Docville 2019 Catalogue

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COMPETITION AND JURY

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AWARD CEREMONY AND CLOSING FILM

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NATIONAL SELECTION

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INTERNATIONAL SELECTION

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Bains Publics Charleroi: Le Pays Aux 60 Montagnes Harry Gruyaert. Photographer Inclusief Manu Palimpsest Sakawa Third Act Vacancy When Arabs Danced Anthropocene Bisbee ‘17 Closing Time Don’t Be A Dick About It Kabul, City In The Wind Midnight Family Minding The Gap Sheep Hero Transnistra

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ARTIST IN FOCUS

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CON-SCIENCE

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Meeting Gorbachev Night Will Fall Where The Wind Blew

Divide And Conquer One Child Nation Take Light The Border Fence The Brink The Corporate Coup D’état The Truth About Killer Robots This Changes Everything

LOVE FACTUALLY

China Love Heartbound: A Different Kind Of Love Story Love Etc. Marianne & Leonard: Words Of Love Mating Pleasure & Pain: Science Of Love Single

SPECTRUM

Behind The Curve Brexit Behind The Scenes Cold Case Hammarskjöld De Chaque Instant Fly Rocket Fly Free Solo Goden Van Molenbeek Jij Bent Mijn Vriend Maiden Paradogma RBG

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Santiago, Italy Screwball Tea With The Dames The Biggest Little Farm The Price Of Everything They Shall Not Grow Old Three Identical Strangers Underground & Revolt (Short Film Compilation) Trapped In The City Of A Thousand Mountains Dancing Tehran Naja (Tbilisi) Ayed: Palestinian Underground When Lambs Become Lions Will Tura: Hoop Doet Leven

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OUTSIDE THE DOX

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PRESS UNDER PRESSURE

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YOUNG DOCS

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VR DOCS

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Aquarela Beautiful Things Now Something Is Slowly Changing The Pain Of Others Divide And Conquer On Air The Kleptocrats The Panama Papers Watergate

Aatos En De Wereld Liyana The Man Who Looked Beyond The Horizon The Wild City The World Of Kim & Bob Denoise Limbo Step To The Line The Real Thing

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Docville+ Docville²

107 SPECIALS 107 107

Canvas Night Sabam Night

109 ACTIVITIES FOR PROFESSIONALS 110 111

Docville Academy Hello Crowd

112 PRACTICAL 115 ABOUT LEUVEN 116 INDEX 119 COLOFON 120 DOCVILLE ON CANVAS 122 SCHEDULE

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COMPETITION AND JURY JURY INTERNATIONAL SELECTION

JURY NATIONAL SELECTION

1. Liz McIntyre (UK) works in the television and film

4. Hendrik Verthé (BE) is the founder of A TEAM

has held the position of CEO and director of Sheffield

Steenberghe. He produced countless short films,

landscape. In her extensive career in documentary film, she

Doc / Fest and is a member of the Board of Women in Film & Television, BAFTA TV and BAFTA Learning & New Talent Committees. Currently she is the head of

the Masters School for Documentary Campus in Berlin, where she leads the international training and mentoring program for emerging filmmakers.

2. Tim De Keersmaecker (BE) graduated at the film

PRODUCTIONS, a collaboration with Kobe Van documentaries and feature films with a focus on the

general public. Recent productions are the documen-

taries The Circle, What about Eric? and the feature films Patser, Torpedo and Yummy. Ambitious projects with entertaining and moving stories are Hendrik’s passion.

5. Kathy Brew (US) is an award-winning inde-

academy RITCS in 2007. His short documentary Die

pendent filmmaker with experience in documentary,

several national prizes, including the VAF Wildcard and a

most recent film, in collaboration with Roberto

vögelein schweigen im Walde has been awarded with

selection for IDFA Amsterdam & Visions du Réel Nyon.

Since then he has produced his first feature film No Man

is an Island and the TV documentary The Paved Road.

Since 2013, he has been combining film making with a

PhD on the representation of reality in documentary film.

experimental film and television productions. Her

Guerra, Design is one: Lella & Massimo Vignelli

was selected at various festivals, purchased by Netflix, and continues to be screened internationally for its “evergreen” quality. Kathy is currently a guest curator for Doc Fortnight at MoMA.

3. Tom Bleyaert (BE) graduated as a Master in Politics

6. Peter Lataster (NL) is a director, cinematogra-

working for the national broadcaster VRT in 2000. Since

Lataster-Czisch, he made several award-winning

and Social Science from Ghent University. He started

2001 he has been responsible for the purchase of international documentaries for CANVAS.

pher and producer. Together with his partner Petra documentaries, such as You are my friend, Miss Kiet’s

Children, Awake in a bad dream… but also acclaimed short films and dance films. In 2001 they started a

production company, Lataster & films. Its latest movie You Are My Friend is screened at Docville.

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JURY CON-SCIENCE

AWARD CEREMONY AND CLOSING FILM

7. Andreas Rocksén (SE) is a film director and producer.

Thu March 29th (20:00) in ZED–Vesalius

managing director. He produced numerous documenta-

The winners of the competition will be

In 2004, he co-founded Laika Film, where he is now

ries, including Cold Case Hammarskjöld, DOCVILLE’s

opening film. The growing production house now also includes fiction projects such as Kaouther Ben Hania’s La Belle et La Meute, which premiered in the selection of un Certain Regard in Cannes 2017.

8. Anna Bertholet (FR) graduated from the Ecole

Documentaire de Lussas in France. In 2015 she started

her career as Head of Festivals and Theatrical Sales at Taskovski Films, with a strong focus on film Marketing

& Branding and alternative distribution. After this, she took on a new challenge and founded Sweet Spot Docs in 2019. A young company that guides documentary producers to distribute their new productions.

9. Frank Theys (BE) is a film and theater maker, writer

and visual artist. He studied philosophy and visual arts in Brussels. Since 1996 he has been making video installations, interactive multimedia and film. He has won several international prizes and his films belong to the collections

of The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York, the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art (SMAK) in Ghent, the Center National de la Cinématographie

announced at the Award Ceremony in

presence of the jury, followed by the

screening of the film Maiden and a reception. The DOCVILLE jury hands out 3 awards:

• The Jury Award for Best International Documentary. Purchase prize by CANVAS. Nominees: all films from the international selection.

• The Jury Award for Best National Documentary. Prize donated by SABAM for Culture. Nominees: all films from the national selection

• The Con-Science Award. 1.500€ cash

prize by DOCVILLE. Nominees: all films from the Con-Science selection.

The audience awards their favourite film

with the DOCVILLE Audience Award.

Nominees: all international films from the different programs

in Paris, etc. His work is characterized by a scientific approach to existential reflections.

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PARTNER VAN DOCVILLE

NATIONAL SELECTION

DOCVILLE presents the ten best Belgian documentaries of the past year, productions from both the French and the Flemish community. Films about major Belgian personalities or contemporary issues, but also films that look beyond our national borders. The strongest film will be crowned the winner of the Jury Prize for Best Belgian Documentary.

BAINS PUBLICS SCREENING: Tue 02.4 (9.45PM) in ZED-Vesalius

The swimming pool as an illustration of the melting pot of the big city. A place where people train, chat, relax, wash themselves and wind down.

‘Bains Publics’ is a homage to the diversity of Brussels and how the swimming pool water washes away all the differences. A cinematic gem to enjoy.

The Marolles, in the heart of Brussels. In 1953, the “Pools of Brussels” were inaugurated here. An architectural gem of three floors with two swimming pools and showers for people who do not have sanitary facilities at home.

Almost 65 years after the opening, the complex is still a refuge for the inhabitants of this working-class neighborhood. They are a place of relaxation and regeneration for people of different ages, backgrounds and social classes.

Everyone is equal in the blue water. The showers on the ground floor have been Viviane’s premises for more than 30 years, and she still helps everyone with a smile. On the first floor children’s feet gently shuffle along the edge and generations of school children have learned to swim here. On the third floor swimmers do their laps. As a lunch break, as a reflection or to battle an alcohol addiction by exercising.

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DIRECTOR Kita Bauchet COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:00 EDITOR Valène Leroy, Kita Bauchet CINEMATOGRAPHY Marie-Françoise Plissart, Joachim Philippe, Benjamin Hautenauve PRODUCTION Altitude 100, CONTACT INFORMATION François Rapaille CBA 19F, avenue des Arts 1000 Brussels Belgium P: +32 2 227 22 34 E: promo@cbadoc.be

CHARLEROI: LE PAYS AUX 60 MONTAGNES SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (3PM) in ZED-STUK DIRECTOR Guy-Marc Hinant COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 2:06 EDITOR Simon Arazi CINEMATOGRAPHY Vincent Pinckaers PRODUCTION Centre Vidéo de Bruxelles – CVB, Riche, Riche & Riche, Michel Steyaert, Manu Riche CONTACT INFORMATION philippe.cotte@cvb.be Centre Vidéo de Bruxelles – CVB 111 rue de la Poste 1030 Brussels Belgium P: +32 (0)2 221 10 67 E: philippe.cotte@cvb.be

A visual essay about an industrial city in all its facets. Charleroi, on the banks of the Sambre, is a sultry metropolis in which René Magritte, a homeless camp, advocates of a new urban design, deep red socialists, the discoverer of the Big Bang and the supporters of the Zebras intersect.

Charleroi is facing the beginning of a new era, but no one knows exactly what that will look like.

Charleroi, the former epicenter of the European coal and steel industry, is a city in decline without a clear view of a better future. It is also the hometown of writer, music producer and filmmaker Guy-Marc Hinant. Memories from his childhood bring hidden places to light in the dark city. They are the poetic note in this quirky and eclectic history of Charleroi. The story of the glory and fall of the industrial wonder is intertwined with his personal traumas and silent childhood memories. It is a back and forth in time and space with the only constant being the lights of the city against the dark hinterland.

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HARRY GRUYAERT. PHOTOGRAPHER SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (6.30PM) in ZED-Vesalius

He is known as the Picasso of photography. Belgian Magnum photographer Harry Gruyaert thinks and frames in color. When he was 18 years old he fled gray Flanders and started traveling. In Morocco and India, he discovered light and color and a vital need to take photographs. Harry Gruyaert. Photographer, for once, focuses on the photographer rather than the picture.

Harry Gruyaert grew up in a strict Catholic family in Flanders. His father, who works at Agfa Gevaert, thinks becoming a photographer would be sinful. And so Harry decides to leave home and travel. Stifled by his gray, oppressive background, a new world full of artists, writers and freedom suddenly opens up. Driven by a love-hate relationship with his homeland and the irresistible urge to become a photographer, Harry Gruyaert becomes the European pioneer of color photography. Director Gerrit Messiaen succeeds in letting a man who communicates with images tell his story with words. Through the lens of DOP and photographer Jimmy Kets we see the colors appear in Gruyaert’s world. The beautiful dreamy soundtrack by Tuur Florizoone is the perfect finish.

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DIRECTOR Gerrit Messiaen COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:10 EDITOR Leen Anthonissen CINEMATOGRAPHY Jimmy Kets PRODUCTION Las Belgas, Jurgen Buedts CONTACT INFORMATION An De Winter Dalton Distribution A. Vesaliusstraat 9c 3000 Leuven Belgium P: +32 16 679240 E: info@daltondistribution.be

INCLUSIEF SCREENING: Wed 03.04 (2PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Ellen Vermeulen COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:14 EDITOR Dieter Diependaele, Ellen Vermeulen CINEMATOGRAPHY Jonathan Wannyn PRODUCTION Inti Films, CONTACT INFORMATION Peter KrĂźger Inti Films Belgium P: +32 (0)4 9231 2660 E: intiproducties@gmail.com

Inclusive education is a hot topic, but sometimes it seems we talk about it more than we actually look at it. That is the starting point of Ellen Vermeulen’s film, who previously caused quite a stir with 9999. In this highly stylized, observing documentary, it is not about arguments pro or contra.

This is an invitation to look at how things really go down in a classroom.

Irakli is in the sixth grade. He is in a wheelchair and fights an ongoing battle against spasms. He goes to a regular school, where he has a personal assistant. Still his presence also requires the teacher and classmates to adjust.

Rosie, Sami and Nathan are also children with special educational needs who attend classes in mainstream education. When it comes to this type of inclusive education, many different opinions and various viewpoints are expressed, usually loaded with emotions. After all, it is not a theoretical discussion for the parties involved, but a reality that has a huge impact on daily life. The film does less talking and follows - without judgment - the daily reality of these children and their environment. It takes us into the world of the children who are the subject of this big debate, but have no voice.

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MANU SCREENING: Sun 31.03 (6PM) in ZED-Vesalius

Manu Bonmariage has often been featured at DOCVILLE. The experienced documentary filmmaker started out as the spiritual father of the legendary news series Strip-Tease. Manu, who is going through the first stages of Alzheimer’s, is now the subject of a warm and humorous portrait made by his daughter Emmanuelle.

Manu Bonmariage made over 80 documentaries, establishing himself as a key figure in the Belgian documentary world. He lost an eye when he was 6 years old, but that did not stop him from picking up a camera and building up an impressive repertoire. He always had a camera across his shoulder and looked at the world through the lens. The honest way in which he portrayed people and their stories full of compassion and often with a healthy dose of humor was unique. Today he is in his 70s and suffers from Alzheimer’s. While his memory plays tricks on him, his daughter Emmanuelle goes back in time and makes a warm, humorous, and extremely honest portrait of the man who reminds us of the people he so fondly portrayed.

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DIRECTOR Emmanuelle Bonmariage COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:32 EDITOR Luc Plantier CINEMATOGRAPHY Léo Lefèvre, Joachim Philippe, Chris Renson PRODUCTION Clin d’Oeil Films CONTACT INFORMATION Hanne Phlypo Hanne Phlypo Clin d’Oeil Films Groenejagersveld 65 1000 Brussel Belgium P: +32 (0) 10 73 03 82 E: hanne@clindoeilfilms.be

PALIMPSEST SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (3PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Matthias De Groof, Mona Mpembele COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium YEAR 2019 RUNTIME 1:09 EDITOR Sebastien Demeffe CINEMATOGRAPHY Matthias De Groof PRODUCTION Cobra Films, Daniel De Valck CONTACT INFORMATION Matthias De Groof Belgium E: matthias_degroof @yahoo.com

In 2013, the Royal Museum for Central Africa closes for renovation. Not only the building and the museum cabinets are in need of renewal: the spirit of the museum has to be brought into this century. In COMRAF, a board of advisers, the process of decolonization leads to fierce discussions.

While the tall statue of Leopold II is being disassembled, his spirit roams through the corridors and halls of the museum. The renovation of the Museum for Central Africa is an opportunity to modernize the existence and mission of the museum. The taxidermied animals, the traditional masks and the dusted artefacts have to give way to a more complete, modern view of Africa. The museum calls on experts and establishes consultations with delegates from African organizations that have united in a structure set up for that purpose, COMRAF. When exhibiting minerals from Congolese soil, a scientific explanation no longer cuts it. We also need to consider the horrible circumstances in which those raw materials were mined and the disruptive consequences for Congolese society. But in order to completely pry away the majestic building from its colonial identity, more fundamental questions need to be asked. Who is looking at who? And whose story is being told here?

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SAKAWA SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (7.30PM) in ZED-Vesalius

“Beautiful lonely woman looks for love on Facebook. She would love to visit you, if you could just send some money so she can apply for a visa.”

We’ve all received them: emails in which someone asks for some money in order to obtain an inheritance or get lottery money. This type of internet fraud has been around for a long time. For many young people in Ghana, it is their only way out of poverty. For his debut film, the Belgian-Ghanaian filmmaker Ben Asamoah returns to his homeland and introduces you to the people behind the emails. Meet your scammer!

A wealth of information is hidden in the mountain of burning e-waste in Ghana. If you have some skills you can easily grab a pile of hard disks and download photos and private data from rich Westerners. In a dusty bar, sakawas hang out to exchange tips. OneDollar knows how to drive men completely crazy with his fake account. A picture of a busty woman and some flattering phrases with a high-pitched voice, that’s all he needs. Young mother Ama wants to earn some quick money to start her own business. A seasoned sakawa tries to teach her the trade, but it is trickier than it looks.

To convince difficult customers, the sakawa resort to the black magic of local voodoo priestesses. The combination of modern communication and old rituals brings hope for a better life.

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DIRECTOR Ben Asamoah COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium, Netherlands YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:21 EDITOR Tom Denoyette, Simon Schuurman CINEMATOGRAPHY Jonathan Wannyn PRODUCTION Inti Films, Pieter Van Huystee CONTACT INFORMATION An De Winter Dalton Distribution A. Vesaliusstraat 9c 3000 Leuven Belgium P: +32 16 679240 E: info@daltondistribution.be

10 METER TOWER

(SHORT FILM – OUT OF COMPETITION)

SCREENING: Tue 02.4 (9.45PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Maximilien Van Aertryck, Axel Danielson COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Sweden YEAR 2016 RUNTIME 0:15 PRODUCTION Plattform Produktion AB Maximilien Van Aertryck, Axel Danielson, Erik Hemmendorff CONTACT INFORMATION Swedish Film Institute Jing Haase +46 8 665 11 00 jing.haase@filminstitutet.se

A ten meter diving tower. People who have never been up there before have to choose whether to jump or climb down. The situation itself highlights a dilemma: to weigh the instinctive fear of taking the step out against the humiliation of having to climb down.

Will be shown before Bains Publics.

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THIRD ACT SCREENING: Sun 31.03 (8PM) in ZED-Vesalius

We all age, even the driving forces behind the theater and dance company Peeping Tom. Third act sheds light on their trilogy Father, Mother, Child: the plays all center around the theme of family relations and the passing of time. These themes is also present in their lives off stage. Some actors are already quite old but have no plans to retire.

All the world’s a stage, but what if the curtain is about to close? Leo is 80 and travels around the world with the international dance and theater collective Peeping Tom. Being active and creative in the company of young, energetic people keeps him young. In ‘Father’ he plays a man who is abandoned - dumped, you could say - in a retirement home by his son. Local seniors portray the other residents of the nursing home. For them being creative is an important part of their lives too. At home in Belgium, it is Leo’s wife who is in an institution and is waiting for her husband. Leo will have to choose between taking care of his wife and slowing down on the one hand and living an active life on the other. How do you want to spend your final years? Will there be someone who cares for you? In ‘Third Act’ the stories from the performances are interwoven with the personal stories of the actors and the local extras.

