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ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival 2014 - the Programme
Competition:
Competition 2
Sa 18.10. 19:00 Saal 1 Rpt So 19.10. 16:30 Saal 2
Das Karussell / The Merry-Go-Round
Ute Sybille Schmitz – Gremany 2013 3:00 min german
Poem: Das Karussell Rainer Maria Rilke
A new take on Rilke – in sign language!
In the Waiting Room
John Scott – Canada 2013 6:00 min english
Poem: In the Waiting Room Elizabeth Bishop
The story of a six-year-old girl who suddenly realizes she is her own person.
Pipene / The Pipes
Kristian Pedersen – Norway 2014 3:15 min nowegian Poem: Pipene Øyvind Rimbereid
An ode to the industrial history of Stavanger.
Bisclavret
Emilie Mercier – Belgium, France 2011 14:45 min french
Poem: Le lai du Bisclavret Marie de France
Betrayed by his wife, a werewolf is trapped in his animal form. His revenge frees him from his curse.
My Country
Ralph Stevenson, Jelena Sinik – Australia 2014 2:26 min english
Poem: My Country Dorothea Mackellar
A vibrant vision of Australia’s unique beauty.
In the Circus of You
Cheryl Gross – USA 2013 6:08 min english
Poems: Down the Trapeze of Bird Bones; The Clown in My Gut; I Know How to Bark (The And / Or of Reality); Entering the Big Top of the Self Requires Help Nicelle Davis
A woman’s journey into her second self, set in the alternate reality of a grotesque peep-show and carnival.
La’eb Al Nard The Dice Player
Nissmah Roshdy – Egypt 2013 3:18 min english Gedicht: La’eb Al Nard Mahmoud Darwish
Darwish only survived the war by chance, making him a dice player who must rely on luck alone.
Tant de forêts / So many Forests
Burcu Sankur, Geoffrey Godet – France 2014 3:08 min french
Poem: Tant de forêts Jacques Prévert
A reflection on the absurdity of the fact that newspapers warn us about deforestation while being made of paper themselves.
Vuosirengas / Tree Ring
Maria Björklund – Finland 2012 6:12 min english, finnish
Poems: Elämä; Kesä; Syyskesän ilta Katri Vala
Poetry and urban nature converge in Helsinki’s infamous Katri Vala Park.
Strategien der Wirtsfindung / Strategies of Host Finding
Brigitta Falkner – Austria 2013 4:44 min Greman
Poem: Strategien der Wirtsfindung Brigitta Falkner
Strange worlds of text and image infested with primeval creatures, approached from shifting perspectives, fragmented and rearranged like a puzzle.
Your Memory is my freedom
Marie Silkeberg, Ghayath Almadhoun – Sweden 2012 5:41 min swedish
Poem: Your Memory is My Freedom Marie Silkeberg
Violent images of the revolution in Syria irrupt into the peaceful streets of Stockholm.
Closed Wounds
Lanka Haouche Perren – Ireland 2014 11:00 min english
Poem: Closed Wounds Michael Harding
A poetic study of abandonment and neglect, shot in a children’s mental institution in Belarus.
Do serca Twego / To thy Heart
Ewa Borysewicz – Poland 2013 10:00 min polish
Poem: Do serca Twego Ewa Borysewicz
There’s bubble gum and there’s a swing, so there must be love as well – somewhere.
Quälen / Torturing
Rebecca Blöcher – Germany 2013 4:03 min german
Poem: Quälen Etta Streicher
One can remain in the torture of silence and stillness, or bite the bullet and achieve inner freedom.
Der längste Kuss / The Longest Kiss
Hubert Sielecki – Austria 2014 4:30 min german, english
Poem: Der längste Kuss Gerhard Rühm
A newspaper report about »the longest kiss in the world,« rhythmically recited by eight doctors.