Title of Production/Series cited:

Baghdad Twist  

Company name

National Film Board of Canada  

Country of Origin of cited work:

CANADA  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

March 2008  

Where published (Channel/Website):

Tribeca Film Festival  

Programme Duration (Mins):

34 min.  

Producer:

Germaine Wong  

Director:

Joe Balass  

Footage Archive Researcher(s):  

Joe Balass  

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

Private Family collection  

2

WPA  

3

Footage Garm  

4

NFB Images  

5

ITN  

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

Baghdad Twist is a visual memoir of one family’s life in Iraq before escaping to a new home in Canada in the fall of 1970. Featuring a never-before-seen collection of archival images, home movies and family photographs from Baghdad, the film pulls back the curtain on Iraq’s once thriving Jewish community, its perilous final years and its remarkable ability to find solace in the shadow of fear.  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

Due to the inclusion of imagery (super-8 and photography) from private collections of those who were in Iraq during that period, this is a very special opportunity to see footage otherwise impossible to find. Added to this is imagery from archives that were able to dovetail with the personal nature of this film. It is easier to find newsreel-type footage of this or other periods which mark those political moments of upheaval; more difficult is to create a personal film that speaks to the universal by starting with an intimate viewing of the family photo album. Lost fragments of a life that no longer exists - the epitome of the power of archival imagery.  

Title of Production/Series cited:

Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh

Company name

Katahdin Productions  

Country of Origin of cited work:

USA  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

May 2008  

Where published (Channel/Website):

Toronto Canada  

Programme Duration (Mins):

85  

Producer:

Lisa Thomas  

Director:

Roberta Grossman  

Footage Archive Researcher(s):

Lasszlo Ritter, Joy Conley

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

 Hungarian National Film Archive

2

 Kaleidoscope Moscow

3

 Simon Wiesenthal Center

4

 IWM

5

 WPA Film Library

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

Hannah Senesh parachutes into Nazi-occupied Europe to help save Hungary’s Jews, only to be imprisoned alongside the person she most wants to save – her mother Catherine. A harrowing account of the only outside rescue mission for Jews during the Holocaust, Blessed Is the Match is also a moving mother-daughter tale that weaves together interviews, dramatic reenactments, Hannah and Catherine’s writings and over 1,300 never-before-seen photographs.  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

Academy Awards shortlist for feature documentary  

Title of Production/Series cited:

Blindness  

Company name

Rhombus Media Inc  

Country of Origin of cited work:

USA 

First Transmission / Publication Date:

November 2008  

Programme Duration (Mins):

1 hour 56 min  

Producer: 

Sari Friedland  

Director(s): 

Fernando Meirelles  

Footage Archive Researcher(s) (

Paulo Pandolpho  

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

TVDATA LTD. LLC  

2

3

4

5

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

Blindness Feature film Rhombus Media Inc. http://www.rhombusmedia.com/ An independent producer of close to two hundred films and television specials finished work on movie Blindness, starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo as a couple who live in a city that is plagued with a "white blindness" epidemic. It comes from Nobel Prize winning author Jose Saramago and acclaimed director Fernando Meirelles (“The Constant Gardener,” “City of God”). Footage provided by TVDATA Library http://tvdata.ru/eng/index.php was captured by CCTV camera in Moscow Lefortovo tunnel known as «Tunnel of death». The shot picturing a large passenger bus loosing control was successfully incorporated in the movie in compliance with the whole film conception.  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

Footage request came via focal and producer was quite picky and I find it a very interesting assignment because the idea of the film to show that the country is suddenly getting blind and they wanted to have the moment of a car crash being caught on the camera to illustrate that a driver is getting blind . you would not find so many clips which can show actual moment of crash, but in we at TVDATA Russian Stock Footage company posses the CCTV footage which was filmed directly in the tunnel which is considered to be the longest and deadliest tunnel in the city and is known as tunnel of death http://www.tvdata.ru/shocking/crash_lefortovo_tunnel  