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DIRECTOR Lotte Stoops, Mieke Struyve COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1u19 EDITOR Dieter Diependaele CINEMATOGRAPHY Johan Legraie SCRIPT Lotte Stoops, Mieke Struyve PRODUCTION Vincent Metzinger, Bart Van Langendonck Savage Film CONTACT INFORMATION An De Winter Dalton Distribution Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9C 3000 Leuven Belgium P: + + 32 16 679 246 E: an@daltondistribution.be

VACANCY SCREENING: Tue 02.04 (6PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Alexandra Kandy Longuet COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:20 EDITOR Agathe Hervieu CINEMATOGRAPHY Caroline Guimbal PRODUCTION Eklektik Productions CONTACT INFORMATION Franรงois Rapaille CBA 19F, avenue des Arts 1000 Brussels Belgium P: +32 2 227 22 34 E: promo@cbadoc.be

Cheap motels along a busy road. The guaranteed anonymity and low cost turns these motels into a special world of their own. In the States they are a kind of transit area for outsiders. A place where the victims of the American Dream end up, a haven for wandering souls. Some still dare to dream, others live day by day.

The neon sign of a motel is not just a beacon in the dark night. It is a beacon for a lot of people in turbulent, economic times. A final anchor for those who have left everything behind. Or have lost everything. Unable to pay rent or even an advance, they have to resort to motels where they can pay day by day. Initially they plan to stay only for a little while, but this temporary existence often becomes their new way of life. The refuge can become a trap.

They are on the edge of society and each of the residents runs the risk of losing their identity.

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WHEN ARABS DANCED SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (10AM) in ZED-Vesalius

Fundamentalists have greatly changed the Muslim world. A liberated way of enjoying your body and culture has been restricted, seemingly without much resistance from the population. In ‘When Arabs Danced’, Moroccan-Belgian filmmaker Jawad Rhalib gives a voice to this silent minority who, against the current, continue to oppose radicalization.

The mother of Moroccan-Belgian filmmaker Jawad Rhalib (Le Chant des Tortues, Les Damnés de la Mer) was a belly dancer. In a not so distant past, this Arab dance symbolised sensuality and femininity. Fundamentalists, in the name of Allah, then labeled dancing, music and other artistic expression as unclean. Rhalib was taught that he should be ashamed of his mother.

What are the effects of this radical turnaround for dancers and artists in the Arab world? Will they continue and fight for the freedom of expression or will some self-censorship seep into their work? With testimonies from the Belgian playwrights of action zoo humaine, actress Hiam Abbass (Insyriated), Iranian-Belgian playwright Sachli Gholamalizad and his own mother, Jawad Rhalib shows how artists throughout the Arab world oppose and seek to an answer to this attack on (artistic) freedom.

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DIRECTOR Jawad Rhalib COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:24 EDITOR Stijn Deconinck CINEMATOGRAPHY François Schmitt PRODUCTION Zonderling, R&R Productions, Bart Maes, Jawad Rhalib CONTACT INFORMATION An De Winter Dalton Distribution 3000 Leuven Belgium P: +32 16 679240 E: info@daltondistribution.be

INTERNATIONAL SELECTION

After a rigorous selection from numerous submissions and after visiting festivals around the world, DOCVILLE has nominated ten brand new author documentaries. Films that take you to all corners of the world: from Kabul to Mexico, from the Netherlands to the nonexistent Transnistria. The best film is awarded the Canvas Jury Prize.

ANTHROPOCENE SCREENING: Sun 31.03 (11AM) in ZED-Vesalius, Sun 31.03 (7.30PM) in Kinepolis, Mon 01.04 (5.30PM) in ZED-Vesalius

Using breathtaking footage, three award-winning directors illustrate the hypothesis that we have entered a new geological era: an age that - for the first time - is not determined by natural factors, but by human activity. A wonderful cinematographic testimony about the extensive human impact on our planet.

Anthropocene is the third part of the trilogy including Watermark (2013) and Manufactered Landscapes (2006). With dazzling photography, the camera records how big the human impact on earth is, in the most literal sense: from the immense concrete sea defenses in China through psychedelic mines in the Russian Ural Mountains to the surreal lithium ponds in the Atacama desert. The directors are amazingly good at getting us to look at our world differently: from a neutral point of view, as if we were looking at the impact the human species has on the earth with extraterrestrial eyes. Without any explicit judgment, we witness an overwhelming beauty, but also the sobering scale of our impact.

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DIRECTOR Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, Nicholas de Pencier COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Canada YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:27 EDITOR Roland Schlimme CINEMATOGRAPHY Nicholas de Pencier PRODUCTION Jennifer Baichwal, Nick de Pencier, CONTACT INFORMATION Ruby Rondina Seville International 134 Peter Street, Suite 700 ON M5V 2HV Toronto Canada P: +1 416 646 2400 E: RRondina@filmsseville.com

BISBEE ‘17 SCREENING: Fri 29.03 (8PM) in Kinepolis, Tue 02.04 (5.45PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Robert Greene COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:52 EDITOR Robert Greene CINEMATOGRAPHY Jarred Alterman PRODUCTION Doc Society, Bennett Elliott, Susan Bedusa, Douglas Tirola CONTACT INFORMATION Karen Simon MetFilm Sales Ealing Studios W5 5EP London P: +44 20 8280 9117 E: karens@metfilm.co.uk

100 years ago an incredible scene took place in Bisbee, a small town close to the Mexican border: over 1200 immigrants were brutally taken to the desert by the local sheriff and his supporters and left for dead.

Filmmaker Robert Greene, alongside the current residents, takes on this black page from their history by recreating it. A creative, compelling documentary that brings past and present together in a clever way.

The New York Times put Bisbee ‘17 in first place in their top 10 films of 2018.

A huge honor, more than deserved. Bisbee ‘17 is an exceptional documentary that not only presents an important unprecedented piece of history, but at the same time points to contemporary issues such as immigration and trade union protests. Robert Greene is one of the most creative contemporary documentary makers who often works ‘outside the box’. By ingeniously playing with the concept of ‘re-enacting’ he brings present and past closer together. In his earlier hybrid documentaries Actress and Kate Plays Christine, an actress became the ideal tool to make a very complex case clear. Our understanding of an event from the past does not simply consist of a list of facts. It is full of assumptions and prejudices from the present. With Bisbee ‘17, Greene has truly outdone himself.

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CLOSING TIME SCREENING: Sun 31.03 (9.45PM), Tue 02.04 (3.45PM) in ZED-Vesalius

Three o’clock at night in Taipei, a city that never sleeps. At a busy intersection Mr Kuo and his wife have a simple food stand, where they cook for anyone who braves the night. An infinite ballet of night owls, hurried suppliers, fleeting conversations in a rainy, neon-lit anonymous corner of the city creates an intriguing, hypnotic viewing experience.

Under the fluorescent light of a viaduct, even in the middle of the night, there is still a lot of activity. Kuo and his wife run their simple eatery, scooters zip through the jumble of merchandise, bright red fish in an aquarium give each other kisses. Director Nicole Vögele calmly registers, wide shots are interspersed with close-ups. Sometimes the images are humorous, like when a stray dog ??quietly waits at a crossing until the pedestrian light turns green.

Sometimes it takes a while before we understand what or who we are looking at exactly, but the hypnotic rhythm continues to intrigue. Closing Time has already won several prizes, including the Special Jury Award at the prestigious Locarno film festival. A fascinating and playful viewing experience that takes you to the other side of the world.

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DIRECTOR Nicole Vögele COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Germany, Switzerland YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:56 EDITOR Hannes Bruun CINEMATOGRAPHY Stefan Sick PRODUCTION Beauvoir Films, Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg, CONTACT INFORMATION Ana Fernandez Saiz Taskovski Films P: + 44 (0) 77 042 78 251 E: salesTF@taskovskifilms.com

DON’T BE A DICK ABOUT IT SCREENING: Fri 29.03 (6PM), Sun 31.03 (4PM), Tue 02.04 (8PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Benjamin Mullinkosson COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:09 EDITOR Bobby Moser CINEMATOGRAPHY Benjamin Mullinkosson PRODUCTION Whitelist CONTACT INFORMATION Ben Mullinkosson Natasha Seubert Whitelist P: +1 847.275.3648 E: natasha@whitelist.tv

This hilarious and intimate portrait of two impetuous teen brothers won the coveted audience award at IDFA. The audience fell in love with slightly autistic Peter and his brother Matthew. They both have red hair, but that’s about as much as they have in common: Peter is obsessed with Expedition Robinson and constantly votes off family members, while Matthew mainly wants to get rid of his fear of dogs. During one summer, the film records the charm of their fraternal love-hate relationship.

Peter is hyperactive, an extrovert and thinks of himself and the rest of the family as participants in the television program Expedition Robinson (Survivor). Every day he plays the elimination rounds according to a fixed ritual. His younger brother Matthew is more mature and often bewildered or embarrassed by his energetic, crazy brother. The film follows their daily lives, with occasional violent quarrels but above all a warm and cozy family life. As much as they like to poke fun at each other, they accept each other’s shortcomings.

Debuting director Ben Mullinkosson brings the story about the brothers in an airy and open way. He avoids a ‘fly-on-the-wall’ approach and we regularly hear him give comments or see him appear in mirrors. A film that balances between an observing documentary and home movie and brings a loving ode to youth and family life - no matter how intense, crazy and wry it may be…

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KABUL, CITY IN THE WIND SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (9.30PM) in ZED-Vesalius, Wed 03.04 (6PM) in ZED-STUK

When Afghan capital Kabul is featured on the news it is often as a gray place where death lurks, but here the director chooses to capture the vibrant life of this city. For three years, the film follows a weed smoking bus driver who is barely able to bring his passengers home safely and the two young brothers Afshin and Benjamin. A special portrait about daily life in a city where there is a permanent threat.

For the film Kabul, City in the Wind, director Aboozar Amini returned to his hometown. He spent hours in a local bus that has been traveling the same route for 40 years, from West Kabul to the city center. During these rides he meets Abas, Afshin and Benjamin. Abas is an impulsive, spontaneous bus driver who knows his route like the back of his hand. While driving his rickety bus, he muses about his hopeless existence, sings songs and inhales nonstop from an improvised hash pipe. Abas and Afshin are two brothers from the poor part of Kabul. When their father leaves the country for security reasons, the eldest brother Afshin becomes responsible for the family. Without romanticizing, the film shows another Kabul, a world besides the violence, full of life and beautiful characters. A moving, beautiful portrait of everyday life that continues in spite of everything.

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DIRECTOR Aboozar Amini COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Afghanistan, Germany, Japan, Netherlands YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:28 EDITOR Barbara Hin, Srdjan Fink CINEMATOGRAPHY Aboozar Amini PRODUCTION Jia Zhao, Silk Road Film Salon, CONTACT INFORMATION Cinema Delicatessen Jan Luijkenstraat 2 1071 CM Amsterdam Netherlands P: +31 20-4207123 E: info@cinemadelicatessen.nl

MIDNIGHT FAMILY SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (6.30PM), Tue 02.04 (10PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Luke Lorentzen COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Mexico YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:30 EDITOR Luke Lorentzen CINEMATOGRAPHY Luke Lorentzen PRODUCTION Hedgehog, CONTACT INFORMATION Stephanie Fuchs AUTLOOK Filmsales Spittelberggasse 3/14 1070 Vienna Austria P: +43 720 34 69 34 E: stephanie@autlookfilms.com

Mexico City: 9 million inhabitants and less than 45 official ambulances.

The desperate situation of health care leads to an underground industry.

The Ochoa family owns a private ambulance. Life-saving for the wounded, a bitter competition for the family. An incredible journey through a nocturnal Mexico.

Midnight Family jumps on board of the private ambulance of the Ochoa family. They try to save lives by bringing injured people to the hospital and hope to be financially rewarded in exchange. A struggle that often brings them into difficult situations. But this is not their only struggle. It is a race with other ambulances to be the first to arrive on the scene, while police officers obstruct them and even demand kickbacks. The rules are immediately clear: money is power. Private ambulances, hospitals and the police are connected in a web of financial self-interest. Exciting scenes show the different street scenes in a nocturnal, corrupt Mexico. A compassionate portrait of a family that places its priority on the people who they transport, but also hopes for money to survive. Frustrating and moving. A film that is simultaneously as exciting as an action movie and silent like an intimate family drama with an eye for stunning cinematography.

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MIND MY MIND

(SHORT FILM – OUT OF COMPETITION)

SCREENING: Fri 29.03 (6PM), Sun 31.03 (4PM), Tue 02.04 (8PM) in ZED-Vesalius

How do you survive in this world if you do are afraid to deviate from your social scripts? And how do you seduce a girl if you are actually secretly obsessed with dive bombers? Mind My Mind is a film about how having Asperger Syndrome affects your social life and love life. This funny and moving short film offers an insight into the autistic spirit, a must-see for everyone who wants to understand this abstract world better.

Will be shown before Don’t Be A Dick About It.

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DIRECTOR Floor Adams COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Netherlands YEAR 2019 RUNTIME 0:29 PRODUCTION Willem Thijssen, Tom Van Gestel, Floor Adams MUSIC Peter Johan Nijland, Frank Boeijen CONTACT INFORMATION Ursula Van den Heuvel Ursula van den Heuvel KLIK Distributions Kardinaal Vaughanstraat 33 5046 DP Tilburgh The Netherlands P: +31 6 20689423 E: ursula@klikamsterdam.nl

MINDING THE GAP SCREENING: Fri 29.03 (4PM), Sun 31.03 (8PM), Tue 02.04 (2PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Bing Liu COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:33 EDITOR Bing Liu, Joshua Altman CINEMATOGRAPHY Bing Liu PRODUCTION Kartemquin Films, CONTACT INFORMATION An De Winter Dalton Distribution Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9C 30000 Leuven P: + 32 16 679 246 E: an@daltondistribution.be

Over the course of 12 years Liu Bing filmed himself and two of his skater friends. Over the course of the 12 years the gap between youth and adulthood, between boy and man, is inevitably bridged. An authentic documentary that was bombarded with prizes. An ode to being young, growing up, chasing dreams and letting go of certain hopes.

Three high school friends grow up in the heart of the American Rust Belt.

Growing up here usually means a future of unemployment, poverty, addiction and violence. These friends find an outlet in skateboarding. One of them, Liu Bing, films all of their adventures and records how they inevitably tumble into adulthood: they find jobs, get steady relationships, have children... Years later, he returns to his birthplace to see what has become of his friends.

Minding the Gap has won countless international prizes and was unanimously honored for its authenticity. Director Liu Bing is not an outsider, but sits in the middle of this unique registration of the big leap across the gap from youth to adulthood, from boy to man. A jump with a lot of pitfalls in between.

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SHEEP HERO SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (6PM) in ZED-Vesalius, Sun 31.03 (8PM) in ZED-STUK, Mon 01.04 (4PM) in ZED-Vesalius

Idealistic shepherd Stijn has a hard time dealing with the tough economic reality. After 10 years, his ideals have been infected with a frustrated anger. A tragicomic portrait of a man in the middle of the universal story of David against Goliath, of ideals versus practice, of dreams and disappointments.

Ten years ago, Stijn was a cheerful, laid-back man full of ideals who was living the dream as a shepherd: alongside his flock of sheep and faithful quadrupeds he crossed through nature reserves so that they could be maintained in an environmentally friendly way. But the peace and romance associated with the ancient profession of herding sheep turns out to be hard to hold on to. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find new assignments due to the tough competition from large companies and Eastern European shepherds. With the camera in its wake, the shepherd roams through beautiful Dutch landscapes. He still talks passionately about his profession, but the persistent stress has also turned him into an angry man with a quick temper.

His busy family life keeps him going in a time when ideals clash with a bitter reality.

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DIRECTOR Ton van Zantvoort COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Netherlands YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:21 EDITOR Ton van Zantvoort CINEMATOGRAPHY Ton van Zantvoort PRODUCTION Newton Film, Serius Film, CONTACT INFORMATION Ton van Zantvoort Newtonfilm Kwakkelhutstraat 76 4814 KR Breda The Netherlands E: festivals@newtonfilm.nl

TRANSNISTRA SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (8PM) in ZED-Vesalius, Wed 03.04 (4PM) in ZED-STUK DIRECTOR Anna Eborn COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Sweden, Belgium, Denmark YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:33 EDITOR Anna Eborn CINEMATOGRAPHY Virginie Surdej PRODUCTION Momento Film, Adomeit Film, Clin d’Oeil Films CONTACT INFORMATION MaÍlle Guenegues CAT&Docs P: +33 6 81 77 65 05 E: maelle@catndocs.com

A report of love, friendship and growing up in a European area that has never been recognized as an independent country: Transnistria. The dreamy documentary follows three young people in an intimate way, a brief idyll. Because in a country that does not exist, life is extra volatile.

Transnistra won the Big Screen Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival.

Rightly so, because this pearl, completely filmed on 16mm, is a cinematic highlight.

A blistering, carefree summer in Transnistria. Charismatic Tanya and her friends wander around in nature or along dilapidated flats, they seek each other out for short flirts or just for fun. They fill their days with friendship, puppy love and sometimes also rivalry. They live in a country that does not exist, with few possibilities for the future. It makes the young people wonder whether to stay in this non-existent country or move away, if they have the money to even consider this choice at all. With beautiful handheld 16mm shots Anna Eborn manages to capture youth in a country that has been fighting for recognition for 27 years. Even though they live in a little-known corner of Europe; yet the teenagers are mainly young people with recognizable lives, desires and questions. A small story in an environment that deserves to be seen.

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ARTIST IN FOCUS Andre Singer is a monument in the world of documentaries. After his doctorate in anthropology, he started making nonfiction in the 1970s. He produced over 55 documentary films and series, including many award-winning titles and collaborations with well-known names. He produced Joshua Oppenheimer’s Oscar-nominated documentary The Act of Killing (2014) and the worldwide TV series Stephen Fry in America. But his main brother-in-arms is Werner Herzog, for whom he has been producing films for a quarter of a century. In 2014, Singer took place in the director’s chair for the memorable WWII documentary Night Will Fall. His last achievement is another collaboration with Herzog, this time as co-director of Meeting Gorbachev. The perfect occasion for DOCVILLE to put the spotlight on him as Artist in Focus.

MEETING GORBACHEV SCREENING: Tue 02.04 (8.30PM), Wed 03.04 (10.15PM) in ZED-STUK, Thu 04.04 (2PM) in ZED-Vesalius

Documentary god Werner Herzog meets one of his heroes: former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. A cinematic encounter that recreates the life of the former world leader. Gorbachev speaks openly about his eventual political downfall and the machinations behind it. A unique look back at world history by a key figure in that history.

He is 87 years old now, but Gorbachev still has as much charisma as when he introduced some reforms as a world leader, which would change the Soviet Union and by extension the world forever. He was at the helm when the Cold War came to an end, the nuclear disarmament was deployed and the Berlin Wall fell. Gorbachev also speaks openly about the end of the Soviet Union, the rise of Yeltsin and the dark forces that played a role in this. Herzog speaks with the former world leader three times over a period of six months. The interviews are supplemented with comments, archive footage and interviews with other prominent politicians from that time. A beautiful portrait of a fascinating figure, who can not form a greater contrast than with current Russian president Putin.

