – it is clear
the film is unlike any other with its all-star cast,
frenzied choreography, witty lyrical dialogue and
memorable songs. What more could you want from
a musical? Exceptional Hollywood.
Printsource ICO/BFI
SINGINGLOVEBIRDS CFFPG
Oshidoriutagassen
Japan,1939,69MINS.
DIRECTOR Masahiro Makino
WITH Chiezo Kataoka, Takashi Shimura,
Haruyo Ichikawa
Rarely screened in the UK, the 1939 Japanese
musical comedy Singing Lovebirds is an effortlessly
delightful viewing experience: breezy, lighthearted,
full of verve, charm and invention. Daughter of a
former rōnin (masterless samurai), Oharu is in love
with Reisaburō Asai, another rōnin who lives next
door. But she faces steep romantic competition
from two other local admirers – and matters are
complicated further when her father, finding
himself deeply in debt to the local lord, fears he
might have to sell her to pay it off…
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PAKEEZAH CFFPG
INDIA,1972,154MINS.
DIRECTOR Kamal Amrohi
WITH Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari,
Raaj Kumar
One of the most extraordinary musical melodramas
ever made and a cult classic, Pakeezah is much
beloved by audiences for Meena Kumari’s
breathtakingly tragic turn as the doomed
Sahibjaan, who is born in a graveyard to a dying
mother who was once a famed courtesan. Taken in
by her aunt, she follows in her mother’s footsteps,
but a chance encounter leads to her falling in love
with a man she cannot marry. Forbidden love,
homo-social women’s space, glittering fountains,
rainbows of silk and gold filigree as far as the eye
can see - and even some rampaging elephants:
Pakeezah has it all!.
Printsource ICO/BFI
Singin’intheRain U
Friday screening introduced by Neil Brand.
USA,1952,102MINS.
DIRECTORS Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen
WITH Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds,
Donald O’Connor, Cyd Charisse
One of the most enjoyable musicals with great
songs, dance and performances. Set during the
transition from silent films to the talkies when a star
can only survive if her voice is dubbed - but is she
worth it? Star Don Lockwood is not convinced. Shot
in Technicolor, it looks stunning; in a vivid green
outfit, Cyd Charisse almost steals
the film without saying a word.
Nearly 70 years on, it is still as
fresh and fun as
ever.
Printsource BFI
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supported by National Lottery, BFI Film Audience Network and ICO. bfimusicals.co.uk
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One of the most enjoyable musicals with great
songs, dance and performances. Set during the
transition from silent films to the talkies when a star
can only survive if her voice is dubbed - but is she
worth it? Star Don Lockwood is not convinced. Shot
in Technicolor, it looks stunning; in a vivid green
outfit, Cyd Charisse almost steals
the film without saying a word.
Nearly 70 years on, it is still as

28 CambridgeFilmFestival2019 microcinema
SUPPORTED BY
microcinema
19-24OCTOBER
11.00 to 17.00 daily
Glory
by James Benning
An installation of James Benning’s 2018 film Glory -
UK 2018, 120 mins (runs continuously) | FREE
Two hours of surveillance footage of a U.S. flag
recorded on the late afternoon of 13 September
2018, twelve hours before Hurricane Florence ripped
through North Carolina. The footage was recorded
at Frying Pan Tower, a decommissioned lighthouse
located 39 miles off the North Carolina coast in the
Atlantic Ocean on the Frying Pan Shoals.
MONDAY21OCTOBER 13.30–16.00, Kettle’s Yard | FREE (booking required via Kettle’s Yard)
KarolaGramann
Heong Gallery
Downing College
Regent Street
Cambridge
CB2 1DQ
DressRehearsalandKarola2
1980-81, Christine N. Brinckmann
DieGeburtderVenus
(TheBirthofVenus)
1970-72, Moucle Blackout, AT
SelfPortrait
1972, Maria Lassnig
Kugelkopf(BallButton)
1985, Mara Mattuschka
Super8GirlGames
1985, Angela Hans Scheirl und Ursula Pürrer
GezacktesRinnsalschleichtsich
schamlosschenkelnässendan
1985, Angela Hans Scheirl und Ursula Pürrer
Compartment
1990, Eva Heldmann
Film curator Karola Gramann presents a screening of
German feminist films from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
This programme aims to provide impressions of the
independent, experimental feminist films of the 70s and
80s. It shows works made without great technical effort
or financial expense; works with a social impulse that was
critical of the patriarchy, and which acted this idea out. In
their own light-hearted way, these are “photoplays”.
