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SP-09   Zebra Poetry Film Award 08

The Zebra Poetry Film Festival presents productions that have so skilfully combined the genres of poetry, film and new media that they have developed into an independent art form. The project is lead by Literaturwekstatt Berlin in cooperation with interfilm Berlin and, since 2002, has been held every two years in Berlin. Having established itself as the largest forum for international poetry-film, Zebra offers filmmakers all over the world a platform for short films that deal with the subject of poetry contentually, aesthetically and formally. We're pleased to present this selection of lyrical highlights and winners of the film poetry competition.

Screening :

06. 11. 2008 at 18:00 h, Babylon Berlin:Mitte Saal 3
08. 11. 2008 at 14:00 h, Hackesche Höfe Filmtheater Kino 2
09. 11. 2008 at 19:30 h, Roter Salon - Volksbühne n

THE 22 FILMS OF THE PROGRAM:

The Technical Hitch

Director(s): Jonathan Dunleavy

England, 2006

running time: 06´10 min

Dialogue: English

Malfunction demystified. A satirical take on technological failures starring Tikuf, the atomic anomaly. Poem: The Technical Hitch by Luke Wright   more info

Cul de Sac

Director(s): Benedict Newbery

England, 2008

running time: 02´00 min

About a small town and its people. Poem: Cul de sac by Benedict Newbery   more info

Azul Hiel Lúgubre Néctar

Director(s): Luis Felipe Hernández Alanis

Mexico, 2008

running time: 10´00 min

A little girl is sick and writes poetry inside a small house in the middle of the desert. Poem: Yo en el fondo del mar by Alfonsina Storni   more info

Statement of the Art

Director(s): Erica Scourti

England, 2007

running time: 03´00 min

Press releases are translated into French, German, Spanish using internet translation software. Poem: Statement of the Art by Erica Scourti  more info

Bertram

Director(s): Lára Kristindottir, Karen Rohde Johansson, Michael Hall Mauritzen

Denmark, 2008

running time: 02´55 min

Escaping from homework can get you to amazing places. Bertram is a little boy who dreams himself into being a pilot, a zoo keeper and other amazing things. Poem: Bertram by Làra  more info

Silencijum

Director(s): Davor Medurecan, MARKO MESTROVIC

Croatia, 2006

running time: 10´04 min

Dialogue: Croatian

UT : English

Apocalyptic landscapes draw parallels between the repression forms of feudal and modern times. Based on "The Ballads of Petrica Kerempuh" by Miroslav Krleza.   more info

Lucía

Director(s): Cristóbal León Dooner

Chile, 2007

running time: 04´00 min

Lucía recalls the summer she fell in love with Luis. Poem: Lucía by Joaquín Cociña  more info

Square Pears, Rare Bears

Director(s): Sharon Keighley

England, 2007

running time: 01´00 min

Sort and sweet claymation adaptation of Ed Barton’s play. Poem: Square Pears, Rare Bears by Ed Barton  more info

Again and Again

Director(s): Lindsey Merrison

Myanmar, 2005

running time: 11´00 min

Life is a circle. When we die, we are born again into a different life. Poem: Slowly towards zero point zero by The Maw Naing  more info

Financially Strapped

Director(s): Katrin Bowen

Canada, 2008

running time: 02´30 min

Issues of differences in financial opportunity for men and women. Poem: Financially strapped by Katrin Bowen  more info

The Present

Director(s): Caroline Sascha Cogez

Denmark, 2008

running time: 01´30 min

The greatest gift is the discovery of not being able to resist your true nature. Poem: The Present by Caroline Sascha Cogez  more info

Rendezvous

Director(s): Zina Papadopoulou, Petros Papadopoulos

Netherlands / Greece, 2008

running time: 02´45 min

A carefree girl sits on a hilltop. She has a date with a great love.  more info

Zeit

Director(s): Frank Schneider

Germany, 2007

running time: 05´00 min

Dialogue: German

Professor Pfläumlein is a hobby poet who courageously takes to the stage to recite his poem entitled 'Zeit'.  more info

Procrastination

Director(s): Johnny Kelly

England, 2007

running time: 04´15 min

Sometimes the only way to get something done is to do two dozen other things first.   more info

Une Lecon Particuliere

Director(s): Raphaie Chevenèment

France, 2007

running time: 10´14 min

Eva is Cyril's French tutor and today they'll be interpreting a Victor Hugo poem together.  more info

Rain

Director(s): Maria-Elena Doyle

New Zealand, 2006

running time: 04´00 min

An exploration of our connection to Earth. Poem: Rain Hone Tuwhare  more info

Ham

Director(s): Sharon Keighley

England, 2007

running time: 01´00 min

About a piece of ham that is tired of its place in life and wishes it was someone else.  more info

Absolut Alt-Sakorn

Director(s): Kristian Pedersen

Norway, 2007

running time: 01´30 min

The grain as an metaphor for patience. Poem: Såkorn Simen Hagerup  more info

Restriction

Director(s): Nicholas Kallincos

Australia, 2005

running time: 01´30 min

Restriction site poetics concerns the writing process as viewed through the veil of modern day genetic engineering.  more info

Erdbeeren à la carte

Director(s): Rudolf Baggenstos

Switzerland, 2008

running time: 03´30 min

Every Word is given a voice. Poem: ohne Titel. By Dieter Roth   more info

The Needful Head

Director(s): Zeth B. Willie

U S A, 2007

running time: 04´30 min

Dialogue: English

An absurd tale, told in verse, of a man who grows tired of his head and removes it, only to find that his head won't leave him alone!   more info

The Dead

Director(s): Charlie Curran, Juan Delcan

U S A, 2006

running time: 00´45 min

The dead are omnipresent and watching over us. Poem by: Billy Collins   more info
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