29.-30.1.2010
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MOVIES
WITH ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEMES

DOBRE NÁM JE V PETRŽALKE BÝVAŤ?

Slovenská republika, 2003, 34 min
Miroslav Bartoš
30.01.2010 15:05

Concrete high-rise building area Petržalka - one of the biggest in Europe - has a lot of negative attributes. In general, it is perceived as a prototype of a low-quality acommodation created at the times of socialism. What is the reality like? How are the concrete homes seen by their inhabitants at the beginning of the third millenary? The film attempts to scatch the anthropo-social way of being at this concrete area.

Language of dialogues: Slovakian

SIDE EFFECTS: PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG ARTIST IN LAHORE

Pakistan, 2009, 34 min
Mashood Ahmed Sheikh
29.01.2010 18:10

Side effects: Portrait of a young artist in Lahore

Lahore is the second largest city of Pakistan with a population of more than 10 million. The city is famous for exquisite food, its rich culture, an education capital and the core of Pakistan's media and Arts scene. The film takes us deep into the life of a struggling young lower-middle class, Art student in Lahore.

Language of dialogues: Urdu, Panjabi, English
Language of subtitles: English

AFTER WAR, BEFORE PEACE - IN SEARCHING OF DEMOCRACY IN CENTRAL AFGHANISTAN

Switzerland, 2008, 34 min
Christof Thurnherr
29.01.2010 18:45

Lal, a remote bazaar surrounded by the high mountains of the Western Hindu Kush in Central Afghanistan, struggles to find peace after more than 30 years of war. Everyday life in these harsch wintery surroundings don't seem to leave much space to deal with the new situation. Former Mujaheddin Commanders, religious leaders and newly elected state officials each have their respective views of this new system called 'democracy'. In this film these different actors tell us about their past, explain their respective views on the democratic changes and reveal their individual expectations for the future.

Language of dialogues: Farsi, English
Language of subtitles: English