Is this real? Does it Matter Anyway?
Trailer and discussion is available after clicking on the link with program title
RED ROOM Wednesday 13th 9.00 – 13.00
Session Leader: Claudia Schreiner
Straight storytelling is a fine thing – programme makers and the audience are accustomed to it; but there are issues and circumstances that might require – and also suggest, other means of producing and structuring the programme.
This session is about different approaches to depicting reality – real stories and historical events. Can you still believe in the truthfulness and authenticity of a programme when means are applied that do not comply with the reality? Is it important that the subject is depicted as it appears in reality? Or do the means serve the purpose?
14/18 - Noise and Fury
Belgium / Documentary / 110’
Shopsteward: Jouko Salokorpi
Programme presenter: Christine Doublet
14/18 is a TV work based – to a great extent, on military cinematography of the 20th century. It is a new project to refresh the First World War’s narrative told so many times before. Instead of black and white silent archives, the film cleverly colourised the archive footage. The programme also adds a soundtrack (internal voices of the soldiers) and animated maps making the production relevant by bringing the archives to life. Is this the ultimate way to interest the audience for an important, yet very ”old” theme? Is the historical value of the archives distorted by these new tools of programme making?
Woman: Dancing on the Roof
Lithuania / TV Specific / 24’
Shopsteward: Claudia Schreiner
Programme presenter: Janina Lapinskaite
A true story about a woman who was abused and who went through a tough time. As she opens herself to the audience she is shown in surrealistic and artificial surroundings that underline and reflect her mental state of mind.
What are the alternatives for the director? Why did she choose this approach and does it work for the audience?
What are the alternatives for the director? Why did she choose this approach and does it work for the audience?
The Tale of Nicolai & the Law of Return
Israel / Documentary-based recreation / 54’
Shopsteward: Claudia Schreiner
Programme presenter: David Ofek & Elinor Kowarsky
The programme tells the story of a Romanian worker who realizes his Jewish roots can spin his wheel of fortune around as his Palestinian friends reveal to him the amazing advantages of discovering he has a Jewish grandmother.
Applying humour and irony, the “documentary” is told in a fairytale style. The protagonist reveals his own motivation for leaving his country and family, going to Israel to work, there encountering difficulties and problems, and finally succeeding in establishing his own business in the foreign country. How did the director succeed in telling the evolving story? After all, did he come into the picture when everything had already happened?
Applying humour and irony, the “documentary” is told in a fairytale style. The protagonist reveals his own motivation for leaving his country and family, going to Israel to work, there encountering difficulties and problems, and finally succeeding in establishing his own business in the foreign country. How did the director succeed in telling the evolving story? After all, did he come into the picture when everything had already happened?
