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Srikanth Srinivasan said
Hello Guys…. Just stumbled upon this gem. Great work you have here. The best part this is that it is no fan work, but is oriented towards teaching and activism. I want to learn about films and am going to visit often… Can you please try to have a section for “Recommendation of the week” that gives out the most obscure but fantastic films from around the world?
I also try to write on films at http://theseventhart.wordpress.com and at Culturazzi that you have linked to.
A suggestion: Get enrolled to http://largeassmovieblogs.blogspot.com/. It is a congregation of all movie blogs on net and would be helpful for you to attract traffic.
Keep up the good work…
venicelion said
That’s an interesting idea that I’ll discuss with my colleagues. We will have some interesting posts doing something similar next month.
Freddie Jones said
I’m tryinging to obtain a film released in 1986 by the Director Med Hondo namely SARRAOUNIA. Perhaps one of your readers could advise where I can purchase the Dvd.
venicelion said
I’m not aware of any DVD being produced of this wonderful film — certainly not with English subtitles. There may be a French DVD, but so far I haven’t found it. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Garvin said
Hi i would like to buy this film on dvd and a number of others black british dvds does anybody know of a good site thanks.
venicelion said
Hi Garvin
I can’t work out which “this film” you mean – probably my fault for not thinking enough about the structure of the site.
The standard sources for buying UK DVDs are Amazon and Play.com. Since many of the Black British films of the 1980s were funded by either the British Film Institute (look at the ‘filmstore’ part of the website) or Channel 4, you might want to start your search with them. I’ve just looked at Channel 4’s site and although they have material on their productions, they don’t have any purchase details. You could try searching the database at the DVD rental film site, LoveFilm – this will at least tell you if the film exists on DVD (several of them don’t). Other than that I can only suggest a general googling. There are some titles available elsewhere in Europe. Babylon for instance has only recently been released in the UK, even though it was available from Italy some time ago. Good luck!
Alison Hindhaugh said
Thanks for quoting the Observatory : Our latest figures here:
http://www.obs.coe.int/about/oea/pr/berlinale2009.html
Pete Latarche said
Sur ce que tu a dites sur le question du signification de Jeanne Moreau au nouvelle vague
Chapeau!!
venicelion said
Thanks Pete!
(This comment refers to Nouvelle vague Stars 3: Jeanne Moreau)
James Mark said
could you please send me Miss Yvone Cherry of Tanzania email adddress or her manager’s details. Thank you
venicelion said
Sorry, we don’t have that kind of information available.
Simon Johnson said
Hi Roy
Good to meet you at the MEA AGM last Sat. Still interested in Shifty – if you have any relevant links would be gratefully received. Many thanks
Simon
venicelion said
Thanks Simon, I’ve sent you a separate email.
Sarah said
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Abigail Huston said
To Whom It May Concern:
My name is Abigail Huston and I am writing to tell you about the film Hold Me Tight, Let
Me Go
by Kim Longinotto. Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go will air nationally on
P.O.V. July 28th at 10 PM (please check your local listings).
PBS?s P.O.V. series is the longest-running showcase on television to
feature the work of America’s best contemporary-issue independent
filmmakers. P.O.V. is also a resource for national, regional and local
organizations, PBS stations, and teachers via our film lending library
and free materials include free facilitators’ guides, discussion
guides, lesson plans and multimedia resource lists produced in
conjunction with PBS Teachers, educational professionals, librarians,
issue-area experts, and advisory boards.
Here is a synopsis of the film:
Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go
by Kim Longinotto
Variety describes it as a film “mixing ferocity with tenderness,
delicacy with tenacity” ? exactly like the unusual school it explores.
In Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go, one of Britain’s leading documentary
filmmakers takes a verité look at Oxford’s Mulberry Bush School for
emotionally disturbed children. Mulberry’s heroically forbearing staff
greets extreme, sometimes violent behavior with only consolation and
gentle restraint. Kim Longinotto’s unblinking camera captures an
arduous process and a nearly unhinged environment, but it also records
the daily dramas of troubled kids trying to survive and the moments of
hope they achieve with Mulberry’s clear-eyed staff.
You can watch the trailer here: http://www.pbs.org/pov/holdmetight/.
Additionally, the film will be streaming online from July 28-
September 28.
We hope you will help us spread word about the national broadcast of
the film. There are several ways you can do this:
Host a sneak preview screening and discussion of this year’s film.
Apply online:
http://www.amdoc.org/outreach/events/register.php
P.O.V. compiles free discussion guides, lesson plans, as well as other
companion material that will be made available online.
Include information on your website. Post an ad and/or blurb on your
organization’s website or blog, announcing the broadcast of the film.
You can download the banner ad from our online Pressroom or embed the
film’s trailer: http://www.amdoc.org/pressroom_pov2009.php)
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any questions.
If you are interested in participating in one or several of the above
activities, please contact Jessica Lee in the Community Engagement and
Outreach Department at P.O.V., (212) 989-8121 x315, or by email at
jlee@pov.org.
Best,
Abigail Huston
Community Engagement and Outreach
American Documentary | P.O.V.
You can also find us on these social networks and websites.
http://www.pbs.org/pov/take_action/interact.php