- Continued regular screenings at The Other Cinema
- Starting this month, regular screenings at the Ritzy Cinema
- DocHouse at the London Film Festival
- Unprecedented to launch DocHouse at the Riverside
Thursday 23rd October, 6.45pm, THE RITZY
This haunting film follows German filmmaker Christian Bauer’s personal
quest to find his cameraman and friend Allen Ross, who disappeared without a
trace four years earlier, somewhere in America. The pair made seven films
together before Allen dropped from sight. Now, frustrated by the apathy of the
police handling the case, Bauer travels to America to find out for himself where
his friend is and what happened. His investigations take him on an
increasingly disturbing journey from Chicago’s art scene to satanic sects in
Waco and Oklahoma City to, ultimately, a shocking conclusion. “A deeply personal
query into how well we really know the people we think we know best, and a look
at how easy it can be to disappear in America” Daily Variety
Hearts and Minds
DocHouse
will be holding extended Q&A’s following these two Festival’s documentaries
screening in the World Cinema strand of the programme and , screening in
the Treasures from the Archives strand.
The discussions will examine some of the key issues raised in both films and discuss their relevance in today’s political climate.
National Film Theatre, NFT3.
More info and booking information at The
Times bfi London Film Festival
Twelve
years after declaring independence from Soviet rule, some Georgians are
literally still in the dark about democracy, freedom and the workings of the
market economy. But when American corporation AES (the world’s largest
independent owner of power assets) arrives in the capital Tbilisi, it’s down to
AES manager Piers Lewis to show them the light literally. Unfortunately
for him, not all of the formerly communist Georgians accept the idea of actually
paying for electricity. Instead everyone - from meter readers to the Energy
Minister himself devise ever more clever ways to steal it. Attempts to
crack down are met by angry mobs of civilians and truckloads of equally angry
and armed soldiers. As AES’s long uphill battle to keep the lights
on and the collections coming progresses, the link between electricity and power
becomes ever plainer.
Hot from the Sheffield International Film Festival: Young British Talent
100 Doors is a look behind some of the 100 doors that film maker Kerri Davenport-Burton slept behind between the ages of 12 and 21. Her candid and honest exploration of her own "hidden homelessness" approaches this serious subject with humour and personal insight.
And
Asylum
seekers and English expatriates stranded in the French port town reflect on life
in England and their dreams for a better future. Both directors will attend a Q&A afterwards
In
association with the Riverside studios DocHouse presents a special launch
screening of Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election
"An investigation of the very dubious circumstances surrounding the accession of a certain George Dubya to planetary top-dogship, care of his governor brother's state apparatus, some hanging chads and the purging of a whole lot of citizens from the electoral register. The result? We're living it now." - Gareth Evans, Time Out
A fascinating and disturbing documentary retracing the shocking sequence of events leading up to election day and the bitter court battle which followed. This special screenig is being held to celebrate DocHouse's partnership with Riverside Studios.
Riverside Studios are proud to provide a home for DocHouse, the initiative to create a dedicated documentary centre for the UK. From the new year DocHouse will curate weekly documentary screenings in the Riverside's 200 seat cinema, and offer a range of training courses in collaboration with Riveride's Education Department. In the near future Riverside hopes to also open the first DocHouse documentary videoteque.
"Hello, I'm going to read a declaration of a state of war...within the next 14 days we will attack a symbol or institution of American injustice." No, it’s not al-Qaeda, but the words of homegrown terrorists The Weather Underground, who plagued the US government from the late 60s to the late 70s. Fueled by outrage over racism and the Vietnam War, the Weather Underground believed the only response was “to bring the war home” through bombings and other violent attacks, and whose efforts sparked one of the largest FBI manhunts in history. Thirty years on, this film finds many of the original members still vocally opposed to US policy. Looking back at their years underground, the former members paint a compelling portrait of troubled times that is all too relevant today. A thrilling mix of vintage footage and penetrating interviews, The Weather Underground is powerful, essential history for our times.
We have invited the director to attend a Q&A afterwards
Twelve years after
making Aileen Wournos: The Selling of a Serial Killer about America’s
first female serial killer, director Nick Broomfield is summoned by subpoena to
Florida to attend Aileen’s final state appeal before execution. After 12
years maintaining she acted in self-defence, Aileen shocks the court with a
last-minute confession and a plea to die. Although she later tells
Broomfield’s camera it was indeed self-defence, Florida governor Jeb Bush has
already put the wheels in motion for her death. This film, which Nick Broomfield
says is “the most personal and disturbing film I’ve ever made”, follows Aileen’s
case up until the end, while backtracking to delve into Aileen’s abusive
childhood in an attempt to unravel what led her to commit seven murders. “An
extraordinary document: astonishing, tragic, gutting and terribly funny in the
most ghastly way” The Times Nick Broomfield has been invited to attend.
Thursday 4th December, 6.45pm, The Ritzy
Thursday 18th December, 6.45pm, The Ritzy
