Without Borders

is dedicated to films that show

How much we human beings have in common

PATRONAGES / SPONSORS

UNESCO, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Municipality of Spoleto, Region of Umbria,

University of Bologna - DAMS, University of Perugia, University for Foreigners of Perugia, Agiscuola

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

Festival dei Due Mondi, Intesa Sanpaolo, Postevita, Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore, RAI Educational, Poltrona Frau

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), Alliance of Civilization (AoC), Plural +, Meltinsounds by to. Caronia Ponti, The Sign Studio Foodhouse by I.C.Mottola, Global Mind Shift,

Fandango, RC Production, Aleteia Marketing and Communication, TNA, Enoteca Italiana,

Hotel Clitunno, La Parrina, Novelli Group, Artiser, Uliveto, Rocchetta, Speranza, Helicopter (New York) - graphics, Alexander Papachristou & Anne Detjen, James & Katherine Goodman Family Philantropic Fund

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Fiamma Arditi, Janina Quint, Mariam C.Said, Danae Elon

SELECTION COMMITTEE

Shoja Azari, Ellen Brodkey, Larry Kaplan, David Leiber, Verena Lueken,

Sandro Manzo, Lizbeth Marano

ADVISORS

Guy Borlee, Emanuela Cascia, Angelica Ponti Caronìa, Marina Fabbri,

Giorgio Gosetti, Mirella Haggiag, Iman Sabbah, Najla Said, Jordi Torrent, Anthony Weintraub

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Caroline Baron, Bernardo Bertolucci, Carroll Bogert, Francesco Casetti,

Elena Dagrada, Valerio de Paolis, Shirin Neshat, Richard Pena, Guglielmo Pescatore

FRIDAY JULY 1.

at 16.00

DONOR UNKNOWN directed by Jerry Rothwell, 2010, UK, doc. 78′.

A girl born from artificial insemination, goes searching the Internet for her biological father. She finds him and discovers she has many siblings. Tribeca Film Festival 2011

at 18.00

BUDRUS directed by Julia Bacha, 2010, Israel, doc. 82′.

A peace movement of supporters of Fatah, Hamas and Israel saves the village of Budrus from destruction by the construction of the wall. The film is about a village in Palestine, but tells of how it would be possible to live in the Middle East. Second Prize Panoram Berlin Film festival 2010

at 20.00

TRIBUTE TO VANDANA SHIVA: Earth Democracy - The Common Good of the Earth, concert by Angelica Ponti Caronìa, Luca Biada, Alessandro de Berti. Trio: voice, sound technician and guitar.

at 21.00

HOMETOWN directed by Yoko Ono, Canada 2011, 5′.

Cartoons featuring children from around the world talk about home, love, hope, in the words of Yoko Ono. World premiere.

WASTELAND directed by Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, Joao Jardim, 2010, UK/Brazil, doc. 99′.

Artist Vik Muniz takes us on an extraordinary journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world′s largest garbage dump on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the international art world spotlight. It′s an exemplary story about the power of art and compassion to transform pain. Nominated for a 2011 Oscar for best documentary.

SATURDAY, JULY 2

at 16.00

NO MAN′S LAND directed by Victor Trivas, 1931, Germany, 70′.

Five soldiers of different nationalities find themselves in a trench in neutral terrain between the various fronts during World War I. The film, banned by the Nazi regime in 1933, highlights the cruel senselessness of war.

at 18.00

WHITE MATERIAL directed by Claire Denis, 2009, France/Cameroon, 106′, with Isabelle Huppert.

A French family in a former colony in Africa finds itself and its coffee plantations in the midst of civil war. In an attempt to save their home and identity, they subject themselves to the madness of the situation.

at 20.00

VISION directed by Margarethe von Trotta, 2009, Germany, 110′, with Barbara Sukowa.

It is the story of Hildegard von Bingen. A prisoner of the patriarchal world of the church during the Middle Ages, a 12th-century Benedictine nun explores the gifts of love, compassion and intelligence. Was she a saint or a genius?

SUNDAY, JULY 3

at 16.00

PLURAL + SELECTION 2010, 15′, 38"

Plural + stimulates youth from around the world to address issues such as integration, identity, diversity, and human rights with video projects.

POETICIDE directed by Payam Mofidi. Iran/France , 2010, 11′,25"

Metaphor for our journey in search of identity and home when all the certainties around to us fall.

SO FAR FROM INDIA directed by Mira Nair, 1983, USA/India, doc. 52′.

A man leaves his country, India, in search of opportunities for a better life in America, but hesitates to to have his family join him. The film examines the illusions, fears, hopes and isolation of immigration.

at 18.00

KAMOME DINER directed by Naoko Ogigami, 2006, Japan,102′.

A young Japanese woman opens a restaurant in Helsinki, Finland. Little by little the place fills up with strange characters who feel to at home with the cozy atmosphere and delicious food prepared from Sachie.

at 20.00

KAWASAKI′S ROSE directed by Jan Hrebejk, Czech Republic, 2009, 100′.

Drama within a family and politics in Czechoslovakia. It tells us how this country′s past has never stopped influencing the present. Winner of the Ecumenical and CICAE awards at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival.

ORGANIZATION

AND ARTISTIC COORDINATION

Angelica Ponti Caroni

angijazz@gmail.com

tel: Italy: +39 339 4063214 / +39 327 3460781

fax 0039 (0)6 8088288

Brazil: + 55 11 82538147

site: >http://www.myspace.com/angelicapontito>

facebook: Meltinsounds Arts

PRESS OFFICE.

Olivia Pallenberg

olivia.pallenberg@gmail.com

tel: +39 328 5762737

http://www.withoutbordersfilm.org

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