ABC Africa
Dir: Abbas Kiarostami
Iran, 2001, 84minmins, D-beta
In 2001, the director was invited by the UN to spend 10 days in Uganda, filming children orphaned by AIDS. What could have been a cliche, poverty-exploiting documentary is transformed into trademark Kiarostami: a peek into the world of children, full of curiosity and spirit in the face of harsh experience. With the freedom offered by his small handheld camera, Kiarostami comes close to his idea of a “poetic camera”. This revelatory and inspiring documentary is a tender return to the subject of children, albeit in a land far from his home.
14/01/2017(Sat): Post-screening seminar with Linda Lai and Li Cheuk-to
Further reading:
ABC Africa, From The 26th Hong Kong International Film Festival Main Catalogue (The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Limited, 2002)
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
2017-01-14 (Sat)
14:002017-03-04 (Sat)
20:15
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
Hong Kong Film Archive
Post-screening talk
Remarks
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