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Billy The Kid (Country: US; Director: Jennifer Venditti; Cast: Billy P., Penny Baker, Heather Pelletier)
Documentary following a boy with learning difficulties looking for romance.
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Breadmakers (Country: UK; Director: Yasmin Fedda)
At a unique Edinburgh bakery, a community of workers with learning disabilities makes a variety of organic breads for daily delivery to local shops and cafes.
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Castells (Country: Germany; Director: Gereon Wetzel)
Exploration of the human towers which are traditionally built as a competition between communities in Catalonia."
Comrades In Dreams (Country: Germany; Director: Uli Gaulke; Writer: Jeannette Eggert, Uli Gaulke)
From the far ends of the globe, four lives that could not be more different are united by a single passion-their unconditional love of cinema and their quest to bring the magic of the silver screen to everyday lives to those who need it most.
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Doubletime (Country: USA; Director: Stephanie Johnes; Cast: Ray Fredrick, Joy Holman, Antoine Cutner, Timothy Martin, Tia Rankin, Erica Zenn)
Skip-hop extravaganza.
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| How To Save A Fish From Drowning and Run Granny Run |
The Fighting Cholitas (Country: Bolivia, US; Director: Mariam Jobrani)
A group of bold, female, Bolivian wrestlers push the limits of their culture by performing the acrobatic manoeuvres of Lucha Libre every Sunday.
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Garbage Warrior (Country: UK; Director: Oliver Hodge; Cast: Michael Reynolds)
Described somewhat intriguingly by the Edinburgh Film Festival as: "Grand Designs meets An Inconvenient Truth."
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How To Save A Fish From Drowning (Country: UK; Director: Kelly Neal)
Documentary exploring the death of small town America. Showing as part of Bridging The Gap and the Short Scottish Documentary Awards at EIFF 2007.
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| The Watchman and Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore |
Lipari (Country: Netherlands; Director: Frank van den Engel)
Documentary tracks a fishing crew as they hunt for swordfish. Showing as part of Document Shorts at EIFF 2007.
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LYNCH (one) (Country: US, Denmark; Director: blackANDwhite; Cast: David Lynch, Laura Dern, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Phillip Patela, Weronika Rosati)
An insight into the working life of cult film director David Lynch.
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A Massacre Foretold (Country: UK, Mexico; Director: Nick Higgins; Writer: Nick Higgins)
Documentary about the massacre of a group of indigenous Mexicans by government backed paramilitaries.
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The Monastery: Mr Vig And The Nun (Country: Denmark; Director: Pernille Rose Grønkjær; Cast: Sister Ambrosija, Mr. Vig)
A documentary about an old man who discovers a new side to life when he meets a young nun.
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| The Suburban Train and Doubletime |
My Mother's Daughter (Country: UK; Director: Saleyha Ahsan)
An exploration of the relationship
between Islamic-convert Yvonne
Ridley and her mum. Showing at
EIFF 2007 in Bridging The Gap
and Scottish Documentary Shorts
Awards.
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Ottica Zero (Country: UK; Director: Maja Borg)
Exploration of one woman's quest for a better future.
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Protagonist (Country: US; Director: Jessica Yu)
Branded by the Festival as: "The most emotionally expansive, formally ambitious documentary of the year."
Run Granny Run (Country: US; Director: Mario Poras; Cast: Doris Haddock)
Doris, aged 94, stands for election in the US Senate.
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| The Unbearable Whiteness Of Being and What Would Jesus Buy? |
The Skiers (Country: Finland; Director: John Webster)
Veteran soldier-skiers recall their lives. Showing at EIFF 2007 as part of Document Shorts.
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To Die In Jerusalem (Country: Israel; Director: Hilla Medalia)
Exploration of the deaths of two teens from either side of the conflict and the moment their mothers meet.
Traders' Dreams (Country: Germany; Director: Stefan Tolz, Marcus Vetter)
Exploration of the global phenomenon of eBay trading.
The Unbearable Whiteness Of Being (Country: UK; Director: Faisel Aziz)
A look at the growing trend of Asian skin-whitening. Showing as part of Bridging The Gap and the Short Scottish Documentary Awards at EIFF 2007.
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| The Other Side Of The Country and The Skiers |
The Watchman (Country: UK; Director: Edward Brooke-Hitching; Writer: Edward Brooke-Hitching)
One man's 'mission' at Beachy head. Showing as part of Document Shorts at EIFF 2007.
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What Would Jesus Buy? (Country: US; Director: Rob VanAlkemade; Cast: Bill Talen, Savitri Durkee, The
Church of Stop Shopping Gospel
Choir)
Revered Billy takes a look at America's shopping addiction.
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