2013: FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
THE GHOST OF THE THIRD REICH (I fantasmi del Terzo Reich)
Directed by Claudia Ehrlich Sobral & Tommaso Valente
Competition
“Ghosts of the Third Reich” documents the poignant and anguished stories of descendants of the Nazis, who confront their family’s past and communicate their most profound feelings of guilt by inheritance. These individuals, whose family members were supporters, officers, and elite of the Nazi regime, share a common desire to distance themselves from Nazi ideology and the actions of their ancestors; and to liberate themselves from the guilt, shame, and pain that continue to levy a heavy price seventy years later. The confrontation with the inheritance of the Nazi legacy is powerfully evoked further in the inclusion of moments from The Austrian Encounter, a focal point for dialogue between descendants of Nazi perpetrators and survivors of the Holocaust.
Italy 2012 – 46mn
HAITI UNTOLD
Directed by Dan Shannon & Isabelle Depelteau
Competition – European Premiere
Sweet 16 is a feature-length documentary delving into the complexities of teen diabetes. Filmed over 5 years in Canada, USA and Ecuador, the film chronicles the highs and lows of teens dealing with a devastating Type 1 diagnosis at such an important crossroad in their life. The film is a frank and hopeful exploration of what it means to deal with Type 1 diabetes, and what it is like to support those who have T1D.
Canada 2012 – 74mn
HOLODOMOR: UKRAINE’S GENOCIDE
“The biggest lie, the best kept secret.”
Directed by Bobby Leigh
Out of Competition – European Premiere
In 1932-33, Ukraine, the breadbasket of the Soviet Union, had bountiful crops of grain, yet its people were dying of starvation. In order to crush the will of the independent-minded Ukrainian peasants and secure collectivization of all Ukrainian lands, Joseph Stalin ordered an army of ruthless, well fed, Communist Party activists to confiscate all harvested grain and seize all the foodstuffs in the villages. As a result of this genocidal decree, by the end of 1933 nearly 25 percent of the Ukrainian population – 7-10 million people, including 3 million children – had perished!
In the face of terror, Ukrainians had little possibility of escaping their horrific fate to create another life elsewhere. Travel was banned for Ukrainians keeping them confined in a prison of starvation within their own villages.
USA/Canada/Ukraine 2011 – 93mn
SWEET 16
Directed by Dan Shannon
Competition – European Premiere
Sweet 16 is a feature-length documentary delving into the complexities of teen diabetes. Filmed over 5 years in Canada, USA and Ecuador, the film chronicles the highs and lows of teens dealing with a devastating Type 1 diagnosis at such an important crossroad in their life. The film is a frank and hopeful exploration of what it means to deal with Type 1 diabetes, and what it is like to support those who have T1D.
Canada 2012 – 76mn
THE TIME IS… NOW
Directed by Vishal Hiraskar
Competition – European Premiere
The Makers of this film have spent the past 3 years and traveled to 14 countries interviewing Politicians, Clinical Psychologists from the United Nations, Spiritual Missionaries and have spoken to ordinary people who have faced extreme adversity. And the questions is posed… Where do we obtain our strength and inner power in a time of crisis? Personal stories of ordinary people from Kenya (Post Election Violence), USA (9/11 Attacks), Israel / Palestine (Political Conflict) and UK (Political Assassination) have been projected in this film in an animated form. The final message that goes in the film is: ‘No matter how critical the situation of the world may be, but still there is HOPE for Peace…
India 2012 – 91mn
THE WITNESS JENYA
by Eugenia Sakevych Dallas
Competition – World Premiere
Based on the real events of the 1932-1933 Genocide in Ukraine. “The Witness Jenya” is the story of one woman’s heroic journey through the hardship and tragedies that took place in Ukraine under the tyranny of Stalin’s regime, and Hitler’s forced labor camps. She shares her story so that these tragic events will never happen again.
Ukraine 2012 – 45mn
MOMO: THE SAM GIANCANA STORY
Directed by Dimitri Logothetis
Competition – European Premiere
The film details the life of a tough, impoverished kid who rose through the ranks of Chicago’s underworld to become a top member-many say the real godfather-of the most ruthless gangland organization in the country: The Outfit, run by Al Capone. Giancana was purported to have helped get JFK elected president, as well as being hired by the CIA. It also showcases the Giancana daughters who best knew their father as a loving family man.
USA 2011