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DIRECTOR Werner Herzog, Andre Singer COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Germany, United Kingdom, United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:30 EDITOR Michael Ellis CINEMATOGRAPHY Yuri Burak, Richard Blanshard PRODUCTION Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Spring Films, CONTACT INFORMATION Lucki Stipetic Werner Herzog Office Spiegelgasse 9 1010 Vienna Austria P: +43 1 512 9444 E: office@wernerherzog.com

NIGHT WILL FALL SCREENING: Mon 01.04 (6PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR AndrĂŠ Singer COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Denmark, Israel, United Kingdom, United States YEAR 2014 RUNTIME 1:15 EDITOR Arik Lahav, Stephen Miller CINEMATOGRAPHY Richard Blanshard PRODUCTION Angel TV, Spring Films, Sally Angel, Brett Ratner, Philippa Kowarsky CONTACT INFORMATION Philippa Kowarsky Cinephil 18 Levontin St. 6511207 Tel Aviv Israel P: +97235664129 E: info@cinephil.co.il

Night Will Fall is made entirely with original and unique footage from 1945: film footage made by the Allies when they liberated concentration camps. The footage ended up with renowned filmmakers like Hitchcock so they could turn it into a documentary, but it remained unfinished for 70 years. Andre Singer finally took control and completed this essential documentary.

When British troops started liberating concentration camps in 1945, they brought a lot of war and news photographers with them. They were instructed to capture as much of the horror as they could so they could share it with the rest of the world. Hours of film were passed on to none other than Alfred Hitchcock and Sidney Bernstein. Unfortunately, they never finished their project: the film remained in the archives for seven decades. Andre Singer dug up the images, and finished it with the help of, among others, Helena Bonham Carter. In 2014 the film was shown for the first time: it is a milestone in both the history of the Second World War and war photography and cinematography. Night Will Fall is one of the most chilling, but also one of the most important documentaries in British film history.

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WHERE THE WIND BLEW SCREENING: Tue 02.04 (10.15PM) in ZED-STUK

Where The Wind Blew paints a picture of the arms race during the Cold War, and its consequences that carry much further than you would think.

Many of the nuclear tests were carried out in Kazakhstan. The people, however, revolted and it became the first country to obtain a ban on nuclear testing. This touching story is told by victims, witnesses and activists.

For forty years, the people of Kazakhstan were victims of the arms race between the then USSR and the United States. Nuclear weapons were tested non-stop on the Semipalatinsk site. With the help of touching testimonies and archival footage Where The Wind Blew tells the story of how citizens joined forces to stand up for themselves. They fought a battle to ban the terrible tests, a daring battle against their own government and the US. In 1989 Kazakhstan eventually became the first country to ban nuclear weapons testing. However, the story does not end there: the traumatic traces of the nuclear weapons remain visible. Moreover, the survivors are painfully aware that the arms race may have started again, and that nuclear weapons are still being built around the world.

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DIRECTOR Andre Singer COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, United States YEAR 2017 RUNTIME 1:15 EDITOR Gregers Sall, Chris Wyatt CINEMATOGRAPHY Richard Blanshard PRODUCTION Spring Films, Richard Melman CONTACT INFORMATION Paul Thiltges Paul Thiltges Distribution E: paul@ptd.lu

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CON-SCIENCE

A remarkable series of films that cast a critical eye on society, highlight a current topic or open up a scientific debate... In short: films that give you food for thought and sharpen the mind. The winner of this competition receives the Science & Conscience Award from the DOCVILLE jury.

ONE CHILD NATION SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (6PM), Sun 31.03 (10PM), Wed 03.04 (8PM) in ZED-STUK

When the People’s Republic of China wanted to tackle the problematic population growth at the end of the 1970s, they opted for a drastic intervention: every couple could only have one child, a second child was punishable. Especially in the first few decades, the introduction of this rule caused dramatic consequences: forced sterilization, selective abortions and the neglect, sale or killing of girls. One Child Nation won the Jury Award for Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.

Nanfu Wang is a name to keep in mind. Only three years ago she made her debut film Hooligan Sparrow, which immediately landed on the Oscar shortlist for Best Documentary. Successor I am Another You was screened at DOCVILLE last year and her most recent documentary One Child Nation immediately won a prestigious prize. After Wang herself became a mother for the first time, she became intrigued by the One Child policy that China followed for decades. Her research into the (side) effects of the severely imposed family limitation is at times hallucinatory. She has conversations with victims, parents and children, as well as party members who have to defend, introduce and control these politics. The figures and factual data related to forced sterilization and child neglect are shocking and reveal a painful truth about the consequences of an unseen social experiment that affected and destroyed many lives.

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DIRECTOR Nanfu Wang & Jialing Zhang COUNTRY OF ORIGIN China, United States YEAR 2019 RUNTIME 1:25 EDITOR Nanfu Wang CINEMATOGRAPHY Nanfu Wang, Yuanchen Liu PRODUCTION Next Generation, Christoph JĂśrg, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn CONTACT INFORMATION Luke Brawley Dogwoof 19-23 Ironmonger Row EC1V 3QN London UK P: +44 2072536244 E: luke@dogwoof.com

TAKE LIGHT SCREENING: Fri 29.03 (6PM), Wed 03.04 (2PM) in ZED-STUK DIRECTOR Shasha Nakhai COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Canada YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:18 EDITOR Rich Williamson CINEMATOGRAPHY Rich Williamson PRODUCTION Storyline Entertainment, Shasha Nakhai, Ed Barreveld CONTACT INFORMATION Frauke Knappke Magnetfilm Torstr. 154 10115 Berlin Germany P: +49 (0)30 246 281 56 E: frauke.knappke@magnetfilm.de

Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer and with 190 million inhabitants it has the seventh largest population in the world. Yet less than half of Nigerians have access to electricity. Residents who do have access, only have it for at most a few hours a day. Reason enough to not pay the bill, certainly. A cat-and-mouse game between illegal connections and an energy company that tries to reinvent itself.

The electricity problem affects the daily life of the population and the economic and social progress of Nigeria as a country. Accidents are commonplace and the infrastructure falters on all sides. No one knows the frustrations of the Nigerian population better than Martins, a dedicated family man and electrician. He works for a private energy company and every day he works on the unstable and unreliable infrastructure, while he is also up against black market electricians and the many illegal electrical connections.

His colleague Deborah is a marketer whose job it is to collect unpaid bills.

Take Light unites the experiences of Martins and Deborah with other compelling and dramatic stories. A captivating portrait of the people behind the statistics, people who continue to hope for improvement despite all the difficulties because “development is a marathon, not a sprint.”

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THE BORDER FENCE SCREENING: Mon 01.04 (6PM) in ZED-STUK, Tue 02.04 (8PM) in Kinepolis

2016. The so-called ‘Balkan route’ is closed. Austria is very concerned about a potential refugee flow that would enter the country illegally via the Brenner Pass. The solution? A 370-meter long fence. But soon it turns out that that is not the ideal solution. Old-timer Geyrhalter succeeds better than anyone else at capturing an observing, beautifully portrayed and at times hilarious portrait.

Nikolaus Geyrhalter is no stranger to DOCVILLE. The prize-winning director succeeds time and time again at taking a pretty well-known fact and approaching it in a way that is unique and gives the viewer new perspectives, both literally and figuratively. After our food production (Our Daily Bread), our nightlife (Abendland) and our buildings (Homo Sapiens), Geyrhalter focuses on a very public theme: the walls that are erected at national borders to keep out refugees. The area around the Brenner Pass - the border area between Austria and Italy - suddenly became the stage for a changing policy in 2016.

370 meters of wire fence would have to keep migrants from entering Austria. But the inhabitants of this area are as afraid of the fence as they are of the direction in which their country is evolving. With patience and precision, Geyrhalter manages to capture the landscape and its inhabitants in long high-definition shots. He interviews local people about the fence, refugees and politics. The diversity of voices give color to the film. Harsh and human at the same time, The Border Fence is a documentary with an important message that brings out many new perspectives.

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DIRECTOR Nikolaus Geyrhalter COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Austria YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:52 EDITOR Emily Artmann, Gernot Grassi CINEMATOGRAPHY Nikolaus Geyrhalter PRODUCTION NGF - Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Filmproduktion GmbH, CONTACT INFORMATION Anne Laurent Austrian Films Stiftgasse 6 A-1070 Vienna Austria P: +43 1 526 33 23 E: anne.laurent@afc.at

THE BRINK SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (8PM), Sun 31.03 (9PM) in 30CC/Wagehuys,

Tue 02.04 (2PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Alison Klayman COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2019 RUNTIME 1:38 EDITOR Brian Goetz, Marina Katz CINEMATOGRAPHY Alison Klayman PRODUCTION Marie Therese, CONTACT INFORMATION Catalina Ramirez Magnolia Pictures 49 W 27th St, 7th Floor 10001 New York USA P: +1 212.924.6701 x2719 E: CRamirez@magpictures.com

This fly-on-the-wall documentary follows Steve Bannon, the controversial ex-advisor to President Donald Trump. The impact of the former head strategist of the White House penetrates deep into Europe, even into Belgium. Bannon, after all, fights for a populist world revolution and tries to mobilize and unite extreme right-wing parties for the elections of the European Parliament in 2019.

When Bannon left his position as chief strategist of President Trump in August 2017, his game was not over. On the contrary. The fact that he no longer exercised this important official function gave him more freedom. The man who, like no other, can promote himself through controversy, turned his gaze beyond the American borders, towards Europe. The Brink follows Bannon during the 2018 midterm elections in the US and sheds light on his efforts to mobilize European right-wing extremist parties. He sees himself as the leader of a worldwide populist movement and tries to unite right-wing extremists from UKIP to Vlaams Belang in order to win seats at the European parliamentary elections in May 2019. Director Alison Klayman (Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry) offers an unseen immersion in the world of one of the most bizarre influential characters of our time.

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THE CORPORATE COUP D’ÉTAT SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (2PM) in ZED-Vesalius, Mon 01.04 (4PM) in ZED-STUK

Democracy and unrestrained economic growth. These two cornerstones have been the foundations of Western society for decades and are usually regarded as perfectly complementary values. Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges argues that they are actually each other’s enemies. Held in a stranglehold, democracy is being suffocated by a ‘corporate coup d’état’ in which companies and billionaires increasingly take control of the political process. A shocking pamphlet about the loss of Western democracy.

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DIRECTOR Fred Peabody COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Canada, United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:20 EDITOR James Yates CINEMATOGRAPHY John Westheuser PRODUCTION White Pine Pictures, Ventana Film CONTACT INFORMATION Jan Rofekamp Films Transit P: + 31 6 5392 6555 E: janrofekamp @filmstransit.com

THE TRUTH ABOUT KILLER ROBOTS SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (9.45PM), Thu 28.03 (10PM) in 30CC/Wagehuys, Fri 29.03 (8PM),

Tue 02.04 (4PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Maxim Pozdorovkin COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:25 EDITOR Maxim Pozdorovkin PRODUCTION Third Party Films CONTACT INFORMATION Joe Bender Third Party Films P: +1 857.498.4670 E: joe@thirdpartyfilms.com

When a robotic arm kills a worker, who is responsible? And if the police use a robot to take out a shooter, is it fundamentally different than when an agent fires the shot? The ubiquity of AI raises questions, but the dangers point to a profound problem that concerns us all.

The automation of simple, routine and repetitive work has been going on for some time, but in recent years more and more complex processes have also been taken over by robots or artificial intelligence; just think of a self-driving car or police or demining robots. According to Hollywood, the danger of AI is in malicious or independent robots that deliberately want to destroy humans.

Director Pozdorovkin wants to show that the danger lies entirely elsewhere, but is even more real. The effects of automation on an economic, psychological and social level appear to be extensive and harmful in the long term. In order to demonstrate this, Pozdorovkin does not so focus on the technical developers who explain the powers of AI, but on the people who are confronted with it in daily life. Their stories are remarkable and illuminating. In addition to the series of fatal incidents The Truth about Killer Robots outlines the dangers on an economic, psychological, moral and even biological level.

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THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING SCREENING: Sun 31.03 (6PM) in ZED-STUK, Tue 02.04 (7.45PM) in ZED-Vesalius

Hollywood is a perfect microcosm that can hold a mirror to our society.

That mirror is not always flattering. This Changes Everything reveals how gender inequality is firmly embedded in the film industry. It is still a man’s world, where women have to fight hard for their place. And it used to be so different: in the period of silent films, most directors were women. What has changed? Why? And what can be done about it?

A whole series of prominent women - actresses, directors, technicians - discuss and outline a sobering picture of gender inequality in Hollywood in this documentary. Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Gillian Anderson and many other women make their voices heard. This Changes Everything is critical, loud, but also practical and hopeful. Without blind hostility but with passionate perseverance, this film refutes every argument for existing gender inequality.

DIRECTOR Tom Donahue COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:37 EDITOR Jasmin Way CINEMATOGRAPHY Stefano Ferrari PRODUCTION Westend Films, Tom Donahue, Ilan Arboleda, Kerianne Flynn CONTACT INFORMATION Alex Pye Westend Films Shepherds Building Central, Charecroft Way W14 0EE London UK P: +44 207 494 8300 E: alex@westendfilms.com

DIVIDE AND CONQUER SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (1.30PM) in ZED-Vesalius, Mon 01.04 (10PM) in ZED-STUK, Thu 04.04 (7.30PM) in Kinepolis

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LOVE FACTUALLY

Love is ... the surprising theme of a series of varied documentaries. Humorous, tender or moving. Or just enlightening and scientific.

Sometimes easy to recognize, sometimes completely unexpected. What does love do to us? Is it universal? Necessary? Is love poetry or chemistry? A series of documentaries about the most sung-about human experience.

CHINA LOVE SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (9.30PM), Sat 30.03 (6PM), Thu 04.04 (8PM) in ZED-STUK

In the heyday of the Cultural Revolution, romantic love was still considered a capitalist concept in China. But now China has completely fallen in love with love. Weddings are big business and the wedding photography leads to - at least to western eyes - unbelievable scenes. The groom as centaur with his beloved on the back? Or a graceful mermaid in the arms of an uncomfortable Neptune? Tackiness is no objection in the search for the ultimate picture.

Photographer Olivia Martin McGuire is an expat in Shanghai and was amazed at how widespread the stunning photoshoots of future couples are.

In these photos the young couples live out their wildest fantasies: they pose in opulent 18th century interiors, underwater or floating in the air. The crazier and the more luxurious the better. What may seem childish or tacky to outsiders is actually the expression of the new Chinese dream: status, romance and wealth can now be celebrated openly. This is a radical break with the past when the Party decided who made up a good couple and when wedding photos invariably showed a man and a woman in similar Mao uniforms.

Immerse yourself in the trillion yuan industry of Chinese wedding photography during a crazy ride full of glitter, glamour and abundance. You will witness a break with the past, you will see people dealing with social pressure and even ... real love.

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DIRECTOR Olivia Martin McGuire COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Australia YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:26 EDITOR Bernadette Murray PRODUCTION Rebecca Barry, Madeleine Hetherton, Olivia Martin-McGuire, CONTACT INFORMATION Rebecca Barry Media Stockade P: +61 412 085 881 E: rebecca @mediastockade.com

HEARTBOUND: A DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE STORY SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (5.30PM) in 30CC/Wagehuys, Mon 01.04 (7.30PM),

Thu 04.04 (11AM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Janus Metz, Sine Plambech COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Denmark, Netherlands, Thailand, Sweden YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:30 EDITOR Søren B. Ebbe, Marion Tuor CINEMATOGRAPHY Henrik Ipsen PRODUCTION Magic Hour Films ApS, BALDR Film, Film i Väst, CONTACT INFORMATION Anne Vierhout Cinema Delicatessen E: anne @cinemadelicatessen.nl

In a small village in the north of Denmark, a remarkable number of men are married to Thai women. For decades, Sommai, a local matchmaker, has been bringing them over from her former village. This is not the usual story of exploitation by rich Western men. Thanks to Sommai who defends, follows up and coaches ‘her’ girls, the possible relationship starts out with a balanced and positive approach. A surprisingly empathic film about love, dreams and migration.

Former prostitute Sommai is married to Niels and has been living with him for years in Danish Jutland. For twenty-five years, she has been setting up women from her home village with lonely Danish men, so that now almost a thousand Thai women live in the Jutland region. Director Janus Metz and anthropologist Sine Plambech follow four of these Thai-Danish couples. The film not only highlights the motivation of Thai women to move - women who often see it as a way out of prostitution - but also raises open questions about love in an arranged marriage: can you learn to love someone? How do you deal with the language barrier? And does the homesickness ever go away?

With images spanning ten years, Heartbound is an atmospheric film that sheds a new light on concepts such as love, sex and migration.

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LOVE ETC. SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (10.30AM) in ZED-Vesalius, Sun 31.03 (1PM) in 30CC/Wagehuys, Mon 01.04 (9.30PM) in ZED-Vesalius

Love is ... more complicated than a Hollywood movie. But no less funny, tender or moving. Love Etc. tells five true stories about love. Stories as diverse as New York, the city in which they unfold. An ode to love in all its forms and the ideal film for a first date.

Young or old, straight or gay, single or married ... everyone experiences love and its whims. Love Etc. observes various characters in different stages of love during one year. A portrait that is as colorful as New York itself. From a young childhood love to a decade long marriage, just married to recently divorced. But also a single gay man’s intense desire for a child. The film shows love in all its forms. Recognizable feelings emerge and bring the viewer to discover that the “etc.” is perhaps the most important part. A witty and poignant documentary about the universal stages of a theme with many different sides: love.

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DIRECTOR Jill Andresevic COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2010 RUNTIME 1:34 EDITOR Alex Israel, Mary Manhardt CINEMATOGRAPHY Luke Geissbuhler PRODUCTION Alchemy Media Lab, Walnut Hill Media, Isotopefilms, CONTACT INFORMATION Chiemi Karasawa Isotope Films E: chiemi@isotopefilms.com

MARIANNE & LEONARD: WORDS OF LOVE SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (8PM), Tue 02.04 (7.30PM) in Kinepolis DIRECTOR Nick Broomfield COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2019 RUNTIME 1:37 EDITOR Nicolas Philibert, Janusz Baranek CINEMATOGRAPHY Nicolas Philibert PRODUCTION Lafayette Films, Nick Broomfield, Marc Hoeferlin, Shani Hinton, Kyle Gibbon CONTACT INFORMATION Rebecca Berry Kew Media Group 151 Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8AL London UK P: +44 207 851 6500 E: Rebecca.Berry@kewmedia. com

‘So Long, Marianne’ Leonard Cohen sings in one of his most iconic songs.

