Bahrain Human Rights International Film Festival

Bahrain Human Rights International Film Festival (BHRIFF) is a nonprofit cultural event dedicated to the introduction and promotion of films related to human rights... the festival shows a wide range of features, documentaries and short films selected from around the world to facilitate a constructive global discourse on the most important human rights issues...
BHRIFF is organized every year from 1st to 4th May in celebration of Labour Day and the International Day for Press Freedom...

schedule can be found here...

disappointingly the BHRIFF site does not provide any information on the films... below is all i could find on the internets... some films i didn't find any information on at all or i couldn't tell which movie it was from the available options...

UPDATE: (saturday may 2, 2009)
i was able to get more information on the films from the booklet that was handed out at the event... i've included the new info below...

0.25 (Afghanistan)
afghanistancinema

Aaish Ya Helo (Palestine)

Angles in the Dust (South Africa)
main
imdb

Another Planet (Hungary)

Awaiting Tomorrow (USA-Congo)
witness
youtube

Baghdad Days (Iraq)
iftvc
youtube

Borderland (Jordan)

Campaign The Kawaski Candidate (Japan)
whydemocracy?

Delta Oil's Dirty Business (Greece-Nigeria)
smallplanet
blogspot

Dinner with the President (Pakistan)
whydemocracy?
imdb
youtube

El Sistema (Venezuela-Germany)
main
youtube
wikipedia

End of the Land (Afghanistan)
cacakabul

Fighting the Silence (Netherland-Congo)
youtube

Flowers of Rwanda (Spain-Rawanda)
floresderuanda

Foreigners at Home (Bahrain)

For God, Tsar and Fatherland (Russia)
whydemocracy?
youtube

Forbidden Childhood (Palestine-Italy)
main
isfit

India Untouched (India)
dearcinema
youtube

In Search of Gandhi (India)
whydemocracy?
youtube

Iron Ladies of Liberia (Liberia)
whydemocracy?
imdb
youtube

La Route Du Nord (Lebanon-France)

Looking for the Revolution (Bolivia)
imdb

Meet Me Out of the Siege (Palestine)
beyondblueandgray
quidnovis

Models of Success (Bahrain-USA)
main

Pamir Territory (Afghanistan)
cacakabul

Please Vote for Me (China)
main
imdb
wikipedia
youtube

Poison Fire (Tanzania-Nigeria)
main
youtube

Rough Aunties (UK-South Africa)
main
imdb
youtube

Stories on Human Rights (Switzerland)
ohchr
youtube
artfortheworld

The Low Show (Bahrain)

The Promised Land (Bangladesh)
main

The Reckoning (USA)
main

Total Denial (Italy-Bulgaria-Burma)
imdb
main
youtube

Victoria (Argentina)
main

When Women Unite (India)
pedestrianpictures

Peace Through Music

The following video was running around the intertubes today and I was really touched (where did the angel touch you?!)



This is from the documentary 'Playing For Change: Peace Through Music' which won awards and stuff. I don't know much about this movie, but it is certainly on my must-see list and we will review it soon.


It reminded me of the good not-so-old days of Matt:

Tyson

this documentary tells Mike Tyson’s story from Mike Tyson’s perspective... apparently what you will get out of this film is not necessarily the truth about Tyson’s history, but you will get a close look at how he thinks and how he interprets the events in his life and his own behavior... you also get to see a side of Tyson previously reserved only for his close friends and associates...



I’m mostly interested in this documentary cause I get to listen to Tyson's hallarious voice for over an hour... plus I want to reminisce about the good old days...

release date: 27 march 2009 (UK)

Tsotsi: a Review

Shewner flaunted the movie in front of me as if he had a treasure in his hands. I don’t know why, but for some reason we were pretty excited about watching Tsotsi.Maybe we were influence by the Oscar it won, or the 13 other wins and nominations it received. Please note, this review does not contain any spoilers.

Tsotsi is a small town South African criminal, a teenager without feelings, hardened by his tough life. One night he hijacks a car only to discover, after driving away, that there was a baby in the back seat.

The movie starts off very powerful and very strong with an unfamiliar setting that still feels very believable. The first 20 minutes pass leaving you anxious and wondering how the mess that has started will unfold and maybe resolve itself.

After the first 20 minutes, it seems the writers decided to start writing from home and not share the notes between them. The events were random, boring, didn’t add anything to the story and were quite a disappointment when compared to the strong beginning.

The movie finishes leaving you wondering if they even put any thought into the ending. It felt like my 16 year old sister wrote, what was supposed to be, a surprising ending that will leave you in awe.

The movie won an Oscar and has 13 other awards. I personally wouldn’t recommend it at all. This only proves that the Oscars, as great an event that it is, shouldn’t be the only basis on which you judge a film.

The Science of Sleep: a Review

Science, good. Sleep, VERY good. Review: AWESOME.

I knew about 'The Science of Sleep' back in 2006 when it was out but didn't have the chance to watch it till last night. In short, this movie is a WTF movie; everything about it is just WTF (in an awesome way).

First of all, this movie was written and directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.) 'The Science of Sleep' is a French movie that tells the love story of Stephane and Stephanie. The former is a man-child, sensitive, and just creative in his own bizzaro way. His dreams (literally) control his real life and his dreams are an exaggeration of his thought and sub-conscience.

The movie is a much scaled-down version of this Simpsons Episode:




The Science of Sleep is a feel good movie, with some subtle humor and a whole lot of preversion (which is normal in France.. ZING). I recommend this movie on a lazy weekday after a long day at work, university, school, fishing trip, or a fun day playing the Luge with Shewner and Froggy in speedos..

Hiatus Over: An Apology

On the behalf of Shewner and frog 'the Frogman' froggy we, at Walle3a, would like to formally apologize to our fans for not posting for a little over a month. A mix of what I'll call 'Post OOK Syndrome', lack of content, and a hint of Shwener's God complex were the reasons behind this unwanted hiatus.

We will be back and awesomer than ever!

As for now here is a short heart-warming movie recommended by Kermit himself. Created by Publicis Mojo and @RadicalMedia and Directed by Patrick Hughes.