'This is the Day' to screen at Persistence Resistance 2012
Posted by Magic Lantern Foundation
on January 30, 2012
Director: Kersti Uibo
English (subtitled), 65 min, 2011, Estonia
The film captures the flow and simple beauty of daily life in a monastery standing on a hill above the Serbian village of VelikaHoca in Kosovo. The director asks the viewer to set aside any expectation of hearing a “story” and instead to observe quietly as in life. The serenity of the film provides a poetic space in which the imagination may drift freely, meditating and reflecting. The camera is still, landscapes unfold, seasons change and words give way to silence.
About the Director
Kersti Uibo is an independent filmmaker living in London and Estonia. She makes documentaries in order to experience ‘the joy and pain of being alive’. Kersti Uibo’s creative documentaries have won many prizes and have been shown at various documentary film festivals across the globe. Her passion is to make ‘journeys into the depths of human nature’.
Details
Screenings:
Venue: British Council Theatre
Date: February 11; 02:00 PM
* screening to be followed by an interactive session with the filmmaker.
Venue: India International Centre, Auditorium 1
Date: February 13; 10:35 AM
Conversation:
Anupama Srinivasan in conversation with director Kersti Uibo
Venue: India International Centre, Auditorium 2
Date: February 13; 04:05 PM
* follows screening of the film.
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English (subtitled), 90 min, India, 2011
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