02013.07: A Yearlong Film Viewing Balancing Act
Films I'm watching in July 02013. Part of A Yearlong Film Viewing Balancing Act. #yfvba
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- DirectorCarlos CasasSaodat IsmailovaStarsJanibek AnuarovTanjer IrsimbetovJumagul OltijanovA documentary film about the three remaining generations of fishermen in the Aral Sea, and their awaiting and everyday struggle to survive in one of the scarcest places on the planet. Life after one of man made biggest disasters.02013.07.01: Beautiful, moving documentary from Uzbekistan by a mixed gender directing team. Streamed on MUBI.
- DirectorSam Taylor-JohnsonStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonKristin Scott ThomasAnne-Marie DuffA chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.02013.07.01: Sam Taylor-Johnson's feature film about John Lennon's complex relationship with his mother.
- DirectorWilliam VegaStarsJoghis Seudin AriasJulio César RobleFloralba AchicanoyA Colombian refugee tries to rebuild her life at a guest house located on the shores of a great lake in the Andes.02013.07.02: Streamed from Film Movement - Film of the Month Club. William Vega, director.
- DirectorAudrius StonysUku Ukai is not a film that tells, but lives like a meditative experience in time and space, landscape and movement. Inhale, exhale. Uku Ukai does not ask the viewer to understand but rather to enter into synchronicity with the sounds and images. Uku Ukai is spiritual gymnastics: bodies run, breathe, reach out without needing to reach anything. While images flutter and sounds ricochet, the viewers become the real film. Inhale, exhale.02013.07.02: Streamed from Doc Alliance. Documentary, man made by Audrius Stonys. 30 minute short film.
- DirectorMichiel ten HornStarsTine JoustraTessa du MeeRemco MellesFor the elderly Mr. Manders, the last years of his life consist only of one thing: loneliness. His light is waning, his spirit drained. The only thing that can still put a smile on his face is his pet canary, Arie. Strangely, it is the death of this yellow spark of life that brings unexpected joy and new friendship.02013.07.03: Streamed from Film Movement. Michiel Ten Horn's 13 minute short.
- DirectorAdrián BiniezStarsHoracio CamanduleLeonor SvarcasNéstor GuzziniA chronicle of a supermarket security guard's obsession with a late-shift janitor.
- DirectorMads MatthiesenStarsKim KoldElsebeth SteentoftLykke SandWhen Dennis, an introvert body-builder, invites a local girl out on a date, his mother is hurt and disappointed. Despite the pressure she puts on him to cancel the date, Dennis ventures into a night that he will never forget.02013.07.04: Mads Matthiesen, director.
- DirectorApichatpong WeerasethakulStarsBanlop LomnoiSakda KaewbuadeeHuai DessomA romance between a soldier and a country boy, wrapped around a Thai folk-tale involving a shaman with shape-shifting abilities.02013.07.04: Apichatpong Weerasethakul, director. I love what he's doing with filmmaking.
- DirectorChristian PetzoldStarsJulia HummerBarbara AuerRichy MüllerClara and Hans are left-wing terrorists who have been sought by police for almost fifteen years. Their increasingly rebellious daughter begins to pose a threat to their security when she falls in love with a boy she meets on the beach.02013.07.04: Christian Petzold, director. It's outside the decade I'm exploring at this time, but I'd heard this was a wonderful film and I really wanted to see it. It is wonderful.
- DirectorLanre OlabisiStarsIan AlsupDennis Rubin GreenKerisse HutchinsonThe party to celebrate Tunde Ibirinde's graduation is the backdrop for a far more momentous occasion: the return of estranged father Dipo, after over a decade of absence. Each family member must face their feelings before they face Dipo.02013.07.04: Lanre Olabisi's family drama has a naturalistic feel. Wonderful ensemble. Glad to be part of Olabisi's next project by supporting the Kickstarter!
- DirectorKen LoachStarsSteve EvetsEric CantonaStephanie BishopEric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis, receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona.02013.07.05: LOVED this Ken Loach magical realism film. Thanks to my friend Jeremy for suggesting I watch it. I had it on my watchlist already, but his suggestion bumped it up to the top. Nice.
- DirectorPaul CotterStarsMargaret KustermannLily MillerDan FlanneryToday is a Sunday unlike any other on Estes Avenue.02013.07.05: short film by Paul Cotter on Film Movement disc borrowed from the library. It falls into the 'clever' category. only 3 minutes though... so it didn't take much of my time.
