Nobel Peace Season: June 2005

Docspace presents the highlights of the Nobel peace films curated for the Oslo Nobel Peace Centre, which opens its doors in June 2005. Four features whose "directness, subtlety, eloquent economy of message " make them essential viewing. (Richard Holloway, Chair Scottish Arts Council)

These "contemporary classics tell you an awesome amount and give a semblance of hope to people who are, at the moment, in quite a state of depression about the world … great films". (Nick Fraser, BBC Storyville)

Hope
Trust Engagement

...are the keywords of the new Nobel peace Centre, Oslo.

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Nicholas Winton: The Power of Good
dir: Matej Minac Slovakia 2002, 1h2m, U

Rabbi Nancy Morris introduces this immensely moving story charting one man's transformation from 1940s jet set stockbroker to desperate guerrilla forger - to save the lives of children in WW2.

Filmhouse: June 9th [3pm], 16th [6.30pm], 18th [3pm]
Glasgow Film Theatre: June 4th [2pm], 14th [5pm+intro], 23rd [3pm], 27th [8.15pm]

Screening with the powerful Scottish tribute Women In Black and the clever Contempt of Conscience. (shorts)

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Peace One Day
dir: Jeremy Gilley UK 2004, 1h20m, U

Writer Kathy Galloway introduces the inspirational story of one man's quest to establish a day of peace and whose tenacity gets even the Dalai Lama writing on his behalf.

Filmhouse: June 8th [6pm+intro Amy Hardie], 20th [3pm], 30th [8.15pm]
Glasgow Film Theatre: June 6th [9pm + intro Kathy Galloway], 11th [1pm], 22nd [9pm], 28th [1pm]

Screening with Glasgow mother's appeal Dear Mrs Blair (short)

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Hearts and Minds
dir: Peter Davis USA 1974, 1h52m, 18

"If I were to pick the one film that inspired me to pick up a camera, it is 'Hearts and Minds'." Michael Moore

How does the self-proclaimed emblem of democracy, the U.S. lie to its populace? And what do they gain from the lies? Writer A L Kennedy introduces the Oscar winning classic that unravels America's involvement in the Vietnam War.

Filmhouse: June 21st [5:45 + intro AL Kennedy], 23rd [8.45pm], 29th [6pm], 30th [3.30pm]
Glasgow Film Theatre: June 8th [3.30pm plus intro AL Kennedy], 16th [6.50pm + intro], 20th [5.45pm], 25th [12.45pm].

Control Room
dir: Jehane Noujaim USA 2004, 1h27m, 12A

Military propaganda has to be the key priority for any invader. Herald Foreign Correspondent David Pratt presents the heart-breaking story of the independent t.v. network Al Jazeera which put itself in the firing line to get beyond the spin.

Filmhouse: June 18th [8.45pm + intro Tim Cornwell], 28th [8.15pm], 29th [3.30pm]
Glasgow Film Theatre: June 9th [6.20pm + intro David Pratt], 15th [3pm], 18th [3pm], 30th [1pm]

Screening with Edinburgh young people's smarting lesson on media bias (short): Old Enough to Know Better

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