Title of Production/Series cited:

BUCHAREST, MEMORY LOST  

Company name

BAUSAN FILMS  

Country of Origin of cited work:

SPAIN  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

18 JANUARY 2008  

Where published (Channel/Website):

CINEMA PREMIERE  

Programme Duration (Mins):

89 MIN  

Producer:  

Loris Omedes  

Director(s):

Albert Solé  

Footage Archive Researcher(s):

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

Rtve Service Documentation  

2

Ciné Archives Départementales Del Aseine Denis  

3

Institut Catalan Del Cinema  

4

Footage Farm Ltd  

5

Arxiu Del C.P D' Homes De Barcelona  

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

“Bucharest” is a documentary about memory. From within a double exile, it follows the personal pursuit of Albert (a journalist born in exile in 1962) to recuperate his own roots. His father, the Spanish politician Jordi Solé Tura, who became a key figure during the Spanish Transition, was obliged to go into exile toward the end of the 1950s for his militant anti-Franco beliefs. Now, after living a life replete with passionate personal and political experiences, Jordi has begun to enter a new, internal exile, this time with no possibility of returning: a fight against Alzheimer’s Disease. Every day, his memory slips further away. With this film, Albert will resurrect the memory not only of his father’s atypical life, but also that of other historical Spanish figures such as Santiago Carrillo, Jorge Semprún and the ex-president of Catalonia Jordi Pujol, and little known episodes in the fight against Franco’s dictatorship and the Cold War. For Albert, many of these experiences are the diffuse recollections of a child. He will travel from one exile to another, trying to recompose the memory of his family, his own memory.  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

Because is the language that all people use in International Festivals and events.  

Title of Production/Series cited:

Citizen Havel  

Company name

Film a Sociologie, sro  

Country of Origin of cited work:

Czech Republic  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

17 November 2008  

Where published (Channel/Website):

Nova TV, Czech Republic  

Programme Duration (Mins):

120  

Producer: 

Jarmila Polakova  

Director(s):

Pavel Miroslav, Janek  Koutecky

Footage Archive Researcher(s)

Lubor Tuma

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

TV Nova

2

 Czech TV

3

 Prima TV

4

 Vaclav Havel Archive

5

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

After the split of Czechoslovakia in 1992, former political dissident, leader of the Velvet Revolution, playwright and essayist Vaclav Havel became the first president of a new country, the Czech Republic. Thus it came to pass that a former enemy of the state was actually given the popular mandate to transform that state and its institutions. Such events are not commonplace so, from day one, he permitted his friend, filmmaker Pavel Koutecky, to be with him, to capture as much of it as possible, whether in the Prague Castle or around the world. The result is CITIZEN HAVEL, a feature-length documentary of never-before-seen footage that provides an intimate look at a man thrust into the spotlight of international politics and celebrity, trying to maintain a balance between public and personal life while bringing his nation out of its communist past and into a free, democratic future.  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

Citizen Havel is a unique documentary which was already nominated for EFA and Lux Awards and we have receive an interest from Focal team. WE think is worthwide to submit for the quality of picture.  

Title of Production/Series cited:

Dominick Dunne: After The Party  

Company name

Road Trip Film  

Country of Origin of cited work:

USA  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

2008

Programme Duration (Mins):

1 x 57 / 1 x 84  

Producer:

Kirsty De Garis  

Director(s):  

Tim Jolley

Footage Archive Researcher(s)

Penny Chai

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

 BBC Motion Gallery

2

 CNN

3

 Paramount

4

 Fox Home Entertainment

5

 NBC Universal

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

Dominick Dunne has led an incomparable life. From 1950's Hollywood producer to Vanity Fair's "Special Correspondent", he is a best selling author and journalist with a stellar reputation. 'After the Party' is his story. Told with amazing candour and set against the backdrop of music producer, Phil Spector's murder trial, this atmospheric portrait is a study of a complex man who has mastered the art of reinvention. Selected for the 2008 Melbourne International Film Festival.  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

