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Films by Strand

Each night of Doc/Fest 2008, we showcased films from our curated Strands.

  1. Arts Docs |
  2. Bent Docs |
  3. Comedy Doc |
  4. Cross-Platform Doc |
  5. Doc Europe |
  6. Doc International |
  7. Doc UK |
  8. First Cut |
  9. Japanese Strand |
  10. Music Docs |
  11. Russian Focus |
  12. Short Films |
  13. Special Screenings
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Addicted in Afghanistan

Director(s):
Jawed Taiman
Country:
United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Netherlands
Year:
2009
Length:
78 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
Farsi, Dari & Persian
Screening:
07 Nov 14.40 - Showroom 1
06 Nov 12.10 - Showroom 2
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
 
Awards:

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BFI Presents: Coal & Steel - Images of Industry

Director(s):
Various Directors
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
90 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English
Screening:
08 Nov 10.00 - Showroom 3
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
 
Awards:
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Centenary - The BP Story

Director(s):
Nigel William
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
84 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English
Screening:
05 Nov 11.45 - SIF Studio
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
 
Awards:

  • The Blood Of The Rose, BFI Presents, Madam Onboro, Extreme Private Eros
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Far From Gone

Director(s):
Barney Broomfield
Country:
Zambia
Year:
2009
Length:
40 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam NTSC
Language:
English
Screening:
05 Nov 10.00 - Library Theatre
08 Nov 12.05 - SIF Studio
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
IDA DocuWeeks, Los Angeles 2009 
Awards:
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Playmakers

Director(s):
Ivo Gormley
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
35 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English
Screening:
05 Nov 17.30 - The Void - Howard St Cinema
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
 
Awards:

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Shed Your Tears and Walk Away

Director(s):
Jez Lewis
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
88 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English
Screening:
07 Nov 22.20 - Showroom 4
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
London Film Festival 2009 
Awards:

  • Shelter In Place, Winnebego Man, Shadow Play, Bastardy, I'm Dangerous With Love
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The Force

Director(s):
Patrick Forbes
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
76 minutes
Format:
Other
Language:
English
Screening:
06 Nov 17.30 - The Void - Howard St Cinema
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
 
Awards:

  • Men Of The City, Presumed Guilty, Sergio
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Women - Activists

Director(s):
Vanessa Engle
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
59 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English
Screening:
04 Nov 14.00 - Showroom 1
05 Nov 10.00 - Showroom 3
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
 
Awards:

  • Edie & Thea - A Very Long Engagement, Extreme Private Eros, Home From Home
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1 Day

Director(s):
Penny Woolcock
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
95 minutes
Format:
Other
Language:
English
Screening:
08 Nov 14.50 - Showroom 3
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
London Film Festival 2009 
Awards:

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Arena: Eno

Director(s):
Nicola Roberts
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
80 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English
Screening:
06 Nov 16.40 - Showroom 4
05 Nov 19.50 - Showroom 3
Strands:
Doc UK, Arts Docs 
Festivals:
 
Awards:

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Erasing David

Director(s):
David Bond
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
80 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English
Screening:
05 Nov 17.55 - Showroom 4
06 Nov 19.30 - Library Theatre
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
DOK Leipzig 2009, CPH:DOX (Copenhagen) 2009 
Awards:
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Once Upon A Time Proletarian

Director(s):
Xiaolu Guo
Country:
China, United Kingdom, Germany
Year:
2009
Length:
76 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
Mandarin
Screening:
06 Nov 12.25 - Showroom 3
07 Nov 17.15 - Showroom 2
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
Venice Film Festival 2009, Toronto Film festival 2009, Pusan International Film Festival 2009,  
Awards:

  • Cinetrain, Disco & Atomic War, Home From Home, Living On The River Agano, Sacred Places
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Only When I Dance

Director(s):
Beadie Finzi
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2008
Length:
78 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
Portugese
Screening:
07 Nov 22.15 - Library Theatre
Strands:
Doc UK, Arts Docs 
Festivals:
Tribeca Film Festival 2009, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009, Silverdocs 2009 
Awards:

  • P-Star Rising, Yodok Stories, Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam, Sons Of Cuba
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Rough Aunties

