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Sing it loud - Luthers Erben in Tansania

For over 60 years, a major choir competition has been held in Tanzania, organized by the Evangelical Lutheran Church and attended by more than 1,500 choirs from across the country. To be eligible to participate in this year's competition, choirs must perform the chorale "Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich" (Grant us peace, graciously) composed by Martin Luther, as well as an original composition. In her documentary film "Sing It Loud - Luther's Heirs in Tanzania," director Julia Irene Peters accompanies six people from Tanzania who sing in three different choirs: Martha and Simon work as small farmers near the village of Monduli and sing in the Neema Choir. Maria and Evarest are married and run a car repair shop in the Tanzanian city of Arusha, and they also sing in the Cantate Choir. And then there are the two young people Kelvin and Nuru from the Kanaani Youth Choir.

Sing it loud - Luthers Erben in Tansania

NR 2017
The Price of Fairness

Why do we accept huge levels of inequality and social injustice? This is one of the central questions that The Price of Fairness sets out to answer, beginning with a surprising set of social experiments in Norway, which suggest that our willingness to support systems of inequality is far greater than we are often prepared to admit. In Atlanta, we take a different look at fairness, from the perspective of a group of capuchin monkeys. Behavioural scientist Sarah Bronson's work with the monkeys questions the idea that we have an evolutionary tendency towards selfish behaviour. Could it be that the outrage we feel towards systems of inequality have roots in our human need for cooperation? Touching on issues of economic, political, racial and gender inequality, this film offers a thought-provoking and timely look at what fairness really means to us.

The Price of Fairness

6.0 2017
The Passengers That Took on The Train Line

In 2016, with the contract for Southeastern trains due to expire in six months, a group of dissatisfied but determined passengers come together to try to take a railway franchise into their own hands. Jacques Peretti follows the group as they set about executing their revolutionary plan. Is their dream far-fetched, or will the Department for Transport, looking for fresh ideas, see this new passenger-run company as a viable option for the franchise?

The Passengers That Took on The Train Line

NR 2017
Did you eat rice?

In Asian culture, the question 'did you eat rice?' means 'have you eaten?' (usually referring to a specific meal: breakfast, lunch or dinner). Moreover, this question could also function as a greeting and an expression of concern for someone; for example, a substitute for 'how have you been?', 'are you okay?', or 'is everything all right?' The experimental documentary film Did You Eat Rice? explores the sensitive relationships which exist between local farmers and their natural environments during the rice harvest in Omachi, Japan. In this production, various subjects, as well as the audience, are asked the question 'did you eat rice?'.

Did you eat rice?

NR 2017
A life on the water

In France, river navigation is booming. Today, it is the least polluting means of transport and the most respectful of the environment. It has become a real alternative to road transport. More and more young people are attracted to this very particular way of life. To embark on this path is for them a real adventure. Allison, Valentin, Jérémy and Clément are four young sailors' apprentices. One week a month, they take courses at the CFA in Internal Navigation. The rest of the time, they sail on the Seine, twenty-four hours a day, aboard a ship transporting goods or passengers. Under the responsibility of their apprenticeship master, they learn the trade in the hope of one day becoming owners of their boats.

A life on the water

NR 2017
Gojira: Bloodstock Open Air 2016

Experience the raw power and intensity of Gojira as they conquer the main stage at Bloodstock Open Air 2016 on August 13th! Known for their earth-shattering riffs, precision drumming, and deeply meaningful lyrics, Gojira has become one of the most influential and revered metal bands in the world. Their performance at BOA 2016 was nothing short of legendary, leaving thousands of fans in awe with their technical mastery, crushing sound, and atmospheric depth.

Gojira: Bloodstock Open Air 2016

NR 2017
When Things Occur

Based on Skype conversations with Gaza-based photographers, fixers, and drivers who were behind specific images that were transmitted from screen to screen in the summer of 2014. The film probes the face of mourning and grief – its digital embodiment, transmission, and representation. It asks how the gaze gets channeled within the digital realm, and how empathy travels. Equally, how the documentary signifier – and its abstraction – operate when viewing suffering. What exactly is viewing suffering ‘at a distance’ – and how many meters or kilometers is that? What is the behavior and political economy of the image of war? Who is the ‘local’ in the representation of war? What is the daily routine of those who represent war?

When Things Occur

NR 2017