BAD WEATHER
Synopsis
BAD WEATHER tells the story of Banishanta Island. It is made up of a community of sex workers. Living on a tiny sliver of land 100 meters long and only ten meters wide in the Bay of Bengal, south Bangladesh, this community survives at the frontline of climate change. The rising river, soil erosion and frequent cyclones are slowly destroying what is left of the island. Razia, Khadija and Shefali, three of the last 65 women left living there, are in a battle for their homes, the future of their families, and even their quest for true love. As they strive to hold onto their livelihood, time is running out. Soon the whole of Banishanta will be totally submerged under water, making it one of the first real casualties of the shifting global environment.Festivals/Awards
DOK LEIPZIG 2011 : Official Selection International Competition Documentary FilmIDFA 2011 AMSTERDAM : VPRO IDFA Nomination for Best Feature-Length Documentary.
TORINO FILM FESTIVAL 2011 : Menzione Speciale Premio Ucca.
DOCPOINT 2012 HELSINKY/TALLINN : Thicker Than Water - FAMILY PORTRAITS
Nomination CINEMA FOR PEACE Award Most Valuable Documentary of the Year 2012
ZAGREB.DOX 2012: Special Mention "Movies that Matter".
FESTIVAL CINEMA AFRICANO-ASIA-AMERICA LATINA 2012: Extr'A
DOCUMENTARY EDGE FESTIVAL 2012 Auckland/Wellington: World Cinema
LE VOCI DELL'INCHIESTA 2012 : Pordenone
VISIONS DU REEL Nyon 2012 : Eurodoc - A Study Case
DOC AVIV Tel Aviv 2012 : International Competition
PLANET+DOC FILM FESTIVAL 2012 Warsaw/Wroclaw : Timespace
BELLARIA FILM FESTIVAL 2012 : Premio "Italia Doc" Migliore Documentario Italiano
GALWAY FILM FLEADH 2012 : Feature Documentary
PÄRNU FILM FESTIVAL 2012: Nomination for the best documentary on survival of indigenous people's.
CHENNAI WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL 2012
LEMESOS INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2012: Lemesos Doc 2012
MESSAGE TO MAN FILM FESTIVAL 2012 - SAINT-PETERSBURG : International Competition Full Length Documentaries
FLAHERTIANA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2012 : Best International Film & Fipresci Award.
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2012 : Garden in the Sea
FILMFEST OSNABRÜCK 2012 : Friedensfilmpreis
ÂNÛÛ-RÛ ÂBORO FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU CINÉMA DES PEUPLES 2012 : Compétition Internationale
AD HOC: INCONVENIENT FILMS 2012 : Women in Focus
MARGARET MEAD FILM FESTIVAL 2012 : Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award Special Mention
Miglior Documentario Italiano : DOC/IT PROFESSIONAL AWARD 2013
DocHouse - The Home of Documentary : London’s year-round documentary festival 2013
CANDIDATURA AI PREMI DAVID DI DONATELLO 2013 : Miglior Documentario di Lungometraggio
Cast and Crew
- Director Daniela Dar-Creutz
Original Languages
Bengali
Production Company
Ma.ja.de. Filmproduktions GmbHPfaffendorfer Str. 26, 04105 Leipzig
Phone: +49 341 9839697
leipzig@majade.dehttp://www.majade.de
Links / Reference
TRAILER
vimeo.com/35867390