Call of the White
SESSION 5: Friday, October 14th, 7-10pm, Orpheum Theater
Call of the White
UK, 2011, 43 min.
Director: Elliott Forge
Producer: Elliott Forge
In 2009 British polar explorer Felicity Aston set out to create a team of women from Brunei Darussalam, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom to ski to the South Pole. Offering the opportunity to anyone regardless of age, fitness or experience, she received over 800 applications from ‘ordinary’ women. The film follows the team of novices as they arrive in Antarctica and are hit by disaster—including a blizzard that destroys their tents—as well as eventual triumph.
Associated Website: Kasper Sky
Associated Website: Felicity ASton (subject of film)
Credits: www.felicityaston.com ; The website contains more information about the subject of the film and the book of the same name ‘Call of the White: Taking the world to the South Pole’ Summersdale, 2011
The Fall Line
SESSION 5: Friday, October 14th, 7-10pm, Orpheum Theater
The Fall Line
USA, 2010, 13 min.
Director: Tyler Stableford
Producer: Tyler Stableford
After losing his legs in a grenade blast in Iraq, 101st Airborne Ranger Heath Calhoun endures a tortuous recovery. Years later, the Virginia native finds freedom in an unlikely location, on the ski slopes of Aspen, Colorado. Calhoun discovers an innate talent for ski racing, earning a coveted chance to represent his country again—as an athlete on the 2010 Paralympic ski team. With gold in the balance, Calhoun commits everything to the challenge.
Marathon Boy
SESSION 5: Friday, October 14th, 7-10pm, Orpheum Theater
Marathon Boy
UK and India, 2010, 98 min.
Director: Gemma Atwal
Producers: Gemma Atwal and Matt Norman
Budhia is a four-year-old boy plucked from the slums of India by Biranchi and trained to become the greatest runner. But what starts as a real “Slumdog Millionaire” turns into a tale of greed and broken dreams. At the end of his record-breaking 65 km run, Budhia collapses and the Indian government accuses the coach of cruelty, threatening to separate adoptive father and son. Did Biranchi merely traded slum squalor for sporting slavery? Or is Biranchi the man who saved Budhia from a desperate future, a man who loves Budhia as his own son?
“An unforgettable documentary. Rivals any dramatic thriller.”
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Visit the Website, Watch the Trailer
Awards/Credits:
Sheffield Doc/Fest
Nov 5 – 10th, 2010
Selected for Official Competition – WINNER Special Mention
IDFA – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
Nov 16 – 27th Nov, 2010
Selected for Official Competition – WINNER Top 3 Finalist
ZagrebDox Film Festival
Feb 27 – Mar 6th, 2011
Selected for Official Competition – AUDIENCE AWARD Top 5
Tribeca Film Festival – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
April 20 – May 1st, 2011
Selected for Official Competition
Numerous other awards and honors which can be found at the official website linked above.
About The Filmmaker:
Gemma has worked as a freelance director and producer on a variety of UK factual and observational documentaries. She has also spent three years working as a development producer for independent UK production houses, earning commissions in human interest, wildlife & adventure, and science programming. Prior to documentary work, Gemma spent four years working as a journalist in Africa, South-East Asia and Europe for the NOA Media Group of Companies in Madrid. She also gained experience in radio broadcasting, initially training through the BBC and later working for Nigerian State Radio
as an on-air reporter. Gemma has an MSc (Distinction) in International Human Rights Law and a Double First Class Honours degree in Literature & Politics. Gemma is co-partner in One Horse Town Productions.