This Marianne is Norwegian Marianne Ihlen, his lifelong muse with whom he started an intense relationship in a time of free love. Nick Broomfield, director of documentaries such as Whitney: Can I Be Me, Biggie & Tupac and Kurt & Courtney, follows their unconventional relationship from the early days in idyllic Greece.

Does love have to be conventional? Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love is a beautiful illustration of the twists and turns of a complicated relationship that has produced some of Cohen’s most famous songs. Archive material and some recent interviews tell the story of the interrupted yet never ending love that began on the island of Hydra. Cohen was mostly a writer at the time - the songs came later, when the melancholy poet evolved into a prominent musician. When Cohen became famous, and Ihlen became known as his muse, their relationship suffered and they lived apart more than they lived together. Still, their connection remained strong, even after Ihlen returned to Sweden. A love story that defies conventional structure and slides back and forth in time within a rough chronology.

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MATING SCREENING: Fri 29.03 (5.30PM), Sun 31.03 (10PM) in ZED-Vesalius, Thu 04.04 (9.45PM) in ZED-STUK

What happens when you follow two young people’s turbulent love lives for a year? Mating is an intimate portrait of two millennials who grow up in a world where love is increasingly situated in a digital landscape. Is there still intimacy in a world of Facebook, Instagram and Tinder?

A slice from the lives of two young people. Swedish Naomi (22) and Edvin (20) agreed with director Lina Mannheimer to give weekly interviews during a year. Mannheimer followed them on their journey to adulthood, a journey full of challenges around studies, work, relationships with parents, friends, love ... especially love. The development of their digital personas is not unimportant in the contemporary era. Naomi and Edvin balance on the thin line between their public and private selves. An intimate observation of the millennial generation in which dreams, relationships, fears and challenges are openly addressed, with an unexpected twist.

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DIRECTOR Lina Maria Mannheimer COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Sweden YEAR 2019 RUNTIME 1:30 EDITOR Simon Carlgren CINEMATOGRAPHY Kristoffer JĂśnsson PRODUCTION French Quarter Film AB, CONTACT INFORMATION Viktorija Cook Film Republic 270 Mare Street E8 1HE London UK P: +44 203 287 9112 E: viktorija@filmrepublic.biz

PLEASURE & PAIN: SCIENCE OF LOVE SCREENING: Sun 31.03 (4PM), Mon 01.04 (9.30PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Judith Konig COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Germany YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 0:52 EDITOR Marc Hoeferlin CINEMATOGRAPHY Barney Broomfield CONTACT INFORMATION Olivier Semonnay Java Films P: +33 1 74 71 33 17 E: olivier@javafilms.tv

Love can change our lives. Literally. Recent scientific studies show that love can deeply transform our brains and our bodies. A visual journey through the science of love with amazing revelations and answers about the most important human emotion - which turns out to be much more than just an emotion.

From the moment we are born until the day we die, love - or the lack of it - has a huge impact on our lives. Why do people in love have heart palpitations?

Why does someone in love eat and sleep less? And why does heartbreak hurt so much? Does love arise in our hearts or in our brains? Pain & Pleasure: The Science of Love is a fascinating journey through the science of love that reveals what love is, what it does to us, what its power is and whether it is actually good for us.

PLEASURE & PAIN: SCIENCE OF LOVE WILL BE SHOWN AS A DOUBLE BILL WITH SINGLE (P. 52).

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SINGLE SCREENING: Sun 31.03 (4PM), Mon 01.04 (9.30PM) in ZED-Vesalius

Marjon is 32 years old, single, and hates questions like “But why are you single?”. She hates them so much that she made Single, a 4-part series in which she, together with a number of experts, answers a number of these questions: is she missing out as a single person? Why doesn’t she have a partner? Is it her own fault, or are there just no good men for her?

The four episodes have been assembled into one full-length film, just for DOCVILLE. Finding a life partner seems to come so easily to some, while others never manage. The Dutch Marjon Moed notices that she is treated differently because she still has no partner at the age of thirty-two. She wonders why she is seen as the big exception in a society that seems to be built for couples. She notices, for example, that it is almost impossible for her to buy a house as a single. Is that fair? In the four-part documentary Single, which is screened exclusively as a full-length film at Docville, Marjon takes a look at herself and her life. She meets with a dating coach, a therapist, a number of ‘near-exes’, her friends and a whole group of other singles. The viewer joins her in her quest for answers: why is she single? Why is that bad? Is it her own fault? And above all: what can she do to find a partner?

SINGLE WILL BE SHOWN AS A DOUBLE BILL WITH PLEASURE & PAIN: SCIENCE OF LOVE (P. 51).

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DIRECTOR Marjon Moed, Willemijn Goos COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Netherlands YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 0:41 PRODUCTION BNN Vara CONTACT INFORMATION Marjon Moed E: marjonmoed@gmail.com

SPECTRUM

An extremely varied selection of films that true documentary enthusiasts really can’t miss. Films that have caused a stir in the international film festival circuit or just unknown gems that the programmer is happy to present to you. All of these films are exactly what DOCVILLE stands for: strong author films that deserve to be seen on the big screen.

BEHIND THE CURVE SCREENING: Sun 31.03 (5PM) in 30CC/Wagehuys

People often laugh at them, the so-called flat-earthers: the people who believe inexorably that the earth is not spherical but flat. And yet the number of followers continues to grow. With an open mind, director Daniel J. Clark presents the supporters and their arguments to you in this funny, but also intriguing documentary. Can they convince you?

For most people worldwide there is no doubt: the earth is a globular planet.

However, there is a small, but growing group that is convinced that this common view is the result of a global conspiracy that hides the truth. The truth that the earth is flat. They see themselves as the ‘truly critical’ freethinkers who do not just go along with what is being dictated. In their eyes they are the only ones who are not blinded by the organizations that hold the reins, like NASA and the CIA. A respectful look behind the scenes at one of the largest flat earth organizations, with its colorful figures, amazing arguments and literally incredible theories.

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DIRECTOR Daniel J. Clark COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:36 EDITOR Nick Andert PRODUCTION Delta-v Productions CONTACT INFORMATION Juan Pedro Ocampo The Film Sales Company 515 E. 118th St, Ground floor 10035 New York, NY USA P: +1 (212) 481-5020 E: jp.ocampo @filmsalescorp.com

BREXIT BEHIND THE SCENES SCREENING: Fri 29.03 (8PM) in Aula Vesalius DIRECTOR Lode Desmet COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium YEAR 2019 RUNTIME 2:00 EDITOR Michel Ronsmans CINEMATOGRAPHY Lode Desmet PRODUCTION Menuetto Film, Films of Record, VTM, BBC4, ZDF, ARTE, RTBF Hans Everaert CONTACT INFORMATION Hans Everaert Menuetto Films Ballaarstraat 110 2018 Antwerp Belgium P: +32 475 968 938 E: hans.everaert @menuettofilm.be

For two years, director Lode Desmet followed the Brexit negotiations behind the scenes, in the wake of Guy Verhofstadt, the chief negotiator of the European Parliament. Throughout the process of formal and informal tug-of-war, the film looks at the way politics are being done in Europe and the state of our democracy is examined in times of social media and populism...

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COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD SCREENING: Wed 27.03 (8PM) in Kinepolis, Fri 29.03 (7.30PM) in ZED-STUK

Over 50 years after the death of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, Danish filmmaker, journalist and provocateur Mads Brügger (The Ambassador) tries to discover the truth about this cold case once and for all. What begins as the unraveling of murder plot slowly turns into a true thriller that surprises you at every turn.

On the night of 16 September 1961, UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld’s plane crashes under suspicious circumstances in the Congolese province of Katanga. Swedish Hammarskjöld was in favor of the independence of Congo which had not made him popular with the Western superpowers on the African continent. The mysterious crash was never fully explained.

Together with Swedish private detective Göran Bjorkdahl, director Mads Brügger, dressed in a white safari suit and a hat, trecks across the African brousse in search of answers. Could Hammarskjöld have been murdered by powerful political opponents? And who left the ace of spades death card on his body? The duo ends up in a web of deception, betrayal and more questions. A false start, a dead end and some unbelievable interviews later, the two are onto a much bigger case than the murder of a UN secretary. Cold Case Hammarskjold.

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DIRECTOR Mads Brügger COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden YEAR 2019 RUNTIME 2:06 EDITOR Nicolas Nørgaard Staffolani, Göran Gester, Erika Scarlet CINEMATOGRAPHY Tore Vollan, Lars Skree, Jonas Berlin PRODUCTION Wingman Media, Peter Engel CONTACT INFORMATION An De Winter Dalton Distribution Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9c 3000 Leuven Belgium P: +32 16 679240 E: info@daltondistribution.be

DE CHAQUE INSTANT SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (7.30PM) in Kinepolis DIRECTOR Nicolas Philibert COUNTRY OF ORIGIN France YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:45 EDITOR Janusz Baranek, Nicolas Philibert CINEMATOGRAPHY Nicolas Philibert PRODUCTION Archipel 33, Denis Freyd CONTACT INFORMATION Cinéart P: +32 2 245 8700 E: arnaud@cineart.be

Every year, tens of thousands of young people start a nursing study. An intensive and difficult course, in which they not only gain a lot of knowledge and learn technical actions, but also prepare for great responsibilities. A moving confrontation that does not shy away from human fragility.

Ambition and idealism go hand in hand. The students at the “Institute for Nursing” are dedicating their lives to vulnerable bodies that need care and knowledge. A learning process with many highs and lows. From a young age they are confronted with human frailty, illness, suffering, wounded souls and fragile bodies. Precise actions are part of a strict procedure because the devil is often in the details. In this way they learn that disinfecting is a matter of life and death in a room where it is teeming with sick people. From a kind perspective we follow the youngsters in their practice sessions. A document that talks about us, and our humanity. A simple, humble and curious narrative about people we can describe as heroes.

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FLY ROCKET FLY SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (1PM) in ZED-Vesalius, Mon 01.04 (8PM) in ZED-STUK

A long time ago, years before Elon Musk reached for the stars with his Space X project, a young man had his own childhood dream about a journey into space. Fly Rocket Fly tells the fantastic story of German astrophysicist Lutz Kayser who developed the world’s first private space company. He did this under the curious and concerned eyes of secret services around the world. A compelling documentary adventure that reads like a film script.

1975, Lutz Kayser and a dedicated group of engineers have big plans. They are working together on a missile technology based on affordable materials. They set up OTRAG (Orbital Transport and Rockets Inc.), the world’s first private space travel company. But Kayser has a problem: he is not allowed to test his rockets in Europe. His search for a suitable development location leads him to then dictator of Zaire, Mobutu Sese Seko. Mobutu agrees with Kayser’s plans, but the international security services are not on board. After all, since the Second World War no-one wants to see any German rockets being launched. Yet Kayser signs a contract between OTRAG and Zaire in which he can make unlimited use of 100,000 km² of territory to launch and test his rockets. This creates a lot of tension between a troubled outside world and the German rocket scientists. With fascinating archive material, private videos and interviews, director Oliver Schwehm tells this crazy story as a true political thriller full of adventure.

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DIRECTOR Oliver Schwehm COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium, Congo, Germany, France, United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:31 EDITOR Helmar Jungmann PRODUCTION Novad Prod, Lunabeach TV und Media Gmbh CONTACT INFORMATION Frauke Knappke Magnetfilm Torstr. 154 10115 Berlin Germany P: +49 (0)30 246 281 56 E: frauke.knappke@magnetfilm.de

FREE SOLO SCREENING: Thu 04.04 (8PM) in Kinepolis DIRECTOR Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:41 EDITOR Bob Eisenhardt CINEMATOGRAPHY Jimmy Chin, Clair Popkin, Mikey Schaefer PRODUCTION National Geographic Documentary Films, Little Monster Films, Itinerant Media, Image Nation CONTACT INFORMATION An De Winter Dalton Distribution Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9c 3000 Leuven Belgium P: +32 16 679240 E: info@daltondistribution.be

Alex Honnold is a legend in the world of free-solo climbing: mountaineering without any safety equipment. At a high altitude, any small mistake can be fatal. At the age of 30, Alex wants to overcome one more challenge: the ascent of El Capitan, a 900 meter mountain wall in Yosemite National Park. Free Solo follows Alex in this frightening and breathtaking adventure. A pure thriller and the report of an incredibly impressive, crazy venture.

No ropes, no armor, just a bag of chalk and his bare hands. That is how Alex Honnold climbs mountains. Not many people dare to pursue their passion with a fearlessness like Alex’s. Where our fantasies stop, his adventure begins: he wants to climb El Capitan as the first free-solo climber. Filmmaker and friend Jimmy Chin follows him as he prepares for this last challenge.

A film adaptation of an adventure that could have a fatal outcome. A risk not only for Honnold but also for the film crew. A nerve-racking, exciting and special experience captured as a visual spectacle, thanks to new camera technologies, such as drone images and super-long zoom lenses. Free Solo is a breathtaking, unprecedented feat.

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GODEN VAN MOLENBEEK SCREENING: Sun 31.03 (6PM), Thu 04.04 (4PM) in ZED-Vesalius

The attacks of 22 March 2016 sent a shock wave through the country.

Suddenly, all the spotlights were focused on Molenbeek, a “hell hole” according to the American president. But it’s also the place 6-year-old Aatos and his friends call home. A film about friendship, faith and identity.

And above all, a film about what connects us.

Finnish-Spanish Aatos is 6 years old and lives in a cité in Molenbeek. Together with his best friend Amine, a Muslim boy, he discovers the world. They listen to the sounds of spiders together, discover what a black hole is and bicker about who can sit where on their flying carpet. Finland meets Morocco, atheism gently rubs against Islam. The gods Aatos and Amine know are numerous, some are real, others are invented. They lead to playful discussions, until a terrorist attack in Brussels and Zaventem disrupts their harmonious world.

Armed soldiers now patrol the streets, candles are lit in memory and even in the bedtime stories there are victims. The two boys search for the meaning of it all. They fantasize that they are the last survivors, the strongest. Until an unexpected event changes their lives forever.

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DIRECTOR Reetta Huhtanen COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Finland, Belgium YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:22 EDITOR Heikki-Pekka Vaara CINEMATOGRAPHY Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen PRODUCTION Zone2 Pictures, Clin d’Oeil Films, Tondowski Films MUSIC Tuomas Nikkinen, Cassis B. Staudt CONTACT INFORMATION An De Winter Dalton Distribution Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9c 3000 Leuven Belgium P: +32 16 679240 E: info@daltondistribution.be

JIJ BENT MIJN VRIEND SCREENING: Sun 31.03 (1PM) in ZED-STUK, Wed 03.04 (6PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Petra Lataster-Czisch & Peter Lataster COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Netherlands YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:17 EDITOR Mario Steenbergen CINEMATOGRAPHY Peter Lataster PRODUCTION KRO, Lataster & Films CONTACT INFORMATION Peter Lataster Lataster Films E: latasterfilms@icloud.com

A pleasant reunion with the makers of ‘The children of Miss Kiet’, the successful documentary that won many hearts last year. Little Branche, who recently moved to the Netherlands, is desperately trying to find a friend in Miss Kiet’s class. A wonderful, moving portrait of the human craving for friendship and the importance of a loving, warm and safe environment for all children - including refugees.

Branche is a six-year-old Macedonian boy who has only just arrived in the Netherlands, where he ends up in the classroom of Miss Kiet. He would love to have a friend in his new surroundings, not an easy task. He meets Syrian Ayham and a friendship grows despite the language barrier. But then Ayham suddenly stops coming to school. The makers do not give explanations or answers, because Branche does not receive any either. This powerful approach scales the theme of refugees and the social discussions back to the story of a child. Tender and emotional. While in The children of Juf Kiet the focus was on the binding power of the inspiring teacher, it is now on the experiences of the children and their search for friendship. A human story about the craving to be accepted and to feel at home in a warm, social environment.

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MAIDEN SCREENING: Thu 04.04 (8PM), Thu 04.04 (8.30PM) in ZED-Vesalius

Towards the end of the eighties, 24-year-old Tracy Edwards has a big dream: she wants to sail around the world with a completely female team.

Maiden tells the wildly exciting story of some bold women who were able to tame the seas as well as counter prejudice. An inspiring and wonderfully entertaining documentary that you takes you on a wild ride.

At the end of the eighties, Tracy Edwards was working as a chef for a number of ambitious sailing teams and caught the sailing bug. As she evolves from helper to full-fledged sailor, a new dream takes shape: she wants to prove that women can be good sailors too. What is obvious today was quite controversial at the time. As the captain of the very first all female sailing crew Edwards participates in one of the most ambitious sailing races in the world.

Told through a fascinating combination of archival footage and contemporary interviews, the documentary takes you right into the spectacular sailing race around the world. From the intense preparations and the difficult start to the grand and exciting adventures in which women make history. An inspiring journey in time and across the seas about courage and perseverance, fear and danger, failure and success.

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DIRECTOR Alex Holmes COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United Kingdom YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:37 EDITOR Katie Bryer CINEMATOGRAPHY Chris Openshaw PRODUCTION New Black Films Limited, Victoria Gregory,Alex Holmes CONTACT INFORMATION Luke Brawley Dogwoof 19-23 Ironmonger Row EC1V 3QN London UK P: +44 2072536244 E: luke@dogwoof.com

PARADOGMA SCREENING: Fri 29.03 (7.30PM), Sat 30.03 (10PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Marijn Poels COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Germany YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:30 EDITOR Marijn Poels CINEMATOGRAPHY Volker M. Schmidt PRODUCTION Marijn Poels Films, Claudine Biswas-MacKenzie, Marijn Poels CONTACT INFORMATION Marijn Poels Marijn Poels Films Dunckerstrasse 53 10439 Berlin Germany P: +49 30 54597869 E: film@marijnpoels.com

Should every opinion get a platform? Or are there opinions that are so opposed to the prevailing consensus that they have to be banned? Is asking certain questions or expressing other perspectives always innocent? Does it put someone in a certain camp? Or is it dangerous to exclude certain thoughts in the public debate? Has the nuance disappeared in the current discourse? An intriguing documentary that makes you think.

When filmmaker Marijn Poels released his controversial documentary The Uncertainty has Settled, he himself experienced the consequences of questioning climate science. He was praised by some, but also condemned, among others by many people who pointed out that certain questions and suggestions are not as innocent as they seem, especially in these times of fake news. As society is increasingly polarized, an open debate is also under pressure in other areas. Certain questions or statements place someone inexorably in a certain camp: left or right, good or bad. Clashing worldviews do not seem to stand side by side anymore; and the debate suffocates when the other person does not simply ‘have a different opinion’, but literally becomes the enemy. How free and liberal is the West? And should we ignore or embrace other perspectives - that are diametrically opposed to our paradigms?

