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FILMS
SI-GUÉRIKI LA REINE-MÈRE
2002 EURODOC-PRODUCTION 1999-2000
LENGTH : 62 & 90 MIN
DIRECTOR : IDRISSOU MORA KPAI
PRODUCER : JEAN-MARIE TENO
COMPANY : LES FILMS DU RAPHIA (FRANCE)
Director Idrissou Mora Kpai, 33, is a member of the Wassangari
tribe of northern Benin. Once a tribe of fierce warriors ruled by
rigid traditions, The Wassangari people have abandoned their
battles, but have maintened their strict patriarchy to this day.
Following the death of his father, the director return to his village
after a ten-year absence. He is disheartened to see his sisters and
nieces suffering from the Wassangari’s enduring traditions of
female oppression. But he is surprised to find his mother liberated.
When Mora Kpai was a child, his mother, a stranger to him, was
simply one of his father’s wives, a mere shadow in the family
compound… Today, she has received a title, Si-Gueriki (the Queen
Mother), the female equivalent of a king. Si-Gueriki "The Queen
Mother" is the story of a young man’s confrontation with his culture
and traditions. It’s an intimate, personal film… an insider’s view of
this ancient culture. The film is also the belated meeting between
a son and his two "mothers".
Partners :
France 5
Lichtblick Film
Arouna Sacca Mora Kpai
Eurodoc-Screening 2002
GENERATION 0
2001 EURODOC-PRODUCTION 1999-2000
LENGTH : 69 MIN
DIRECTORS : ANNE HJORT & CLAUS LADERGAARD
PRODUCER : CLAUS LADEGAARD
COMPANY : EASY FILM (DENMARK)
"Generation 0" is a documentary series that tells the story of five
children who were born and grew up after the turn of the
millennium. The series focuses on the upbringing of the children,
and its framework is the everyday life of the families. The children
and their parents will be filmed regularly and a number of
documentaries will be made showing the children as they grow up.
Partners :
TV 2 Denmark
THE IDLE ONES
2001 EURODOC-PRODUCTION 1999-2000
LENGTH : 82 MIN
DIRECTOR : SUSANNA HELKE & VIRPI SUUTARI
PRODUCER : ULLA SIMONEN
COMPANY : KINOTAR (FINLAND)
Summer with old friends. Experiencing the end of childhood together.
Fishing at a beautiful lake, driving around the town, hanging out at
the gas station… Not because they want to, but because there is
absolutely nothing else to do. "The Idle Ones" is a touching and
revealing, yet funny documentary about three young men, Lötkö,
Hapa and Bodi, who live in an emptying area in Northern Finland.
Partners :
YLE/TV1
ARTE
Festivals :
The film won several prizes including :
Best Scandinavian Documentary Award in the Nordisk Panorama
Festival
Best Documentary Award in the Milano Festival Internazionale
Best Documentary Film award in the Finnish Academy Awards
Eurodoc-Screening 2002
L’HOMME AUX SEMELLES D’OR
2000 EURODOC-PRODUCTION 1999-2000
LENGTH : 54 MIN
DIRECTOR : OMAR AMIRALAY
PRODUCER : ELISABETH MARLIANGEAS
COMPANY : AMIP (FRANCE)
Rafiq Hariri, a Lebanese entrepreneur and multi-billionaire, has
made his fortune in Saudi Arabia before being shot off onto the
political scene of his country. Being now Prime Minister for a third
mandate, he confided in the camera of the filmmaker Omar
Amiralay a couple of months ago. On a play background, a discrete
and strange game is beginning between the author and the main
character of his film.
Partners :
YLE/TV1
ARTE
Maram CTV
Eurodoc-Screening 2002
2002