Director(s):
Kim Longinotto
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2008
Length:
103 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English/Zulu
Screening:
05 Nov 12.00 - Showroom 4
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
Sundance 2008, IDFA 2008,  
Awards:
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance
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Sergio

Director(s):
Greg Barker
Country:
United Kingdom, United States
Year:
2009
Length:
94 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English
Screening:
07 Nov 11.45 - Showroom 3
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
Sarajevo Film Festival 2009, Rio International Film Festival 2009, Sundance Film Festival 2009, True/False Film Festival 2009, Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festvial 2009, Mountainfilm in Telluride 2009, Melbourne International Film Festival 2009, Expresion en Corto International Film Festival 2009 
Awards:
Best Editing, Documenatry, Sundance Film Festival 2009
Audience Award, Mounatinfilm in Telluride 2009
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American: The Bill Hicks Story

Director(s):
Matt Harlock, Paul Thomas
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
110 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English
Screening:
07 Nov 19.40 - Library Theatre
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
 
Awards:

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All Tomorrow's Parties

Director(s):
All Tomorrow's People, Jonathan Caouette
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
82 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English
Screening:
08 Nov 21.30 - Showroom 1
Strands:
Music Docs, Doc UK, Arts Docs 
Festivals:
Expresión en Corto 2009 Festival 2009, Big Chill Festival 2009, SXSW Film Festival 2009, 35th Annual Seattle International Film Festival 2009, Los Angeles Film Festival. 2009, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009, New Zealand International Film Festival 2009 
Awards:

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The Beat is the Law Part One

Director(s):
Eve Wood
Country:
United Kingdom, Finland
Year:
2009
Length:
70 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English
Screening:
05 Nov 22.20 - Showroom 4
08 Nov 16.45 - Showroom 1
Strands:
Music Docs, Doc UK 
Festivals:
 
Awards:

  • All Tomorrow's Parties, Soundtrack For A Revolution, A Regular Black, Moving To Mars
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The Execution of Gary Glitter?

Director(s):
Rob Coldstream
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
76 minutes
Format:
Other
Language:
English
Screening:
06 Nov 19.00 - The Void - Howard St Cinema
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
 
Awards:

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Men of the City

Director(s):
Marc Isaacs
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
60 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English
Screening:
06 Nov 17.05 - Showroom 3
07 Nov 12.15 - Showroom 4
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
 
Awards:

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Moving to Mars: A Million Miles from Burma

Director(s):
Mat Whitecross
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
84 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
Karen, English
Screening:
04 Nov 19.15 - Showroom 3
04 Nov 19.15 - Showroom 4
04 Nov 22.00 - Showroom 4
06 Nov 18.35 - Showroom 4
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
 
Awards:

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Shelter in Place

Director(s):
Zed Nelson
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
50 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English
Screening:
05 Nov 19.10 - Showroom 1
07 Nov 09.30 - Library Theatre
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
2009 
Awards:
BritDoc Short Pitch Prize 2008,

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Horses

Director(s):
Liz Mermin
Country:
Ireland, United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
88 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English
Screening:
05 Nov 14.45 - Library Theatre
07 Nov 11.35 - Library Theatre
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
 
Awards:

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How The Beatles Rocked The Kremlin

Director(s):
Leslie Woodhead
Country:
United Kingdom, Russia
Year:
2009
Length:
59 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English, (Russian - subtitled)
Screening:
07 Nov 09.45 - SIF Studio
Strands:
Russian Focus, Doc UK 
Festivals:
 
Awards:

  • Disco & Atomic War, Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam, Pink Taxi, All Tomorrow's Parties
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The Blood of the Rose

Director(s):
Henry Singer
Country:
United Kingdom, Japan, Germany
Year:
2009
Length:
90 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English
Screening:
07 Nov 14.45 - SIF Studio
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
 
Awards:
Sheffield Green Award, Sheffield Doc/Fest

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Sons Of Cuba

Director(s):
Andrew Lang
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
88 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
Spanish
Screening:
05 Nov 21.15 - Showroom 1
07 Nov 20.20 - Showroom 1
Strands:
Doc UK 
Festivals:
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2009, HBO New York Latino International Film Festival 2009, Rome International Film Festiavl 2009 
Awards:
The Silver Marc’Aurelio, Rome International Film Festival

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