Title of Production/Series cited:

Flying Sheilas  

Company name

Fact Not Fiction Films Ltd  

Country of Origin of cited work:

England  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

01/10/08  

Programme Duration (Mins):

75  

Producer/Director:  

Tristan Loraine  

Footage Archive Researcher(s)

Tristan Loraine  

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

Thought Equity  

2

Channel 9, Australia  

3

BBC  

4

Quantus In-Flight Entertainment  

5

BuyOut Footage  

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

'Flying Sheilas' is a unique documentary about 8 Australian female pilots, depicting their extraordinary flying careers and the visual spectacle of where they were fortunate enough to live and work in Australia. These fascinating pilots, many household names, talk about their experiences and their input to Australian aviation history.  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

Title of Production/Series cited:

A War in Hollywood (Hollywood contra Franco)

Company name

Area De Televisió  

Country of Origin of cited work:

Spain  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

2008

Programme Duration (Mins):

Producer/Director: 

Oriol Porta  

Footage Archive Researcher(s)

Lisa Berger, Cristina Mora  

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

Footage Farm  

2

National Archives  

3

Ucla  

4

Tamiment  

5

Columbia  

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

The Spanish Civil War made a great impression on the lives of most of the American artists of the 20th Century. Lots of films were made in Hollywood referring to this event, and the defeat of the Democratic Spain let an “open wound” in the heart of liberal actors, directors and screenwriters. The coherent life of screenwriter Alvah Bessie is our track through this feeling. From his fighting in Spain with the Abraham Lincoln Brigades in 1937 to his return to Spain 30 years later, where he was required to write his only film after being blacklisted as one of the “Hollywood Ten”.This is an original approach to one of the most controversial subjects of our times: the relationship between film industry and politics.  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

“A War in Hollywood” is the result of an extensive research process that involved locating archival footage from over 30 different sources. These include North American newsreels, Spanish No-Do’s and films held by the Catalan Film Library. The most relevant films excerpted in our film are the well-known documentaries, “The Spanish Earth”, “Heart of Spain”, “Defenders of the Faith” and “Franco, ese hombre”. 125 photographs and other carefully-selected documents on the Spanish Civil War, brigade members, artists, etc. also help to illustrate our story. The almost 50 clips from Hollywood films selected deserve a special mention. The excerpts are used at times as archival footage and at times in order to analyze the political significance of certain movies. This combination also raises questions regarding reality and its formal representation through film.  

Title of Production/Series cited:

Charlotte: A Royal at War (Léif Lëtzebuerger)

Company name

Grace Productions Ltd  

Country of Origin of cited work:

Luxembourg & UK  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

March 2008 (Luxembourg Royal Premiere)  

Where published (Channel/Website):

Utopolis Cinema, Luxembourg / http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235789/combined  

Programme Duration (Mins):

98  

Producer(s):

Lynn Rothwell, Candice Allen, Joy Hoffmann  

Director(s):  

Ray Tostevin  

Footage Archive Researcher(s)

Oly Coysh, Gintare Kriauceliunaite

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

Centre National de l'Audiovisuel; Archives de Palais Grand-Ducal  

2

Footage Farm  

3

BBC Motion Gallery  

4

Transit Film GMBH  

5

Private Archives ( Various)  

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

Charlotte of Luxembourg was a wife and mother of six children; she was also a wartime propagandist for the Allies. Léif Lëtzebuerger *aka Charlotte: A Royal at War tells the remarkable untold story of the Royal “propagandist in pearls” who inspired a nation through the power of radio, reaching her people in their darkest hour. Charlotte’s broadcasts on the BBC were a “lifeline of hope” for Luxembourgers, as they suffered under brutal occupation by Hitler’s Third Reich. The film reveals a powerful truth: ordinary people will endure hardship, imprisonment - even death, if they have someone to believe in, to keep their hopes alive.  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

