Naked - Public Striptease and beyond
Trailer and discussion is available after clicking on the link with program title
GREEN ROOM Friday 15th 9.00 – 13.00
Session Leader: Johann Schoch
A rough teenage boy pushing a doll in a carriage ‘round the hood, a lesbian in an arm wrestling contest with a gay man, and sex-change operations in Iran – these are the images that tabloids and private late night shows sell very well with. Public TV often shies away from these muddy waters. These programmes go the other way: they hit the naked truth spot on. Just because these themes sell? Or is there more to it?
Be like Others
France / Documentary / 73’
Shopsteward: Liana Saleh
Programme presenter: Thibaut de Corday
Powerful programme, documenting Iranian transsexuals as they seek confirmation and operations to make them whole in a repressive society. This production questions the role of religion and the power of the state in the regulation of the lives of citizens. The follow-up and conclusion was very engaging. How was this documentary produced under such circumstances?
Manshow
Norway / TV-Specific / 23’
Shopsteward: Lidia Piechota
Programme presenters: Jørgen Steinheim, Håvard Lilleheie & Morten Ramm
Men!
The world surely wouldn’t function in a proper way without all those gender issues we love and hate.
Men.
Who can afford going further in making a TV show?
Men.
It’s not about trying to understand, but about showing it in an as-daring-as-possible way.
Men.
It’s explicit. It’s hilarious. And suddenly it makes you think.
Men!
The world surely wouldn’t function in a proper way without all those gender issues we love and hate.
Men.
Who can afford going further in making a TV show?
Men.
It’s not about trying to understand, but about showing it in an as-daring-as-possible way.
Men.
It’s explicit. It’s hilarious. And suddenly it makes you think.
Men!
Frankie
Ireland / Fiction / 12’
Shopsteward: Johann Schoch
Programme presenter: Darren Thornton
No bare skin here. But soul striptease at its best. A fifteen year old working class boy from a rough neighbourhood who is about to become a father and, lacking a role model, practises in a very public way. It’s dark, it’s funny, and it’s disturbing.
United Kingdom / TV-Specific / 60’
Shopsteward: Johann Schoch
Programme presenter: Jonnie Turpie
On first sight: the perfect public health project. TV doctors tour Britain and offer easily accessible services. As patients pour in, pants drop freely and all the ailments are exposed in graphic detail. It’s a thin line for everybody: The programme makers and the audience, but most of all for the patients. You’ll never stop to wonder why people are willing to expose their embarrassing secrets on camera. And whether it’s really about health. Come, watch and be embarrassed.
