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IFFR Live 2018 ENG
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IFFR Live
- International Film Festival in Rotterdam
live at Kino Pod Baranami
January 26-28, 2018
IFFR Live is a unique opportunity to see the most exciting film premieres straight from the film festival in Rotterdam. The viewers at Kino Pod Baranami will have a chance to see four original film productions and take part in live broadcasts of the Q&A sessions with the filmmakers.
For the fourth time Kino Pod Baranami is going to host IFFR Live, a special section of the International Film Festival in Rotterdam. Forty cinemas all over Europe will present new films from the Festival simultaneously. After the screenings, viewers in Krakow together with audiences around the continent will take part in live broadcasts of Q&A sessions with filmmakers and will be able to ask their own questions via Twitter (#livecinema).
The programme of this year's edition includes magnificent stories about true turning points in the lives of their protagonists. On screen: Blue My Mind a moving coming-of-age story of a life changing physical transformation directed by Lisa Brühlmann; an inspiring road movie by the name La Holandesa by Marleen Jonkman; Deborah Haywood's Pin Cushion - an all-girl gothic tale about the psychological effects of bullying taking place in the British suburbs and Nico, 1988 by Susanna Nicchiarelli about the last years in the life of a German-born iconic musician Nico (portrayed by Trine Dyrholm) known mostly for being a muse of Andy Warhol and her collaboration with the band The Velvet Underground.
All films will be presented in original versions with both Polish and English subtitles. The streamed Q&As - in English.
PROGRAMME:
Friday, January 26, 2018
17.00 PIN CUSHION | PIN CUSHION
dir. Deborah Haywood, Great Britain 2017, 82’
(followed by a Q&A session with director Deborah Haywood and actress Lily Newmark - in English)
21.00 LA HOLANDESA | LA HOLANDESA
dir. Marleen Jonkman, The Netherlands 2017, 92’
(followed by a Q&A session with director Marleen Jonkman, actress Rifka Lodeizen and screenwriter Daan Gielis - in English)
Saturday, January 27, 2018
20.00 BLUE MY MIND | BLUE MY MIND
dir. Lisa Brühlmann, Switzerland 2017, 97’
(followed by a Q&A session with director Lisa Brühlmann and actress Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen - in English)
Sunday, January 28, 2018
15.00 NICO, 1988 | NICO, 1988
dir. Susanna Nicchiarelli, Italy 2017, 93'
(followed by a Q&A session with director Susanna Nicchiarelli and actress Trine Dyrholm - in English)
TICKETS:
20 PLN (regular) | 15 PLN (discount) | 14 PLN (senior)
ABOUT THE FILMS:
BLUE MY MIND | BLUE MY MIND
dir. Lisa Brühlmann, Switzerland 2017, 97’
Zurich IFF 2017: Critic's Choice Award, Golden Eye (Lisa Brühlmann)
Just before the summer vacation 15-year-old Mia and her parents move to the suburbs of Zürich. She has long felt estranged from her parents, and when she asks whether she might be adopted her mother becomes offended – but doesn‘t reply. While Mia plunges into a wild teenager existence in an attempt to cope with it all, her body begins to change oddly. First hardly noticeably, but then with a force that threatens to drive her out of her mind. In her despair she attempts to numb herself with sex and drugs, hoping to halt the tidal wave that is overwhelming her. But nature is more powerful. Mia’s transformation progresses inexorably, and she turns into the being which has slumbered within her for years…and is now gaining the upper hand.
LA HOLANDESA | LA HOLANDESA
dir. Marleen Jonkman, The Netherlands 2017, 92’
Maud and Frank are on holiday in Chile. Their relationship is fragile and so is Maud. After many years of trying, it is now time to face the fact that they will never have children. However, Maud is in denial. After a huge fight with Frank she runs off and sets out on a road trip through Chile to get her life back on track. When she befriends Messi, a local boy who fills a void in her heart, the pair embark on a roadtrip to reinvent themselves.
NICO, 1988 | NICO, 1988
dir. Susanna Nicchiarelli, Italy 2017, 93'
Venice Film Festival 2017: Best Film (Horizons section)
Les Arcs European Film Festival 2017: Grand Jury Prize (Susanna Nicchiarelli)
Approaching 50, singer-songwriter Nico leads a solitary low-key existence in Manchester, far from her 60s glam days as a Warhol superstar and celebrated vocalist for cult band The Velvet Underground. She doesn’t care much anymore about her looks nor her career, performing thanks to her new manager Richard who gives Nico some needed drive to hit the road again to tour Europe. Struggling with her demons and the consequences of a muddled life, she longs to rebuild a relationship with her son, whose custody she lost long ago. A brave and uncompromising musician, Nico’s story is the story of a rebirth: of an artist, of a mother, of the woman behind the icon.
PIN CUSHION | PIN CUSHION
dir. Deborah Haywood, Great Britain 2017, 82’
Super close mother Lyn and daughter Iona are excited for their new life in a new town. Determined to make a success of things after a tricky start, Iona becomes ‘best friends’ with three other girls from school. Used to being Iona’s bestie herself, her mother feels left out, so she also makes friends with her neighbour. As much as they both pretend to each other that everything is fine, things aren’t going great for either of them. Iona struggles with the girls, who act more like frenemies than friends, and Belinda won’t give Lyn her stepladders back. Both Mother and Daughter retreat into fantasy and lies.
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