Léif Lëtzebuerger *aka Charlotte: A Royal at War makes extensive use of colour and black & white film archive, much of it previously not broadcast, until now. We secured exclusive access to personal recordings from the Luxembourg Royal Family’s own private archives; also, colour cine-film from several amateur camera operators in Luxembourg and the US. Several key contributors were speaking publicly for the first and only time about their wartime experiences, 70 years ago Indeed since completing the film, 4 contributors have since passed away. Our film provides a unique, detailed and emotionally engaging filmic record of a critical period in the life of Europe’s smallest democracy.  

Title of Production/Series cited:

Man On Wire  

Company name

Icon Film Distribution  

Country of Origin of cited work:

UK  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

1st August 2008  

Programme Duration (Mins):

95 minutes  

Producer:  

Simon Chinn  

Director(s):  

James Marsh  

Footage Archive Researcher(s):

Liz Fay  

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

New York Port Authority  

2

BBC Motion Gallery  

3

NBC News  

4

INA France  

5

Getty Images  

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

MAN ON WIRE is the dramatic retelling of Philippe Petit's daring, and illegal, scheme to walk the high-wire between New York's twin towers - the artistic crime of the 20th century.  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

MAN ON WIRE is the most successful British documentary at the UK Box Office since Touching the Void. On release it garnered universal critical acclaim and is currently the best reviewed film of the year.  

Title of Production/Series cited:

Of Time and the City  

Company name

Hurricane Films Ltd  

Country of Origin of cited work:

UK  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

31st October 2008  

Where published (Channel/Website):

UK Theatrical release  

Programme Duration (Mins):

74mins  

Producer:  

Sol Papadopoulos  

Director(s): 

Terence Davies  

Footage Archive Researcher(s):

Jim Anderson, Dom O'Keefe  

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

ITN  

2

BBC Motion Gallery  

3

North West Film Archive  

4

5

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

British film director Terence Davies returns to the town he grew up in to create a love song and a eulogy to his birthplace - Liverpool.  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

The film has attracted plaudits and praise from the critics since it's preview in Cannes in May 2008. Since it is constructed of 80% archive footage an entry seemed appropriate.  

Title of Production/Series cited:

Paris 1919

Company name

National Film Board of Canada

Country of Origin of cited work:

Canada

First Transmission / Publication Date:

November 24, 2008

Where published (Channel/Website):

IDFA

Programme Duration (Mins):

90mins

Producer(first name):

Gerry Flahive

Director(s):

Paul Cowan

Footage Archive Researcher(s):

Elizabeth Klinck, Bonnie Rowan

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

Musée Albert-Kahn

2

NARA

3

Footage Farm

4

 Chronos

5

 WPA

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

For six months in 1919, Paris was the capital of the world. The last shots had just been fired in the most devastating war of all time – and the old global order lay in tatters. Delegations from over 30 nations urgently descended upon Paris for the most ambitious peace talks in history. Their goal was to draft a peace treaty “for all time”, creating instead an embittered Germany already dreaming of retaliation – and contentious new entities like Iraq and Yugoslavia. In a compelling story that blends re-enactments with archival images, director Paul Cowan captures the dramatic cut-and-thrust of diplomacy, while evoking the extraordinary atmosphere of a metropolis returning to life.

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

PARIS 1919 is a feature length docudrama that seamlessly blends archival film footage and stills – some rarely seen before – with dramatic re-enactments to capture the mood and intensity of the peace talks after WWI. The stock footage, researched and viewed at the beginning of the creative development of the film, informed the writing and direction of the film, and plays a critical part in establishing the authenticity and drama of the film.