Karola Gramann writes I would like to emphasize the
lightness with which distance from the burden of dominant
structures was expressed along with the courage the
filmmakers showed in allowing themselves the liberty of
simply ignoring these structures or making them look
ridiculous. To remember this seems to me to be relevant in
the face of the institutionalisation of women’s emancipation
and the growing expectation that the state solve problems
through legislation. It is also relevant in view of the new
norms of political correctness – not least in film. These by
now historical films possess a topicality in that they throw
out the old norms and imperatives without establishing new
ones. They are films from below that do not ascend to
renewed dominance. Last but not least, this programme
counterposes the technical complication and apparent
perfection of digital cinema with uncomplicated,
imperfect cinema.

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microcinema
TUESDAY22OCTOBER
13.30–16.00, Kettle’s Yard
FREE (booking required via Kettle’s Yard)
SarahWood
A screening of a programme of films by Sarah Wood
including The Bravest Boat (Sarah Wood & Ali Smith,
2019) which celebrates the legacy of Margaret Tait’s
time in postwar Italy and the origin of her filmic vision.
Plus films by Margaret Tait.
Presented by the filmmaker.
TheBravestBoat
2019, 10 mins, Ali Smith & Sarah Wood
How do we connect what we see and hear with what’s
actually happening? In the light and the dark of the
21st century, The Bravest Boat celebrates the legacy of
Margaret Tait’s time in postwar Italy and the origin of her
filmic vision.
BoatPeople
2016, 23 mins, Sarah Wood
‘Homelessness is coming to be the destiny of the world’
suggested Martin Heidegger in 1946, in a discussion with
Jean-Paul Sartre and in the immediate aftermath of
the mass movement of people created by the Second
World War. Boat People is an essay film that explores this
question. Taking as its starting point the historic version
of Britain as an island and seafaring nation, the film
counterpoints the surety of this assertion of identity with
the contingency of movement.
ColourPoems
1974, 12 mins, Margaret Tait
Nine linked short films. Memory, chance observation,
and the subsuming of one in the other.
Murmurationx10
Helen Macdonald’s murmuration on the histories
of observation and the annotation of migration is
counterpointed with Sarah Wood’s visual questioning of
how the archival document reports the natural world.
How can we trust what we see?
Azure
Azure is the colour of the sky on a clear summer’s
day. Azure is a colour that suggests openness, ease,
possibility. Azure is the name of the card given to the
people who arrive in Britain seeking asylum.
SUNDAY20OCTOBER
13.30, Arts Picturehouse
ArabIsraeliDialogue
1971-73,40mins
DIRECTOR Lionel Rogosin
WITH Rachid Hussein, Amos Kenan
In 1974 I made Arab Israeli
Dialogue, which was a film about a
subject that had long been on my
mind since I had long standing ties
with Israel, going back to the founding
of the state in 1948.
This film, shot in two afternoons and edited in as many
weeks, consists of another spontaneous conversation
between Hussein and Kenan with some additional
footage that I had shot in Israel in 1953. It was a very
simple film, very crude, but very honest and very
different from what was being made at the time. It was
criticised by extremists on both sides, yet many people
liked it because it was different. Public television gave it
back to me as if it were a bomb. LIONEL ROGOSIN
Showing with
ImaginePeace
2019,79mins.
DIRECTOR Michael Rogosin
In 1973, Lionel Rogosin, the pioneering independent
American filmmaker – On the Bowery, Come Back Africa
- made the first ever documentary film about an Israeli-
Palestinian dialogue, held between Israeli journalist/
peace activist/iconoclastic patriot Amos Kenan and
Palestinian poet/PLO spokesperson Rashid Hussein. This
was also Rogosin’s last film. His son, Michael Rogosin has
made a moving and thought-provoking film about the
film, called Imagine Peace.