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RBG SCREENING: Fri 29.03 (7.30PM) in Kinepolis, Sun 31.03 (11AM) in ZED-STUK

Ruth Bader Ginsburg - also known as: Notorious RBG. The nickname of this chief judge to the American Supreme Court. An indomitable woman who, after sixty years of legal battle, is still eager to fight. She fought for women’s rights, overcame discrimination and now at age 85 faces one of her last but toughest fights: Donald Trump. A current report about her personal and professional life.

RBG started her career as a groundbreaking lawyer and grew into a silent but tireless force on the US Supreme Court. Her high position had a major impact on fundamental issues, on equality for men and women, abortion, the American constitution, elections ... RBG did not leave a subject unchallenged, just like the documentary. But in addition to her impact on these important themes, the film shows the normally reserved RBG as a warm, humorous woman who is still fit at the age of 84. A surprising portrait of a heroine who refuses to give up her passionate duty. A documentary with a clear message: hope. Quirky, persevering and powerful.

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DIRECTOR Julie Cohen, Betsy West COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1u38 EDITOR Carla Gutierrez Cinematography Claudia Raschke PRODUCTION CNN Films, Storyville Films, Better Than Fiction Productions CONTACT INFORMATION Sven Beck Entertainment One Group Leonardo da Vincilaan 9 1930 Zaventem Belgium P: + 32 2 580 00 81 E: Sbeck@entonegroup.com

SANTIAGO, ITALY SCREENING: Sun 31.03 (8PM) in Kinepolis DIRECTOR Nanni Moretti COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Italy, France, Chile YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:20 EDITOR Clelio Benevento CINEMATOGRAPHY Maura Morales Bergmann PRODUCTION Sacher film, Le Pacte, Storyboard Media, Rai Cinema, CONTACT INFORMATION Cinéart P: +32 2 245 8700 E: arnaud@cineart.be

Eddy hands his cafe over to his son but falls in a black hole after this. He decides to go on a pilgrimage and tries to reconnect with his son.

Eddy, a retired top football player, hands his cafe over to his son. He doesn’t know what to do and falls in a black hole. He goes from drinking to boozing until he’s an alcoholic. After he lost his family, he decides to go on a pilgrimage and tries to reconnect with his son.

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SCREWBALL SCREENING: Wed 03.04 (7.15PM), Thu 04.04 (4PM) in ZED-Vesalius

A funny detective story about a doping scandal: if that doesn’t sound like your average documentary, that’s because it’s not. Director Billy Corben made an exciting and hilarious documentary about one of the biggest scandals in the world of American sports.

Like no other, award-winning filmmaker Billy Corben (Cocaine Cowboys, The U) knows how to find the most colorful figures for his documentaries. This time he focuses on Anthony Bosch, a key figure in an immense doping scandal involving the legendary New York Yankees. As a self-proclaimed specialist, Bosh convinced elite athletes to become clients, superstars who would later deny any involvement - in vain and despite overwhelming evidence. Too crazy to be true, and that’s why Corben chose a bold but very successful intervention: for the so-called reenactments of events Corben uses children.

This very successful procedure speeds everything up and makes the detective story - even for laymen - extremely entertaining.

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DIRECTOR Billy Corben COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:45 EDITOR David Cypkin CINEMATOGRAPHY B.J. Golnick PRODUCTION Rakontur, Alfred Spellman, Billy Corben CONTACT INFORMATION Alfred Spellman Rakontur E: alfred@rakontur.com

TEA WITH THE DAMES SCREENING: Sun 31.03 (2PM) in ZED-Vesalius, Mon 01.04 (8PM) in Kinepolis,

Thu 04.04 (2PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Roger Michell COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United Kingdom YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:24 EDITOR Mark Bell, Joanna Crickmay CINEMATOGRAPHY Eben Bolter PRODUCTION Sundance Selects, CONTACT INFORMATION Kevin De Ridder Cherry Pickers P: +32 496 21 43 78 E: kevin@cherrypickersfilm.be

Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith. If you do not know them by name, you will certainly know their faces. These four actresses have all been knighted ‘Dame’ for their important contribution to the arts. The four iconic women meet up for an animated tea party full of memories and juicy anecdotes.

Four extraordinary actresses regularly meet for a cup of tea: to catch up, to recall memories and to share some gossip. They exceptionally allow a camera crew in. Under the watchful eye of renowned director Roger Michel (Notting Hill), their animated conversations are filmed, supplemented with a wealth of archival material. The four veterans talk about their lives as actresses, with precious anecdotes and interesting stories. After all, the ladies were in the midst of the cultural revolutions that took place in the creative world from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Their personal history is also the history of the cultural life of the last decades, which they literally give a face to. A face with a lot of wrinkles, but all the more character.

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THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (8PM) in ZED-Vesalius, Wed 03.04 (7.30PM) in Kinepolis

Farming differently, dealing with nature differently. Many people talk about it, but actually doing so is not easy. John and Molly try to fulfil their dream: operating a real biodiverse farm with respect for animals and nature. No monocultures, but dozens of fruit and vegetable varieties that crisscross the field, a precarious balance between animal, man and nature.

Cameraman John Chester and his wife Molly live in a small apartment in Los Angeles. Molly is a culinary reviewer and chef and has been dreaming for years about starting a sustainable farm where she can grow her own products. Their new roommate, the endearing dog Todd, gives them a nudge in the right direction and they decide to turn their dream into reality. With the help of investors, they buy a piece of land outside the city. The arid land is grown according to an ingenious system and with the arrival of pigs, ducks and chickens, their dream slowly comes true. It is not always easy: many things go wrong and they are confronted with unruly natural phenomena.

But they also discover that the solution to many setbacks can just be found in the power of nature, for example in the fight against pests. This hopeful documentary, spanning a period of 8 years, is full of breathtaking images of landscapes and animals, including Emma, the pig that will undoubtedly steal your heart.

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DIRECTOR John Chester COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:31 EDITOR Amy Overbeck Amy Wilson CINEMATOGRAPHY John Chester PRODUCTION FarmLore Films, CONTACT INFORMATION Katrien Volders Cinemien P: +32 475 49 98 38 E: katrien@cinemien.be

THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (6PM) in 30CC/Wagehuys, Sat 30.03 (8PM) in ZED-STUK DIRECTOR Nathaniel Kahn COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:38 EDITOR Sabine Krayenbuhl CINEMATOGRAPHY bob Richman PRODUCTION Hot&Sunny Productions / Anthos Media, CONTACT INFORMATION Luke Brawley Dogwoof 19-23 Ironmonger Row EC1V 3QN London UK P: +44 2072536244 E: luke@dogwoof.com

What determines if something is great art? The emotions it evokes? The technical ability of an artist? Or the amount for which a work can be sold?

The contemporary art world has also become a part of the consumer society, where everything has a price. An amazing exposĂŠ on the question that applies to our entire society: does something have an intrinsic value?

With his shredding stunt, Banksy recently poked fun at the commercial art world of which he is now also a member. Auctions and collectors who buy art purely as an investment have changed the art world. With the collaboration of many contemporary artists and important actors from the art world, Oscar-nominated director Nathaniel Kahn brings a disorienting documentary. Disorienting because his disconcerting exposĂŠ holds up a mirror about our contemporary values and norms. Does something have an intrinsic value? Is the best artist also the one who sells the most? Are the most expensive works of art the best? What defines real art? Immerse yourself in the complex world of contemporary art where everything is for sale and where artistic passion is calculated.

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THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (7.30PM) in Kinepolis, Sun 31.03 (2PM), Wed 03.04 (10PM), Thu 04.04 (11AM) in ZED-Vesalius

Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings) magically brings a wealth of archival images about WWI to life. Through digital techniques (and a lot of manual work) the film images were colored and we literally see the war as we have never seen it before. A story about deprivation and senseless massacres, but also about the daily life and camaraderie in the trenches.

When none other than Peter Jackson makes a documentary about WWI, expectations are high. When the press - despite those sky-high expectations - throws superlatives at it, that says a lot. Peter Jackson has delivered a magisterial film. 600 hours of footage from the BBC archive was carefully picked up and polished: noise and scratches were removed and the speed adjusted. After that, countless images were colored. The result is amazing and is miles away from the familiar jerky black and white images. And yet the power of this documentary does not lie solely in technical ingenuity. Jackson made the conscious choice not to give history lessons: there is no explanatory voice-over and interviews with historians are lacking. He lets the people who fought speak, literally, by giving testimonies from the 60s and by giving the soldiers a voice. He hired forensic lip readers who analyzed the silent film images and found out what was being said. 100 years ago has never before come this close.

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DIRECTOR Peter Jackson COUNTRY OF ORIGIN New Zealand, United Kingdom YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:39 EDITOR Jabez Olssen PRODUCTION WingNut Films WingNut Films, House Productions CONTACT INFORMATION Warner Bros E: Stef.VanAken@fox.com

THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (8PM) in Kinepolis DIRECTOR Tim Wardle COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:36 EDITOR Michael Harte CINEMATOGRAPHY Tim Cragg PRODUCTION RAW TV Ltd. CONTACT INFORMATION Wiepko Oosterhuis Periscoop P: +31 6 18391193 E: wiepko@periscoopfilm.nl

Long Island, 1961. Triplets Bobby, Eddy and David are separated from each other right after their birth. They spend their childhood in different adoptive families and don’t know about each other’s existence. Chance unexpectedly brings them together. The film shows how these brothers discover each other at age 19 and investigates why they were separated at birth. A disturbing story of a concealed study that has many secrets to this day.

When Bobby first goes to university, he receives a remarkably loving welcome. People wave at him, total strangers throw their arms around him.

Not much later he finds out the shocking explanation behind their behavior.

Bobby has a twin brother Eddy, who took classes there a year earlier. An extraordinary coincidence of fate. Their story becomes even more absurd when a third brother, David, is discovered. The media can’t get enough of this exceptional event. But after the joy and surprise, questions arise about their separation, leading to the discovery of a secret study. It turns out that their adoption agency had an agreement with psychiatrist Peter Neubauer to split up twins and triplets for a study within the nature-nurture debate. A grim discovery that takes a gripping look at family, free will and the ethics of science. Three Identical Strangers is one of the “golden three” of 2018: documentaries that have earned over 10 million dollars at the US box office.

A justified audience favorite.

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UNDERGROUND & REVOLT

(SHORT FILM COMPILATION)

SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (8PM) in ZED-STUK

Many young people have lost their faith in conventional politics, but that does not mean that they are politically apathetic. On the contrary. Worldwide we see new forms of protest and engagement. Young people make their voices heard through music, dance and social media. Jazar Krew started the first Palestinian Music Venue in haifa.

Maedah is arrested in Tehran because she publishes her dance videos online. Chinese hip-hopper Lady Duck continues to make hip-hop despite a new directive. Up to and including the rave revolution in Tsiblisi. A unique and urgent compilation of short films full of creative forms of underground resistance.

After the screening, Ayed from Jazar Krew will play a DJ set in STUK cafe.

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TRAPPED IN THE CITY OF A THOUSAND MOUNTAINS David Verbeek – 2018 – 0:24 Portrait of underground hiphop culture in Chongqing. Rapper Lil Ya and her friends trying to figure out what they still can and cannot do after new censorship is announced.

DANCING TEHRAN Shoresh Kalantari – 2018 – 0:11

NAJA (TBILISI) Jan Beddegenoodts – 2018 – 0:16

AYED: PALESTINIAN UNDERGROUND Jan Beddegenoodts – 2018 – 0:18 Portrait of Palestinian underground rave scene, that originates from a small bar in Haifa

WHEN LAMBS BECOME LIONS SCREENING: Fri 29.03 (10PM) in ZED-Vesalius, Sun 31.03 (3PM) in 30CC/Wagehuys,

Mon 01.04 (7.30PM) in Kinepolis DIRECTOR Jon Kasbe COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1u19 EDITOR Jon Kasbe, Frederick Shanahan, Catilyn Greene CINEMATOGRAPHY Jon Kasbe SCRIPT Jon Kasbe MUSIC West Dylan Thordson PRODUCTION The Documentary Group Andrew Harrison Brown, Innbo Shim, Tom Yellin CONTACT INFORMATION Dogwoof 19-23 Ironmonger Row EC1V 3QN London UK P: +44 2072536244 E: luke@dogwoof.com

The illegal ivory trade and the battle against it divide some regions in Kenya. In a village near a nature reserve, a small ivory trader tries to survive, while rangers use every means possible to prevent poaching. His own cousin is one of them, but he has not been paid for months and has doubts about his commitment. A unique look at the people behind the ivory trade and their motivations.

The declining elephant population in Africa has shocked the world. Are we headed for a total ban on ivory trade? The Kenyan government is using troops to stop illegal poachers. But who are these poachers who risk everything - even their lives - to trade ivory anyway? In his debut, director Jon Kosbe followed two men who are in the epicenter of the (fight against) ivory trade during three years. He gained unprecedented access to their lives and is able to offer a rare insight into their perspectives and motivations. We even gain insight into the poachers, who in their eyes are continuing a tradition and who put things in a different perspective by not placing the life of an elephant above that of a human being.

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WILL TURA: HOOP DOET LEVEN SCREENING: Sun 31.03 (5PM) in Kinepolis

Will Tura wrote history and has become the Emperor of the Flemish Song. He was the first Belgian artist to fill rock temple Vorst Nationaal in 1974 and his performance at the funeral of King Baudouin is engraved in the collective memory. A look back at his long career is a nostalgic trip through Flanders from the early 60s to the present.

60 years ago Will Tura was on stage for the first time. In the following years, 10,000 performances, dozens of albums and a hundred number one hits would follow. From the very beginning, Tura had a large fan base, but it was not until the last few decades that he gained the respect he deserves throughout the Flemish music world. Director Dominique Deruddere (Crazy Love, Wait until Spring Bandini, Everybody’s Famous) brings Will Tura’s story in his own way: beautiful archive footage is accompanied by the warm voice of Jan Decleir. The story of an honest artist and excellent performer who has worked very hard throughout his life to perfect his profession. And because of his long career, Tura’s story also tells the larger story of Flanders during the last decades, making Hoop doet Leven a varied ‘trip down memory lane’ for every Flemish viewer.

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DIRECTOR Dominique Deruddere COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:30 EDITOR Tom Meersseman PRODUCTION Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, Jean Kluger CONTACT INFORMATION Pascale Devreese Kinepolis Film Distribution Eeuwfeestlaan 20 1020 Brussels Belgium P: +32 2 474 26 87 E: pdevreese@kinepolis.com

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OUTSIDE THE DOX

Outside the Dox is the colorful home of documentaries that dare to deviate from the classic approach. Films that experiment with form or content and thus broaden and enrich the genre. This year, among others, we present a cinematographic gem that knows how to convey a penetrating message without words; a film that is built up like a symphony and a film that is completely made up of found-footage material. Intriguing, uplifting, disturbing and fascinating.

AQUARELA SCREENING: Wed 03.04 (8PM) in Kinepolis

Award-winning director Viktor Kossakovsky films the primal power of water in a incredible way as a natural element that seems to take revenge on mankind as we are slowly but surely destroying the earth. Immense ice caps crumble and turn into tumbling waterfalls and devastating waves. A visually stunning prayer for forgiveness. “How the hell did they film that?� It is a question that pops up regularly when looking at the impressive images of Aquarela. Russian director Kossakovsky used the latest high-tech stabilization equipment and filmed with waterproof HD cameras at 96 frames per second, resulting in an overwhelming cinematography. Water is the protagonist in Aquarela, but not so much in its gentle, life-giving form. Kossakovsky shows the raw energy of this force of nature, in all its glory and immeasurable power making people seem very fragile in comparison. When immense chunks of ice break off and float away, the wonder of this majestic element of nature gradually turns into a disturbing feeling. The melting icebergs leave behind a trace of devastation and tragic events; from Lake Baikal in Siberia, through gigantic waterfalls of Venezuela to tornado-infested California.

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DIRECTOR Viktor Kossakovsky COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:29 EDITOR Victor Kossakovsky, Molly Malene Stensgaard, Ainara Vera CINEMATOGRAPHY Victor Kossakovsky, Ben Bernhard PRODUCTION Aconite Productions, Aimara Reques CONTACT INFORMATION Nia Baxter Park Circus 27 Beak Street W1F 9RU London UK P: +44 (0)203 657 9512 E: nia@parkcircus.com

BEAUTIFUL THINGS SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (10PM), Thu 04.04 (6PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Giorgio Ferrero & Federico Biasin COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Italy, United States, Switzerland YEAR 2017 RUNTIME 1:35 EDITOR Enrico Aleotti ,Federico Biasin, Giorgio Ferrero,Filippo Vallegra CINEMATOGRAPHY Federico Biasin PRODUCTION MyBossWas, CONTACT INFORMATION Filmotor Kaprova 42/14 Prague 1 Czech Republic P: +42 721006421 E: michaela@filmotor.com

A contemplative journey through our obsessive consumer society. A beautiful documentary symphony about the lifeline of everyday objects from the mining of the raw materials to the final waste processing, supported by a beautiful cinematography and an impressive soundscape.

We are surrounded by countless things that we have collected throughout our lives. All those items have been made, tested, transported and will eventually be destroyed. A perpetual consumption chain from raw material to waste. Built up as a symphony in four parts, Beautiful Things shows four men in an exceptional working environment that is part of this consumption chain. Everything starts with the extraction of crude oil in a desert, the basic raw material of many consumer goods. The story continues on an immense cargo ship. After the vastness of the desert and the ocean, an acoustic scientist takes us to his echo-free test room to end the journey in a hellish waste processing company. As with a symphony, the four parts are linked to each other, in a magnificent whole in which both the soundscape and the image fit together perfectly.

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A mint film office production In co-production with KRO-NCRV

NOW SOMETHING IS SLOWLY CHANGING

This film is supported by the Netherlands Film Fund, CoBO, NPO-fund, Dutch Cultural Media Fund

SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (8PM), Mon 01.04 (4PM) in ZED-Vesalius

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Self-development. Inner growth. It seems likewww.mintfilm.nl the holy grail of our time.

The contemporary search for meaning and personal growth is widespread, the offered solutions vary. A cinematic - often hilarious - observation of this search, along with a registration of workshops and training courses that want to answer ubiquitous questions.