Title of Production/Series cited:

Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired  

Company name

Milwood Pictures, LLC c/o Antidote International Films  

Country of Origin of cited work:

USA  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

3/28/08  

Where published (Channel/Website):

Theatrical Release  

Programme Duration (Mins):

99 Minutes  

Series number episodes:

n/a  

Producer:  

Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Lila Yacoub, Marina Zenovich  

Director(s): 

Marina Zenovich  

Footage Archive Researcher(s)

Michelle Sullivan  

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

NBC News Archives  

2

ITN Source  

3

ABC News VideoSource  

4

INA  

5

Producers Library  

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

Thirty years ago, renowned film director Roman Polanski was convicted of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. After serving 42 days in prison, he fled the US and never returned. The documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired reopens this complex and controversial case. Drawing on interviews with many of the key players and rare previously unseen footager, the film raises major questions about the workings of the US legal system and a ruthless news media. The truth couldn't fit in the headlines.

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

I believe this press review excerpt adequately describes our reason for submitting: Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired: Excerpt from The New York Sun Newspaper on 6/6/08: “If the Academy of Motion Pictures & Sciences gave out Oscar statuettes for documentary research, the film would be a shoo-in for the top prize."  

Title of Production/Series cited:

The Age Of Stupid  

Company name

Spanner Films  

Country of Origin of cited work:

UK  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

21st November 2008  

Where published (Channel/Website):

IDFA Documentary Festival  

Programme Duration (Mins):

89mins  

Producer: 

Lizzie Gillett  

Director(s): 

Franny Armstrong  

Footage Archive Researcher(s)

Beth Stratford, Paul Bell  

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

BBC Motion Gallery  

2

ITN  

3

ABC  

4

Seven Network  

5

CNN  

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

‘The Age Of Stupid’ is the new cinema documentary from the Director of ‘McLibel’ and the Producer of the Oscar-winning ‘One Day In September’. This enormously ambitious dramadocumentary- animation hybrid stars Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching "archive" footage from 2008 and asking: why didn't we stop climate change while we had the chance?  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

The Age of Stupid uses archive footage in an innovative way to show the apocalyptic future that lies ahead if we continue down a business as usual scenario.  

Title of Production/Series cited:

The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)  

Company name

Pandinlao Films  

Country of Origin of cited work:

USA  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

2008  

Where published (Channel/Website):

www.nerakhoon.com  

Programme Duration (Mins):

96  

Series number episodes:

1  

Producer:

Ellen Kuras

Director:

Ellen Kuras & Thavisouk Phrasavath  

Footage Archive Researcher(s):

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

 Home movies

2

Vietnam war footage

3

4

5

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

 The epic story of a family forced to emigrate from Laos after the chaos of the secret air war waged by the U.S. during the Vietnam War. Kuras has spent the last 23 years chronicling the family's extraordinary journey in this deeply personal, poetic, and emotional film.

A Lao prophecy says, "A time will come when the universe will break, piece by piece, the world will change beyond what we know." That time came for the small country of Laos with the clandestine involvement of the United States during the Vietnam War. By 1973, three million tons of bombs had been dropped on Laos in the fight to overcome the North Vietnamese, more than the total used during both world wars. With the rise of a Communist government in Laos, killings and arrests became common among those affiliated with the former government and the Americans. Families were torn apart-some finally emigrating to the U.S. In a collaboration spanning more than 20 years, Ellen Kuras works with Laotian co-director Thavisouk Phrasavath, the main subject of the film. Phrasavath takes us through his youth, his escape from persecution and arrest in Laos, his family's reunion and their journey as immigrants to America, and the second war they had to fight on the streets of New York City. Drawing on the techniques of experimental film and the traditions of Laotian culture, Nerakhoon (The Betrayal) is a tale about a country, a family, and a young man who discovers the power and resilience of the human spirit.

