Zo./Su. 22 Jan. 2012, 20:00 – Tampopo (Juzo Itami, Japan, 1985, 115′) with english subtitles. Special screening with food! Watch trailer
A great comedy about food and sex starting in a audience reversal. Short stories blended together in a nice long plot if food cooking and love. Note the movie will be served with noodle soup but bringing more food is welcome. This movie makes you literally hungry! […Lees verder]
Zo./Su. 15 Jan. 2012, 20:00 – War Photographer (documentary from Christian Frei, USA, 2001, 96′) Watch trailer
Power of collecting and sharing images is obvious. This documentary shows some of the most powerful images about powers’ wrongdoing and how they could be created. Why do we have to photograph war? […Lees verder]
Zo./Su. 18 Dec. 2011 – Filmavond, 20uur: Born into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids (Roby Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski, USA, 2004, 85′.) Watch trailer
Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city’s notorious red light district. […Lees verder]
Zo./Su. 20 Nov. 2011, 20:00: Infonight and film about Dale Farm A group of people will talk about their experiences on the travellers site Dale Farm in the UK, resisting the eviction plan that had been a threat to them for many years. The eviction took place one month ago. There will be footage of the eviction as an extension of their talk. It´s a BBC-documentary made by a a trusted filmmaker who spent a lot of time at Dale Farm for many years. […Lees verder]
Amsterdam Oost presents BajesDoc, Reclaim the Screens, 8-11 December 2011. Bajesdoc is a free alternative documentary film festival in Bajesdorp and other autonomous locations in Amsterdam Oost, Joe’s Garage and de Valreep. With dozens of inspiring documentaries related to environment, politics, human-rights, and various social struggles here and over the world, discussions/debates with some of the movie makers will sometimes follow the screenings…Bajesdoc is made possible by a group of international volunteers engaged in alternative neighbourhood initiatives. Documentaries will be screened with english subtitles. Discussions will follow. We’ll provide you drinks and food.
Bajesdoc at Joe’s Garage, friday december 9th:
19:00 Voku
20:00 Red Forest Hotel (Mika Koskinen, Finland, 2011, 87′, english subs.)
21:30 Behind the Mask (Shannon Keith, US, 2006, 72′) […Lees verder]
Zo./Su. 13 Nov. 2011, 20:00 – Filmavond: Kinky Boots (Julian Jarrold, UK, 2005, 107′). Watch trailer
A drag queen comes to the rescue of a man who, after inheriting his father’s shoe factory, needs to diversify his product if he wants to keep the business afloat. […Lees verder]
Zo./Su. 6 Nov. 2011 – Filmavond, 20uur: Filmavond, 20uur: Lesbian Vampire Killers (Phil Claydon, UK, 2009, 86′). Controversial comedy, offending movie that will be analyzed in a public autopsy. […Lees verder]
Zondag 30 oktober – Filmavond, 20uur: Waste Land (Lucy Walker, João Jardim and Karen Harley, Brazil, 2010, 90′, english subtitles) – Documentary
Waste Land follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world’s largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of “catadores”—self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. Muniz’s initial objective was to “paint” the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage reveals both the dignity and despair of the catadores as they begin to re-imagine their lives.
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