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film id<br />
2217<br />
section<br />
Dok Market<br />
fire in tHe BlooD<br />
by Dylan Mohan gray<br />
An intricate tale of ‘monopoly, medicine and mass<br />
murder’, Fire in the Blood is the story of how Western<br />
pharmaceutical companies and governments<br />
blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries<br />
of the global south during the 2000’s – causing ten<br />
million or more unnecessary deaths – and the<br />
improbable group of people who decided to fight back.<br />
Shot on four continents and including contributions<br />
from global figures such as Bill Clinton, Desmond Tutu<br />
and Joseph Stiglitz, here is the important, never-<br />
before-told story of the unlikely alliance which came<br />
together to stop ‘the crime of the century’ and<br />
save millions of lives in the process.<br />
genre<br />
History / politics / current affairs<br />
science<br />
facts<br />
india, united kingdom, 2012<br />
colour, HDcam<br />
60 min<br />
original title<br />
fire in the Blood<br />
original language<br />
english, Hindi<br />
Produced by<br />
Dylan Mohan gray<br />
sparkwater india, india<br />
www.sparkwater.com<br />
Public screenings<br />
6 / 2012 sheffield,<br />
united kingdom<br />
sales contact<br />
Jan rofekamp<br />
films transit international<br />
252 gouin Boulevard east<br />
H3l 1a8 Montreal, canada<br />
jan@filmstransit.com<br />
www.filmstransit.com<br />
fists of priDe<br />
by Helene choquette<br />
‘Thai children have more money. Burmese children have<br />
no money. They are rich. We are poor. That’s all.’<br />
This is how 13-year-old Pho Kyaw ‘Panda’ sees the world<br />
while training to challenge a Thai boxer at the annual<br />
Water Festival along the Burmese-Thai border. If he<br />
wins, his family receives prize money from bets placed<br />
by his coaches. Losing isn’t an option. For sons of<br />
migrant workers, the Thai boxing camp is their best<br />
hope to escape the dangerous and impoverished life that<br />
otherwise awaits them. The boys’ militaristic training<br />
regime and their daily routines reveal their courage and<br />
fear as they face the ring. The coaches provide another<br />
fascinating layer, as their gambling success determines<br />
the boys’ well-being. The film is a powerful allegory<br />
for a cultural and political battle that continues to be<br />
waged, through the eyes of children who inherited<br />
a bruised and battered history.<br />
genre<br />
ethnology / religion<br />
portrait<br />
facts<br />
canada, 2012<br />
colour, DigiBeta<br />
63 min<br />
original title<br />
les poings de la fierté<br />
original language<br />
thai<br />
Produced by<br />
isabelle fortier<br />
freelance producer at aviva<br />
communications, canada<br />
fistsofpride.com<br />
involved broadcasters<br />
radio-canada, canada<br />
Public screenings<br />
4 / 2011 Hot Docs, canada<br />
sales contact<br />
Helene choquette<br />
aviva communications<br />
3800 a saint-Hubert<br />
H2l 4a5 Montreal, canada<br />
helenechoquette@gmail.com<br />
www.fistsofpride.com<br />
126 127<br />
film id<br />
1332<br />
section<br />
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