CHANNEL CANADA :: Doc Channel unveils its Fall 2007 programming highlights

Doc Channel unveils its Fall 2007 programming highlights
Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 05:19 PM
Iraq in Fragments, Into Great Silence, Revolucion and Watermarks are new documentaries premiering this fall on The Documentary Channel. IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS James Longley filmed in Iraq between 2002 and 2005 to create a cinematic triptych of the war-torn country. Following a young boy in Baghdad, two Kurdish families in Northern Iraq and the Shiite movement of Moqtada al-Sadr in Najaf, the film constructs three very different views of the country's future. Winner of Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Editing at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, Longley's verité style gives an intimacy to the struggles of the Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds in Iraq. Premiering September 2007 Co-produced by Daylight Factory and Typecast Pictures Country of origin: USA 1 x 84 minutes INTO GREAT SILENCE Into Great Silence is director Philip Gröning's mesmerizing look into the Grande Chartreuse, one of the world's strictest and most secret monasteries deep in the French Alps. Founded in 1084 by the Catholic Carthusian Order, the monks live in total silence, dedicating their lives to spiritual enlightenment. Best Documentary winner at the European Film Awards and Special Jury Prize winner at the Sundance Film Festival, the film gives us for a rare and poetic look at these servants of God. Premiering December 2007 Co-produced by Bavaria-Filmkunst Verleih, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Cine Plus, Philip-Gröning-Filmproduktion, Televisione Svizzera Italiana (TSI), Ventura Film, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), arte Country of origin: Germany 1 x 164 minutes REVOLUCION Directed by Quebec journalist and filmmaker Charles Gervais, Revolucion looks at the conflict between Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez' peaceful and democratic revolution and the loss of the movement's ideals as he consolidated power within the country. The film features politicians, citizens and pro-Chávez and anti-Chávez militants in and outside the poorest slums of Venezuela. The film also looks at the contradictory relationship the country has with the U.S. and what the nationalization of the petroleum industry has done. Premiering September 2007 Produced by Embryo Productions in association with Ottoblix Country of origin: Canada 1 x 87 minutes WATERMARKS Watermarks tells the story of Hakoah, a Jewish sports club in Vienna. Founded in 1909 after Jewish athletes were barred from joining Austrian sports clubs, Hakoah was home to the women's champion swimming team. In 1938 the Nazis raided Hakoah, but not before its members could flee the country. Sixty-five years later, Watermarks reunites the members of the women's swim team at their old swimming pool in Vienna. The film was awarded the Audience Award at the Palm Springs Film Festival, the Boston Jewish Film Festival and the Washington DC Film Festival. Premiering September 2007 Co-produced by Zadig Production (France), Jetlag Productions (France), Yofi Films (Israel), Girls Club Film Project (U.S.), Cinephil (Israel) Country of origin: Israel 1 x 84 minutes
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