'Bardsongs' by Sander Francken at Filmfest DC

Bardsongs movie still. Photo: Courtesy by Filmfest DC 

Friday, April 8, 2011 at 6:30 PM
Landmark's E Street Cinema - Washington, DC.
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Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Landmark's E Street Cinema - Washington, DC.
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Bardsongs is about a fascinating marriage of story and song, the triptych of musical morality tales that compose the unique Bardsongs sprang from the mind of established Dutch documentary filmmaker Sander Francken. Intertwined with musicians performing songs written for the film, the stories take place in the city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India; in the city
of Djenne in Mali; and in the Ladakh region in India. In the first story, a collector of plastic waste is philosophical about the cards he’s dealt in life. In the second story, a determined
young boy is urged on by his Koran master to spend a week in the big city searching for the greatest part of all knowledge and is surprised at the answer. In the last story, a hapless farmer endures conflicting advice on his way to sell an animal at market. Evocatively photographed and engagingly acted, Bardsongs is clever, benevolent, and charming.

Bardsongs is spoken in Hindi, Bambara, and Ladakhi with English subtitles 

This year is the 25th anniversary of Filmfest DC. They are proud to reach this quarter-century landmark of introducing Washington, DC to the consistently provocative and innovative films of international cinema, as Anthony Gittens (director) mentions on the website.