International Film Festival - London 18 -27 March 2009

Festival Program

  • After 30 years of war and the Taliban’s repression, Afghan Pop Idol is taking the nation by storm. But this is more than just a TV show. In Afghanistan you risk your life to sing.

    Director:
    Havana Marking
    Year of Production:
    2008
    Running time:
    87m
  • A cinematically stunning examination of two lives affected by conflict that illustrates how hope prevails in even the most desperate of settings.

    Director:
    Fabrizio Lazzaretti and Paolo Santolini
    Year of Production:
    2008
    Running time:
    90m
  • Armed with video-cameras, a tenacious band of Burmese reporters face down death to expose the repressive regime controlling their country.

    Director:
    Anders Østergaard
    Year of Production:
    2008
    Running time:
    84m
  • The inside story of the “Amazon Chernobyl” case in the rainforest of Ecuador, the largest oil-related environmental lawsuit in the world.

    Director:
    Joe Berlinger
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    101m
  • Master filmmaker Costa-Gavras crafts an epic story of our times — the journey of an emigrant in search of a better life — full of heart, humor, and wondrous complexities.

    Director:
    Costa-Gavras, Director; Michele Ray-Gavras, Producer
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    111m
  • A gripping and sophisticated political thriller full of unexpected heroes.

    Director:
    Pete Travis
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    101m
  • Nandita Das’s layered and diverse look at the impact of communal violence on the lives of those who must continue in the aftermath of the 2002 riots in Gujarat.

    Director:
    Nandita Das
    Year of Production:
    2008
    Running time:
    101m
  • A unique take on Putin’s Russia as seen through the experiences of chess champion turned activist Garry Kasparov.

    Director:
    Masha Novikova
    Year of Production:
    2008
    Running time:
    113m
  • Barmak Akram’s incisive look at daily life in Kabul follows the adventures of a taxi driver and his new-found ward.

    Director:
    Barmak Akram
    Year of Production:
    2008
    Running time:
    94m
  • A moving and humorous tale of a Palestinian taxi driver just trying to get home in time for his daughter’s birthday.

    Director:
    Rashid Masharawi
    Year of Production:
    2008
    Running time:
    70m
  • Is anti-Semitism a buzz-word for all kinds of real or imagined slights? Is it an arcane expression that should be retired, or is there legitimacy to outcries worldwide that anti-Semitism is again on the rise?

    Director:
    Naftaly Gliksberg
    Year of Production:
    2008
    Running time:
    80m
  • When peace comes, how do you make it right again? An epic emotional journey in search of coexistence in Rwanda.

    Director:
    Anne Aghion
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    80m
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  • A story of the power of women’s solidarity in Liberia in the face of almost impossible odds.

    Director:
    Gini Reticker
    Year of Production:
    2008
    Running time:
    72m
  • What happens when two friends from opposite sides of the divide enter the conflict in Kashmir and find their friendship tested?

    Director:
    Senain Kheshgi and Geeta V. Patel
    Year of Production:
    2008
    Running time:
    89m
  • When the war ends, the work to save the land begins.

    Director:
    Jawad Metni
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    76 mins
  • A moving story of women in South Africa who have turned their tragedy into a tool.

    Director:
    Gabriela Gutierrez Dewar and Sally Gutierrez Dewar
    Year of Production:
    2008
    Running time:
    88m
  • An insightful documentary that follows two riveting dramas—the prosecution of unspeakable crimes and the International Criminal Court’s fight for justice.

    Director:
    Pamela Yates, Paco de Onis, and Peter Kinoy
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    95m
  • A program of short films directed and produced by youth from across the globe.

    Director:
    Founding Presenter: Adobe Youth Voices
    Year of Production:
    2008
    Running time:
    80m