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Still from the video: Enclosure by Akile Nazli Kaya (31) from Czech Republic
Doc Next @ IDFA 2012
A new generation of DIY documentary makers zooms in on Europe
What is Doc Next Network? Doc Next Network is a unique movement of mediamakers, educators, programmers, researchers and
Doc Next @ IDFA brings fresh short documentaries by
innovators, capturing the views of young European
young European DIY media-makers to the big screen.
media-makers to redefine documentary within the
Their portrayals of everyday heroes reveal small,
shifting borders of Europe. The network collects work by
sympathetic, local actions that have a big impact.
young European media-makers from the DIY generation
About the love for storytelling, dancing, coffee, birds,
in a media archive, which is publically accessible on
personal belongings, memories and gardens... What
Vimeo. Finding new talent and showcasing them at
are the images of Europe that they reveal?
major festivals, on the radio and on TV is one of our
Doc Next @ IDFA mixes patient-eye documentaries
goals.
with critical and political remix videos. Doc Next shorts
Doc Next @ IDFA is an initiative of IDFA and the
will be screened before featured IDFA documentaries,
European Cultural Foundation (ECF), based on a
and will be shown every day in the Mini Cinema
mutual desire to make sure the voices of young DIY
(Rembrandtplein). For the full programme, visit
media talent are included in public opinion.
www.docnextnetwork.org.
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All films in this catalogue are part of the Doc Next Network Media Collection. Our collection hosts hundreds of European short docs, which can be used freely for film screenings, exhibitions and conferences. Doc Next @ IDFA 2012
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Doc Next films screened before featured IDFA documentaries Screened before IDFA documentaries Astronauts, Jaha Browne and Tara Manandhar, UK, 2012 (page 24) Enclosure (Kapanım), Akile Nazli Kaya, Czech Republic, 2011 (page 10) Hoodforts, Mile End Community Project, UK, 2011 (page 14) Just brewed it, we’re waiting for it to settle, Hande Zerkin, Metin Akdemir, Gunes Uyaniker
and Gulgun Dedecam, Turkey, 2012 (page 27) No husband but a pig in Estonia, Sasha Kheyfets, Estonia, 2011 (page 26) One of Us (Icimizden Biri), Gamze Akan, Ilgın Aksoy, Sengul Moral, Turkey, 2011 (page 25) Pszów, Agata and Monika Zajac, Michalina and Marzena Krakowczyk and others, Poland, 2011 (page 8) Recover & Rebuild: Croydon, Rebecca Richards. London, 2011 (page 17) Small Things, Lucas Tello, Spain, 2012 (page 23) Without Spectator (Bez Widza), Rafał Andrzej Głombiowski, Poland, 2011 (page 9)
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Doc Next films screened daily in the Mini Cinema (Rembrandtplein) Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Auction II (Subasta II), Smalouli, Morocco, 2011 (page 33) Decision (Decyzja), Monika Jankowska Olejnik, Poland, 2011 (page 12) Doctor Loco, Anna Snowball and Matthew Kay, UK, 2012 (page 4) Donation Only, Olly Newport, UK, 2012 (page 13) Enclosure (Kapanım), Akile Nazli Kaya, Czech Republic, 2011 (page 10) Faster, Harder, Stronger, Melisa Uneri, Turkey, 2011 (page 19) Forget Me Not, Matheus Ortega and Francisco Garrido, UK, 2011 (page 20) Glued, Benoit Detalle, Belgium, 2011 (page 31) Hometown Glory, Exposure, UK, 2011 (page 11) Hoodforts, Mile End Community Project, UK, 2011 (page 14) Illustrated Stories (Cuentos Ilustrados), Pablo Domínguez, Spain, 2011 (page 35) Jorge, Lucas Tello Pérez, Spain, 2011 (page 7) Let Yourself Go, Bethan Lloyd, UK, 2011 (page 22) Lost Property Office (Biuro Rzeczy Zagubionych), Anna Rok, Agnieszka Kokowska,
Poland, 2011 (page 15) Meat and Onions Gang, Mari Shibata, UK/Japan, 2012 (page 6) Never Too Late to Reach It (Llegando a Todo), Raquel Campuzano Godoy, Spain, 2011 (page 18) Now, Listen!, Dominik Dušek, Czech Republic, 2011 (page 32) Open Your Mouth (Abra la Boca), Montserrat Santalla Gasco, Spain, 2011 (page 29) Our Dangerous Demands (Occupy remix), Malaventura, Spain, 2011 (page 36) Pszów Agata and Monika Zajac, Michalina and Marzena Krakowczyk and others, Poland, 2011 (page 8) Refika Ozge Deniz Ozker, Turkey, 2012 (page 28) Relax Club (Klub Relaks), Joanna Kozera, Pola Rożek, Poland, 2011 (page 21) The Life of Allotments (Działkowcy), Anastazja Kądziela, Poland, 2011 (page 16) The Manufacture of Consent, Enrico Argento, Portugal, 2011 (page 34) This the Type of Birds (Taki Typ Ptactwa), Małgorzata Goliszewska, Poland, 2011 (page 5) To my Uncle (A mi Tío), Lacasinegra, Spain, 2011 (page 30) Without Spectator (Bez Widza), Rafał Andrzej Głombiowski, Poland, 2011 (page 9)
Dutch Local Heroes Dutch DIY filmmakers put in their best work for Doc Next Dutch Open Screen. A selection of these works is screened in the Mini Cinema. More info on www.docnextnetwork.org
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Strong Stories All of us have a story about how we found the strength to overcome an obstacle or to reach a goal. The people in these films found out they were stronger than they thought – in their own way.
Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Doctor Loco, Anna Snowball and Matthew Kay, UK, 2012
This film dips it’s toes into the life of a street performer from London’s Southbank. Initially about how a street performer could be tempted away from his podium, this touching documentary explores deeper questions of success, failure and aspirations. Production: British Film Institute, Future Film.
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema This the Type of Birds (Taki Typ Ptactwa), Małgorzata Goliszewska, Poland, 2011
Mr Zygmunt sells fruit and vegetables in his little booth, a red mobile shop. Surrounded by pigeons, he feeds them and talks to them, which deters many potential clients from coming in, but Mr Zygmunt doesn’t mind. The film follows Mr Zygmunt in his daily routine and observes the difficult relationship between this type of bird and people. Production: Association of Creative Initiatives “ę”, Poland.doc.
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Meat and Onions Gang, Mari Shibata, UK/Japan, 2012
A profile of a group of independent working class musicians from London who are fed up with Britain’s coalition government. With an ethos resembling the punk scene under Margaret Thatcher’s government in the 1970s and 1980s, we follow frontman Danny Onion’s journey in creating a musical voice for London’s working class community, who cannot afford the money or time for political activism. Production: British Film Institute, Future Film, bursary scheme in collaboration with Step2TV.
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Jorge, Lucas Tello Pérez, Spain, 2011
A compelling portrait of the Senegalese immigrant ‘Jorge’ who lives in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain. He shares his personal story and a tale his mother told him and his brothers: the differences between cultures are not that big. Production: ZEMOS98.
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Screened before IDFA documentaries Pszów, Agata and Monika Zajac,
Michalina and Marzena Krakowczyk and others, Poland, 2011 Pszów is a former mining town in Poland. This film portrays the inhabitants and their dreams, fears and values. Production: Association of Creative Initiatives “ę”, Poland.doc.
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Without Spectator (Bez Widza), Rafał Andrzej Głombiowski, Poland, 2011
Piotr is a young artist who conducts a dialogue with an invisible spectator as he searches for inspiration. The only witness is the camera. Production: Association of Creative Initiatives “ę”, Videonotations.
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Screened before IDFA documentaries
Enclosure (Kapanım), Akile Nazli Kaya,
Czech Republic, 2011 “The depiction of a nightmare caused by religious fanaticism”, as the media-maker puts it. In the absence of words, the video poses some very important and troubling questions. What is religion? What is fanaticism? Who decides what is? Production: Akile Nazli Kaya.
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Public Spaces A public space is a social space that is generally open and accessible to people. But who decides how these places are used and improved? These films are about fighting bureaucracy, striving for a change in urban environments and other ‘street life’.
Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Hometown Glory, Exposure, UK, 2011
“People came together, motivated to show that the behaviour of the minority did not reflect that of the majority.” An in-depth look at the summer riots in London in 2011. Media footage and interviews with local residents and youth and community workers reveal the reasons for, and reactions to, these events that shocked London. Production: British Film Institute, Future Film, bursary scheme in collaboration with Exposure Magazine.
