EL OJO COJO FESTIVAL
For intercultural dialogue and integration
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Date
5
13 October 2013
Price
Cineteca: 3.50 € per screening
Organized by the El Ojo Cojo Cultural Association, this festival has been put on in Madrid since 2005. It was born of the desire to promote intercultural dialogue and the integration of marginalized groups, through the dissemination of quality cinematic work that is unlikely to be shown at cinemas in Spain.
CINETECA PROGRAM:
Oct. 5 8:30pm, Azcona Hall:
Fallas 37, Art In War [Fallas, el arte en guerra] (Spain, 18")
Wish (China, 5") Two Meters of This Land (Palestine, 80")
Oct. 6 8:30pm, Azcona Hall:
The Journey (United Arab Emirates, 14") America Tape 2 (USA, 54") Memoirs of Ramón and Rufina [Recuerdos de Ramón y Rufina] (Spain, 10")
Oct. 9 8pm, Hall B:
Diversity and Migration (Holland, 5") Naamloze Vennootschap (Belgium, 85") Sugar Cane Hopes (Dominican Republic, 5") America Tape 4 (USA, 58")
Oct. 12 7:30pm, Hall B:
Sealess Teresa [Teresa sin mar] (Spain, 60") I Can't Stand Your Parents [No aguanto a tus padres] (Spain, 5") Mr. President (USA, 5") Migration [Migración] (Ecuador, 5") Trab Lous (Australia, 5') Char-The No Man's island (India, 52")
Oct. 13 8pm, Hall B:
Someting To Exchange: A Dialogue Between Old and New Migrants (Italy, 12") Nine Months (Austria, 5") The Deported (Denmark-Japan, 5") Max (Spain, 11") kid 4 kidz (Kenya, 6") Ciao, Habiba (France, 56")
INTERMEDIAE PROGRAM:
Thursday, Oct. 10
7pm - Public screening
Enmalestado. David and Juan Antonio Delicado. 2012. A short-length fiction-drama. Spain. 11'36''. Spanish with English subtitles. Enmalestado tells the story of three characters living on the edge who've hit rock bottom, going against the current in a country where unemployment and precarious economic circumstances are the main problems. David and Juan Antonio Delicado are two brothers from the city of Alicante who, thanks to their father's passion for film, acquired too much cinematic curiosity. These two self-taught brothers have answered the call to become directors and make a name for themselves in the world of short film. As first-time directors their first works have garnered several awards in different festivals: Best Director, Best Editing, Best Actress, and several honorable mentions at shows and advertising contests. Surgere. José Mespina. 2012. Documentary. 60". Spain. Spanish and English.
When did the current crisis begin? Who are the responsible parties? Is anyone benefiting from this situation? Do Iceland and the Kingdom of Spain have anything in common? These are difficult questions to answer, but this documentary makes an attempt to do it. For this purpose it offers a trip through the recent history of these two nations: Iceland and the Spanish state, in order to explain how two “examples” of economic splendor can become failed states. 12pm - School screenings Eutanas S.A.. Víctor Nores. Spain. 2013. 9 min. 50 sec. Spanish.
Do you want to die in the same way as your musical idol? Imitating that memorable scene from the big screen? Eutanas, S.A. offers you eternal peace if you desire- be it a need or a caprice- to put an end to your life in a legitimately spectacular way.
I Can't Stand Your Parents [No aguanto a tus padres] Javier Cano. Spain. 2012. 4 min. 55 sec. Spanish.
David expalins to his girlfriend the reason why he doesn't want to go to her mother's birthday party.
Trab Lous. Trab Laus. Australia. 2012. 5 min. 36 sec. English.
Trab Laus tells the tale of a young Lebanese-Australian man's journey as he leaves behind his comfortable life to share a tiny apartment in Lebanon with his grandmother.
Fallas 37, Art In War [Fallas 37, el arte en guerra]. Óscar Martín. Spain. 2013.18 min. Spanish.
In July 1936 the terrible Spanish Civil War begins, the Republican government moves to Valencia in the first minths of the struggle. A group of Valencian artists and intellectuals begins the creation of four anti-Fascist fallas. Because of the bombardments the new capital goes through on a daily basis, it is decided not to erect these monuments. The ninots are moved inside the emblematic lonja, where they are shown in a public exhibition.
11 Oct. 12h
Sugar Cane Hopes. Leandro Pérez. Dominican Republic/USA. 2009. 5 min. 4 sec. Spanish and English with subtitles.
This video is about two Haitian migrant workers fighting to survive in a Dominican batey while they work in the sugar cane fields. The film tells the parallel tales of Roberto, 18 years old, and Junior, who's 24. They both came to the Dominican Republic with hopes of making a better life for themselves. Junior has been living in the batey for three years, while Roberto began living their just one month before the film was shot.
Migration [Migración]. Marco Giovanny y Panchi. Ecuador. 2009. 5 min. 1 sec. Spanish.
Two teenagers and a young boy talk about their lives, since they (or their parents) have become immigrants. One of them is Walter, who talks about his mother, who lives in Spain. He says how much he misses her. John arrived in Ecuador from Colombia and tell us about his experience being displaced by the guerrilla. Juan David's family lives in Colombia and he would like to move back, but he can't.
The Deported. Maria Samoto le Dous. Denmark /Japan. 2010. English. 4 min. 59 sec.
A short documentary about how new urban planning in Japan affects the homeless. It has forced this community living in a Shibuya park in Tokyo to go through corporate development and the certification of the city.
Surgere. José Mespina. 2012. Documentary. 60". Spain. Spanish and English.
When did the current crisis begin? Who are the responsible parties? Is anyone benefiting from this situation? Do Iceland and the Kingdom of Spain have anything in common? These are difficult questions to answer, but this documentary makes an attempt to do it. For this purpose it offers a trip through the recent history of these two nations: Iceland and the Spanish state, in order to explain how two “examples” of economic splendor can become failed states.
