London Calling
I arrived in London yesterday and was immediately taken off to some electronic music something or rather at the Whitechapel Gallery which was actually a really good way to be forced to get over my jetlag. Right now I’m getting ready for my friend Ellie’s wedding but the slightly more film-relevant reason for me being here is to finish preparations for BRITDOC which is happening July 25-27. I’m producing The Surgery which gives filmmakers an awesome opportunity to have a one to one meeting with a series of experts including Ryan Harrington from A&E IndieFilms, Julie Goldman from Cactus Three and Diana Holtzberg from Filmstransit.
BRITDOC takes place at the beautiful Keble College in Oxford which makes me feel a bit like I am in the middle of a Harry Potter film. We even have a banquet in the Great Hall! And this year there is going to be a Shooting People pub quiz. Oh yes.
Here’s the film line-up:
International Feature Doc Competition:
WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY?
Rob VanAlkemade
KURT COBAIN: ABOUT A SON
A J Schnack
COCALERO
Alejandro Landes
MANDA BALA
Jason Kohn
THE DEVIIL CAME ON HORSEBACK
Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stein
THE MONASTERY: MR VIG AND THE NUN
Pernilla Rose Grønkjær
THE MOSQUITO PROBLEM & OTHER STORIES
Andre Paounov
TAXI TO THE DARKSIDE
Alex Gibney
9 STAR HOTEL
Ido Haar
BILLY THE KID
Jennifer Venditti
British Feature Doc Competition:
ALIVE DAY
Tom Eldridge
HELVETICA
Gary Hustwit
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON
David Sington
LIVING GODDESS
Ishbel Whitaker
LIVING WITH THE TUDORS
Nina pope & Karen Guthrie
WE ARE TOGETHER
Paul Taylor
CHINA’S STOLEN CHILDREN
Jezza Neumann
HOLD ME TIGHT LET ME GO
Kim Longinotto
BEAUTIFUL YOUNG MINDS
Morgan Matthews
ABANDONED
Kate Blewett