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Decision (Decyzja), Monika Jankowska Olejnik, Poland, 2011
When the municipality took away the concrete flowerpots from the
Production: Association of Creative
streets of Zdunska Wola in Poland, an artist decided to bring them back
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to the people. A film that shows how an individual decision can improve the urban public space, against the backdrop of the ruling bureaucrats.
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Donation Only, Olly Newport, UK, 2012
Standing in the middle of a busy Brighton street every Saturday and Sunday, a masseuse gives away her skills in exchange for a simple donation of any size. But what lies behind these healing hands of hers? Production: British Film Institute, Future Film in collaboration with Step2TV.
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Hoodforts, Mile End Community Project, UK, 2011
A community film sharing a message from a group of young people in Mile End in London, about why other young people should stay out of trouble and work towards achieving their dreams. Winner of the Adobe Youth Voices UK film award, two Limelight awards and the Adobe Aspire Gold Medal for documentary. Production: participatory project with a team of young filmmakers from Tower Hamlets in London.
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Lost Property Office (Biuro Rzeczy Zagubionych), Anna Rok, Agnieszka Kokowska,
Poland, 2011 An examination of objects that were lost by their owners. Gathered in the lost-and-found office, that place of ontological oblivion, they create an interesting essay with sound and image. Production: Association of Creative Initiatives “ę”, Poland.doc.
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema The Life of Allotments (Działkowcy), Anastazja Kądziela, Poland, 2011
Urban garden allotments are relics of the era of People’s Republic of Poland. Their residents are mostly pensioners, and the allotments create a specific microcosm with petty arguments that coexist with helpfulness and sympathy. Production: Association of Creative Initiatives “ę”, Poland.doc.
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Screened before IDFA documentaries
Recover & Rebuild: Croydon, Rebecca
Richards, London, 2011 Story about a small family business, that was hit in the 2011 summer riots in London. The effects are not only tangible for the Patel family, but for the whole Croydon area. Production: British Film Institute, Future Film bursary scheme.
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Body & Soul How do you feel when you look at yourself? Can we draw some immediate consequences regarding the relationship between our body and our soul? We do not develop our identity all on our own. The people around us, the media and our culture strongly influence it. Never Too Late to Reach It (Llegando a Todo), Raquel Campuzano Godoy, Spain, 2011
Carmen knows a lot, because she has lived and learned. A tribute to Sevillian women like Carmen, who have suffocated under patriarchal society and were kept invisible in their domestic role. They now have taken the language and made themselves visible with only one goal: to change their lives. Production: ZEMOS98.
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Faster, Harder, Stronger, Melisa Uneri,
Turkey, 2011 “If you don’t act macho around here, you lose points.” Portrait of young men trying to live up to the expectations of being a man. Production: Istanbul Digital Culture and Arts Foundation and MODE Istanbul, North Aegean Narratives project.
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema
Forget Me Not, Matheus Ortega and Francisco
Garrido, UK, 2011 The film follows some remarkable stories of young
Production: British Film Institute, Future Film
people as they open their hearts, revealing their darkest
bursary We The Peoples Film Festival #TweetaPitch
memories of the drug-filled lives they have left behind
competition.
as they recount for us the path that led them to this transformation.
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Relax Club (Klub Relaks), Joanna Kozera, Pola Rożek, Poland, 2011
“Cha cha – one, two, three…” these are the words you can hear in the evening as you walk around the Grochów district in Warsaw. Senior citizens from community club Relax learn how to dance, led by the charismatic Mr Jacek, a Polish ballroom dancing champion. Production: Association of Creative Initiatives “ę”, Videonotations.
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Let Yourself Go, Bethan Lloyd, UK, 2011
A personal journey to investigate the use of dance in religious, spiritual and secular culture. Director Bethan journeys from hedonism to introspection, through the use of dance. In the process she discovers things about herself that had remained hidden for years. Production: British Film Institute, Future Film, bursary for new documentaries in partnership with BAFTA.
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The Protagonist Without being aware of it, people, places, things or even animals can be the main character of a story. These protagonists are inspiring others to change their views or just to reflect.
Small Things, Lucas Tello, Spain, 2012
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Orfeo used his voice to reverse death – in this black screen film a whispering voice reverts to this myth to explain the beauty of cinema. Production: Lucas Tello.
