DEUTSCH
Documentary 6:
| Date: | 24. July 2011 |
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| Time: | 04:30 PM |
| Location: | CinemaxX 5 |
Maybe Bangladesh
| Country of Production: | Germany |
| Year of Production: | 2010 |
| Duration: | 50 min |
| Director: | Carolin Schattenkirchner, Jochen Erich Abel |
| Production Company: | |
| Cinematographer: | Romain Cholet, Clemens Lübbeke, Simon Neumeier |
| Script: | Jochen Erich Abel, Harald Kienzler, Helge Thun, Carolin Schattenkirchner |
| Cast: | Harald Kienzler |
| Language: | German, English |
| Subtitles: | German |
Synopsis:
A beautiful, unfamiliar voice, singing about Govinda mesmerizes Erich. The German accordion player and composer hears the fascinating voice on an old tape. Erich asks his friend Gyalzen, a chef from Nepal, whether he knows the voice on the unlabeled tape. “Maybe Bangladesh” Gyalzen answers. Caught by a severe case of itchy feet, Erich starts on a trip to Asia. ‘Maybe Bangladesh’ is a travelogue, half documentary, half fiction seasoned with animated film clips and a lot of wit. Someone who travels to the other end of the world, only for an old cassette to find a singer and make a film about it has to be crazy in the best of ways. Creativity and chaos merge to perfection: will Erich find the singer? Does the journey follow divine design? Who is Govinda anyway? This cinematic surprise bag is all about music, gods and India. Baffled viewers ask themselves: “India? I thought it was about Bangladesh?” Well, it is a fantastic journey.
Tha-ki-ta-tha - talking drums
| Country of Production: | India/Germany |
| Year of Production: | 2010 |
| Duration: | 26 min |
| Director: | Philipp Holl |
| Production Company: | Daniel Keller |
| Cinematographer: | P. Holl, D. Keller, F. Reck, J. Keller, S. Dille |
| Script: | P. Holl, D. Keller, J. Keller, F. Reck, S. Dille |
| Cast: | |
| Language: | English/Marathi |
| Subtitles: | English/ German |
Synopsis:
‘Tha-ki-ta-ta’ is the sound of the tabla, the pulse of India. In a culture as diverse as the Indian, it is not surprising that the music and even the instruments themselves sound colourful and rich in variation. The documentary ‘Tha-ki-ta-tha– Talking Drums’ takes a closer look at one of the many Indian instruments, the tabla. The percussion instrument consists of two drums and is famous for its unique sound. An essential part of Indian music, the tabla has found its way into Western Jazz and Pop, too.
Director Philipp Holl accompanies the fascinating instrument from its making to the first concert. He explains the origins of Indian percussion as well as the basics of composition and documents the studio recordings of tabla music. The sound of the tabla with its variation in speed and dynamic accents captures the spirit of Indian culture.
