Dutch films at Brooklyn Film Festival

Among Horses and Men (2010) movie still. Photo: courtesy of Brooklyn Film Festival

Among Horses and Men (2010) by Marjoleine Boonstra
Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Indiescreen - Brooklyn, NY
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Monday, June 6, 2011 at 6:00 PM
Indiescreen - Brooklyn, NY
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Among Horses and Men directred by Marjoleine Boonstra (1959), who is also a filmmaker, artist, photographer and lives in Amsterdam. Among Horses and Men illustrates a unique portrait of a Nevada prison program that trains inmates to become horse trainers. While still officially in prison, the men work outdoors, breaking wild horses. Their own feelings and emotions are reflected in the behavior of the horses, which have been captured and caged for the first time, their freedom taken. During a period of three months, the prisoners struggle to win the animal's trust and to place the animal under emotional control. In the process, they do the same with themselves.

 Among Horses and Men (2010)

Walzer (2010) by Rob Lücker

Monday, June 6, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Brooklyn Heights Cinema - Brooklyn, NY
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Tuesday, June 7 at 6:00 PM
IndieScreen - Brooklyn, NY
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Rob Lücker (1977) directed commercials for brands like Albert Heijn, Delta Lloyd, De Bijenkorf and SP. His graduation film Skoda won the Talent&Pro Award for Best Film of Dutch Audiovisual Academy's. Walzer is Lücker's first experimental production:

Scrap metal pikey Arec discovers a valuable treasure during his demolishing and gathering work in a dark basement. He decides to keep it for himself, but soon his two comrades grow suspicious and a fierce and nerve-racking struggle for power unfolds...  

Walzer (2010)

The Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF- formerly known as Brooklyn International Film Festival) is announcing its 2011 annual festival themed Plot. The festival has received over 2,200 films from 111 countries. 1,200 are US productions. The competitive event will run from June 3rd through June 12th at indieScreen, a brand new venue in Williamsburg, and the Brooklyn Heights Cinemas. The festival will present 120 film premieres and each film will be shown twice. 

NY screening of award winning 'Can I Kick It' by Jos Dirkx

Can I Kick It? (2010) movie still. Photo: courtesy of the filmmaker.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Roger Smith Hotel - New York, NY
Admission: free

Can I Kick It? tells the untold story of women’s football in South Africa. Together with the incredible team of Nations United, an organization consisting of 7 campaigns, 1 film, and an active dialogue all blending the art of film-making and the idea and goal of global unity led by Chaker Khazal, we have an action-packed week ahead of us.
Documentary maker and founder/director of Girls & Football SA, Jos Dirkx, won “Best Documentary” at the Festival du TV et Cinema in Beirut, Lebanon, which represents the second biggest film festival in the Middle East region. It is the first time that this award has been given to a female director and a female led initiative since 1939, when the awards and film festival were founded.  

Jos Dirkx was born in Rio de Janeiro and has since been traveling the world with her parents and brother. She has lived in Brazil, Bangladesh, Spain, Senegal, The Netherlands, Canada, Norway and currently resides in South Africa. Her passion for social justice and gender equality has propelled her participation in projects, debates, fund raising and campaigning for increased public awareness of women’s rights, and her hands-on experience with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has furthered her dedication to making social justice and gender equality a worldwide priority.

She has worked on various projects, including projects for victims of the Tsunami, as well as on services for commemoration of World War II survivors and victims and has volunteer experience teaching theatre in South Africa and English in Sudan. She has spoken in various European countries about Female Genital Mutilation.

Next to the screening, the new technology and heath campaign of Girls & Football SA will also be launched.

Made in Korea - A One-Way Ticket Seoul - Amsterdam?

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Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM

KAFFNY, Chelsea Clearview - New York, NY

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Documentarymaker In-Soo Radstake arrived in Holland from Seoul in 1980. Adopted as a baby by a Dutch couple he is now searching for his true identity. His search takes him along the eight other adopted persons who came with the same flight to Holland. He also visits the orphanage in Seoul where he once lived. He compares the questions and experiences of his adoption with those of his adoptees. He asks himself is weather he is Dutch or Korean. Radstake feels Dutch, but is that because he suppressed his Korean side? In the beginning of the documentary Radstake focuses on his fellow adoptees but as his search progresses, his story gets more personal and is he even trying to find his biological mother. His search ends with a reunion of his arrival group. Exactly twenty-five years after arrival is the group of nine South-Korean adoptees reunited. But this time as adults.

Made in Korea: a one-way-ticket Seoul-Amsterdam is a personal journey of In-Soo Radstake in search for his true identity.