The 3rd Annual Digital Extension of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival -- taking place simultaneously with the flagship event in Durham, NC
Program 1:
Revolution '67
Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno
83 minutes
World Premiere
Through its careful scrutiny of Newark, N.J.’s bloody race riots, which ignited during the so-called “Summer of Love,” this film probes the underbelly of America’s romantic mythologies about the 1960s.
Program 2:
Angels in the Dust
Louise Hogarth
96 minutes
World Premiere
The story of children living with AIDS in South Africa
and the family-run orphanage that provides them sanctuary.
http://www.dolfilms.org/angels/story.html
Program 3:
Meeting Resistance
Molly Bingham, Steve Connors
84 minutes
World Premiere
Incredible access to stories buried deep inside the
Iraqi Resistance where a steady rage thunders and a community reacts to
the U.S. presence in their homeland.
http://www.meetingresistance.com
Program 4:
Uganda Rising
Jesse James Miller, Pete McCormack
82 minutes
Southeast Premiere
In the aftermath of Idi Amin's notorious demagoguery,
Uganda remains torn by official neglect and a radical resistance. Uganda
Rising gives voice to the legions of children, this country's most
poignant victims.
http://www.ugandarising.com
Program 5:
Forgotten
Agnieszka Lukasiak
88 minutes
North American Premiere
A provocative, haunting tale of two young women at the mercy of poverty who take inordinate risks in Warsaw's ruthless urbanity, risking their futures for elusive security and gain.
Program 6:
Knee Deep
Michael Chandler
75 minutes
Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature –
Florida Film Festival
A surprisingly humorous look at deception and matricide on a family farm
in Maine.
"One of the strangest, most deadpan, most intricately constructed docs at this year's Festival... A satiric study of rural American values wrapped in an attempted murder mystery. Funny and chilling, beautifully shot, cunningly edited, and eye-opening on every level." – Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Program 7:
The Hands of Che Guevara
Peter De Kock
58 minutes
North American Premiere
The story of the remarkable men and women who were
prepared to risk their lives for two dead hands.
http://www.thehandsofcheguevara.com
Nobody
Lance Murphey, Alan Spearman
63 minutes
A bold, innovative film about one vagabond spirit who finds America's rivers a salvation.
Welcome to Nollywood
Jamie Meltzer
63 minutes
World Premiere
Known as “Nollywood,” the Nigerian film industry has exploded in the last ten years. Now their digital video productions are the most popular cinema in West Africa— even more than Hollywood imports
Program 8:
A Journey of Dmitry Shostakovich
Oksana Dvornichenko, Helga Landauer
75 minutes
North American Premiere
The Soviet composer's sea voyage to the United States at the height of the Cold War is shown with newly discovered footage stunningly interlace
Program 9:
Seeing Sally: A Psychic's Tale
86 minutes
Peter Goodman
World Premiere
A feisty London woman who claims to connect to the netherworld is lauded, doubted, and documented during a visit to the U.S.