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HOME AFFAIRSFrom left to right: REAL MODELS by Janek Romero, and FACES by Anna Gabriela VladAn expedition through Berlin at night, a Berlin one doesn‘t usually perceive. Thisapproach to dealing with public space opens up the view to discovering somethingnew within the known: Berlin from a different perspective.BANGKOK TANKS2006, Thailand, 5 min., video art.Directed by Nawapol ThamrongrattanritA conversation on the MSN chatting programme during the coup that took placein Thailand on 19th September 2006.REAL MODELS2006, Germany, 4.36 min., experimental film.Directed by Janek RomeroThe film is exclusively composed of video diaries uploaded on the internet by anumber of anonymous persons. It consists of self-portraits, solitary monologuesand desperate attempts to communicate in an intangible reality.FACES2006, Romania, 5 min., essay. Directed by Anna Gabriela VladIt is a short documentary on what people think about home in the Danube Delta– their problems, their wishes, and their portraits.SPRING & STALIN2006, Belgium, 8 min., experimental film.Directed by Aliaj RobertA short film on the 27,000 stills photographed at the archives and a poem byIsmail Kadare. It is a reflection on the mentality and nature of the transition inAlbania.SPRING & STALIN is also being screened at the BerlinaleForum Expanded Programme this year.SUPA STAR2006, Uganda, 5 min., fiction.Directed by Caroline KamyaSUPA STAR is a spiritual thriller in which a young upcoming Ugandan musicianstruggles to redefine his cultural identity against the wave of neo-colonialism incontemporary Africa.HABITÁCULOS2006, Mexico, 5 min., fiction.Directed by Gabriela Santos del OlmoOver time, the search for a home can transform itself into the search for the self.The character without a home walks unconsciously in search of one. She finds it ina cheap hotel room, in the company of a stranger, in a car on the road, in a churchor in an open field where she can breathe.ORQUESTA TIPICA2005, Argentina, 5 min., documentary.Directed by Nicolas EntelThis is an extract from the documentary, ORQUESTA TIPICA. A crowd discussesand argues with a policeman who tries forbidding a group of musicians fromplaying in the street. For the filmmaker, this under 5-minute fragment captures“home“.SUNDAY 11, 19:00 HAU 2HOME AFFAIRS – FILM PROGRAMMEFrom left to right: SPRING & STALIN by Aliaj Robert, SUPA STAR by Caroline Kamya, HABITÁCULOS by Gabriela Santos del Olmo, and ORQUESTA TIPICA by Nicolas EntelBERLINALE TALENT CAMPUS #513