Cartography of Loneliness & Charcoal Burners
DOCUMENTARIES / SHORTFUSION / WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Piotr Zlotorowicz.
Spain; Poland, 2011.
83 mins. Hindi, Nepali, Dari; Polish with English subtitles.
Q + A session with filmmaker Nocem Collado
CARTOGRAPHY OF LONELINESS (68 mins):
Observing widows from India, Nepal and Afghanistan - countries with the highest population of widows in the world, the most child widows and largest percentage of widows respectively - "Cartography Of Loneliness" is not just telling stories, but showing how they are able to rise out of their solitude. What emerges are their similarities, despite location and culture. Filled with heart-breaking accounts, beautiful photography and simple, truthful filmmaking, this is an important testament of unjustifiable pain.
CHARCOAL BURNERS (15 mins):
Every summer, Marek and Janina work as charcoal burners in the Bieszczady Mountains. Far from civilisation, they live according to a rhythm set by nature.
CARTOGRAPHY OF LONELINESS (68 mins):
Observing widows from India, Nepal and Afghanistan - countries with the highest population of widows in the world, the most child widows and largest percentage of widows respectively - "Cartography Of Loneliness" is not just telling stories, but showing how they are able to rise out of their solitude. What emerges are their similarities, despite location and culture. Filled with heart-breaking accounts, beautiful photography and simple, truthful filmmaking, this is an important testament of unjustifiable pain.
CHARCOAL BURNERS (15 mins):
Every summer, Marek and Janina work as charcoal burners in the Bieszczady Mountains. Far from civilisation, they live according to a rhythm set by nature.
Screenings
Arts Picturehouse
Monday 19 September, 6:30PM
Queens Theatre Emmanuel College
Thursday 22 September, 6:30PM
Reviews
Cartography of Loneliness & Charcoal Burners by Take One
22 Sep 2011
When Nocem Collado set out to make her study of widows in India, Afghanistan...
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