- DirectorValerie BuhagiarStarsOksana SokoloskiElaine KolinasLeo JenkinsTell Us the Truth Josephine is an experimental Drama about a Maltese woman's search for 'Home'. Josephine walks across Canada on stilts. And for Josephine to find home she must accept the 'Truth'. And once she does she can come off her stilts and land. Her journey is haunted by fragmented voices and images of her bloodline - bitter immigrant stories.
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsPierce BrosnanTrine DyrholmMolly Blixt EgelindA hairdresser who has lost her hair to cancer, finds out her husband is having an affair, travels to Italy for her daughter's wedding, and meets a widower who still blames the world for the loss of his wife.
- DirectorTom VaughanStarsShaun EvansAbigail ThawLavinia BertramThe strangulation of a married woman and the poisoning of an elderly botanist lead Morse to bring a serial killer to justice.
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsMorgan FreemanVirginia MadsenMadeline CarrollMonty Wildhorn, an alcoholic novelist of Westerns, has lost his drive. His nephew pushes him to summer in quiet Belle Isle. He begrudgingly befriends a newly single mom and her 3 girls who help him find the inspiration to write again.
- DirectorCarlos SorinStarsAntonio LarretaMaría del Carmen JiménezEmilse RoldánIt is a significant day for eighty year old Antonio. After an absence of many years, his estranged son is coming to visit.02013.07.08: on disc from the library. film movement release. lovely. carlos sorin director.
- DirectorIan SharpStarsRay WinstoneNicholas McGoughGareth ReevesAn Afrikaner veteran of the Boer War has just immigrated to New Zealand and is hired to track a man accused of killing a soldier. While hunting through the countryside he captures his fugitive, only to learn that he's innocent of the crime. When faced with the life-changing decision to turn him in or set him free only, one man will walk away alive.02013.07.09: Ian Sharp's film starring Ray Winstone....
- DirectorVivienne RoumaniOut of Print draws us into the topsy-turvy world of the written word, illuminating the turbulent, exciting journey from the book through the digital revolution. Writers, publishers, readers all in flux. Booksellers closing shop. Librarians and teachers seeking new roles. Storytellers like Ray Bradbury, complemented by evocative visuals, weave a compelling tale. Scott Turow and Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon as an online bookstore, place us in the middle of their debate. People tell us they read snippets all day long, yet one of five Americans no longer reads a single book, in any format, in an entire year. Personal stories of parents and students take us into their worlds, highlighting how this revolution is changing every aspect of the printed word -- and changing us.02013.07.10: Watched Vivienne Roumani's documentary Out of Print in anticipation of its screening at Indy Film Fest. Wonderful film. Very engaging.
- DirectorAlexis MorantePaco TorresStarsFrancisco Torres02013.07.11: watched on Film Movement disc borrowed from library. 3 minute short.
- DirectorGideon KoppelA poetic and profound journey into a world of endings and beginnings; a world of stuffed owls, sheep and fire.02013.07.11: Streamed from Amazon Prime...
- DirectorJordan FeldmanStarsFabio ZenoniZoé FélixRoberto B.Françoise provokes a chain reaction amongst people as she appears in a Japanese restaurant during lunchtime...
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsAlex GibneyPaul PiffAnne RuethFilmmaker Alex Gibney investigates the fact that the 400 richest Americans control more wealth than the 150 million people in the bottom 50 percent of the population.02013.07.12: streamed Alex Gibney's doc from Netflix
- DirectorPhie AmboStarsRichard DavidsonEmma SeppalaJohn OsborneIn 1992 Professor Richard Davidson, one of the world's leading neuroscientists, met the Dalai Lama, who encouraged him to apply the same rigorous methods he used to study depression and anxiety to the study of compassion and kindness, those qualities cultivated by Tibetan meditation practice. The results of Davidson's studies at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, are portrayed in Free the Mind as they are applied to treating PTSD in returning Iraqi vets and children with ADHD. The film poses two fundamental questions: What really is consciousness, and how does it manifest in the brain and body? And is it possible to physically change the brain solely through mental practices?02013.07.12: Ryder Film Series with my sweetie: Phie Ambo's moving documentary
- DirectorNancy MeyersStarsMel GibsonHelen HuntMarisa TomeiA cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.02013.07.12: watched this on disc borrowed from the library. First time I've seen Nancy Meyers film. Watched it as a way to balance out watching The State I Am In (also 2000).... my outliers... in A Yearlong Film Viewing Balancing Act #yfvba