Lübeck, Oct. 23, 2014. The documentary programme of the 56th Nordic Film Days Lübeck comprises 27 films (with four running under 30 minutes) and focuses on Baltic issues. There are films that commemorate the “singing revolution” that led to the restored independence of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, which also serve as a reminder that 25 years ago, the NFL was the first festival to integrate films from the Baltic States into its programme, launching Nordic-Baltic cultural cooperation. The documentaries deal with the legacy of World War II, as in “Cenotaph” or the phenomenon of socialism (“The Gold Spinners”). They trace “The Path to Baltic Freedom” or the effects of “Capitalism at Crossroad Street”, while “Pelican in the Desert” and “PMR in The State of Limbo” give us a look at less well-known European regions.
Finland, too, is looking at history, with “Instrument of Himmler”, “The Last Voyage of the Duchess” and “Remembrance”, which the festival is screening in memory of director Peter von Bagh, the recently deceased great of Finnish cinema. The talented young men in Norway in “Ballet Boys” are looking to the future as they strive for a career in classical dance and the “Twin Sisters” in the eponymous film are connected across continents despite their early separation by adoption. Children and young people in difficult circumstances are at the heart of “I Am Kuba” and “Dreaming of a Family”. Audiences get a close look at an amazing school experiment and alternative treatments for “Children in the Age of ADHD“. “Far from Jordbro” is the newest installment of a long-term project, in which the filmmaker followed a handful of residents of the Stockholm suburb beginning in their childhood there in the 1970s, while in “Displaced Perssons”, a Swedish ex-pat and his family attempt to (re)integrate into Swedish society after years of living in Pakistan. Asylum-seekers near Keflavik airport live in the “House of Hope – Refugee Camp Iceland” and “The General Store” gives us a portrait of fast-disappearing form of retail. Filmmakers deal with their relationship to their parents in “Salóme” and “A Separation”, while suicide is the subject of “Once I Dreamt of Life”. On the lighter side, a group of volleyball players aged 66 to 98 are “The Optimists” who hope to win one last game. With “My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn”, audiences get a glimpse into the work process of the renowned Danish director, as his wife and documentarian Liv Corfixen follows her husband on location and examines her own role in their relationship.
Numerous documentary directors will be in Lübeck to introduce their films at screenings and premieres during the 56th Nordic Film Days Lübeck. The complete guest list will be published online at www.filmtage.luebeck.de shortly before the festival opens. The NFL schedule is online now and advance ticket sales begin on October 25 at 3:00 pm.
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