 Armenian 'Hot Country: Cold Winter' follows Samsung-sponsored VR/360º event at Day 3 SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival NY-- 'Hot Country' winner of Russia Effulgent Angel Prize has New York Premiere
-- 5 VR/360º films compete for first place -- The Fall of the Bamboo and the Rise of a Community - Norwegian short film on sustainability By: SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival New York 
HotCountry Cold Winter Still 1 The Films for Sunday, March 18, 2018 (in chronological order) ___________ U.S. PREMIERE The Fall of the Bamboo - and the rise of a community Raúl Capote Braña, Jan-Kåre Breivik & Solvei Stoutland |Norway | 2017 | 10 min The film is a short documentary around action learning and creation of a laboratory for social change based on two experimental university workshop (2014 and 2016) for master students from diverse fields (social science, community work, theatre/music) See website for more details and images. Trailer: http://www.dailymotion.com/ At CRS, A Propos Theatre does a workshop with interactive audience exercises conducted by Solvei Stoutland (Actress & Activist). A Propos Theatre video reel here. __________________ 6:00 pm N.Y. PREMIERE Armenians of the World Carmen Labaki | Lebanon, Armenia, Syria, & Turkey | 2017 | 56 min A documentary that relates the amazing story of a people that endured a lot of injustice and suffering. Shot in Turkey, Syria, Armenia, and Lebanon the film took a whole year of research to be completed. This is a recent edit with updated information. See website for more details and images. Trailer:http:// _______________ N.Y. PREMIERE Hot Country, Cold Winter David Safarian | Armenia, The Netherlands, Germany | 2016 | 104 min Armenian, Russian with English subtitles Q&A's with Armenian filmmaker David Safarian A tale of a man and a woman suffering near-absurd circumstances during a total energy crisis right after the break down of the Soviet Union. Their narratives, recollections, imagination, and dreams are depicted in this powerful feature dealing with a period of modern history, not so far away from our times. Awards:
See website (http://www.ratedsrfilms.org/ Trailer: http://www.dailymotion.com/ _______________ 9:30 pm N.Y. PREMIERE No Reservations Trevor Carroll | Canada | 2017 | 11 min 4 s French with English subtitles Written and directed by Trevor Carroll, a political satire inspired by true-life events, giving a hypothetical look at what life would be like if the roles in Standing Rock were reversed. See website (http://www.ratedsrfilms.org/ Trailers: http://www.dailymotion.com/ _________________ Peacekeeper Nicholas Markart & Tyler Knutt |USA | 2017 | 13 min Native Americans from Standing Rock speak out on the pipeline, the repetition of history, and their roles as water-protectors in a struggle for modern sovereignty. See website (http://www.ratedsrfilms.org/ Trailers: http://www.dailymotion.com/ _________________ N.Y. PREMIERE Keep Believing Wouter de Kuijper |The Netherlands, India | 2017 | 52 min Q&A with filmmaker Wouter de Kuijper. Frans Baartmans left his home in The Netherlands in 1979 to live in India amongst the Dalits in the slums of Nagwa, Varanasi. The Dalits belong to most discriminated group of people in the world and are also known as "untouchables" See website (http://www.ratedsrfilms.org/ Trailer: http://www.dailymotion.com/ _____________ VR/360º STORIES The following screen on Sunday, March 18, from 1 pm to 3:30 pm at Cinema Village The festival is proud to promote its selection of cutting-edge VR/360º experiences that push the boundaries of storytelling with Gear VR provided by Samsung. Here is a highlight. Down To The Plastic Ocean Dan Aguar | USA | 2017 | 4 min _________________ Our Nature - Honey Production Mário Di Po | Brazil | 2017 | 5 min _________________ The Great - a VR Great White Shark Experience Roy Kimhi | Mexico | 2017 | 6 min 27 _________________ The rapidly-growing, social-issue based festival is now in its fifth year. SRFF is a multi-faceted event that embodies the cultural values of New York and the world. SRFF 2018 showcases 70 films across an array of platforms from emerging, international and local filmmakers. There are several spotlight programs, industry workshops, and panels on different regions and issues. ABOUT SR SOCIALLY RELEVANT FILM FESTIVAL NY SR Socially Relevant ™ Film Festival New York is a 501(c) 3 non-profit film festival founded by actress Nora Armani. The Mission of the SR Film Festival is to shine the spotlight on filmmakers who tell compelling, socially relevant™, human interest stories, across a broad range of social issues. The festival was created as a response to the proliferation of violence and violent forms of storytelling in media and entertainment. SR™ believes in the power of cinema in raising awareness towards social issues and promoting positive social change. During its first four years, the festival showcased 207 films from 35 countries. Submissions are received from all over the world. For more information about SRFF 2018 events and sponsors, as well as past festival editions and sponsors, visit www.ratedsrfilms.org. End
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