Guests
Guests 2012
ANTHONY BAXTER
The director Anthony Baxter got arrested while documenting Donald Trump's attempt to build a two golf course luxury resort on the coast of Scotland. Local homes are in danger, and people begin to oppose the project. You've been Trumped illustrates in a perplexing manner how money and fame have a tendency to dampen the unwanted voices.The review of the film here.
BETTINA BORGFELD
Soy is like a bomb to some farmers. Bettina Borgfeld and David Bernet's documentary film Raising Resistance observe situation in Paraguay - the tone of peaceful protests against soy farms changes as the local farmers become more desperate.More information about the film here.
MAC DARA Ó CURRAIDHÍN
Mac Dara Ó Curraidhín reveals the secret life of legendary and controversial director Robert J. Flaherty in his newest documentary film A Boatload of Irishmen. The documentary is part of DocPoint's Special Screenings film series.
More information about the film here.
MIRIAM FASSBENDER
German Miriam Fassbender's first documentary film gives face to migration across the Mediterranean. Foreing follows the journey of a young man, Mohamed, from Mali to the vantage point to Europe. Mohamed is haunted fear of death and getting caught.Read the review of Foreign here.
VIKRAM GHANDI
Charming director Vikram Ghandi convinces as a fake guru in his newest documentary film Kumaré. This time instead of India and the United States, he arrives to Finland as a guest of DocPoint.More infomation about Kumaré here.
Photo: Kahlil Hudson
CHRISTIAN HOLTEN BONKE
Award-winning Danish documentary film Ballroom Dancer shows, what competitive dance is really about: fierce training and emational charge. The film focus on two dancers, Slavik and Anna, who are practising to become world champions.
Skilfully directors Christian Holten Bonke and Andreas Koefoed utilise clichés seen on dance movies.
The review of the film is found here.
Photo: Erika Svenssoon
GUSTAV HOFER
Directors Gustav Hofer and Luca Ragazzi considering emigrating Italy like many of their friends. Before making decision, the couple set out an expedition to their homeland. DocPoint festival is proud to present their documentary film Italy- Love It or Leave It (2011) and director Gustav Hofer.The review of Italy - Love It or Leave It here.
ALIONA VAN DER HORST AND TOMOKO MUKAIYAMA
Aliona van der Horst's breathtakingly beautiful Water Children (2011) is a not a film about menstruation, but about the possibilities of life and death. The director and artist Tomoko Mukaiyama will honour DocPoint festival with their visit.More information about Water Children here.
MAHMOUD KAABOUR
Grandma, a Thousand Times is an intimate and touching potrait of a quick-witted and humorous matriarch, director Mahmoud Kaabour's grandmother, whose days are filled with simple joys and longing. This poetic film was awarded in Tribeca film festival.
Mahmoud Kaabour is award-winning filmmaker and writer from Beirut, Lebanon. His first movie, short film Being Osama received four international awards.
Read the review of the film Grandma, a Thousand Times here.
ANYA KANDEL
Anya Kandel founded an organization for transcultural communication, working in Ghana, the Netherlands and California. There, local artists served as mentors to youths, and film served as a tool for their communication across borders. Kandel's documentary film Why do White People Have Black Spots? is the result of local artists working and collaborating with over 150 youth in Ghana.The film is part of DOKKINO's screenings. DOKKINO is a national documentary film event for children and youth organised by DocPoint.
SIRKKA-LIISA KONTTINEN
The photographer, filmmaker and the founder of the Amber Collective Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen has her own retrospective in DocPoint festival. Konttinen was born in Finland, but lives nowadays in Great Britain. She's Internationally well-known and awarded artist. Her films are about homecountry and Scotland, body and soul.
Reviews about Konttinen's Letters to Katja, Byker, Today, I'm with You and Writing in the Sand here.
Photo: Katja Roberts
JÉRÔME LAFFONT
Jérôme Laffont is a French director born in 1979. His diploma film was selected to 20 festivals around the world. This year's DocPoint chose Laffont's third documentary film Algeria, Images of Fight as part of the festival programme. 
The director Robert Rubins' How Are You Doing, Rudolf Ming? is screened as part of the North by Northeast film series of DocPoint. Rubins' acclaimed documentary is a inspiring story about a young boy, Rudolf, obsessed with films and violence.
More information about the film here.
EYAL SIVAN
An award-winning and widely discussed Israeli documentary film maker Eyal Sivan is not scared to say his opinions. DocPoint 2012 will present four of master's documentary films, which are critical towards Israeli government and other political issues of the Middle East. One of those is Jaffa, The Orange’s Clockwork (2009).MINDAUGAS SURVILA
The senitimental Field of Magic follows the people dwelling in the Lithuanian forest through their joys and sorrows. The director Mindaugas Survila and the producers Giedre Beinoriute and Jurga Gluskiniene will represent the film at DocPoint.Review of the film and screening times here.
TAMAR TAL AND BEN PETER
Tamar Tal's Life in Stills is touching and intimite documentary of grandmother Miriam and her grandson Ben Peter's relationship. In the shadow of a family tragedy they seek for balance between emotional ties and business, the past and the present.
DocPoint is honored to have director Tamar Tal and "the grandson", photographer Ben Peter as guests.
More info of the film here.
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