Film – Summerhall August Festival 2015

Women, War & Peace Film Screening: The War We Are Living

Re-Sync — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 03:07:43 +0000

The War We Are Living travels to Cauca, a mountainous region in Colombia’s Pacific southwest where two extraordinary Afro-Colombian women are braving a violent struggle over their gold-rich lands. They are standing up for a generation of Colombians who have been terrorized and forcibly displaced as a deliberate strategy of war. Narrated by Alfre Woodard.

The documentary series Women, War & Peace spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones from Bosnia to Afghanistan and Colombia to Liberia, reframing our understanding of modern warfare.

The screenings at Summerhall are in partnership with Beyond Borders Scotland as part of the Women in Conflict Initiative. Women, War & Peace isdistributed internationally by the Fremantle Corporation.

Women, War & Peace Film Screening: War Redefined

Re-Sync — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 03:07:43 +0000

War Redefined, the capstone of Women, War & Peace, challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace is a man’s domain through incisive interviews with leading thinkers, Secretaries of State and seasoned survivors of war and peace making. Interviewees include Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee; Bosnian war crimes investigator Fadila Memisevic; and globalization expert Moisés Naím. Narrated by Geena Davis.

The documentary series Women, War & Peace spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones from Bosnia to Afghanistan and Colombia to Liberia, reframing our understanding of modern warfare.

The screenings at Summerhall are in partnership with Beyond Borders Scotland as part of the Women in Conflict Initiative. Women, War & Peace is distributed internationally by the Fremantle Corporation.

Women, War & Peace Film Screening: Pray the Devil back to Hell

Re-Sync — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 03:07:42 +0000

Pray the Devil Back to Hell is the astonishing story of the Liberian women who took on the warlords and regime of dictator Charles Taylor in the midst of a brutal civil war, and won a once unimaginable peace for their shattered country in 2003. Their demonstrations culminated in Taylor’s exile and the rise of Africa’s first female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Inspiring and uplifting, Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a compelling example of how grassroots activism can alter the history of nations.

The documentary series Women, War & Peace spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones from Bosnia to Afghanistan and Colombia to Liberia, reframing our understanding of modern warfare.

The screenings at Summerhall are in partnership with Beyond Borders Scotland as part of the Women in Conflict Initiative. Women, War & Peace is distributed internationally by the Fremantle Corporation.

Women, War & Peace Film Screening: I Came to Testify

Re-Sync — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 03:07:41 +0000

I Came to Testify is the moving story of how a group of 16 women who had been imprisoned and raped by Serb-led forces in the Bosnian town of Foca broke history’s great silence – and stepped forward to take the witness stand in an international court of law. Their remarkable courage resulted in a triumphant verdict that led to new international laws about sexual violence in war. Narrated by Matt Damon.

The documentary series Women, War & Peace spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones from Bosnia to Afghanistan and Colombia to Liberia, reframing our understanding of modern warfare.

The screenings at Summerhall are in partnership with Beyond Borders Scotland as part of the Women in Conflict Initiative. Women, War & Peace is distributed internationally by the Fremantle Corporation.

Women, War & Peace Film Screening: Peace Unveiled

Re-Sync — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 03:07:41 +0000

When the US troop surge was announced in late 2009, women in Afghanistan knew that the ground was being laid for peace talks with the Taliban. Peace Unveiled follows three women in Afghanistan who are risking their lives to make sure that women’s rights don’t get traded away in the deal. Narrated by Tilda Swinton.

The documentary series Women, War & Peace spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones from Bosnia to Afghanistan and Colombia to Liberia, reframing our understanding of modern warfare. The screenings at Summerhall are in partnership with Beyond Borders Scotland as part of the Women in Conflict Initiative. Women, War & Peace is distributed internationally by the Fremantle Corporation.

HiBROW Film Screening The Salon Project

Re-Sync — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 10:07:19 +0000

A film based on a theatre event inspired by the rituals of the 19th century salon.

Stewart Laing, Scotland’s celebrated theatre director and designer, created a fully immersive experience for audience members, dressed in opulent Victorian costumes, in a mirrored 19th century reception room at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh.

The Salon Project offers audiences the opportunity to explore the past while imagining the future, to mirror the contrasts and paradoxes between the golden age of salon society and our own era of economic excess.

HiBROW Film Screening LOL (Lots of Love)

Re-Sync — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 10:07:18 +0000

A multi camera film capturing the award winning Protein Dance’s production staged at The Place in London.

Artistic Director Luca Silvestrini takes everyday issues and subjects, with deep, witty analysis, choreographing his own very idiosyncratic and distinctive dance theatre. Driving the approach is a desire to connect theatrical experience with the life stories of participants – amateur or professional – and audiences. The result is work of humour, pathos and invention that reflects the integrity and absurdity of its ingredients.

“Human connection on virtual speed, exhilarating and funny ….his best creation to date.” Judith Mackrell. The Guardian ★★★★

HiBROW Film Screening Hedda

Re-Sync — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 10:07:17 +0000

A full, multi-camera live capture of groundbreaking theatre company Palimpsest’s critically applauded, site-specific adaptation of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, uniquely staged in the opulent rooms of Leighton House in London – formerly the home of the great Pre Raphaelite artist Lord Leighton.

Hibrow’s production team is the only film crew ever to have been given permission to film inside the house. Shot in different rooms with no live audience the film takes on the point of view of a witness to the drama, without the strictures of a staging platform.

HiBROW Film Screening A Moment of Mishearing

Re-Sync — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 10:07:16 +0000

An essay film directed by Don Boyd and Amit Chaudhuri.

Celebrated Indian author and musician Amit Chadhuri looks back on his past: as a child in India learning to sing traditional classical ragas and as a young man studying in London, enjoying a love affair with Western pop harmonies.

The film explores his awakening to the similarities that can be found amidst the clash of these two vibrantly contrasting cultures. With footage captured in India and London, the film features exclusive live performances from Amit and his band, recorded at King’s Place, London.

The Animotion Show

richardx — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 08:06:39 +0000

“A mesmerising visual and aural feast” Scotsman. The live chemistry between renowned virtuoso percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and acclaimed Russian visual artist Maria Rud, delivers a sound and image fusion that is truly unforgettable.

Maria’s evolving paintings are beamed live, by projection artist Ross Ashton, onto the walls of the quadrangle of George Heriot’s School – a 17th-century architectural gem revealed for the first time to Festival audiences.

Joining Evelyn and Maria for selected shows are: Rebecca Tavener, David Heath and DJ Dolphin Boy on 28 & 29 August.

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