A presentation about happiness for primary school students, a course ‘dealing with tension and aggression’ and a vlogger who tries to calm down stressed followers with soft, relaxing sounds. But also quite a few therapy sessions with animals, such as a pig massages or leadership training with horses. Fatherhood courses. Mindfulness for children. The camera registers, but keeps its distance, just outside of the group. As a clinical observation of our human quest, this varied documentary lets the viewer make up his own mind about what all this means. Now Something is Slowly Changing won the prize for best Dutch documentary at the prestigious documentary festival IDFA

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DIRECTOR Menna Laura Meijer COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Netherlands YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:45 EDITOR Albert Markus jr.

CINEMATOGRAPHY David Spaans PRODUCTION Mint film office, CONTACT INFORMATION Cinema Delicatessen Jan Luijkenstraat 2 1071 CM Amsterdam Netherlands P: +31 20-4207123 E: info@cinemadelicatessen.nl

THE PAIN OF OTHERS SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (10PM), Sat 30.03 (5PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Penny Lane COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:11 EDITOR Penny Lane PRODUCTION Wishful Thinking LLC, CONTACT INFORMATION Wanda Vanderstoop Vtape 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 452 M5V 3A8 Toronto, Ontario Canada P: +1 416 351-1317 E: wandav@vtape.org

Morgellons disease. According to Wikipedia it is a non-existent skin condition: believing you have the disease is actually a psychotic disorder. According to the YouTube community of the ‘morgies’, however, it is very much a real disease that they passionately document. A strange found-footage portrait of the believers and their daily, hardcore fight against the disease, real or psychotic.

Three years ago filmmaker Penny Lane was a guest at DOCVILLE with the hilarious, inventive documentary Nuts! She played, as it were, a game with viewers who like to believe crazy stories. In The Pain of Others, she takes a completely different approach. It is still a wild story that explores the boundaries of ‘truth’, but this time there is a focus on the tragedy of those who believe in a world of non-believers. Lane only uses the self-made footage of three women who document their controversial disease. With empathy she gathers their testimonies, which are a heart-rending cry for help: a sincere exclamation that their suffering is real, that they are not just imagining this.

Their evidence: hours upon hours of footage of their bizarre symptoms. An alienating, creepy experience that evokes empathy and makes you weary at the same time. An interesting look at the online communities in which everyone sees their own truth proven.

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PRESS UNDER PRESSURE

Carrying out detective work against the clock, journalists risking their lives, secret information that can change the world: it sounds like fiction, but it really exists.

DOCVILLE selected four high-profile documentaries on (investigative) journalism.

Critical minds from around the world who, each in their own way, dig up secrets and fight for freedom of expression. But the opposite is happening too: there is a part of the media that subordinates the truth to their own agenda and deliberately sends out fake news.

DIVIDE AND CONQUER SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (1.30PM) in ZED-Vesalius, Mon 01.04 (10PM) in ZED-STUK, Thu 04.04 (7.30PM) in Kinepolis

It is no coincidence that the right-wing conservative Fox News has become a breeding ground for fake news and is one of the causes of the rise of new, highly conservative movements. On the contrary, it has all happened by design. It fits in the vision of Roger Ailes, who has been the head of Fox News for twenty years. Ailes’ predilection for sensational news and polarization perfectly match his own turbulent career. A staggering look at (the lack of) moral limits in the media.

For several decades, Roger Ailes was active as CEO of Fox News and Fox Television Stations. Like no other, he could give news a sensational twist to appeal to the taste for drama in his audience - a tactic he also applied as a media consultant for Nixon, Reagan, Bush Sr. and Trump, among others. In Divide and Conquer, witnesses describe how he made his own persona as impressive as that of his clients. His cunning approach made him incredibly influential in the media world, he was known as ‘the most powerful man in the media’. But it is clear that he also offended many people and crossed many lines: he was accused, among other things, of racism and sexual harassment. On the basis of Ailes’ life, the documentary takes a critical look at themes such as sexism, manipulation and especially the moral limits of different media.

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DIRECTOR Alexis Bloom COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:47 EDITOR Pax Wassermann CINEMATOGRAPHY Charlotte Kaufman, Antonio Rossi PRODUCTION A&E IndieFilms, Jigsaw Production, Baird Films, CONTACT INFORMATION Catalina Ramirez Magnolia Pictures 49 W 27th St, 7th Floor 10001 New York P: +1 212.924.6701 x2719 E: CRamirez@magpictures.com

ON AIR SCREENING: Mon 01.04 (8PM) in 30CC/Wagehuys DIRECTOR Manno Lanssens COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium YEAR 2019 RUNTIME 1:30 EDITOR Jan De Coster CINEMATOGRAPHY JoĂŁo Ribeiro PRODUCTION Ellen De Waele, Serendipity Films CONTACT INFORMATION Elisa Heene Serendipity Films P: +32 484 15 90 34 E: elisa@serendipityfilms.be

Bob Rugurika is at the head of RPA, the most popular private radio in Burundi. As a passionate investigative journalist, he is a champion of free speech. The RPA continues to challenge the regime and becomes public enemy number one. When President Pierre Nkurunziza is determined to start a third term of office and wants to change the constitution, things get even more tense. Will Bob continue to risk his life in his fight for freedom of the press, at a time when all dissident voices are being nipped in the bud?

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THE KLEPTOCRATS SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (4PM), Mon 01.04 (7.45PM) in ZED-Vesalius, Thu 04.04 (6PM) in ZED-STUK

The story of the biggest scam ever has all the ingredients of an exciting film scenario. A top financier obscures 3.5 billion dollars from ‘1MDB’, a Malaysian fund that is entirely in the hands of the Minister of Finance.

Investigative journalists from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Hollywood Reporter take an interest in the investigation and trace the money trail that - ironically - leads to the funding of the blockbuster The Wolf of Wall Street.

The world’s largest scam is a story about corruption at the highest level, abuse of power and international money laundering. A hot shot financier obscures 3.5 billion US dollars from a Malaysian fund. The money from this bold scam follows a lot of winding roads and flows to New York and Hollywood.

The thieves visit several A-list celebrities and ultimately finance Leonardo DiCarpio’s passion project The Wolf of Wall Street. Investigative journalists from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Hollywood Reporter follow the money trail like true detectives and unravel the cunning intrigues. The US Department of Justice is involved, just like the Malaysian Prime Minister and his entourage. Assets are frozen and money is seized while the duped Malaysian population fights back. An impressive account of crime and corruption and how much a few driven journalists can dig up.

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DIRECTOR Sam Hobkinson & Havana Marking COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United Kingdom YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:24 EDITOR Peter Norrey, John Clohessy CINEMATOGRAPHY Luciano Blotta, Phillip Stebbing PRODUCTION Roast Beef Productions, CONTACT INFORMATION Luke Brawley Dogwoof 19-23 Ironmonger Row EC1V 3QN London UK P: +44 2072536244 E: luke@dogwoof.com

THE PANAMA PAPERS SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (5PM) in ZED-Vesalius, Sat 30.03 (10PM) in ZED-STUK DIRECTOR Alex Winter COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:36 EDITOR Weston Cadwell CINEMATOGRAPHY EJ Enriquez PRODUCTION Trouper Productions, Zipper Brs Films, CONTACT INFORMATION Lucas Meurin Great Point Media 3rd Floor, 14 Floral Street WC2E 9DH London UK P: +44 (0) 20 3873 0020 E: lmeurin @greatpointmedia.com

In the spring of 2016, the media exploded thanks to the publication of the Panama Papers, which exposed the fraud and tax evasion of prominent figures around the world. The Panama Papers explains in an intriguing way what the documents contain and how journalists around the world secretly worked on their publication for a year.

In 2015, an anonymous source shares more than eleven million documents with a German newspaper. A year later, on April 3, 2016, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists publishes the Panama Papers, the largest data breach in history. Drug barons, politicians, top athletes and other celebrities from around the world are linked to tens of thousands of offshores - foreign bank accounts that are often used for illegal financial activities. One month later, 200 countries publish lists of names of all citizens involved.

The Panama Papers portrays the journalists involved in the investigation of the Panama Papers, who are forced to keep their work secret during 2015 - which is emphasized at the time that Maltese journalist Caruana Galizia is murdered during the recording of the film. An extremely exciting documentary that guides the viewer deeper and deeper into the maze of the fraud scandal.

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WATERGATE SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (7.30PM) in 30CC/Wagehuys

Academy Award-winning director Charles Ferguson looks back on a turbulent period in American history: the Watergate scandal. A complex case that led to the resignation of President Nixon. With a wealth of archival material and contemporary interviews, the film clearly and compellingly shares the comprehensive story of this turning point in contemporary history. A documentary that is somewhere between a political thriller and a court case-drama, with a nod to the current situation in the White House.

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DIRECTOR Charles Ferguson COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 4:00 EDITOR Joe Garrity CINEMATOGRAPHY Shana Hagan, Yuanchen Liu, Dennis Madden, Daphne Matziaraki PRODUCTION Representational Pictures, CONTACT INFORMATION Luke Brawley Dogwoof 19-23 Ironmonger Row EC1V 3QN London UK P: +44 2072536244 E: luke@dogwoof.com

YOUNG DOCS

DOCVILLE presents a selection of documentaries tailored to the young viewer: these films broaden their view of the world.

Stories about a strange world far away, or about our own familiar world seen from a completely new point of view. The perfect films for an extra dose of curiosity and empathy for children aged 6 and up.

AATOS EN DE WERELD

(SHORT FILM)

SCREENING: Wed 27.03 (2.30PM) in ZED-Vesalius

The 6 year old friends Aatos, Amine and Flo all live in Molenbeek. Together they have their small adventures and bicker about who can sit where on their flying carpet. They live in the same building, but lead very different lives. Then one day terrorist attacks in Brussels greatly disrupt their harmonious world. Suddenly armed soldiers patrol the streets and people light candles.

Aatos and the World is a shortened version for kids of the feature documentary Gods of Molenbeek. Filmed though the eyes of children who playfully work their way through the big issues of life. A heart-warming portrait of three cheerful friends.

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DIRECTOR Reetta Huhtanen COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Finland, Belgium YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1:22 EDITOR Heikki-Pekka Vaara CINEMATOGRAPHY Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen PRODUCTION Zone2 Pictures, Clin d’Oeil Films, Tondowski Films CONTACT INFORMATION An De Winter Dalton Distribution Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9c 3000 Leuven Belgium P: +32 16 679240 E: info@daltondistribution.be

LIYANA SCREENING: Sun 31.03 (3PM) in ZED-STUK DIRECTOR Aaron Kopp, Amando Kopp COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Swaziland, Qatar YEAR 2017 RUNTIME 1:16

A group of orphans from Swaziland comes up with a story: they fantasize how the brave Liyana leaves to rescue her kidnapped twin brothers. The young storytellers devise a path full of dangers and enchantment for their heroine and draw inspiration from their own lives: their dark memories and their happiest dreams.

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THE MAN WHO LOOKED BEYOND THE HORIZON

(SHORT FILM)

SCREENING: Wed 27.03 (2.30PM) in ZED-Vesalius

A real adventure. Many dream of it, but few really go for it. Over 40 years ago, Bas Jan started his big adventure: with a tiny sailboat he wanted to sail from America to England. Months later, his boat was found at sea – without Bas Jan. Filmmaker Martijn Blekendaal finds out what happened.

Filmmaker Martijn Blekendaal first heard the story of the missing Bas Jan when he was still quite young. It always fascinated him. Not just the disappearance itself, but the mystery surrounding it. After all, there were a lot of question marks surrounding his disappearance on the Atlantic. The filmmaker tries to find out what happened, but also what drove Bas Jan to undertake this great adventure. What encouraged him to go on such a dangerous journey? Wasn’t he afraid? Did he do it to become famous? To understand Bas Jan, Blekendaal must overcome his old fears: his must also dare to look beyond his own horizon. His research takes Blekendaal to Hollywood. And he discovers that Bas Jan has left something even more special than just a mystery. A smooth, exciting and fascinating documentary for young people between 9 and 15 years old.

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DIRECTOR Martijn Blekendaal COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Netherlands YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 0:26 EDITOR Finbar Wilbrink CINEMATOGRAPHY Pim Hawinkels PRODUCTION Cerutti Film, CONTACT INFORMATION Vera Born Cerutti Film Zijlstraat 78 2011TR Haarlem The Netherlands P: +31 6 547 80 497 E: vera@ceruttifilm.nl

THE WILD CITY SCREENING: Sat 30.03 (3PM), Wed 03.04 (2.30PM) in ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Mark Verkerk COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Netherlands YEAR 2017 RUNTIME 1:25

Nature is all around us. Even where you would least expect it, like in the city. Mountain ranges of glass and concrete, industrial savannas, kilometers of sewer pipes. For a large number of wild animals, trees and plants, streets, tunnels, waterways and brick buildings are just as suitable and attractive as a primeval forest or marsh. In addition to the wild house cats, stray gulls and the inevitable rats, the city is also home to many exotic species such as ringed parakeets, American crustaceans, Egyptian geese. The cat Abatutu takes the viewer on a voyage of discovery through the wilderness of Amsterdam.

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THE WORLD OF KIM & BOB

(SHORT FILM)

SCREENING: Wed 27.03 (2.30PM) in ZED-Vesalius

Kim and Bob have always been best friends. They both have a rich imagination and play together in worlds of their own creation. These worlds are brought to life beautifully with animations by director Sanne Rovers. Will they manage to stay best friends even when they grow up?

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DIRECTOR Sanne Rovers COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Netherlands YEAR 2016 RUNTIME 0:17 EDITOR Annelotte Medema, Sanne Rovers, Tim Roza CINEMATOGRAPHY Diderik Evers, Lonneke Worm PRODUCTION Witfilm, Iris Lammertsma CONTACT INFORMATION Mathilde Niekamp Witfilm De Kempenaerstraat 11B 1051CJ Amsterdam The Netherlands P: +31 (0)20 688 5049 E: mathilde@witfilm.nl

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VR DOCS

The time during which VR was just a nerdy gadget is over. More and more documentary makers are exploring the medium and with good reason: virtual reality offers an unmatchable experience that literally drops the viewer into a new reality. DOCVILLE made a strict selection of short documentaries that immerses the viewer in an unprecedented world not only visually, but also in terms of sound experience.

DENOISE

(SHORT FILM)

SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (8.30PM), Fri 29.03 (8.30PM), Sat 30.03 (4PM, 8.30PM), Sun 31.03 (5PM, 8.30PM), Mon 01.04 (8.30PM), Tue 02.04 (8.30PM), Wed 03.04 (3PM, 8.30PM), Thu 04.04 (3PM, 6PM, 8.30PM) in Foyer ZED-Vesalius

An immersion in some unique, closed worlds and their sounds. A field for oil extraction in Texas, the engine room of an immense cargo ship and a special echo-free test chamber. VR not only brings you into the middle of a new environment visually but also allows you to gain a completely personal audio experience.

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DIRECTOR Giorgio Ferrero COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Italy YEAR 2017 RUNTIME 0:13 PRODUCTION Filmotor CONTACT INFORMATION Filmotor Kaprova 42/14 Prague 1 Czech Republic P: +42 721006421 E: michaela@filmotor.com

LIMBO

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SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (8.30PM), Fri 29.03 (8.30PM), Sat 30.03 (4PM, 8.30PM), Sun 31.03 (5PM, 8.30PM), Mon 01.04 (8.30PM), Tue 02.04 (8.30PM), Wed 03.04 (3PM, 8.30PM), Thu 04.04 (3PM, 6PM, 8.30PM) in Foyer ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Shehani Fernando COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United Kingdom YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 0:08 PRODUCTION Anetta Jones CONTACT INFORMATION Shehani Fernando P: +44 7815042148 E: shehani.fernando.casual @guardian.co.uk

Tens of thousands of asylum seekers are stranded in Great Britain. While they wait for a decision about their asylum application, their life is on hold.

It is life in an in between world, waiting for a decision that has a radical impact on the rest of their lives. Experience the limbo of an asylum centre from the inside.

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STEP TO THE LINE

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SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (8.30PM), Fri 29.03 (8.30PM), Sat 30.03 (4PM, 8.30PM), Sun 31.03 (5PM, 8.30PM), Mon 01.04 (8.30PM), Tue 02.04 (8.30PM), Wed 03.04 (3PM, 8.30PM), Thu 04.04 (3PM, 6PM, 8.30PM) in Foyer ZED-Vesalius

A maximum security prison in the US. On the one hand there is the prisoners, on the other hand non-prisoners. There are differences and similarities, lives come together and separate, release is sometimes just as shocking as detention. A fascinating visit inside the prison that will change your view of the prison system forever.

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DIRECTOR Ricardo Laganaro COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States YEAR 2017 RUNTIME 0:11 EDITOR Sabrina Wilkins Cinematography Joao Padua PRODUCTION Oculus / Defy Ventures, Amy Seidenwurm , Paula Cuneo, Joanne Sprague, Fernando Alcantara CONTACT INFORMATION Ricardo Laganaro Rua Bela Cintra 1702 ap 52 01415-001 São Paulo São Paulo Brazil P: +5511993049104 E: ricardo@laganaro.com

THE REAL THING

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SCREENING: Thu 28.03 (8.30PM), Fri 29.03 (8.30PM), Sat 30.03 (4PM, 8.30PM), Sun 31.03 (5PM, 8.30PM), Mon 01.04 (8.30PM), Tue 02.04 (8.30PM), Wed 03.04 (3PM, 8.30PM), Thu 04.04 (3PM, 6PM, 8.30PM) in Foyer ZED-Vesalius DIRECTOR Benoit Felici, Mathias Chelebourg COUNTRY OF ORIGIN France YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 0:16 PRODUCTION Arte France / Artline Films CONTACT INFORMATION Agata Di Tommaso Diversion Cinema 134, rue d’Aubervilliers 75019 Paris France P: +39 392 1515784 E: agata@diversioncinema.com

The Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, Venice, the Vatican ... These are just a few of the many monuments or even entire cities of which replicas have been made. These constructions are more than simple copies, they reflect a certain world view: places shaped according to what we consider ideal. A sometimes absurd journey through the monumental copycat architecture of China, amongst other places.

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DOCVILLE+ THURSDAY 28.03 | 1.30PM Divide & Conquer | 3.30PM Debate | 5PM The Panama Papers

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND FAKE NEWS While the press used to have an unquestionable aura of authority, in these times of fake news it finds itself increasingly under attack. The press continues to drop bombshells: from Watergate to The Panama Papers, investigative journalism does have an impact on society. Should the press be the watchdog of our democracy? Is there a remedy for fake news? Can thorough investigative journalism survive in these times of super-fast social media?

