CHILDREN OF STALIN

ERVEN Klaus van de Locht

Klaus van de Locht (1942-2003) was an artist, the vibrant center of his studio packed to the rim with his works. After his death in 2003, the estate was confronted with the dilemma: what to do with this massive body of work?
The filmmaker visits friends, colleagues, collectors and museum officials to find out what happened. Where did this collection end up? Is it still accessible to the public? How do they remember Klaus van de Locht and what is, for them, his present significance? (Dutch spoken)
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CIVIL War in Congo & Burundi

Repeated outbreaks of violence in the Great Lakes Area have claimed more than 4 millions victims.
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PASO DOBLE

A light-footed dance movie, starring two colossal cranes.

They turn, they bend and they sway. Like dance partners they attract and repel each other. 12.000 tons of elegance, unloading an ocean liner filled with coal in Flushing Harbour.
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KRESTI PRISON

Kresti Prison in Sankt Petersburg is more than 120 years old.
Now the old and derelict building houses 7.500 inmates. More than 1.000
of them suffer from tuberculosis and 1.400 are HIV infected. Two separate
departments house 450 prisoners with mental problems. The tremendous
overpopulation reduces living space to 1 square meter. Awaiting trial, prisoners are forced to remain in these extreme conditions for years on end.
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HOWRAH STATION - CALCUTTA

Howrah Station in Calcutta is one of the busiest railway junctions in Asia.In and around Howrah Station we witness the buzzing activity of travellers, porters, cars and minibuses, We also meet the slum dwellers living alongside the railway track. The narrative style of this documentary shows the maker's background as a photographer.
No dialogue, no commentary, no voice-over. Events develop within a carefully selected frame, edited to create a seductive stream of images.
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