FEATURES A–Z
FEATURES A–Z
I WAS HERE 95 min | Estonia | 2008
Rich Mix Monday 27 April 7pm
Director: Rene Vilbre UK Premiere + Director Q&A “This whole story is really about a lack of love and family. Maybe it’s the story of one generation of orphans, one that talks about a need for closeness.” - Sass Henno Estonia’s Oscar entry, this is the powerful story of Rass, a 17-year-old in an Estonian suburb who is living on his own and harbouring big dreams of family and love. When he agrees to sell drugs he is drawn into a series of events that he can no longer control. This is a powerful story of one boy’s adolescence, based on the bestselling Estonian novel by Sass Henno.
ON/OFF MARK STEWART FROM THE POP GROUP TO THE MAFFIA
80 min | Germany | 2009
Iska’s Journey
92 min | Hungary | 2007
Rich Mix Saturday 25 April 7pm
Director: Csaba Bollók Followed by Director Q&A This harrowing story follows a 12-year-old girl and her sickly younger sister who show courage in the face of harsh poverty (played by real life sisters Mária and Rozália Varga who were found living under much the same circumstances as their characters). In a decaying mining town in Romania’s Zsil River valley, they scavenge for scrap metal under deplorable conditions, a practice rife in the ageing grey industrialized areas of Eastern Europe. An authentic, documentary feel gives us a moving portrayal of the ravages of one girl’s world. This feature film is one of the most stunning entries in a flagship year for Hungarian cinema. Double bill with Everybody Dies But Me. (See page 15).
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Genesis Cinema / Rhythm Factory Tuesday 28 April 7.30pm
Director: Tøni Schifer World Premiere + live gig featuring Mark Stewart The World Premiere of Tøni Schifer’s documentary about musical pioneer and godfather of the Bristol Sound, Mark Stewart. The film features interviews from Nick Cave and Massive Attack, following Stewart’s career from the post-punk of late 1970’s Bristol in The Pop Group, through to the dark avant garde dub sounds of the 1980s underground with his band The Maffia (made up of members of New York’s hip hop pioneers The Sugarhill Gang). Stewart soundtracked the Thatcher years with his agit-prop mix of groundbreaking sampled beats and dub reggae influences which were a massive influence on those growing up at that time, from Tricky to Daddy G and from 3D to Massive Attack. Stewart is now based in Berlin and continues to release work and perform live, most recently at Massive Attack’s Meltdown on the South Bank in 2008. Following the screening Mark Stewart will feature in a live gig at the Rhythm Factory with The Bug, who for over 10 years has led the way with his groundbreaking mix of dubstep, industrial beats and hip hop, plus On-U Sound pioneer DJ Adrian Sherwood, and experimental electronica artiste Russell Haswell and special guests. 19