Doxita: Short Documentary Festival

Doxita is a traveling festival of documentary films that are under 40 minutes in length.  The program, comprised of approximately 75 minutes of film, represents a wide variety of documentary – domestic and foreign, short and longer format, serious and funny.  It is designed to profile the great content and artistic vision that non-fiction short films provide, but that people don’t often get a chance to see.

Date: September 21, 2010
Time: 11:00am - 12:15pm
Location: UC Theater 
Cost: FREE!

The films being shown are:

Steel Homes

UK, Eva Weber, 10 minutes

“Storage lockers provide a holding ground for memories of long-gone loved ones and dreams that still live.  Striking cinematography and sound evoke the minds and personal spaces of average people.” 
Slaves  

UK, Hannah Heilborn and David, 15 minutes

“Colorful animation brings alive the tale of two Sudanese youth who were captured for slavery.  The animation and documentary interview technique mask the children’s identity while also creating an engrossing story of survival.”
The First Kid to Learn English from Mexico

USA, Peter Jordan, 20 minutes

“9-year-old Pedro Lopez wishes he never left Mexico.  Lush camera and music create this almost surreal, yet honest and charming portrait of this struggling boy.”
12 Notes Down 

Denmark, Andreas Koefed, 28 minutes 

“Jorgis is the star of his boys choir, until the onset of puberty affects what he loves most: his ability to sing.  This beautifully tender portrait follows the journey of a young man facing the need to leave his old identity behind.” 

 

Doxita was founded and curated by Karen Cirillo and presented by Docuphile Media LLC.  

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