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

Title of Production/Series cited:

The Memories of Angels  

Company name

National Film Board of Canada  

Country of Origin of cited work:

Canada  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

September 2008  

Where published (Channel/Website):

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)  

Programme Duration (Mins):

80 minutes  

Producer(s):

Christian Medawar  

Director(s):

Luc   Bourdon  

Footage Archive Researcher(s)

Luc Bourdon  

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

NFB Images

2

3

4

5

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

Film director Luc Bourdon has assembled an extraordinary mosaic of stock footage to create the musical, impressionistic, award-winning feature film The Memories of Angels. Documentary, poetry and essay rolled into one, this film is a discovery of the great city of Montreal in the 1950s and early 1960s. This voyage in time takes us from the red light district to the harbours and textile factories with the music of such luminaries as Igor Stravinsky and Oscar Peterson. A great cinematographic experience, a loving tribute to the vitality of a city and a joyous experience for viewers the world over.  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

Strict rules shaped this film: 1) that it be created entirely from archival imagery/sound and exclusively from NFB Images, the historic collection of the National Film Board of Canada, 2) that imagery selected be from that revolutionary period when traditions of cinéma direct and candid eye were born, 3) that filmmakers such as Michel Brault, Claude Jutra, Gilles Groulx, Wolf Koenig and Roman Kroiter be celebrated, though never by reproducing their edits or exploiting their most famous moments of film and 4) that no extra sound or visual effects be added to ease transitions. Grand Prize Cinémathèque québécoise, Festival of New Cinema 2008  

Title of Production/Series cited:

The Strangest Dream  

Company name

National Film Board of Canada  

Country of Origin of cited work:

Canada  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

September 14th, 2008  

Where published (Channel/Website):

Atlantic Film Festival - Halifax  

Programme Duration (Mins):

90 minutes  

Producer:  

Kent Martin  

Director(s):  

Eric Bednarski  

Footage Archive Researcher(s)

Elizabeth Klinck  

Footage Archive Researcher(s)

Eric Bednarski  

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

Los Alamos National Laboratory Archives  

2

Buyoutfootage.com  

3

Footage Farm  

4

National Film Board of Canada  

5

BBC  

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

The Strangest Dream tells the story of Joseph Rotblat, the history of nuclear weapons and the efforts of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs – which he co-founded – to halt nuclear proliferation. Rotblat was branded a traitor and spy after walking away from the Manhattan Project, but, with Bertrand Russell, he went on to help create the modern peace movement, and eventually to win the Nobel Peace Prize.  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

The film makes use of a new, unseen footage, as well as more well known archival footage, interwoven with interviews about the only scientist to have quit the Manhatten Project before it was completed.  

Title of Production/Series cited:

Trouble the Water  

Company name

Elsewhere FIlms  

Country of Origin of cited work:

USA  

First Transmission / Publication Date:

January 2008  

Where published (Channel/Website):

Sundance Film Festival  

Programme Duration (Mins):

96  

Producer/Director:  

Tia Lessin & Carl Deal  

Footage Archive Researcher(s)

Carl Deal  

Top 5 Source(s) of Library Footage used in Production cited:

CNN  

2

ABC  

3

HDNet  

4

ITN  

5

Brief Synopsis in English (up to 100 words):

Trouble the Water takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. Winner of the 2008 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, the film features Kimberly and Scott Roberts, a young couple living on the margins who survive the flooding of their city by any means necessary, recording their experience in a chilling video diary which opens the film. Weaving fly on the wall and in-your-face filmmaking with home video footage and archival news, directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal tell a redemptive tale of two unforgettable people who are surviving not only failed levees, bungling bureaucrats, armed soldiers, but also their own past.  

Reason for submission in English (up to 150 words):

We are submitting to recognize the expert usage of news footage and other media - the chillingly resigned 911 calls for help that won't come -- which punctuate the very personal story and at the same time tell the broader story of what happened in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. One of the many storytelling challenges we faced was that while Kimberly had filmed incredibly intimate, jarring footage and brilliant real-time commentary of Hurricane Katrina, her battery died soon after the levees broke. We had to dig deep into other collections of Katrina footage to find the POV-style video to match the raw emotional intensity of Kim’s and Scott’s footage, and weave them together to tell the complete story of their journey out of the city.