The World in a Close Up
Films inspiring deep contemplation? The 9th International Documentary Festival HumanDOC (10-13 December) held at Kino Kika combines world-class cinema with reflections on global issues. Each screening presents a different story, a different issue inspiring us to think about the direction our world is heading.
We will see Matthew Testa’s The Human Element introducing Americans fighting climate change, and Matthieu Rytz’s Anote’s Ark telling the story of the remote Pacific republic of Kiribati being gradually swallowed by the sea, forcing its people to consider seeking harbour overseas to survive. Jon Kasbe’s When Lambs Become Lions contrasts the story of wildlife rangers tasked with protecting elephants on Kenyan savannah with the motivations of ivory poachers desperate to support their families. Finally, in Aleppo’s Fall, the Norway-based Syrian director Nizam Najar returns to his homeland to try to learn why the protesters of Arab Spring are still a long way from winning the war. (Barbara Zając, Karnet magazine)
Programme:
10 December, 7pm
THE HUMAN ELEMENT | The Human Element
dir. Matthew Testa, USA/Island 2018, 2018, 78’
11 December, 7pm
ANOTE’S ARK | Anote’s Ark
dir. Matthieu Rytz, Canada 2018, 77’
12 December, 7pm
ALEPPO’S FALL| Aleppo’s Fall
dir. Nizam Najar, Norwey 2017, 85’
13 December, 7pm
WHEN LAMBS BECOME LIONS | When Lambs Become Lions
dir. Jon Kasbe, USA 2018, 79’
