IDFA 2000: Documentary Globetrotting
ANETTE OLSEN journeyed to the most distant corners of the world through the films shown at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam last November. She reports on some of her cinematic adventures.
Life full of insecurities
Director Maria Ramos follows Desi closely but never intervenes. No questions are asked, and there are no voice-overs.
A claustrophobic world
The camera gets exceedingly close to the women in this film. They are prostitutes whose lives are almost devoid of hope. Some are young, some are old and some are even children.
Story to depict Australia
25 years have passed since Philip Brooks fled from Australia to Paris. Now he has returned with a film crew to confront his own ghosts and the ghosts of Australia.
Journeys into early cinema
Non-fiction films from before Nanook of the North (22) are not regarded as documentaries. They are mostly seen as pure registrations of the world, but not for their aesthetic and artistic qualities.
KOREAN DOCUMENTARY 2000: Between the Global and the Local
In recent years the Korean documentary has taken a new direction, moving toward a much more diverse expression. New independent docs have entered the scene. They are still primarily targeted at the local population, but also aim for global appeal.
Cinema du Réel 2000: From Paris with Love
From March 10 to 19, the newly re-opened Pompidou Centre in Paris hosted a wide variety of docs spanning from a series on ‘love’ to a competition programme that offered screen-time to the outcasts of the world. ULLA JACOBSEN reports.
Reflection on the nature of truth and forgiveness
This potent 95-minute documentary visits the ongoing proceedings of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), by which that nation administers amnesty for the horrors of apartheid crimes on a case-by-case basis
DANIEL ROSENFELD: In a World of Music
In his debut film Saluzzi – Composition for bandoneón and three brothers Argentine director Daniel Rosenfeld uses few words in his empathic portrayal of bandoneón phenomenon Dino Saluzzi, the history of tango and the numerous routes and roundabout ways of cultural currents from a South American perspective.