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TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER
USA 2019
123 mins
WHERE DOES A BODY END?
Marco Porsia
20:30 | GATE DOCUMENTARY
Bursting out of the ‘no wave’ scene with a ferocity unlike anything previously witnessed, New York’s Swans immediately gained a reputation as live force to be reckoned with, often playing at near-impenetrable volumes. Led by vocalist, songwriter and multi- instrumentalist Michael Gira, the band carved their way through the underground music scene with ten stunning albums before disbanding in 1997. Using hitherto-unseen archive footage and interviews with band members and friends, Marco Porsia’s film revisits this important band’s intense career, and documents their phoenix-like reappearance in 2010. SE
A WHITE, WHITE DAY
(HVÍTUR, HVÍTUR DAGUR)
Hlynur Palmason
20:45 | GATE
NARRATIVE
Iceland, Denmark, Sweden 2019
109 mins Subtitled
In a remote Icelandic town, reticent former policeman Ingimundur (Ingvar E Sigurðsson) passes his time visiting his old colleagues at the station, renovating a house and doting on his granddaughter Salka (Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir). These are all distractions from the heartache that haunts him following the tragic death of his beloved wife. Looking though some old mementos, his latent detective instincts kick in
and he starts to suspect that his wife had been unfaithful to him. He becomes consumed in finding out the truth. Sigurðsson delivers a revelatory performance at the centre of Hlynur Pálmason’s (Winter Brothers, 2017) poignant, original study of grief. MH
Second Chance Wed 13 Nov | 15:45 | Gate
Winner, Rising Star Award, Ingvar E Sigurðsson, Cannes Critics’ Week, 2019
TINY SOULS
Dina Naser
20:45 | TRISKEL
France, Jordan, Qatar 2019
86 mins + Q&A Subtitled
Tiny Souls is a simultaneously uplifting and brutally sombre account of three Syrian siblings, Marwa, Ayah and Mahmoud, as they grow up in the shadow of the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan. Despite their circumstance, they are playful, loving and full of wonder, with a radiant positivity and optimism that seems inconceivable. Filmed over the course of four years, Dina Naser’s sublime documentary observes these children as they grow up in displacement, offering an account which is affectionate, honest and respectful, avoiding patronising sentimentality, and providing a potency and resonance that will endure long after viewing. RG
Official Selection, CPH:Dox, 2019
There will be a post-screening Q&A with the director.
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