Saturday 17th Evening Screening

  • Grandma Neyde's House
    Brazil 2011 - 20 mins.
    Caio Cavechini

    No one in my family knew that crack cocaine was so close.

    That was until my uncle decided to ask for help.

    Now my grandmother will be alone in what we used to see as a full house.

    He interrupts our recording of the day he was going to drug rehabilitation.

    He wanted money for 'two rocks'.

  • The Dandy Doctrine (A Delightful Illusion)
    UK - 2009 - 19 mins.
    Jordan Baseman
     
    The Dandy Doctrine (A Delightful Illusion) features Sebastian Horsley, a self-styled modern Dandy living in Soho, London.

    Sebastian is at turns comic, ultra-flamboyant, self-destructive, and simultaneously, ridiculous and acutely vulnerable.

    His well-rehearsed persona breaks down as the film progresses, eventually revealing an altogether different character.

  • After
    USA 2011 - 22 mins.
    Jeremy Cohan

    Filmmaker Jesse Feigelman took his life on a July night in 2002. That moment and the visceral experience of loss and pain continue to affect his family and friends. Each day they must manage their grief and adapt to their lives after.

    Through Jesse’s films, we become acquainted with a young man dedicated to his family and his art. His personality comes through the grainy 16mm film as we watch him strike off in search of Jim Jarmusch and himself in a film he made in 1990. The ghostly presence of Jesse is in stark contrast to the rest of the film, which focuses on Bill and Beverly Feigelman, his parents.

    After leads us through the experience of loss as we observe Bill and Beverly in their everyday activities. They reflect on the past and struggle to reconcile what they thought might have been with the reality they are living. Today, the Feigelmans are active within the suicide bereavement community. Helping others has been a large part of how they have coped with the loss of their son.

    As the film unfolds, Bill and Beverly expose the complexities of their grief, along with the documentary director’s own. We realize that the emotions surrounding the loss of a loved one -- a parent, a child, a sibling, or a friend -- cannot be erased or forgotten, but linger indefinitely, incorporated into the day-to-day realities of those who survive.

  • Despicable Dick and Righteous Richard
    UK 2011 - 79 mins.
    Joshua Neale
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    Despicable Dick & Righteous Richard is a feature length documentary following Richard Kuchera on a journey of self-discovery as he seeks to right the wrongs of his past.
    Rascal and recovering addict Dick Kuchera, or Richard as he now prefers to be known, has done some pretty despicable things in his life and over the years alienated almost everyone he has known and loved. As the years catch up with him, 68 year old Dick has begun to question a life lived distinctly on his terms. His Catholic faith says repent. His 12-Step program says he needs to say sorry.
    Dick embarks on a life changing road trip through America’s great plains, tracking down old friends and family in attempt to right the wrongs of his chequered past. While the silver-tongued Dick will surely be able to find the words, will his former loved ones be willing to speak to him, let alone accept his heartfelt apologies?
    In a series of amazing encounters through this fascinating corner of contemporary America, our flawed hero comes face to face with the consequences of his outrageous past and is finally forced to confront the deep- seated issues at the heart of his behaviour and search for redemption.

    Where My Name is Earl meets Broken Flowers, DESPICABLE DICK AND RIGHTEOUS RICHARD is a moving and surprising tragicomedy. As we hit the road with the eccentric Richard, we find echoes in our own lives and relationships, in this universal tale of change, family and forgiveness.
     

  • Fistful of Roses
    UK 2009 - 14 mins
    Leo Bruges
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    Trapped by the darkness of his own imagination, Edinburgh's only Scottish rose-seller battles the dangers of the city streets with homemade weapons, armour and flowers.

 

 

EDINDOCS

Saturday 17th September:

7:00pm: Grandma Neyde`s House
7:25pm: The Dandy Doctrine
7:45pm: Short Break
8:00pm: After
8:25pm: Fistful of Roses
8:40pm: Interval, Loopy Lornas open for refreshments
9:00pm: Despicable Dick and Righteous Richard

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