DENIS FREYD: Producer of the year
Denis Freyd founded the production company Archipel 33 in 1988
Living legend
Documentaries, real life and Mr. McCoy’s acid mind intertwine to form an interesting experience
A portrait of the tabla player, percussionist and world musician Zakir Hussain
“A rhythm experience” is the subtitle Lutz Leonhardt uses for his 90-minute film Zakir and his Friends. A very precise term for this beautiful music film that takes you very far from the MTV experience.
JESSICA YU: Don’t just eat your spinach
American filmmaker Jessica Yu won this year‘s Oscar for best documentary short for her film Breathing Lessons, on the physically handicapped poet and journalist Mark O’Brien. ULLA JACOBSEN met her at the Festivals of Festivals in Århus, Denmark.
About a place where everything begins with a «Z»
«Tchuma tchato» means «our riches» and is the name of a project in which the government stimulates the population to jointly exploit and protect the land
Tory is told with no hesitation
The Man, His Dream, Punishment, Redemption. These are the titles of the four chapters of Werner Herzog’s new documentary. Big words that call for passionate reflection on life and death – which is just what we find in this incredible biography of a man who himself sums it up like this: “Death did not want me.”
Atmosphere of erotic, enjoyable and easy living
«O Amor Natural» is a film about love: physical love. The Brazilian national poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade lived from 1902 to 1987. After his death a collection of erotic poems was found and published under thet title «O Amor Natural».
VIKTOR KOSSAKOVKSY: Not today, tomorrow
Viktor Kossakovksy’s film Sreda (“Wednesday”) is one of this year’s most celebrated documentaries. Tue Steen Müller met the Russian director at the Balticum Film & TV Festival, where Sreda won the main prize.