Banda Bassotti is an Italian ska-punk-Oi! band formed in 1987 in Rome. Their songs are generally political in nature, focusing on radical-left issues. Many are about Ireland and Latin America, as well. The band was inspired by The Clash and The Specials. The band was very politically active from the very beginning, attending protests and sympathizing with anti-Fascist movements in Italy. Their name derives from the Italian version of the Disney characters The Beagle Boys.
GOODBYE DARLING I’M OFF TO FIGHT. Best Italian Documentary 2016. Final Screening.
After a painful break-up with her boyfriend in NYC, Italian actress and fashion model Chantal Ughi discovered that Muay Thai was the only way to deal with her rage and to confront the violence she suffered as a child. She went to Thailand to train for four weeks, but ended up moving there for five years, training and fighting, modifying both mind and body and reaching the highest level possible in the martial art. Now, after a one-year hiatus, Chantal is back in the ring, ready to fight her demons and to reopen old wounds, as she attempts to become world cham
DAVID LYNCH THE ART LIFE > ultima proiezione!
David Lynch takes us on an intimate journey through the formative years of his life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark streets of Philadelphia, we follow Lynch as he traces the events that have helped to shape one of cinema’s most enigmatic directors. David Lynch the Art Life infuses Lynch’s own art, music and early films, shining a light into the dark corners of his unique world, giving audiences a better understanding of the man and the artist. As Lynch states “I think every time you do something, like a painting or whatever, you go with ideas and sometimes the past can conjure those ideas and color them, even if they’re new ideas, the past colors them.”
COTTON la via dei blue jeans – Luci dalla Cina @ Detour
Tens of millions of Chinese farm laborers work day and night on the various processes making up the cotton industry. They grow and harvest the cotton balls, spin them into yarn, weave fabrics and turn them into jeans. The production of cotton articles involves entire farming families. We accompany a horde of baggage-laden factory workers making the long journey in overflowing train carriages, singing happily about their tough lives. Before dawn, the uniformed cotton pickers are transported by trailer to the plantations. This film gives a face to the otherwise anonymous Chinese workers. Among themselves they express criticism of their working conditions, the low pay and the physical strain. Small groups of factory workers go about their daily routines: eating, sleeping and working. Great friendships develop in the dormitories, and there are conversations about the future and the possibility of protest. Should they stop working and return to work the fields of their home village? Despite it all, the thought of a regular job and the hope of promotion help to keep up the spirits of the young workers.
I’M NOT YOUR NEGRO. Nomination Oscar 2017. Premio del Pubblico Berlino 2017
I Am Not Your Negro is a journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter. It is a film that questions black representation in Hollywood and beyond. And, ultimately, by confronting the deeper connections between the lives and assassination of these three leaders, Baldwin and Peck have produced a work that challenges the very definition of what America stands for.
MERCI PATRON! > Best documentary 2017 in France
A satirical documentary film that pits a pair of unemployed garment workers against the billionaire head of the luxury giant LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has emerged as a sleeper hit in France, where it has become a rallying cry against a government proposal to overhaul the labor code.
COSMOPOLIS FILM AWARDS – Call for Entries 2017
Cosmopolis Film Awards is the first film and video contest aimed at 2nd generation filmmakers and artists living in Italy.
CFA is promoted by Detour Arthouse Cinema in Rome with the support of SIAE and Mibact, in connection with the invitation “Sillumina – Copia privata per i giovani, per la cultura”, in collaboration with Biblioteche di Roma and Roma Multietnica, targeted at young artists residing in the territory of Italy, aged less than 35 years during the entire 2017 calendar year. 2nd generation artists – filmmaker, screenwriters, authors, actors, etc. – are welcomed to attend and submit their audiovisual works.
2nd generation artists – filmmaker, screenwriters, authors, actors, etc. – are welcomed to attend and submit their audiovisual works. Thematic lines & topics: the discovery of the Other, new global cultures, relations between identities and communities of values, clash of cultures, daily life in urban/suburban contexts, etc. Films will be selected on the basis of their aesthetique and language skills. Winning films for each category will be screened to a public audience in the presence of the authors and members of the Selection Committee. Other screening events will be held at Public Libraries in the Municipality of Rome. Registration at the contest is free of charge Winners of each category will get cash prizes and other special mentions.
RE:LEGALIZED
An american journey on the road of the most useful and most prohibited plant in the world. Why is it that a plant that has been on the Earth for 38 million years, known and used for the last 5.000 years, has been prohibited for the last 80 years? Why, in the U.S., are an increasing number of states today legalizing and regulating its medical and recreational use? An amazing therapeutic journey crossing the borders of re-legalization: travelling through the valleys and mountains of organic growers vs. tobacco corporations, enlightened scientists and vested interests of the pharmaceutical companies; traversing the diverse experiences of those spending years in prison thanks to marijuana related offences and others helping to build this huge new industry…dreaming of a world saved by cannabis.
MERCI PATRON! > Best documentary 2017 in France
A satirical documentary film that pits a pair of unemployed garment workers against the billionaire head of the luxury giant LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has emerged as a sleeper hit in France, where it has become a rallying cry against a government proposal to overhaul the labor code.
REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG
An intimate and nuanced investigation into the life of one of the most influential and provocative thinkers of the 20th century. Passionate and gracefully outspoken throughout her career, Susan Sontag became one of the most important literary, political and feminist icons of her generation. The documentary explores Sontag’s life through evocative experimental images, archival materials, accounts from friends, family, colleagues, and lovers, as well as her own words. REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG gives viewers the chance to watch Sontag while she examines the world.