We hope to welcome director Michael Rogosin
for a Q&A following the films
WEDNESDAY23OCTOBER
13.30–16.00, Kettle’s Yard
FREE (booking required via Kettle’s Yard)
Daniel&Clara
2018-19, 65 mins, Daniel & Clara
Filmmakers Daniel & Clara present excerpts from
their Studio Diary Series.
The Studio Diaries began as a series of 100 short
films created by Daniel & Clara throughout 2018.
Over the course of seven months, these short films
capture the workings of the artists’ daily creative
practice, but more than simply documenting, the
Studio Diaries are creative thought in action. Each
film is an investigation into the language of moving
images, exploring how narrative and meaning
are constructed through the relationship between
sound and image.
For this screening Daniel & Clara will be presenting
a selection of shorts taken from the first 100 films
followed by the latest instalment SD103: Snakes
& Ladders, which is an experimental video essay
responding to the films and writing of Laura Mulvey
and Peter Wollen.
Imagine
Peace is a must
for anyone
concerned with the
fate of Palestinians and
Israelis and the quest for
peace in the Middle East.
HILLEL SCHENKER CO-EDITOR
PALESTINE-ISRAEL JOURNAL

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BuddhainAfrica CFF15
SouthAfrica/Sweden,2019,90mins.
Mandarin, Chichewa with English subtitles
DIRECTOR Nicole Schafer
Buddha in Africa is a moving observational
documentary focused on the experiences of
Enock Alu, who has been brought up in a Buddhist
orphanage in Malawi. Enock is now at a crossroads;
he must decide whether to return to his relatives in
a rural village in Malawi or go to school in Taiwan.
This is the captivating story of a young boy’s
struggle to hold on to his own culture in a context
in which China is seeking to expand its soft power
within Africa.
PRINtsource CAT&DOCS
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The team behind the Cambridge African Film Festival
(CAFF), in collaboration with the Cambridge Film Trust, are
delighted to bring you a selection of films that display the
extraordinary cinematic talent of contemporary Africa. Our
theme this year is exploring the past and present of African
filmmaking and culture.
For more information about CAFF, please see our website
www.cambridgeafricanfilmfestival.org.uk
Cambridge
The team behind the Cambridge African Film Festival
African Film Festival
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FilmFestivalFilm CFF15
SouthAfrica,2019,46MINS.
DIRECTORS Mpumelelo Mcata & Perivi Katjavivi
WITH Jean-Pierre Bekolo, Lindiwe
Matshikiza, Milisuthando Bongela
Fanon is an ambitious young African filmmaker
attending an international film festival. She is
desperately looking for a producer to fund her
debut feature film but the more that Fanon
explores and observes the festival space, the more
she begins to question whether she will ever find
her place in this world. A brilliant, biting, self-
reflexive film working between documentary and
fiction, Film Festival Film asks difficult questions
about the film industry in relation to race and
gender in our contemporary world.
We hope to welcome Co-Directors Perivi Katjavivi
and Mpumelelo Mcata, as well as Producer Anna
Teeman, to a Q&A following the film.
PRintsource End Street Africa & Old Location Films
TalkingAboutTrees CFFPG
France/Sudan/Germany/CHad/Qatar,2019,93mins.
Arabic/English/Russian with English subtitles
DIRECTOR Suhaib Gasmelbari
Four elderly Sudanese filmmakers are trying to
rekindle the flame of film culture in a country
where it has been all but extinguished. Although
their attempts to re-open an old outdoor
cinema are repeatedly thwarted by Kafkaesque
bureaucracy and political hostility, the men’s
humour, comradeship and sheer love of cinema
shine through. This award-winning documentary
captivated audiences at this year’s Berlin Film
Festival – a truly beguiling, quietly inspiring
reminder of the role of cinema as a communal
activity and democratic force.
CamÉraD’Afrique CFF15
France/Tunisia,1983,95mins.
DIRECTOR Ferid Boughedi
We are excited to screen this newly restored print of
Caméra D’Afrique, first featured at the 1983 Cannes
Film Festival. Featuring rare footage and interviews
with pioneering African filmmakers, well-known
Tunisian director Férid Boughedir explores the rise
of independent African cinema in this extraordinary
documentary. Despite a lack of funds and support,
these filmmakers overcame these obstacles to
bring inspiring African stories to the screen, after
decades of Africa being used merely as an exotic
backdrop for western cinema.
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