Topic: Film Films (and just a little chit chat) at BIFF

[Wensleydale Blue]

Anyone living up north (or willing to travel from far flung corners) to Bradford for this year's BIFF (Bradford International Film Festival) can see screenings of four very interesting looking documentary films on film using photographers, as well as enjoying Anders Petersen and JH Engstrom in conversation at a talk that accompanies their current exhibition at the Media Museum.

The films are:
 
'Disfarmer' on US vernacular portraitist Mike Myers (Disfarmer) of the 1920-40s (52 mins) and 'An American Journey' (58 mins), which recreates Robert Frank's trip made while taking his pictures for the The Americans in 1958.  These show as a double bill on both the 17th and 21st March.

On 22nd March is 'Traces of a Diary' (90 mins) a film which examines Japanese shooters including Moriyama, Araki and Nakahira, the same day as the Petersen/Engstrom talk, which is also accompanied by a short film Petersen (26 mins).

see: http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/nmem/biff/11/diary.asp for the programme.

Graham

[LT]

they sound really good graham - a bit for for me to go though. Maybe they'll come a bit further south.

[Wensleydale Blue]

Hey Leon

Here's an offer you can't possibly refuse - you come up to Bradford to meet up for one of the BIFF events and I'll come down to London on the 27th to join you and other FWs for the Viewfinder Quiz Night?

G

[LT]

If I had the spare time and cash, I'd be there like a shot Graham.

[wblati]

both films seem very interesting - sadly can't make it to bradford for the screenings. hope theres a screening in london or come to dvd.