This year film programme
Dear All
I am delighted to welcome you to the fascinating program of documentary cinema that accompanies this years' stage performances and concerts. As in past festivals most of the films we feature are having their Polish premieres at Brave, or have only been seen on the festival circuit and are not yet in the mainstream. Much like in previous years, the screenings will also include meetings and discussions with film makers. This year’s films will be spread over 5 days during which a selection of documentaries from all over the world will be shown from the early morning until late in the evening. We hope that this change in our formula will encourage you to fill up the Warszawa Cinema auditorium on these hot July days.
The documentary series is an attempt to give a wider context to the theme of this year's festival – Prayers of the World – a context beyond the religious. This year's screenings focus on the beliefs and practices of secular societies which serve similar functions to those that were once performed by religion - a unique contemporary slant on the festival’s main theme.
Due to the broad spectrum of featured material, the films have been organised under six different themes. We'll kick off with a series of films presenting the rites and rituals of traditional religions as they are performed today in the form of a spectacular ceremonial rite. Football, the greatest show of the 20th century, is the main theme of the first part of Wednesday’s screenings. Evening screenings on the same day capture other pieces of contemporary reality where myths, beliefs and the souls of our ancestors are still alive. Day three is dedicated to documentaries presenting social and economic phenomena and mechanisms, while the last two days explore the theme of art and image.
As a whole our festival of films is a unique mosaic revealing the power and importance of contemporary fascinations and beliefs in their many manifestations. I hope that these visions, varied in style and rhythm and at times radical in their content, will be an opportunity to engage in many inspiring conversations.
Alicja Grabarczyk
I am delighted to welcome you to the fascinating program of documentary cinema that accompanies this years' stage performances and concerts. As in past festivals most of the films we feature are having their Polish premieres at Brave, or have only been seen on the festival circuit and are not yet in the mainstream. Much like in previous years, the screenings will also include meetings and discussions with film makers. This year’s films will be spread over 5 days during which a selection of documentaries from all over the world will be shown from the early morning until late in the evening. We hope that this change in our formula will encourage you to fill up the Warszawa Cinema auditorium on these hot July days.
The documentary series is an attempt to give a wider context to the theme of this year's festival – Prayers of the World – a context beyond the religious. This year's screenings focus on the beliefs and practices of secular societies which serve similar functions to those that were once performed by religion - a unique contemporary slant on the festival’s main theme.
Due to the broad spectrum of featured material, the films have been organised under six different themes. We'll kick off with a series of films presenting the rites and rituals of traditional religions as they are performed today in the form of a spectacular ceremonial rite. Football, the greatest show of the 20th century, is the main theme of the first part of Wednesday’s screenings. Evening screenings on the same day capture other pieces of contemporary reality where myths, beliefs and the souls of our ancestors are still alive. Day three is dedicated to documentaries presenting social and economic phenomena and mechanisms, while the last two days explore the theme of art and image.
As a whole our festival of films is a unique mosaic revealing the power and importance of contemporary fascinations and beliefs in their many manifestations. I hope that these visions, varied in style and rhythm and at times radical in their content, will be an opportunity to engage in many inspiring conversations.
Alicja Grabarczyk
