The CineDocs program is finally complete

Eight Postcards from Utopia is a documentary film compiled from archival footage directed by Christian Ferencz-Flatz and Radu Jude, who is well known to CineFest audiences, consisting exclusively of post-socialist Romanian commercials. Using fragmentary memories of Romania’s long period of transition, the film is about love and death, the human body and its fragility, the natural and the supernatural, and, of course, socialism and capitalism.

Andra MacMasters‘ documentary, Bright Future, takes us back to the same period. In July 1989, thousands of young people from all over the world gathered in North Korea for the next major event of the anti-imperialist peace camp, the 13th World Youth Meeting. The Romanian television crew sent to cover the event had no idea that they were recording the final moments of the Cold War and the socialist world order.

The extremely active Canadian Denis Côté has appeared at CineFest with several films and has even presided over the jury. This time he returns with his documentary Paul. The title character suffers from depression and social anxiety. A single man, he lives within the walls of his home, following his usual daily routine. He constantly invents new ways to make his world more beautiful and artistic. He achieves this in part by seeking safety and protection by doing housework for dominatrixes.

Rob Moore spent five years posing as a journalist to gain the trust of activists fighting the international asbestos mafia. All the while, he was working as an undercover spy for the asbestos industry. When he is exposed, Rob refuses to be labeled a cynical fraud. He claims he was actually a double agent, secretly gathering evidence against his employers, the greedy oligarchs and multinational corporations. One twist leads to another in Norwegian director Håvard Bustnes‘ gripping and dramatic film The Gardener, the Buddhist and the Spy.

On the barren steppes of Kazakhstan, at a former Soviet nuclear test site, three generations confront their haunting legacy, as humanity’s fragile relationship with its environment and its future is explored in the powerful Kazakh film We Live Here. Debut filmmaker Zhanana Kurmasheva has previously appeared at major documentary film festivals such as CPH:DOX.

The CineDocs selection has already shed light on Hungarian or Hungary-related works. One such film is Festival Land by Attila Csizmadia and Tamás Topolánszky, which offers a glimpse behind the scenes of the most iconic music festivals. Bölöni – Az erdélyi legenda (Bölöni – The Transylvanian Legend) is a unique journey through space and time, in which world stars talk about the career of László Bölöni, the coach who discovered Cristiano Ronaldo, in a film directed by Tamás Kollarik and Attila Szabó. Glória Halász in Who Cares About Pál Frenák presents the extraordinary life of French-Hungarian Pál Frenák, whose own company, Company FrenAk, is now one of the most renowned contemporary dance theater companies in Europe and Asia.

Advance ticket sales for the 21st CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival will start on August 21 at https://jegy.cinefest.hu.

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