Se trailerCECILIA PARSBERG, SWEDEN 2007, 45 MIN, MINIDV
This is the story of Ahmed’s heart. Ahmed was a Palestinian boy who lived in the refugee camp in Jenin on the West Bank. When he was 12, in November 2005, he was killed by an Israeli sniper. His pare... Read more
This is the story of Ahmed’s heart. Ahmed was a Palestinian boy who lived in the refugee camp in Jenin on the West Bank. When he was 12, in November 2005, he was killed by an Israeli sniper. His parents decided to donate their son’s heart to an Israeli girl. The film is also about this girl, Samah, who is now alive thanks to Ahmed’s heart. For Ahmed’s parents, their son lives on in the girl, as an expression of the hope for peace with Israel. Thus, it is possible to drill holes in dividing walls, if there is someone on the other side who wants to receive one’s gift. For more information, visit www.this.is/parsberg
http://www.tempofestival.se/english/archive/#a-heart-from-jenin
Se trailerSONIA HEDSTRAND SWEDEN, 2009, 19 MIN, HD/VIDEO
On the sixth floor of a high-rise building in the 1960s Alby housing estate, there is a Buddhist temple. Several monks from Asia used to live and work here, but it was dark and cold, the landlord com... Read more
On the sixth floor of a high-rise building in the 1960s Alby housing estate, there is a Buddhist temple. Several monks from Asia used to live and work here, but it was dark and cold, the landlord complained, and it was too depressing having to wear thick jackets and shoes. Only Bhante Pannaratana stayed on in the grey, cold suburb, keeping up the temple activities even though most of the people living in this area are Moslems or Christians, and his holy Bhodi tree from Sri Lanka is about to perish due to lack of sunlight.
http://www.tempofestival.se/english/archive/#alby-dharmaAdmission free!
On crossroads in artistic projects with documentary material. With: Magnus Bärtås and Cecilia Parsberg. Language: Swedish. Moderator: Catrin Lundqvist, Moderna Museet The Studio event organis... Read more
On crossroads in artistic projects with documentary material.
With: Magnus Bärtås and Cecilia Parsberg.
Language: Swedish.
Moderator: Catrin Lundqvist, Moderna Museet
The Studio event organisers will also be showing works by the artist Jon Brunberg, Stockholm. Bar and free admission!
http://www.tempofestival.se/english/archive/#discussion-about-crossroads-bar-in-the-studio
Se trailerMAGNUS BÄRTÅS, SWEDEN, 2006–2007, 50 MIN, HD/VIDEO
This video essay, filmed in Tokyo and Paris, is based on the primordial concept of the impending loss of self. It is about Kumiko Muraoka, the main character in Chris Marker’s film The Koumiko Myster... Read more
This video essay, filmed in Tokyo and Paris, is based on the primordial concept of the impending loss of self. It is about Kumiko Muraoka, the main character in Chris Marker’s film The Koumiko Mystery, and Johnnie Walker, a fictional character in a novel by Haruki Murakami. Johnnie Walker, a Japanese homosexual Jew, is regarded by the people around him as a foreigner even though his family have been Japanese citizens for many generations. Johnny Walker has chosen the path of confrontation and provocation. With his Irish wolfhound he challenges the Japanese “cuteness” cult and its admiration for the neo-liberal concept of Soft Power.
http://www.tempofestival.se/english/archive/#kumiko-johnnie-walker-the-cute
Se trailerMAGNUS BÄRTÅS, SWEDEN, 2009, 27 MIN, HD/VIDEO
In 1978, the legendary South Korean actress Choi Eun-Hee (Madam Choi) was kidnapped in Hong Kong by North Korean agents. She was taken to Pyongyang, just like her ex-husband, the film director Shin S... Read more
In 1978, the legendary South Korean actress Choi Eun-Hee (Madam Choi) was kidnapped in Hong Kong by North Korean agents. She was taken to Pyongyang, just like her ex-husband, the film director Shin Sang-Ok. This video essay examines the historical and repetitive traits of Choi Eun-Hee’s life. Godzilla the Monster’s genealogy, via Pulgasari, to Galgameth (Shin’s remake of Pulgasari in Hollywood), are interpreted as straight-forward messages about nuclear weapons. The video takes a stand against conventional documentary practice in an experiment with “situated storytelling”, which entails that the narrator is visible and tied to a specific place.
http://www.tempofestival.se/english/archive/#madam-little-boy
Se trailerSTEFAN CONSTANTINESCU OCH JULIO SOTO, SPAIN/ROMANIA, 2009, 55 MIN, HD/VIDEO
A humorous essay on the Romanian odyssey from communism to capitalism, taking one of Romania’s most charismatic symbols as its starting-point – a Dacia. The film chronicles several Romanians, whose l... Read more
A humorous essay on the Romanian odyssey from communism to capitalism, taking one of Romania’s most charismatic symbols as its starting-point – a Dacia. The film chronicles several Romanians, whose lives are interwoven by the modest car, and who reflect on the ongoing transformation of Romanian society. Perhaps the story of the Dacia reflects the social changes in Romania?
http://www.tempofestival.se/english/archive/#my-beautiful-dacia
Se trailerMAUD NYCANDER SWEDEN, 2009, 58 MIN, DVCAM
Inta Ruka became internationally famous when her photos where exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2005. Despite this, she still works as a cleaner at the Swedish Embassy in Riga. As a personal friend... Read more
Inta Ruka became internationally famous when her photos where exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2005. Despite this, she still works as a cleaner at the Swedish Embassy in Riga. As a personal friend of the Latvian photographer, Maud Nycander compares their two lives and looks at how the iron curtain impacted on their respective artistic oeuvres.
http://www.tempofestival.se/english/archive/#the-photographer-from-rigaDesign and solution by Oktavilla