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Astronauts, Jaha Browne and
Tara Manandhar, UK, 2012 A gentle exploration into the aspirations of various generations, presented through a series of short interviews conducted along the Southbank area of London. Production: British Film Institute, Future Film.
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Screened before IDFA documentaries
One of Us (Icimizden Biri), Gamze Akan, Ilg覺n Aksoy, Sengul Moral, Turkey, 2011
The people of Eskisehir in Turkey talk about a statue, creating stories around it, revealing their own personalities. Production: MODE Istanbul.
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Screened before IDFA documentaries No husband but a pig in Estonia, Sasha Kheyfets, Estonia, 2011
Carolina can think of many reasons why she’d rather live with a pig than with a man. The love for her pink piglet is unconditional and nothing holds her from living with her Rafi. Production: Metropolis, VPRO, the Netherlands.
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Screened before IDFA documentaries Just brewed it, we’re waiting for it to settle, Hande
Zerkin, Metin Akdemir, Gunes Uyaniker and Gulgun Dedecam, Turkey, 2012 A day at Refik’s Tea House in Izmir, serving its customers fresh tea all day. ‘This place is my child. I devoted my life to it.’ Production: MODE Istanbul, Street Stories Workshop Izmir.
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Refika Ozge Deniz Ozker, Turkey, 2012
A journey that takes place on both sides of the North Aegean, in search of a woman called “Refika�. Her photograph is found on the walls of Adatepe, an old Greek village in Turkey. There are different stories about Refika and her love, Nazmi. Who is this woman and who writes history? Production: Istanbul Digital Culture and Arts Foundation and MODE Istanbul, North Aegean Narratives project.
This still is part of a remix video made by Ozge Deniz Ozker
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Political Remix Video Political Remix Video is a genre of transformative DIY media production whereby creators critique power structures, deconstruct social myths and challenge dominate media messages through re-cutting and re-framing fragments of mainstream media and the popular culture. These videos were part of a call for political remix videos by ZEMOS98, Seville, Spain in April 2012.
Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Open Your Mouth (Abra la Boca), Montserrat Santalla Gasco, Spain, 2011
A film that focuses on the origins of the Spanish protest movement 15M (15 May) through the news broadcasts of Spanish TV. Their mass media are absolute protagonists, monopolising the supposed “media democracy�. As the only source of information for many people, they are responsible for shaping political views.
These stills are part of a remix video made by Montserrat Santalla Gasco
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema To my Uncle (A mi TĂo), Lacasinegra, Spain, 2011
A rapid mixture of images reveals the author’s attempts to communicate with his uncle, someone who is deeply involved in Spanish culture.
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Glued, Benoit Detalle, Belgium, 2011
A critical look at our recent past as represented by TV news. David Hasselhoff’s “Looking for Freedom” – the famous song that has become the anthem of the celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall – is the starting point for a critical reflection on the concepts of freedom, war and power.
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Now, Listen!, Dominik Dušek, Czech Republic, 2011
Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else’s skin.
This still is part of a remix video made by Dominik Dušek
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Auction II (Subasta II), Smalouli, Morocco, 2011
A humorous ‘military video’ in the social context of the second Cold War between East and West. China has awoken, between praise and indignation: an auction of conscience and values.
These stills are part of a remix video made by Smalouli
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema The Manufacture of Consent Enrico Argento, Portugal, 2011
A reflection on honesty and justice. All human beings construct realities in different ways that are common but apparently unrelated. Pain, happiness, justice, effort and anger are just some of the elements that unite people.
These stills are part of a remix video made by Enrico Argento
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Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Illustrated Stories (Cuentos Ilustrados), Pablo DomĂnguez, Spain, 2011
An unconventional tale and exploration of hypnosis in different social and political circumstances. A political remix video that transforms audiovisual chaos into a new audiovisual discourse. Production: ZEMOS98, Spain.
This still is part of a remix video made by Pablo DomĂnguez
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This still is part of a remix video made by Malaventura
Screened daily in the Mini Cinema Our Dangerous Demands (Occupy remix), Malaventura, Spain, 2011
“Our dangerous demands to governments and markets are...” Oakland police brutality remixed with Judith Butler’s speech “We demand the impossible”.
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The European Cultural Foundation is grateful for the longstanding partnership with the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds.
All films in this catalogue are part of the Doc Next Network Media Collection. Our collection hosts hundreds of European short docs, which can be used freely for film screenings, exhibitions and conferences.
www.docnextnetwork.org