LOCATION: ZED–VESALIUS

LANGUAGE: DUTCH

FRIDAY 29.03 | 7.30PM Paradogma | 21h15 Debate

IS POLARISATION A PROBLEM? “Polarisation”. It is a term you hear every day. Regardless of which theme is being discussed, extreme opinions become stronger and reinforce each other. Not only in the media, but also in discussions between friends and acquaintances, it is increasingly difficult to take a nuanced position, to ask critical questions or to vent dissenting opinions without being placed in the hostile camp. How do we explain this phenomenon of polarisation? Which consequences does it have? And what are the risks? How do we reintroduce nuance and honest critical thinking into the debate?

LOCATION: ZED–VESALIUS

LANGUAGE: DUTCH

SATURDAY 30.03 | 10AM When Arabs Danced | 13h Lecture Khalid Benhaddou

ISLAM IN CONTEMPORARY WESTERN SOCIETY In When Arabs Danced, director Jawad Rhalib asks questions about the effects of Muslim fundamentalism, basing himself on the story of his mother, who was a belly dancer. Not so long ago this Arab dance stood for sensuality and femininity, now Muslims often label it as unclean. How do artists look at it today? And more broadly: how do Muslims combine their faith with the contemporary European context? Imam Khalid Benhaddou, author of “Halal or not?”, elaborates on this.

He has been trying for years to build a bridge between his faith and the contemporary European society in which he lives.

LOCATION: ZED–VESALIUS

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DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATES

SATURDAY 30.03 | 15h Palimpsest | 17h Debate with Peter Verlinden

A NEW LOOK AT THE COLONIAL PAST? The renovation of the Africa Museum in Tervuren is the ideal occasion for director Matthias De Groof to study our view on the Belgian colonial past. Does the facelift of the museum imply that this past must be (re) interpreted? Did the museum demolish not only old walls but also the old colonial vision in its new design? And have they succeeded in making the voice of the African diaspora heard? VRT journalist and Congo expert Peter Verlinden offers his expertise.

LOCATION: ZED–VESALIUS

LANGUAGE: DUTCH

SUNDAY 31.03 | 17h Behind the Curve | 19h Debate

FLAT EARTH: NOT A CRAZY THOUGHT Worldwide, more and more people are claiming that the earth is flat. Where does this belief come from? Are their arguments too crazy for words? Or is there something to what they say? Isn’t a critical mind one that dares to question common theories? Should we just shrug? Or convince these people with scientific arguments?

LOCATION: 30CC/WAGEHUYS

LANGUAGE: DUTCH

WEDNESDAY 03.04 | 14h00 Inclusief | 16u00 Debate | 18h00 Jij bent mijn vriend

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: CURSE OR BLESSING? Since the introduction of the M-decree, which really started in 2016, so-called “inclusive education” has often been the subject of discussion. What some consider a step in the right direction children and young people should be able to deal with differences - others see as a risk to the quality level of our education. Teachers’ organizations complain about the lack of support and the burden it places on the teacher. After 2 years it is time for an evaluation.

A collaboration with Klasse

LOCATION: ZED–VESALIUS

LANGUAGE: DUTCH

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DOCVILLE² MONDAY 01.04 | 18h00 – 7PM

SUNDAY 31.03 | 3.30PM

APERITIF LECTURES ABOUT LOVE

TEA TEASTING

An inspiring hour of short lectures about love, each time from a specific field of expertise. Order a drink and come listen to scientists who answer various questions. Does a male body react differently to sex than a woman’s body?

Should trios be able to marry? Is there a cure for heartbreak? Can you genetically have three parents?

Discover the wonderful world of tea in a sensory tasting session.

LOCATION: ZED–VESALIUS LANGUAGE: DUTCH

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CANVAS NIGHT

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Wednesdag 03.04 | 9.15PM Cinema ZED-Vesalius

Wednesdag 03.04 | 9.15PM Cinema ZED-Vesalius

Canvas - the ultimate documentary channel - has been a valuable partner of DOCVILLE for years and traditionally presents its own program at the festival. An exclusive preview of new series that are in the pipeline? This year we spoil you with the first episode of the 7-part biopic about Frank Vandenbroucke and the first footage of a very very quirky series called Fiskepark.

A mockumentary with, among others, Tomas De Soete, Jan Jaap van der Wal, Bent Van Looy and Siska Schoeters that is a parody of the true-crime genre, questioning its authenticity in a humorous way.

Authors’ association SABAM supports audiovisual authors in various ways. They have an eye for young emerging talent, but also for filmmakers who have already proved themselves. No less than three documentaries will be screened on the Sabam evening and this year women rule the roost! On this fascinating evening in the presence of the directors we present the screening of Memre Yu by Wildcard winner Zaïde Bil, Fraternidad by Laura Zuallaert and Still from Afar by Eva Van Tongeren.

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ACTIVITIES FOR PROFESSIONALS

DOCVILLE

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DOCVILLE is not only a festival for visitors, but also a platform for activities for and by documentary professionals. On various days, we offer masterclasses, case studies and networking moments for professionals from the documentary world.

01.04 | 10AM | Wagehuys

02.04 | 7PM | Cinema ZED – STUK

MACKY INDUSTRY DAY

MASTERCLASS ANDRE SINGER

Macky is a new collective of Flemish creatives with a heart for children’s content. During the industry pitches at DOCVILLE, makers have the chance to explain their latest ideas for children and youth content to TV channels, production houses and distributors. Telidja Klaï (Ketnet) will kick off this day, which ends with an inspiring screening of successful children’s documentaries from neighboring countries.

LANGUAGE: DUTCH

02.04 | 3PM | Cinema ZED – STUK

BEYOND BORDERS: DIRECTORS ROUNDTABLE Professional documentary makers from the Netherlands and Flanders meet up for an interesting conversation. Is there a difference in the way we make documentaries? But also: how far do we want to go as directors? Would we be willing to be our own producers? How do creation and financing relate to each other? A roundtable discussion across the border.

LANGUAGE: DUTCH

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Andre Singer is a monument in the world of documentaries. After his doctorate in anthropology, he started making non-fiction in the 1970s. He produced over 55 documentary films and series, including many award-winning titles and collaborations with well-known names. He produced Joshua Oppenheimer’s Oscar-nominated documentary The Act of Killing (2014) and the worldwide TV series Stephen Fry in America. But his main brother-in-arms is Werner Herzog, for whom he has been producing films for a quarter of a century.

In 2014, Singer took place in the director’s chair for the memorable WWII documentary Night Will Fall. His last achievement is another collaboration with Herzog, this time as co-director of Meeting Gorbachev.

The perfect occasion for DOCVILLE to put the spotlight on him as Artist in Focus.

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

HELLO CROWD 03.04 | 6PM Cinema ZED – VESALIUS

SCENARIO IN DOCUMENTARY: CASE STUDY SCREWBALL Just like with a fiction film, a scenario is indispensable for a documentary. But how exactly does that work? Doesn’t a documentary want to avoid manipulating reality? Of the many possible formats, re-enactments the re-enactment of events with actors - are often the subject of discussion. It is an intervention that offers opportunities as well as pitfalls. Director Billy Corben shares how he used actors in the hilarious ‘Screwball’ in a very creative way.

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

04.04 | 10AM | Cinema ZED – STUK

DAY OF THE DOC Professional documentary makers traditionally meet on the last day of DOCVILLE for the annual Day of the Doc. In the morning a round-up will be made of the state of affairs of Flemish documentary film, followed by a session on the social impact of documentaries. In the afternoon, we will discuss various themes and specific topics.

LANGUAGE: DUTCH

DOCVILLE and Hello crowd! are teaming up to present the very first edition of the Hello crowd! crowdfunding competition at DOCVILLE. Lots of small contributions can really make a difference: that is the idea behind crowdfunding. Hello Bank helps filmmakers find the necessary financing for their project via the crowdfunding platform Hello Crowd.

Wednesday 03.04 | 4PM Cinema ZED – VESALIUS

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KU Leuven Culture Card € 6 Zesxzedcard € 42

Good news for hardcore fans of documentary films: there is a DOCVILLE festival pass. This pass gives you access to all screenings. On top of that, visitors with a festival pass are entitled to one free dvd at the Dalton pop up store, which you will find every day at ZED-Vesalius.

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Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9c | 3000 Leuven | 016/679.240 At our various locations you can only buy tickets for the documentary screening at that specific location. Payment is cash only. If you have already purchased tickets online, they will be ready and waiting for you at the screening location.

Please note: DOCVILLE screenings start exactly on time.

We do not take reservations, but you can purchase your ticket in pre-sale.

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Walter Verdin, Matchume Zango, Tinoca Zimba, Noma Nyiki, Nelton Miranda & Stélio Mondiane in een videoconcert gebaseerd op de hypnotiserende klank van de timbila, een traditioneel instrument uit Mozambique.

ZATERDAG 4 MEI 2019 - 20.00 UUR 30CC/SCHOUWBURG Bondgenotenlaan 21 3000 Leuven

info & tickets: www.30CC.be  016 300 900

ABOUT LEUVEN Leuven is a relatively small city (100.000 inhabitants), twenty kilometers near Brussels. Leuven is widely known for two things: students and beer. It harbours one of the largest and oldest universities in Europe. The KU Leuven was founded in 1425 and has more than 55.000 students today.

Leuven is also the hometown of InBev, the largest brewery in the world, famous for its beer Stella Artois (since 1366), one of the best known (and may we add: best tasting) beers.

GETTING AROUND IN LEUVEN

BY BUS

In Leuven the buses of the public transport company De Lijn will swiftly take you anywhere in the city.

- Cinema ZED- Vesalius: stop Leuven Campus Vesalius - lines 1, 4, 5, 6 - STUK: stop Leuven H.Hart Kliniek - line 2 - Kinepolis: stop station Leuven - 30CC/Wagehuys Stop Sint-Pieterskliniek

BY BIKE

Leuven itself was founded in the 11th century and has a fabulous historic city centre (with the magnificent town hall) and a worldwide known Beguinage (officially recognized as an UNESCO World Heritage site). Due to the creative input of students, it always stayed a vivid, young and creative environment. In a city where the historical buildings are only surpassed by the number of pubs and bars (following our last count: 180, but it’s possible we’ve missed some) there is always something going on.

Leuven harbours a series of interesting cultural organisations and events. Besides DOCVILLE there’s also the International Arts Centre STUK (www.stuk.be), the M-Museum, the local cultural center 30CC (www.30CC.be), The Afrika Film Festival (www.afrikafilmfestival.be), the club concerts of Het Depot (www.depot.be), the Leuven Short Film Festival (www.shortfilmfestival.org) and so on.

Bikes rule the streets of Leuven, it’s the best way to get around the city center. You can rent bikes at the Bike center at the Leuven railway station or in the center at Leuven Leisure.

BY FOOT

Leuven has a small citycenter, which means that everything is easily accessible by foot.

- Cinema ZED- Vesalius: 12 minutes from the station.

- STUK: 20 minutes from the station.

- Kinepolis: 4 minutes from the station.

- 30CC/Wagehuys:17 minutes from the station.

MORE INFORMATION You can find more detailed information about Leuven on the official website of the city (www.leuven.be) or at the Tourist Information Bureau (Naamsestraat 1, 3000 Leuven).

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INDEX LIST BY COUNTRY AFGHANISTAN KABUL, CIT Y IN THE WIND................................................. 24 AUSTRALIA CHINA LOVE........................................................................ 46 AUSTRIA THE BORDER FENCE. . ......................................................... 40 BELGIUM A ATOS EN DE WERELD (SHORT FILM)............................... 90 AYED: PALESTINIAN UNDERGROUND ................................ 72 BAINS PUBLICS.....................................................................8 BREXIT BEHIND THE SCENES. . ........................................... 55 BURNING OUT. . ................................................................. 125 CHARLEROI: LE PAYS AUX 60 MONTAGNES..........................9 COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD............................................ 56 DANCING TEHRAN.............................................................. 72 FLY ROCKET FLY................................................................. 58 GODEN VAN MOLENBEEK. . ................................................. 60 HARRY GRUYAERT. PHOTOGRAPHER.. ................................ 10 INCLUSIEF.......................................................................... 11 MANU. . ................................................................................ 12 NA JA (TBILISI).. ................................................................... 72 ON AIR................................................................................ 85 PALIMPSEST....................................................................... 13 REACH FOR THE SKY........................................................ 125 SAKAWA. . ............................................................................ 14 THIRD ACT.......................................................................... 16 TRANSNISTRA.. ................................................................... 29 TRAPPED IN THE CIT Y OF A THOUSAND MOUNTAINS ....... 72 VACANCY . . ........................................................................... 17 WHEN ARABS DANCED....................................................... 18 WILL TURA: HOOP DOET LEVEN..........................................74 ZIE MIJ DOEN . . .................................................................. 125 BRAZIL PIRIPKURA........................................................................ 125 CANADA ANTHROPOCENE.. ............................................................... 20 TAKE LIGHT. . ....................................................................... 39 THE CORPORATE COUP D’ÉTAT.......................................... 42 CHILE SANTIAGO, ITALY.. ............................................................... 65 CHINA ONE CHILD NATION.. ........................................................... 38 CONGO FLY ROCKET FLY................................................................. 58 DENMARK AQUARELA.......................................................................... 78 COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD............................................ 56 HEARTBOUND: A DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE STORY ......... 47 NIGHT WILL FALL................................................................ 33 TRANSNISTRA.. ................................................................... 29 FINLAND A ATOS EN DE WERELD (SHORT FILM)............................... 90 GODEN VAN MOLENBEEK. . ................................................. 60

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FRANCE DE CHAQUE INSTANT. . ........................................................ 57 FLY ROCKET FLY................................................................. 58 SANTIAGO, ITALY.. ............................................................... 65 THE REAL THING (SHORT FILM)...................................... 101 THE SILENCE OF OTHERS................................................. 124 GERMANY AQUARELA.......................................................................... 78 CLOSING TIME.................................................................... 22 FLY ROCKET FLY................................................................. 58 KABUL, CIT Y IN THE WIND................................................. 24 MEETING GORBACHEV....................................................... 32 PARADOGMA. . ..................................................................... 63 PLEASURE & PAIN: SCIENCE OF LOVE.. .............................. 51 IRELAND SCHOOL LIFE (IN LOCO PARENTIS).. ................................. 124 ISRAEL NIGHT WILL FALL................................................................ 33 ITALY BEAUTIFUL THINGS............................................................ 79 DENOISE (SHORT FILM).. ................................................... 98 SANTIAGO, ITALY.. ............................................................... 65 JAPAN KABUL, CIT Y IN THE WIND................................................. 24 KAZAKHSTAN WHERE THE WIND BLEW.................................................... 34 MEXICO MIDNIGHT FAMILY.............................................................. 25 NETHERLANDS HEARTBOUND: A DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE STORY ......... 47 JIJ BENT MIJN VRIEND.. ...................................................... 61 KABUL, CIT Y IN THE WIND................................................. 24 MIND MY MIND (SHORT FILM).. ......................................... 26 NOW SOMETHING IS SLOWLY CHANGING.......................... 80 SAKAWA. . ............................................................................ 14 SHEEP HERO. . ..................................................................... 28 SINGLE............................................................................... 52 THE MAN WHO LOOKED BEYOND THE HORIZON . . .............. 92 THE WILD CIT Y . . .................................................................. 93 THE WORLD OF KIM & BOB................................................ 94 NEW ZEALAND THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD............................................. 70 NORWAY COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD............................................ 56 QATAR LIYANA................................................................................ 91 SOUTH KOREA REACH FOR THE SKY........................................................ 125 SPAIN SCHOOL LIFE (IN LOCO PARENTIS).. ................................. 124 THE SILENCE OF OTHERS................................................. 124 SWAZILAND LIYANA................................................................................ 91

SWEDEN 10 METER TOWER (SHORT FILM)...................................... 15 COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD............................................ 56 HEARTBOUND: A DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE STORY ......... 47 MATING. . ............................................................................. 50 THE DEMINER................................................................... 125 TRANSNISTRA.. ................................................................... 29 SWITZERLAND BEAUTIFUL THINGS............................................................ 79 CLOSING TIME.................................................................... 22 THAILAND HEARTBOUND: A DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE STORY ......... 47 UNITED KINGDOM AQUARELA.......................................................................... 78 B.B. KING: ON THE ROAD................................................. 124 DAVID BOWIE: THE FIRST FIVE YEARS............................. 124 LIMBO (SHORT FILM). . ....................................................... 99 MAIDEN.............................................................................. 62 MEETING GORBACHEV....................................................... 32 NIGHT WILL FALL................................................................ 33 TEA WITH THE DAMES........................................................ 67 THE KLEPTOCRATS............................................................. 86 THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD............................................. 70 WHERE THE WIND BLEW.................................................... 34 UNITED STATES AQUARELA.......................................................................... 78 BEAUTIFUL THINGS............................................................ 79 BEHIND THE CURVE.. .......................................................... 54 BISBEE ‘17......................................................................... 21 DIVIDE AND CONQUER....................................................... 84 DON’T BE A DICK ABOUT IT................................................ 23 FLY ROCKET FLY................................................................. 58 FREE SOLO......................................................................... 59 LIFE ANIMATED. . ............................................................... 125 LOVE ETC............................................................................ 48 MARIANNE & LEONARD: WORDS OF LOVE......................... 49 MEETING GORBACHEV....................................................... 32 MINDING THE GAP. . ............................................................ 27 NIGHT WILL FALL................................................................ 33 ONE CHILD NATION.. ........................................................... 38 RBG.. ................................................................................... 64 SCREWBALL.. ...................................................................... 66 STEP TO THE LINE (SHORT FILM).................................... 100 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM................................................ 68 THE BRINK. . ........................................................................ 41 THE CORPORATE COUP D’ÉTAT.......................................... 42 THE PAIN OF OTHERS......................................................... 81 THE PANAMA PAPERS. . ....................................................... 87 THE PRICE OF EVERY THING............................................... 69 THE SILENCE OF OTHERS................................................. 124 THE TRUTH ABOUT KILLER ROBOTS. . ................................. 43 THIS CHANGES EVERY THING............................................. 44 THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS. . .........................................71 WATERGATE........................................................................ 88 WHEN LAMBS BECOME LIONS........................................... 73 WHERE THE WIND BLEW.................................................... 34

LIST BY TITLE 10 METER TOWER (SHORT FILM)...................................... 15 A ATOS EN DE WERELD (SHORT FILM)............................... 90

