OPEN CITY DOCS FEST - 21-24 JUNE 2012
UCL/TORRINGTON PLACE, LONDON WC1
**Special student discount tickets and free drinks!**
Celebrating the best of documentary film in the heart of London, Open City Docs Fest is a live festival devoted to exploring the world we live in through the vision of documentary film. Between 21-24 June the festival will challenge, explore and expand ideas of what documentary can be and do, provoking debate and opening minds. 
The Afghan Nightmare Fri 22 June, 12:00 (54 mins)
The
Afghan Nightmare gives a unique insight into the Western forces’
military tasks and possibilities in Afghanistan. Norwegian Colonel Rune
Solberg is trying to fulfill his task as military commander of the NATO
in Faryab province, while the Taliban is increasing its activity and the
handover to Afghan forces is supposed to be taking place. “The Afghan
Nightmare” depicts vividly and with dark humour the manifold obstacles
to Solberg’s mission, yet the story is told as close to the subjects as
one can possibly get, and the film keeps you gripped from start until
end.
5 Broken Cameras Thurs 21 June, 19:30 (90 mins)
Nominated for Grand Jury Award
The
extraordinary story of a Palestinian village’s resistance to
encroaching Israeli settlements is brought to life powerfully,
eloquently and personally, through the footage from Emad Burnat’s five
bullet ridden and broken cameras. It makes for an intensely powerful
personal document about one village’s struggle against oppression.
Strains of Resistance Sat 23 June, 12:00 (95 mins)
Three Syrian documentaries from '78, '03 and '11 show the arduous road
that has led from indoctrination to defection from the Ruling Baath
Party.
Tahir 2011: The Good, the Bad and the Politician Sat 23 June, 21:00 (90 mins)
When Egyptians woke up on January 25th, 2011, they never expected the
one day demonstration planned for that public holiday to evolve into a
full out revolution aimed at overthrowing the regime’s 30 year long grip
on power. Three talented young directors decided to tell their story of
the revolution from their unique cinematic point of view, choosing to
focus not only on the politics, but on a handful of individuals whose
actions would determine their fate and forever change the future of
their country. Followed by Director Q&A.
Rouge Parole Fri 22 June, 19:45 (94 mins)
The Arab Revolution erupted in a country that no one would expect: a
political earthquake that shook the whole world. Tunisia appeared to be a
quiet and stable country: until a young man set himself on fire, and
began the fight for freedom and dignity. Capturing the emotional
complexity of a revolutionary resistance, Rouge Parole is the story of a
popular revolution told by its heroes through both their silence and
their clamour.
The festival has diverse programme of more than 100 films from around the world, innovative live events and filmmaker-led works
For full festival information: www.
Tickets are bookable online, from £5 screening tickets for everyone through to a variety of day and festival passes so you can truly immerse yourself in the full festival experience.
**STUDENTS: WE ARE OFFERING DAY PASSES AT A CONCESSION RATE OF £12 OR £5 FOR ANY FILM.**
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