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LIFE IN MY SHOES DOCUMENTARY 5
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Friargate 14:00-15:30
NCEM 18:00-19:30
ONLINE FROM 6 November
From a women’s rights activist in India, to a 16-year-old old living with Tourette’s Syndrome, this programme presents a series of unflinching portraits. Poetic films Nsenene and Spirits and Rocks: An Azorean Myth explore the relationship between humans and the natural world, whilst Just a Guy is about finding love in exceptional and unforeseen circumstances.
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MISSION: HEBRON (SUBTITLED) Rona Segal Israel, 2020, 23:20 In Israel, soldiers are recruited at the age of 18. A couple of months later, they are already in charge of Palestinian civil life, in almost every aspect. Six ex-soldiers face the camera.
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NSENENE (SUBTITLED)
Claudio Casale India, 2020, 14:34 Shabnam was attacked with acid when she was a teenager. Today she is a Shero, a women’s rights activist who is raising her daughter by teaching her the value of beauty and feminine strength.
Michelle Coomber UK, 2021, 07:32 Masaka’s grasshopper catchers light up the sky in this poetic portrayal of a Ugandan tradition. Nsenene is visually compelling, and eye-opening – a unique story.
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JUST A GUY (SUBTITLED)
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Shoko Hara Germany, 2020, 15:00 JUST A GUY is an animated documentary about love. Three women share glimpses of their affection, attraction and relationship with Richard Ramirez: a serial killer and rapist.
Mark Waters UK, 2020, 22:25 In the 16 years that Felix has grown up he’s had to contend with the unpredictable and consuming nature of Tourette’s Disorder, whilst navigating the usual tribulations of adolescence.