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PUBLIC VOICES „Austrian artists and filmmakers Marina Leblhuber
and Jasmina Hirschl were
in the Downtown Eastside last year and spent time visiting the community and
talking with local artists and residents about their home and their work, resulting
in a powerful documentary showing the DTES through the residents’ eyes rather
than from the outside looking in. The images and words show the human faces
without dwelling on the lived experiences as special hardships. The Festival
is showing a rough-cut as Marina and Jasmina
continue to work on the final version.“ (Teresa Vandertuin, Heart Of The City Festival 2009) http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com/archives/2011-festival/saturday-october-29/ „With the international media having done such a
poor job covering the Downtown Eastside in the lead up to the Olympics, it's
encouraging to see two Austrian filmmakers put together such a personal and
compassionate portrait of the neighbourhood.Jasmina
Hirschl and Marina Leblhuber's
Somewhere Else is Here was filmed between December 2008 and April 2009 and
lets the people from the neighbourhood tell their own stories in their own voices.The choice to use a Super 8 camera and the clever
hand written titles give the film a charming, soft edge that really shows the
neighbourhood in a vibrant and calmer light that most people never see it
in—and which is in stark contrast to most of the international media's coverage
of the DTES."The film intends to provoke a
differentiated look as opposed to existing stereotype and prejudices,"say
the artists in a statement.“ (Sean Condon, Megaphone Magazine) http://www.megaphonemagazine.com/legacy/blog/somewhere_else_here.html AHA-Media filmed the premiere screening of
‚Somewhere Else is Here‘ at the Heart of the
City Festival 2011, including a Q&A with Hendik
Beune after the screening: |