Institutions: CINETECA / INTERMEDIAE
CINETECA PROGRAM:
Oct. 5 8:30pm, Azcona Hall:
Fallas 37, Art In War [Fallas, el arte en guerra] (Spain, 18")
Wish (China, 5") Two Meters of This Land (Palestine, 80")
Oct. 6 8:30pm, Azcona Hall:
The Journey (United Arab Emirates, 14") America Tape 2 (USA, 54") Memoirs of Ramón and Rufina [Recuerdos de Ramón y Rufina] (Spain, 10")
Oct. 9 8pm, Hall B:
Diversity and Migration (Holland, 5") Naamloze Vennootschap (Belgium, 85") Sugar Cane Hopes (Dominican Republic, 5") America Tape 4 (USA, 58")
Oct. 12 7:30pm, Hall B:
Sealess Teresa [Teresa sin mar] (Spain, 60") I Can't Stand Your Parents [No aguanto a tus padres] (Spain, 5") Mr. President (USA, 5") Migration [Migración] (Ecuador, 5") Trab Lous (Australia, 5') Char-The No Man's island (India, 52")
Oct. 13 8pm, Hall B:
Someting To Exchange: A Dialogue Between Old and New Migrants (Italy, 12") Nine Months (Austria, 5") The Deported (Denmark-Japan, 5") Max (Spain, 11") kid 4 kidz (Kenya, 6") Ciao, Habiba (France, 56")
INTERMEDIAE PROGRAM:
Thursday, Oct. 10
7pm - Public screening
Enmalestado. David and Juan Antonio Delicado. 2012. A short-length fiction-drama. Spain. 11'36''. Spanish with English subtitles. Enmalestado tells the story of three characters living on the edge who've hit rock bottom, going against the current in a country where unemployment and precarious economic circumstances are the main problems. David and Juan Antonio Delicado are two brothers from the city of Alicante who, thanks to their father's passion for film, acquired too much cinematic curiosity. These two self-taught brothers have answered the call to become directors and make a name for themselves in the world of short film. As first-time directors their first works have garnered several awards in different festivals: Best Director, Best Editing, Best Actress, and several honorable mentions at shows and advertising contests. Surgere. José Mespina. 2012. Documentary. 60". Spain. Spanish and English.
When did the current crisis begin? Who are the responsible parties? Is anyone benefiting from this situation? Do Iceland and the Kingdom of Spain have anything in common? These are difficult questions to answer, but this documentary makes an attempt to do it. For this purpose it offers a trip through the recent history of these two nations: Iceland and the Spanish state, in order to explain how two “examples” of economic splendor can become failed states. 12pm - School screenings Eutanas S.A.. Víctor Nores. Spain. 2013. 9 min. 50 sec. Spanish.
Do you want to die in the same way as your musical idol? Imitating that memorable scene from the big screen? Eutanas, S.A. offers you eternal peace if you desire- be it a need or a caprice- to put an end to your life in a legitimately spectacular way.
I Can't Stand Your Parents [No aguanto a tus padres] Javier Cano. Spain. 2012. 4 min. 55 sec. Spanish.
David expalins to his girlfriend the reason why he doesn't want to go to her mother's birthday party.
Trab Lous. Trab Laus. Australia. 2012. 5 min. 36 sec. English.
Trab Laus tells the tale of a young Lebanese-Australian man's journey as he leaves behind his comfortable life to share a tiny apartment in Lebanon with his grandmother.
Fallas 37, Art In War [Fallas 37, el arte en guerra]. Óscar Martín. Spain. 2013.18 min. Spanish.
In July 1936 the terrible Spanish Civil War begins, the Republican government moves to Valencia in the first minths of the struggle. A group of Valencian artists and intellectuals begins the creation of four anti-Fascist fallas. Because of the bombardments the new capital goes through on a daily basis, it is decided not to erect these monuments. The ninots are moved inside the emblematic lonja, where they are shown in a public exhibition.
11 Oct. 12h
Sugar Cane Hopes. Leandro Pérez. Dominican Republic/USA. 2009. 5 min. 4 sec. Spanish and English with subtitles.
This video is about two Haitian migrant workers fighting to survive in a Dominican batey while they work in the sugar cane fields. The film tells the parallel tales of Roberto, 18 years old, and Junior, who's 24. They both came to the Dominican Republic with hopes of making a better life for themselves. Junior has been living in the batey for three years, while Roberto began living their just one month before the film was shot.
Migration [Migración]. Marco Giovanny y Panchi. Ecuador. 2009. 5 min. 1 sec. Spanish.
Two teenagers and a young boy talk about their lives, since they (or their parents) have become immigrants. One of them is Walter, who talks about his mother, who lives in Spain. He says how much he misses her. John arrived in Ecuador from Colombia and tell us about his experience being displaced by the guerrilla. Juan David's family lives in Colombia and he would like to move back, but he can't.
The Deported. Maria Samoto le Dous. Denmark /Japan. 2010. English. 4 min. 59 sec.
A short documentary about how new urban planning in Japan affects the homeless. It has forced this community living in a Shibuya park in Tokyo to go through corporate development and the certification of the city.
Surgere. José Mespina. 2012. Documentary. 60". Spain. Spanish and English.
When did the current crisis begin? Who are the responsible parties? Is anyone benefiting from this situation? Do Iceland and the Kingdom of Spain have anything in common? These are difficult questions to answer, but this documentary makes an attempt to do it. For this purpose it offers a trip through the recent history of these two nations: Iceland and the Spanish state, in order to explain how two “examples” of economic splendor can become failed states.
Institutions: CINETECA / INTERMEDIAE