Memories of a Burning Tree ~ a film by Sherman Ong

Catch the film at the Tokyo International Film Festival (Winds of Asia Competition) in October 2010!!!

Screening schedule:
10/23 Cinemart Roppongi screen1 12:00/13:26
10/26 TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi screen2 16:15/17:41
[Industry Screening]
10/27 TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Premiere 18:50/20:16

Paddy Pictures and 13 Little Pictures
present
Kumbukumbu Za Mti Uunguao
{Memories of a Burning Tree}

Commissioned by
the Rotterdam International Film Festival in 2009
for their programme FORGET AFRICA

SYNOPSIS
Smith comes to Dar es Salaam to tie up some loose ends. He meets Link, a tourist guide, who agrees to help him. Along the way they are offered help by Abdul, a grave digger, and Toatoa, a metal scavenger, who themselves are searching for answers to their own journeys. Their search eventually leads them to realise that this is a never-ending journey of dreams and disappointments. With an ensemble cast of non-professional actors and an improvised script, this film is an homage to the road movie genre, where ultimately the road ends when you want it to end.

86 mins | Colour | Stereo | Swahili with English subtitles
Countries of production: Tanzania, Netherlands, Singapore, Malaysia
Year of production: 2010
Original Format: HD Video (Canon 5D MKII)
Screening Format: HDCam 60i
Website: http://memoriesofaburningtree.blogspot.com/

REVIEWS:
"MEMORIES OF A BURNING TREE is the work of Singapore-based director Sherman Ong who made the film in Tanzania and shot it in Swahili. The result is a riveting ensemble piece that is a truly global piece of cinema. ...Beautifully shot, with a cast of non-actors and an improvised script, this is a stirring and original film." ~ www.SubPlanete.net

" A Singaporean director has made a movie in Tanzania. In Swahili. With a cast of non-actors. And it's amazing. Kumbukumbu Za Mti Uunguao (Memories of a Burning Tree) is a multi-layered ensemble drama that cuts to matters of the heart and soul." ~ Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal

"With understated performances from non-professional actors speaking Swahili, the film gives a striking impression of urban African life without pushing violence, poverty or disease." ~ Ian Mundell, senses of cinema

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:
Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010 (World Premiere)
Goteborg International Film Festival 2010
Hong Kong International Film Festival 2010
Singapore International Film Festival 2010 (Asian Film Competition)
African, Asian & Latin American Film Fest, Milan 2010
Durban International Film Festival 2010
Montreal World Film Festival 2010
Rome Asian Film Festival 2010 (In Competition)

CONTACT:
13 Little Pictures
info@13littlepictures.com
www.13littlepictures.com

Category:

Film & Animation

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