On Wednesday, 7th March, BIFS screened Russian Ark at the Duke Of York's. This Russian film by Aleksandr Sokurov charts 3 centuries of Russian History all in a single take!
The screening was introduced and the post-film discussion led by Professor David Charles Gillespie from the Department of European Studies and Modern Languages, University of Bath. The discussion opened up a variety of topics, among them the portrayal of Russian history, the validity of the long take approach and how this film fits in with the director's other works among others.
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On Sunday, 25th February, BIFS screened the Polish classic Ashes and Diamonds, from Andrzej Wajda's 1950s classic wartime trilogy starring the Polish "James Dean", Zbigniew Cybulski.
The screening was that rare occasion where everybody agreed that it was a great film. The post-film discussion at the Hare and Hounds pub was expertly led by Monika Braid, an independent film producer, who works on co-productions between Poland and Britain and has developed and programmed the Polish Film Festival.
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A slow and contemplative film charting the days of Brecht was shown to an intimate audience at the Santuary Cella bar followed by an informal social chat over a drink.
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Notes will be appearing here soon.
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Chen Kaige's epic prompted discussion on Shanghai, History and the experiences of our
entertaining speaker.
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The September screening of this colourful Japanese film was held early on Sunday morning.
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August saw BIFS' first independent screening, the Israeli film Walk On Water. The film was shown in association with Brighton & Hove Pride and was significant given the events occurring in Lebanon.
The emotive post-film discussion was led by Rabbi Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah. The discussion raised many issues such as the qualities of the film and its relevance both to the current conflict in Lebanon and the history of other countries such as Germany and South Africa.
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BIFS' July event celebrated our patron's success at Cannes by screening his recent Palme D'Or winner to a packed Duke Of York's crowd.
The guest speaker for the evening was Paddy O’Keeffe - an Irishman, a socialist and anti-war activist who led a vibrant discussion covering Irish history, Ken Loach, the film itself and its relevance to the world today.
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To start the summer, BIFS screened a devastating critique of religion and society by the surrealist master Luis Bunuel with post-film discussion led by Nigel Floyd.
Nigel Floyd has been a freelance film critic and broadcaster for over twenty years. He has contributed
to the print media as also radio and television programmes. These include Time Out magazine, BBC
Radio Four's Front Row' BBC Radio Four's The Film Programme and BBC Radio Three's Night Waves. He now reviews films for BBC News 24 television.
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BIFS welcomed documentary film maker Nick Broomfield to talk about his latest documentary exploring racist attitudes in South Africa.
Journalist and Film programmer Jason Wood chaired the discussion.
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To kick off the 2006 programme, on March 12, BIFS welcomed down Professor John Orr from the University of Edinburgh to lead the post-film discussion for The Time of the Gypsies.
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BIFS' final film in its first year was this controversial tale from India. Deepa Mehta's assault on patriarchy follows the tragic love of two women.
Geetha J, film maker, journalist and BIFS' chair led the discussion.
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Our programmed guest speaker, Charlie Hore was unable to make it down and so our chair Geetha J. led the proceedings
in the post film discussion.
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Well over 100 people attended the screening of Who Shot the Sheriff? at Hove Town Hall. The screening was followed by a Q&A with Lee Billingham from the Love Music Hate Racism campaign, Attila the Stockbroker and Ian McDonald from the Brighton International Film Society.
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Portrait of Teresa was screened at the tail end of Brighton's Cuban Film Festival. We were joined by the Festival's organiser Ann Cross, who is at the forefront of promoting Cuban Cinema within the UK. Ann's post-film discussion centred on details of the Cuban revolution, the history of post-revolutionary Cuban cinema and the exploration of gender politics within the film.
Notes from the evening will be appearing here soon.
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Nacim Pak from the School of Oriental and African Studies was BIFS' guest speaker on November 9th. Nacim explained the cultural and political context of this exploration of the oppression women face in Iran and the restrictive nature of Iranian filmmaking itself.
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The Senegalese Xala was the October Screening. Frances Harding came down from the School of Oriental and African study to demystify this
film.
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This major highlight in the Brighton film calendar for 2005 was a triumphant success. Two films a Q&A and
a post-film discussion all with the participation of the great man himself!!
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The September BIFS screening was the Finnish black comedy The Match Factory Girl. For this, the post-film discussion was led by Pietari Kääpä from the University of East Anglia.
Pietari led an illuminating discussion around Finnish identity, Finnish stereotypes and the bleakness found within the films of Aki Kaurismäki.
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On August 3rd, BIFS welcomed Kath Browne to lead the post-film discussion for Fox and His Friends. This discussion was in association with Pride in Brighton & Hove. Kath is a trustee of Pride and also lectures at University of Brighton.
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