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Docuspace - digital documentaries

Docspace is a digital distributor for European documentaries. As the UK arm of CinemaNet Europe, they screen a European feature premiere on the first Wednesday of every month in their member venues. They also hire out all titles in their archive for digital DVD screenings in both theatrical and non-theatrical venues. You can find more information about who they are and what they do on their website.

They are keen to extend their relationship with UK Film Societies and other non-theatrical exhibitors. If you’d like a copy of the current catalogue, or would like some more information on how to book films, please do not hesitate to get in touch. They look forward to hearing from you!

Among their current titles are:

Still from 'Swenkas'.

The Swenkas

by Jeppe Rønde (Denmark, 2004, 72 mins, Col/B&W) This documentary is a portrait of the Swenkas, a small group of working men in post-apartheid South Africa. Men who take great pride in putting on a flashy suit and stand out as an inspiration for others.

The Devil's Miner

by Richard Ladkani & Kief Davidson (Germany/USA, 2005, 82 mins) the story of 14 year-old Basilio Vargas and his 12 year-old brother Bernardino, as they work in the Bolivian silver mines of Cerro Rico, which date back to the sixteenth century.

The Shutka Book of Records

by Aleksandar Manic (Czech Republic, 2005, 78 mins) Don't look for Shutka on a geographical map. It's a state of mind - and the unofficial world capital of the Roma. All the inhabitants want to be champion - never mind what of.

Stroke

by Katarina Peters with Boris Baberkoff (Germany, 2004, 111 mins) Boris and Katarina, a beautiful couple: she a filmmaker, he a musician. They are young, creative and overflowing with plans and ideas. But soon after their wedding, Boris suddenly suffers a terrible stroke. A moving video diary.

Souls of Naples

by Vincent Monnikendam (Netherlands, 2005, 94 mins, Col ) A complex portrait of Naples which discovers the poverty and adversity behind the magnificence and pomp that dates from the time when Naples still had great political and social influence.

Docspace
c/o eca
74 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh, EH3 9DY

Tel: 0131 221 6245
E-mail: c.magee@eca.ac.uk
www.docspace.org.uk
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