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film id<br />
3179<br />
section<br />
Dok Market<br />
generation sMs<br />
by Bill couturié<br />
In the triumphant spirit of films focusing on<br />
tournaments you never knew existed, comes this portrait<br />
of six teens in their quest for the U. S. National<br />
Texting Championship. Armed with two thumbs and<br />
a cell phone, the contestants compete in New York City<br />
for a $50,000 prize. So who are these teens who<br />
spend their lives text messaging, and why do they do it<br />
so obsessively ? Academy Award®–winner Bill Couturié<br />
(producer, Common Threads: Stories from the<br />
Quilt) turns his camera on these unique individuals as<br />
they ready their thumbs for the main event, defying<br />
techie-geek stereotypes by showcasing their ability to<br />
excel socially as well as in the classroom.<br />
genre<br />
History / politics / current affairs<br />
Human interest<br />
facts<br />
usa, 2011<br />
colour, DigiBeta<br />
52 min / 75 min<br />
original title<br />
generation sMs<br />
original language<br />
english<br />
Produced by<br />
gary cohen<br />
DocuMentor, usa<br />
sales contact<br />
esther van Messel<br />
first Hand films<br />
neunbrunnenstrasse 50<br />
8050 Zürich, switzerland<br />
esther.van.messel@<br />
firsthandfilms.com<br />
www.firsthandfilms.com<br />
section<br />
Dok Market<br />
gilaD anD<br />
all tHat JaZZ<br />
by golriz kolahi<br />
Gilad Atzmon is one of modern music’s most respected<br />
musicians. He is also a controversial public opponent<br />
of Israel. A gentle giant, warm, charismatic and somewhat<br />
shy, Gilad is a complex character. Born into a pro-<br />
Zionist family and serving briefly in the first Lebanon<br />
War, Gilad had a dramatic turnaround. He quit the<br />
army, picked up his sax and exiled himself to London,<br />
declaring himself an enemy of the Israeli state.<br />
Since then he has produced some of the modern era’s<br />
greatest Jazz albums. The film follows Gilad in the most<br />
flourishing time of his career as he records with the<br />
Blockheads, gigs with Nigel Kennedy, and appears on<br />
TV programs and panel events all over the globe.<br />
At the same time he antagonises his critics to the point<br />
of receiving death threats. Gilad and All That Jazz<br />
offers insight into the life, ideas, music and motivations<br />
driving the great Saxophonist.<br />
genre<br />
arts / culture / Music<br />
facts<br />
united kingdom, 2012<br />
colour, HDcam<br />
61 min<br />
original title<br />
gilad and all that Jazz<br />
original language<br />
english<br />
Produced by<br />
David alamouti<br />
contra image, united kingdom<br />
www.contraimage.com<br />
Public screenings<br />
4 / 2012 logan ff, usa<br />
5 / 2012 london iDff,<br />
united kingdom<br />
sales contact<br />
tim sparke<br />
Mercury Media<br />
7 Baseline studios<br />
Whitchurch road<br />
W11 4at london, united kingdom<br />
tsparke@mercurymedia.org<br />
www.mercurymedia.org<br />
138 139<br />
film id<br />
2377
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