BAD WEATHER

by Daniela Dar-Creutz
  • BAD WEATHER
    2011 ma.ja.de

    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

    DOK LEIPZIG 2011 : Official Selection International Competition Documentary Film
    IDFA 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

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