8
Jane Campion, Mira Nair, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jan Kounen, Gaspar Noe, Abderrahmane Sissako, Gus Van Sant, Wim Wenders:
8 (France, 2008)
100 min. - English, French - English subtitles
In September 2000 191 governments committed to halving the world poverty by the year 2015. They defined eight goals ranging from actions aiming at halving illiteracy to the fight against AIDS. However, in 2008 we had merely reached the halfway. The situation is still critical! Eight famous and distinguished directors agreed to work in order to fulfill these aims and to remind politicians about their promises. 8 is an independent, institution-free collection of short films.
The group of directors in 8 is very prominent and distinguished. Jane Campion, Mira Nair, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jan Kounen, Gaspar Noe, Abderrahmane Sissako, Gus Van Sant and Wim Wenders are all individual artists and thinkers. The millieus of the short films range from Ethiopia to Australia and genres from fiction to brutal true stories. By showing the film 8 we want to remind the Rokumentti audience that there are millions of people living in a reality very different from ours. There is a lot more in the world than sex, drugs and rock'n'roll.
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JANE CAMPION
Jane Campion is a film maker and an Academy Award-winning screenwriter. She is one of the most internationally successful New Zealand directors, although most of her work has been made in or financed by other countries, principally Australia €“ where she now lives €“ and the U.S. Campion is one of only three women ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director in their entire history.
ABDERRAHMANE SISSAKO
Abderrahmane Sissako is an award-winning film director and producer who has often worked in Mali and France. Sissako is one of the few filmmakers from Sub-Saharan Africa to reach a measure of international influence.
MIRA NAIR
Mira Nair is an Indian film director and producer based in New York.
GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL
Gael García Bernal is a Mexican actor and director.
JAN KOUNEN
Jan Kounen is a Dutch-born French film director and producer. In France, he's mostly known for his films Dobermann, Blueberry, l'experience secrete and 99 francs. Outside of France, he is rather know for his interest in Shipibo-Conibo culture and shamanism, with which he became familiar during his trips to Mexico and Peru.
GASPAR NOÉ
Gaspar No© is an Argentinian-born French filmmaker. Carne was the recipient of the Critic's Award at the 5th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1994.
GUS VAN SANT
Gus Van Sant is an American film director, screenwriter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant.
WIM WENDERS
Wim Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer.
