Kinodomino

Miskolc’s Kinodomino is presenting five screenings at this year’s CineFest. They will screen a wide range of documentaries and offer a variety of accompanying events at special alternative venues.

In Kinodomino, we will learn about the tricks of “digoing” from György Szomjas’ unabashed interview subjects; we will explore the traumas of war through Hamlet’s Great Question; and Hans Blix will give us an insight into the diplomatic background of the global political events that still shape our world today; we learn how a goat can become a leather bagpiper and how a dead giraffe can help young generations to have a healthy mental education and overcome unnecessary taboos; and finally, in the company of Tamás Almási, we will join a glass of good wine and a group of determined Hungarian winemakers in their fight to restore the former glory of Tokaji Aszú. And the tone is set by Bence Kalandjai.

This adventurous journey full of twists and turns is supported by the CineVersity programme of the University of Miskolc, Kinedok Hungary, Éclipse Film, Miskolc Gallery, Grizzly Music Pub, Otthonka and Gonda winery.

On Friday, 6 September, the program starts with a screening of the film Nászutak [Honeymoons] at the Grizzly (Miskolc 3525, Városház tér 7.). The 1970 film by György Szomjas recalls how, under socialism, people were rarely allowed to travel abroad. Even if they were given a passport, they could only take a small amount of money with them. Many people tried to circumvent the system to obtain goods that were not available at home: some smuggled records from Yugoslavia, others had relatives living abroad send them Belgian chocolates, and there were girls who tried to hook up with Italian tourists.
After the screening, Abel Telenko evokes the Italian way of life on the Italo Disco wavelength.

On 7 September from 8 pm at the Miskolc Gallery (Miskolc 3530, Rákóczi Ferenc utca 2.) The Hamlet Syndrome is on show. The story of Hamlet Syndrome is set in Ukraine before the outbreak of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war. Actors actively involved in the events of the 2014 aggression in Eastern Ukraine are rehearsing Hamlet Syndrome. Like Hamlet, they are faced with fundamental existential dilemmas. According to the director’s concept, they are looking for an answer to Hamlet’s question.
After the screening, Baklavakablaka’s live act will be followed by an informal discussion about what we have seen.

On 11 September from 8pm at Otthonka (Miskolc, Horváth Lajos u. 7.) you can watch the film Blix Not Bombs. In 2001, 8-year-old Greta saw the planes crash into the World Trade Center on TV in her home in Stockholm. A compatriot, Hans Blix, was a diplomat who fought for peace in the 1960s. In 2003, as a UN inspector in Iraq, Blix led the investigation into chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction. Although no clear evidence was found, the US launched a war. Hans Blix has never before told his story and his personal feelings about the situation in such detail. Could he have prevented the war and changed the course of history?
After the screening, visitors can continue to enjoy the atmosphere of the cosy courtyard of the Otthonka until closing time.

On Thursday, 12 September, from 19.30, you can see I miss you, Marius and the Devil’s Chanter, also at Otthonka. There was an international outcry in 2014 when Marius, a 2-year-old giraffe at the Copenhagen Zoo, was killed and dismembered in front of visitors, many of whom were children, to give his meat to other animals. But the taboo of death obscured the real intention behind the seemingly barbaric act: Marius would rather be sacrificed on the altar of science and economics than sent to a place where he would have to live in worse conditions. I miss you, Marius is a meditative, optimistic and humanistic film, chasing the ghost of a dead giraffe, which shows the relationship between modern man and nature and how this relationship is passed on to the next generation.

Devil’ Chanter shows the making of a traditional instrument that transforms the natural, original essence into an instrument of the civilized world, providing the creative, ordering process that can also dominate the essence that lives within us, and which we call music.
After the screening, there will be a discussion with the directors of the films about the common and different directions of documentary and feature filmmaking along the lines of their films, followed by a free Q&A in the intimate courtyard of the Otthonka, with light background music.

On Friday, 13 September, from 19.30 at the Gonda Winery (Miskolc 3530, Arnóti row 139), the former CineFest Lifetime Achievement Award winner Tamás Almási will be the guest. His film “Liquid Gold” is about the production of Tokaj aszú, which Hungarians still regard as a national symbol. The two world wars, the killer phylloxera epidemic and the collectivisation of the communist regime wreaked havoc on the vineyards and the taste of aszú has become a memory, disappearing with the old world.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with the director and producer about the film and how a documentary can stand up for social and cultural issues that affect us all and help bring about change. The evening will be rounded off with songs from the 1BOR1VERS album by Bence Kalandjai.

All the above events are free of charge.

Kapcsolódó program:
Kinodomino 2024 (Outdoor screening)

CineFest
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