Cambridge Film Festival 2019 Brochure

Martha: A Picture Story CFF 15
Australia, 2019, 85 Mins.
DIRECTOR Selina Miles
Print source Projector Films
SAT
19
15.00
EMMA
MON
21
13.30
APH
In 1970s New York,
photographer Martha
Cooper captured some of
the fi rst 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.
MON
21
21.00
APH
Meeting Gorbachev
UK/USA/Germany, 2018, 91 Mins.
DIRECTORS Werner Herzog & André Singer
CFF PG
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.
Print source Altitude Film Entertainment
WED
23
15.30
LIGHT
UK
PREMIERE
SAT
19
20.00
EMMA
Men Inside CFF 15
Des Hommes
France, 2019, 90 Mins.
French with English subtitles.
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, fi lmed in a fl y-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.
Print source Unité de Production
TUE
22
18.00
LIGHT
Miles Davis:
Birth of THE Cool CFF 15
USA, 2019, 115 Mins.
DIRECTOR
WITH
Stanley Nelson
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.
Print source Munro Films
FRI
21.00 WED
22.30
FRI
14.45 THUR
18.30
18 LIGHT 23 APH
APH
18
APH 24
My Father Is My
Mother’s Brother CFF 15
Ukraine, 2018, 76 Mins.
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 fi ve-year-old daughter Katya to his care. As
parenting disrupts Anatolii’s life of manic creativity,
he fi nds himself caught between the divergent roles
of artist provocateur and “daddy”.
Introduced by Dr Rory Finnin, University
of Cambridge.
Print source GARMATA FILM
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