INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

9.00PM THE OLD PRESBYTERY €5

I SHOT THE MAYOR (OR PLAN B)
Scotland 2007 6min DVCAM Colour

The plan that wasn't much of a plan. ‘I shot the mayor (or Plan B) is a film about documentary filmmaking. Filmmaker Astrid Bussink finds herself out of luck and ends up being directed by her subject. ‘I shot the mayor (or Plan B)’ is a humorous and personal approach to the delicate matter of finding a subject for your film; you can’t always shoot what you want.

Director Astrid Bussink

MY MOTHER’S DAUGHTER
Scotland 2007 11min 43sec DVCAM Colour

A convert to Islam and her Christian mother explore how they are still struggling to come to terms with the impact on their relationship.

Director Saleyha Ahsan

LA CLASE (THE CLASS)
Spain 2008 20min 35mm Colour

La Clase explores the magic of a first time experience. The pupils of a 4th grade primary class take their first drama lessons. We accompany the children through the learning process from the first rehearsal to the night of the final school play in front of an audience of parents.

Director Beatriz M. Sanchis

HÉROES, NO HACEN FALTA ALAS PARA VOLAR
Spain 2007 25min 35mm Colour
(HERO, WINGS ARE NOT NECESSARY TO FLY)

Pascal Kleiman was born without arms, but this circumstance did not impede him to continue with his career as a disc jockey in techno music. A clear example that proves that will-power is stronger than any obstacle, whatever it is.

Director Angel Loza

ARTHUR BALFOUR & ME
Scotland 2007 11min 05sec Digi Beta/Beta sp Colour

Arthur Balfour and Me is a visual and emotional journey through history and present time, an untold story about how a politician’s action has to this day affected my life as a young woman from the Middle East.

Director Charlotte Cornic

SILENT SNOW
The Netherlands 2007 14min DVD Colour

Two Inuit girls are confronted by the aggressive pollution that is not only changing their lives but threatening also the entire planet

Director Jan van den Berg

THE WAR COMES HOME
USA 2008 2min 30sec DVD Colour

A film about the tragedy of war.

Director Bob Jones