Friday 16th September 2011

  • Smolarze (The Charcoal Burners)
    Poland 2010 - 15 mins.
    Piotr Zlotorowicz

    Every summer, Marek and Janina work as charcoal burners in the Bieszczady Mountains. Far from civilization, in the heart of the mountains, they live according to the rhythm set by nature. The documentary joins the man and the woman from dawn till dusk, observing the slow passage of time. A visual anthem to the beauty of life.

  • Dying Faith
    Singapore 2011 - 5 mins.
    Jer liang Goh

    An 80-year old nun tells the story of her life and her struggle to keep the old ways alive in the face of legal battles, waning donations, and peoples indifference. She moved into her temple when she was 20, and has been living there for the past 60 years. The daughter of the old priestess wants to sell her land for money, but she is determined to fight for the land until the day she dies. She continues to cook for free for the needy despite her old age and waning donations, even selling her own house to keep the temple running.

  • Where the Wild Things Were
    UK 2010 - 15 mins.
    Amber Cherry Eames

    Set in the Scottish Highlands, 'Where The Wild Things Were' explores the history of deforestation and its effect on today's remaining Caledonian pine forests. Travelling with several species the film explores behaviours that are now considered essential for the regeneration of Scotland's ancient Caledonian pine forests. 'What a future that might be the great Caledonia alive once more'

  • You've Been trumped
    UK 2011 - 95 mins.
    Anthony Baxter
    WATCH TRAILER

    In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on a celebrity tycoon. At stake is one of Britain's very last stretches of wilderness. American billionaire Donald Trump has bought up hundreds of acres on the northeast coast of Scotland, best known to movie-lovers as the setting for the 1983 classic film Local Hero. And like the American oil tycoon played by Burt Lancaster, he needs to buy out a few more locals to make the deal come true. In a land swimming with golf courses, Trump is going to build two more – alongside a 450-room hotel and 1,500 luxury homes. The trouble is, the land he has purchased occupies one of Europe’s most environmentally sensitive stretches of coast, described by one leading scientist as Scotland’s Amazon rain forest. Funny, inspiring and heartbreaking in turns, You’ve Been Trumped is both an entertaining, can't-believe-it's-true tale and an environmental parable for our celebrity driven times. A moving score features music from jónsi, the internationally acclaimed musician and front man of Sigur Ros.

EDINDOCS

Friday 16th September:

6:00pm: Bar, Cafe and Exhibition of David McCue's & Alicia Bruce's work opens
7:00pm: Smolarze (Charcoal Burners)
7:20pm: Dying Faith
7:30pm: Where the Wild Things Were
7:45pm: Introduction from Anthony Baxter, Director of You’ve Been Trumped
8:00pm: Interval, Loopy Lornas open for refreshments
8:30pm: You've Been Trumped
10:05pm: Panel Q and A including Anthony Baxter

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