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Rampant Idealism and Fatal Love: THE LIGHT THIEF and
SOUL OF SAND to Release on DVD September 25th
The Global Film Initiative is pleased to announce the DVD release of two new award-winning films from the Global Lens film series:
Dir. Aktan Arym Kubat
Kyrgyzstan, 2010, 80 minutes
Kyrgyz, with subtitles in English
A humble electrician intent on enlivening his windswept valley with electricity
unwittingly strikes a deal with a rich politician whose corrupt ambitions threaten to
upend the electrician's dream to build windmills in his village. FIPRESCI Prize, Eurasia
International Film Festival; Official Kyrgyzstan Submission, Best Foreign Language Film
category of the 83rd Academy Awards; Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight, Cannes
Film Festival.
"Kubat is irresistible...This is not how the West sees the East, but how someone from the
East views the downward spiral of his country." -The Hollywood Reporter
"An illuminating parable about the clash of tradition and modernity." -The Guardian
SOUL OF SAND (PAIRON TALLE)Dir. Sidharth Srinivasan
India, 2010, 98 minutesHindi, with subtitles in English A watchman at an abandoned mine is drawn into a bizarre triangle after a wealthy landlord's daughter and her lower-caste lover seek refuge from a masked killer wreaking havoc across the Indian countryside. Bright Future, International Film Festival Rotterdam; Discovery Programme, Toronto International Film Festival; Official Selection, Santa Barbara International Film Festival. "Srinivasan makes a bold break with traditional Indian art cinema...a film of extraordinarily striking aesthetics...a sharp cry for social change...urgent, relevant, artful and new." -IndieWire "A savage stab at the 'Shining India' myth...Compellingly shot by S. Nalla Muthu on HD, the film draws powerful performances from Dibyendu Bhattacharya and Saba Joshi." -Forbes India
THE LIGHT THIEF's evocative portrayal of a rural, working class man dedicated to bettering his community won over audiences at the Cannes, Toronto, BFI London and San Francisco International Film Festivals, and was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the Eurasia International Film Festival in 2010. The beautifully lensed SOUL OF SAND generated critical controversy and praise by "straying from the formulaic Bollywood approach" (Buzzine Bollywood), and was a highlight of the Toronto, Rotterdam and Santa Barbara International Film Festivals. Both films toured as part of the Global Lens 2011 film series and are also featured on Virgin America airlines, along with other Global Lens films.
DVDs will be available for purchase through the Global Film Initiative's website (catalogue.globalfilm.org) on September 25th. For full information about upcoming Global Lens DVD releases, and to download press materials and images, visit: globalfilm.org/press.htm
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Upcoming DVD releases from the Global Film Initiative:
 BELVEDERE
Dir. Ahmed Imamovic
Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2010, 90 minutes
Bosnian, with subtitles in English
Fifteen years after the ethnic cleansing of Bosnian Muslims during the Balkan conflict, a determined widow searching for the remains of her husband and son quietly attempts to rebuild her life by caring for her troubled extended family. Official Selection, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival; Official Bosnia & Herzegovina Submission, Best Foreign Language Film category of the 84th Academy Awards; Official Selection, Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
THE WHITE MEADOWS (KESHTZAR HAYE SEPID)
Dir. Mohammad Rasoulof
Iran, 2009, 93 minutes
Farsi, with subtitles in English
Rowing through the salty waters of a vast marsh, a boatman quietly collects and combines the tears and confessions of nearby island residents into a dreamlike mythology of modern Iran. Official Selection of the Tribeca Film Festival and Sydney Film Festival.
Other recent DVD releases from the Global Film Initiative:
Dir. Sergio Bianchi
Brazil
STREET DAYS (QUCHIS DGEEBI)
Dir. Levan Koguashvili
Georgia
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About The Global Film Initiative
The Global Film Initiative is a U.S.-based international arts organization specializing in the support of independent film from Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Founded in 2002 to promote cross-cultural understanding through the language of cinema, the Initiative awards numerous grants to deserving filmmakers from around the world each year, and supports a touring film series entitled Global Lens. For more information about the Global Lens film series and Global Film Initiative programs, please visit: www.globalfilm.org.
The Global Film Initiative is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All proceeds from the Global Lens film series support international filmmaker grants, educational programming and resources, touring film exhibitions and other philanthropic initiatives and programs sponsored by the Global Film Initiative.
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Contact:
Emma Lierley
Communications Manager
The Global Film Initiative
145 Ninth Street, Suite 105
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 934-9500 - phone
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