ANTHROPOCENE.. ............................................................... 20 AQUARELA.......................................................................... 78 AYED: PALESTINIAN UNDERGROUND ................................ 72 B.B. KING: ON THE ROAD................................................. 124 BAINS PUBLICS.....................................................................8 BEAUTIFUL THINGS............................................................ 79 BEHIND THE CURVE.. .......................................................... 54 BISBEE ‘17......................................................................... 21 BREXIT BEHIND THE SCENES. . ........................................... 55 BURNING OUT. . ................................................................. 125 CHARLEROI: LE PAYS AUX 60 MONTAGNES..........................9 CHINA LOVE........................................................................ 46 CLOSING TIME.................................................................... 22 COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD............................................ 56 DANCING TEHRAN.............................................................. 72 DAVID BOWIE: THE FIRST FIVE YEARS............................. 124 DE CHAQUE INSTANT. . ........................................................ 57 DENOISE (SHORT FILM).. ................................................... 98 DIVIDE AND CONQUER....................................................... 84 DON’T BE A DICK ABOUT IT................................................ 23 FLY ROCKET FLY................................................................. 58 FREE SOLO......................................................................... 59 GODEN VAN MOLENBEEK. . ................................................. 60 HARRY GRUYAERT. PHOTOGRAPHER.. ................................ 10 HEARTBOUND: A DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE STORY ......... 47 INCLUSIEF.......................................................................... 11 JIJ BENT MIJN VRIEND.. ...................................................... 61 KABUL, CIT Y IN THE WIND................................................. 24 LIFE ANIMATED. . ............................................................... 125 LIMBO (SHORT FILM). . ....................................................... 99 LIYANA................................................................................ 91 LOVE ETC............................................................................ 48 MAIDEN.............................................................................. 62 MANU. . ................................................................................ 12 MARIANNE & LEONARD: WORDS OF LOVE......................... 49 MATING. . ............................................................................. 50 MEETING GORBACHEV....................................................... 32 MIDNIGHT FAMILY.............................................................. 25 MIND MY MIND (SHORT FILM).. ......................................... 26 MINDING THE GAP. . ............................................................ 27 NA JA (TBILISI).. ................................................................... 72 NIGHT WILL FALL................................................................ 33 NOW SOMETHING IS SLOWLY CHANGING.......................... 80 ON AIR................................................................................ 85 ONE CHILD NATION.. ........................................................... 38 PALIMPSEST....................................................................... 13 PARADOGMA. . ..................................................................... 63 PIRIPKURA........................................................................ 125 PLEASURE & PAIN: SCIENCE OF LOVE.. .............................. 51 RBG.. ................................................................................... 64 REACH FOR THE SKY........................................................ 125 SAKAWA. . ............................................................................ 14 SAKAWA. . ............................................................................ 14 SANTIAGO, ITALY.. ............................................................... 65 SCHOOL LIFE (IN LOCO PARENTIS).. ................................. 124 SCREWBALL.. ...................................................................... 66 SHEEP HERO. . ..................................................................... 28 SINGLE............................................................................... 52 STEP TO THE LINE (SHORT FILM).................................... 100 TAKE LIGHT. . ....................................................................... 39 TEA WITH THE DAMES........................................................ 67 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM................................................ 68 THE BORDER FENCE. . ......................................................... 40 THE BRINK. . ........................................................................ 41 THE CORPORATE COUP D’ÉTAT.......................................... 42 THE DEMINER................................................................... 125 THE KLEPTOCRATS............................................................. 86 117

THE MAN WHO LOOKED BEYOND THE HORIZON . . .............. 92 THE PAIN OF OTHERS......................................................... 81 THE PANAMA PAPERS. . ....................................................... 87 THE PRICE OF EVERY THING............................................... 69 THE REAL THING (SHORT FILM)...................................... 101 THE SILENCE OF OTHERS................................................. 124 THE TRUTH ABOUT KILLER ROBOTS. . ................................. 43 THE WILD CIT Y . . .................................................................. 93 THE WORLD OF KIM & BOB................................................ 94 THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD............................................. 70 THIRD ACT.......................................................................... 16 THIS CHANGES EVERY THING............................................. 44 THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS. . .........................................71 TRANSNISTRA.. ................................................................... 29 TRAPPED IN THE CIT Y OF A THOUSAND MOUNTAINS ....... 72 VACANCY . . ........................................................................... 17 WATERGATE........................................................................ 88 WHEN ARABS DANCED....................................................... 18 WHEN LAMBS BECOME LIONS........................................... 73 WHERE THE WIND BLEW.................................................... 34 WHERE THE WIND BLEW.................................................... 34 WHERE THE WIND BLEW.................................................... 34 WILL TURA: HOOP DOET LEVEN..........................................74 ZIE MIJ DOEN . . .................................................................. 125

LIST BY DIRECTOR ADAMS, FLOOR................................................................... 26 AMINI, ABOOZAR................................................................ 24 ANDRESEVIC, JILL.............................................................. 48 ASAMOAH, BEN.. ................................................................. 14 BAHAR, ROBERT............................................................... 124 BAICHWAL, JENNIFER . . ....................................................... 20 BAUCHET, KITA..................................................................... 8 BEDDEGENOODTS, JAN...................................................... 72 BIASIN, FEDERICO.............................................................. 79 BLEKENDA AL, MARTIJN..................................................... 92 BLOOM, ALEXIS.................................................................. 84 BONMARIAGE, EMMANUELLE.. ........................................... 12 BREWER, JON................................................................... 124 BROOMFIELD, NICK. . .......................................................... 49 BRÜGGER, MADS. . .............................................................. 56 BURT YNSKY, EDWARD.. ...................................................... 20 CARRACEDO, ALMUDENA................................................. 124 CHELEBOURG, MATHIAS.. ................................................. 101 CHESTER, JOHN.. ................................................................ 68 CHIN, JIMMY....................................................................... 59 CHOI, WOOYOUNG............................................................ 125 CLARK, DANIEL J................................................................ 54 COHEN, JULIE..................................................................... 64 CORBEN, BILLY................................................................... 66 DANIELSON, A XEL.............................................................. 15 DE GROOF, MATTHIAS........................................................ 13 DE PENCIER, NICHOLAS..................................................... 20 DERUDDERE, DOMINIQUE.................................................. 74 DESMET, LODE................................................................... 55 DHOEDT, STEVEN............................................................. 125 DONAHUE, TOM.................................................................. 44 EBORN, ANNA..................................................................... 29 FELICI, BENOIT................................................................. 101 FERGUSON, CHARLES........................................................ 88 FERNANDO, SHEHANI. . ....................................................... 99 FERRERO, GIORGIO...................................................... 79, 98 GEYRHALTER, NIKOLAUS................................................... 40 GREENE, ROBERT............................................................... 21 118

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JUDITH................................................................... 51 KOPP, A ARON.. .................................................................... 91 KOPP, AMANDO.. ................................................................. 91 KOSSAKOVSKY, VIKTOR..................................................... 78 LAGANARO, RICARDO....................................................... 100 LANE, PENNY. . .................................................................... 81 LANSSENS, MANNO........................................................... 85 LATASTER, PETER. . ............................................................. 61 LATASTER-CZISCH, PETRA................................................. 61 LE MAIRE, JÉRÔME. . ......................................................... 125 LIU, BING............................................................................ 27 LONGUET, ALEX ANDRA KANDY.......................................... 17 LORENTZEN, LUKE............................................................. 25 MANNHEIMER, LINA MARIA. . .............................................. 50 MARKING, HAVANA. . ........................................................... 86 MCGUIRE, OLIVIA MARTIN. . ................................................ 46 MEIJER, MENNA LAURA. . .................................................... 80 MESSIAEN, GERRIT............................................................ 10 METZ, JANUS...................................................................... 47 MICHELL, ROGER............................................................... 67 MOED, MARJON.................................................................. 52 MORETTI, NANNI................................................................ 65 MPEMBELE, MONA............................................................. 13 MULLINKOSSON, BENJAMIN.............................................. 23 NAKHAI, SHASHA. . .............................................................. 39 NÍ CHIANÁIN, NEASA........................................................ 124 OLIVA, MARIANA............................................................... 125 PEABODY, FRED . . ................................................................ 42 PHILIBERT, NICOLAS.......................................................... 57 PLAMBECH, SINE . . .............................................................. 47 POELS, MARIJN.................................................................. 63 POZDOROVKIN, MA XIM...................................................... 43 RANE, DAVID . . ................................................................... 124 RHALIB, JAWAD . . ................................................................. 18 ROVERS, SANNE................................................................. 94 SCHWEHM, OLIVER............................................................ 58 SINGER, ANDRE. . ................................................... 32, 33, 34 STOOPS, LOTTE.................................................................. 16 STRUY VE, MIEKE................................................................ 16 TERRA, RENATA................................................................ 125 VAN AERTRYCK, MA XIMILIEN............................................. 15 VAN ES, KLARA................................................................. 125 VAN ZANTVOORT, TON........................................................ 28 VASARHELYI, ELIZABETH CHAI........................................... 59 VERBEEK, DAVID................................................................ 72 VERKERK, MARK................................................................ 93 VERMEULEN, ELLEN........................................................... 11 VÖGELE, NICOLE................................................................ 22 WANG, NANFU.................................................................... 38 WARDLE, TIM...................................................................... 71 WEST, BETSY...................................................................... 64 WHATELY, FRANCIS.......................................................... 124 WILLIAMS, ROGER ROSS. . ................................................ 125 WINTER, ALEX.. ................................................................... 87 ZHANG, JIALING . . ................................................................ 38

COLOFON TEAM Festival Director Frank Moens

Chief operator Bert Bertels

Head of Production Reinhard Deman

Operators Cedric De Maesschalk Sander De Baedts Gillis Hermans Sigi Willems Cas Peeters Jeff Christoffels Jonas Cantoro

Press and Communication Sara Vandaele Coordination Ticketing & Volunteers Evelien Cockx Assistant Programmer, Bookings & Operator Jonas Cantoro Production Assistant Emma Van den Broucke Promotion Assistant Nele Delvaux Text Editor & Finances Bie Geivers Text Editors An De Winter Rebecca Nollet Remo Verdickt Andrea Alexandridis Technician & operator Wouter Elsen

Trainees Andrea Alexandridis Lene Van Dyck English Translation Sofie Rycken General Coordinator Fonk vzw Johan Van Schaeren Preselection advisors Anneleen Naudts, Bruno Favio Cerpa Moreno,Gert Cuypers, Katharina Liebert, Peter Haesendonck, Pieter De Saeger, Roel D’Hont, Rosemarie Strengholt, Rudi De Bleser, Stephanie Tintel, Vincent Langouche

Graphic Design Jeroen Bergen Tine Van Kerkhoven Trailer & Graphic Animations Vincent Langouche Office Management & Ticketing Baue Decré

ZED volunteering team Mercedes, Paulette, Silvia, Anne-Marie, Liesbeth, Carla, Rik, Patrick, Barbara, Lutgarde, Leen, Dirk DOCVILLE volunteering team Agnes, Alexia, Amber, Ann, Annelore, Bieke, Christophe, Dovile, Eline, Elise, Esther, Freddy, Gerlinde, Hanne, Hendrik, Hilda, Jan, Jasmijn, Jasper, Jean-Marc, Jinbo, Jonas, Julienne, Kamiel, Katleen, Kato, Laura, Leonardo, Liesbeth, Liza, Lut, Lydia, Marcia, Margaux, Mercedes, Michiel, Nathalie, Nele, Olivier, Philip, Renild, Samira, Sara, Sien, Silvia, Sophia, Tabea, Tinne

Ticketing Chris Vandebroek Eulalie Decupere Hannah Geerinckx Remo Verdickt Carmen Florusse Rebecca Nollet Q&A Moderators Frank Moens Koen Monserez Vincent Langouche Jonas Cantoro

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DOCVILLE ON CANVAS DOCVILLE and Canvas found each other years ago in their shared passion for the better author documentary and have since become loyal partners in crime. If you want to keep up with the best of the past in addition to your festival visit, tune in to Canvas.

The TV channel shows DOCVILLE winners from the past three years, supplemented with interesting author documentaries.

B.B. KING: ON THE ROAD

THE SILENCE OF OTHERS

DIRECTOR Jon Brewer COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United Kingdom YEAR 2018 - RUNTIME 1u46 EDITOR Cinematography PRODUCTION Cardinal Releasing BROADCAST 28.03 at 11PM AVAILABLE ON VRT NU until 26.04

DIRECTOR Robert Bahar, Almudena Carracedo COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States, Spain, France - YEAR 2018 RUNTIME 1u36 - EDITOR Kim Roberts, Ricardo Acosta CINEMATOGRAPHY Almudena Carracedo PRODUCTION Semilla Verde Productions Ltd., Lucernam Films S.L. BROADCAST 17.03 at 9.55PM AVAILABLE ON VRT NU until 16.04

“You say blues, you gotta say BB.” Blues legend B.B. King was always on the road, for over 65 years with hardly a break, giving about 18,000 performances. On the Road offers the viewer a chance to join him on this adventure, a journey along the days and nights along the way, from the very beginning of his tour days up to the great milestones of his unrivaled career.

For almost 40 years General Franco ruled Spain with an iron fist. A bloody past that many Spaniards prefer not to discuss. However, several surviving relatives want to break this silence. A disconcerting documentary about a period that still divides the country - after decades of democracy.

DAVID BOWIE: THE FIRST FIVE YEARS DIRECTOR Francis Whately COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United Kingdom YEAR 2018 - RUNTIME 1u30 PRODUCTION BBC Studios BROADCAST 04.04 at 11PM AVAILABLE ON VRT NU until 03.05

David Bowie left behind an impressive musical heritage as one of the most innovative artists of the 20th century. In the third part of this documentary trilogy about the legendary pop legend, we look back at his earliest years until the dawn of the Ziggy Stardust period. The ultimate chance to (re) discover the pre-fame years of this exceptional artist.

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SCHOOL LIFE (IN LOCO PARENTIS) DIRECTOR Neasa Ní Chianáin, David Rane COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Ireland, Spain - YEAR 2016 RUNTIME 1u39 - EDITOR Mirjam Strugalla PRODUCTION Soilsiú Films CONTACT INFORMATION Catalina Ramirez, Magnolia Pictures, 49 W 27th St, 7th Floor, 10001 New York, USA P: +1 212.924.6701 x2719 – E: CRamirez@magpictures.com BROADCAST 31.03 at 9.50PM – AVAILABLE ON VRT NU until 30.04

Eccentric teachers John and Amanda are about to retire, after almost 50 years of teaching at Headfort.

It is the only remaining boarding school in Ireland, an old Gregorian building with countless stairs, an auditorium full of painted portraits and pupils dressed in uniforms surprisingly reminiscent of Harry Potter’s Hogwarts. School Life won the Prize for Best International Documentary at DOCVILLE 2017

BURNING OUT

THE DEMINER

DIRECTOR Jérôme Le Maire COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium - YEAR 2016 - RUNTIME 1u25 EDITOR Matyas Veress CINEMATOGRAPHY Jérôme Le Maire PRODUCTION AT Doc, Zadig Production, Louise Films, Arnauld De Battice, Isabelle Truc CONTACT INFORMATION Maëlle Guenegues, Cat&Docs Filmsales, 18 rue Quincampoix #133, F-75004 Paris, France P: +33 1 44 59 63 53 - E: maelle@catndocs.com BROADCAST 03.04 at 10.05PM AVAILABLE ON VRT NU until 03.05

DIRECTOR Hogir Hirori COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Sweden YEAR 2017 - RUNTIME 1u23 EDITOR Hogir Hirori CINEMATOGRAPHY Shinwar Kamal, Firas Bakrmani, Erik Vallsten PRODUCTION Lolav Media, Ginestra Film, SK Production, Antonio Russo Merenda, Hogir Hirori CONTACT INFORMATION Luke Brawley, Dogwoof, 19-23 Ironmonger Row, EC1V 3QN London, UK P: +44 2072536244 - E: luke@dogwoof.com BROADCAST 10.03 at 10PM AVAILABLE ON VRT NU until 09.04

An increasing workload, operating rooms that are overmanned and surgeons who increasingly need to run production. For two years, Belgian director Jérôme Le Maire followed a team of French doctors in operating rooms of a famous Paris hospital. What he came back with was a hallucinatory image: Burning Out is a red, hot alarm that sounds, emphasizing that these conditions cannot continue.

LIFE ANIMATED DIRECTOR Roger Ross Williams COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States - RUNTIME 89 min.

EDITOR David Teague CINEMATOGRAPHY Tom Bergmann - PRODUCTION A&E IndieFilms, Motto Pictures, Roger Ross Williams Productions BROADCAST 24.03 at 9.55PM AVAILABLE ON VRT NU until 23.04

Everyone thought autistic Owen Suskind would never talk. He is already a big toddler when he suddenly begins to speak in complete sentences. He does not just repeat phrases: they are quotes from Disney films. A heartwarming story and a deserved Sundance winner.

PIRIPKURA DIRECTOR Renata Terra, Bruno Jorge, Mariana Oliva COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Brazil YEAR 2017 - RUNTIME 1u21 EDITOR Renata Terra, Leopoldo Nakata CINEMATOGRAPHY Bruno Jorge, Dado Carlin PRODUCTION Mariana Oliva CONTACT INFORMATION Luisa Campos, Synapse / Aggregator Media LLC, Brazil - E: luisacampos@synapse.com.br BROADCAST 07.04 at 9.50PM AVAILABLE ON VRT NU until 07.05

To preserve the protected status of a piece of rainforest, it must be proven that it is still inhabited by the Indian tribe Piripkura. Currently, only two members of the tribe live there, in a nomadic way. Their main possession is a torch lit in 1998 that has remained lit ever since. Then the flame goes out ...

Bringing only a pair of pliers and a knife, Kurdish Colonel Fakhir goes on a military mission to Mosul.

The Deminer is a real documentary thriller: from the first to the last scene you will be on the edge of your seat. The ringtone of a mobile phone will never sound the same again.

ZIE MIJ DOEN DIRECTOR Klara Van Es COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium YEAR 2018 - RUNTIME 1u20 EDITOR Leen Anthonissen CINEMATOGRAPHY Johan Stoefs, Kris Van de Voorde, Kris Vandegoor PRODUCTION Cassette for timescapes, Emmy Oost CONTACT INFORMATION An De Winter, Dalton Distribution, A. Vesaliusstraat 9c, 3000 Leuven, Belgium P: +32 16 67 92 46 - E: an@daltondistribution.be AVAILABLE ON VRT NU from 27.03 until 25.04

Monnikenheide is an organization that has been offering help and shelter to people with intellectual disabilities for over 45 years. During one year, documentary maker Klara Van Es followed six of the residents. A subdued, deeply human portrait in beautiful black and white.

REACH FOR THE SKY DIRECTOR Wooyoung Choi, Steven Dhoedt COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Belgium, South Korea YEAR 2015 - RUNTIME 1u30 EDITOR Gert Van Berckelaer PRODUCTION Visualantics, Gert Van Berckelaer, Sinae Ha AVAILABLE ON VRT NU from 27.03 until 25.04

Every year in early November, South Korea is fully focused on the Suneung, a final exam for students.

The score not only determines which university the student can attend. In a country obsessed with performance, it is also a status symbol.

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