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SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER
THE ORPHANAGE
(PARWARESHGAH)
Shahrbanoo Sadat
18:45 | GATE
Afghanistan, the late 1980s. With the Russian invasion
of the country in full effect, Qodrat (Qodratollah Qadiri)
is a 15-year-old living in the streets of Kabul, surviving by selling cinema tickets on the black market and obsessing about the Bollywood movies he loves. A run-in with police sees him dispatched to a Soviet-run orphanage where
the oppressive atmosphere makes his imaginary escapes
Denmark, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Afghanistan, Qatar
2019
NARRATIVE
90 mins Subtitled
all the more attractive and precious. Shahrbanoo Sadat follows the award-winning Wolf and Sheep (CFF 2016) with another authoritative, distinctive depiction of her country in transition, its humane concerns constantly evident amidst playful, endearing fantasy sequences. MH Official Selection, Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, 2019
OTHER MUSIC
Puloma Basu, Rob Hatch-Miller
20:30 | TRISKEL
For 20 years, Other Music served the needs of the discerning music connoisseurs of New York, whilst also being a focal point for the city’s burgeoning music scenes. The store closed in 2016 and left a gaping hole in New York’s record-buying community, yet its influence is very much alive. Featuring interviews with and footage from Animal Collective, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Neutral Milk Hotel
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USA 83 mins 2019
DOCUMENTARY
and more, directors and CFF alumni Puloma Basu and Rob Hatch-Miller (Syl Johnson: Any Way The Wind Blows) have created a love letter to Other Music which will resonate with anyone who has ever formed a relationship with a record shop. SE
Official Selection, Tribeca Film Festival, 2019
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