MercuryMedia at Hot Docs 2010

MercuryMedia will be at the prestigious Hot Docs festival 2010, showing the following titles from the spring catalogue.

The Silver Fez
Charts the competition between two choirs as they complete for The Silver Fez, a much coveted music prize in Cape Town, South Africa.

Hana, dul, sed…
This profiles four players from the North Korean women’s football team exposing the actual workings of Pyongyang society

Antoine
Born one hundred days prematurely, Antoine is now five years old and he is blind. He has, nevertheless, successfully integrated into his school.

Plunder: The Crime of Our Time
One of the most accessible primers on the reasons behind the economic disaster that has affected us all, but so few understand.

Oil Spill: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Twenty years on, this film retraces the catalogue of errors that led to the 1989 disaster when a giant tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound.

Where the Water Meets the Sky
Narrated by Morgan Freeman, and written by Jordan Roberts (March of the Penguins), this is the inspiring story of a group of women in a remote region of Northern Zambia who learn how to make a film as a way to speak out about their lives.

The Trial
The film follows the events of the unfolding trial of former prime minister of Kosovo - Ramush Haradinaj.

Empire State Building Murders
This is an ode to American film noir, a feature film dressed up like a documentary.

Bilal
Bilal is three years old. He lives with his parents, who are both blind in a poor neighbourhood of Calcutta. Their house is no more than a room. Filmmaker Sourav Sarangi follows Bilal’s life over a year.

The Street Stops Here

A compelling portrait of the nation’s best high school basketball coach, Bob Hurley and his career-long struggle to inspire.

Scientists Under Attack
Paints a vivid picture of a scientific community in danger of losing its objectivity in the face of pressure from the commercial sector.

Pig Business
Pig Business uncovers what dangerous new farming practices are doing to our health, our environment and traditional farmers.

The Invention of Dr. NakaMats
This film takes us through the eccentric world of the great man Dr. NakaMats -  A Japanese celebrity and inventor with over 3,000 patents to his name.

Houston, We Have a Problem
This film offers us unique access to the barons, “wildcatters”, CEOs and roughnecks who comprise the world of US Big Oil.

Stalin Thought of You
This fascinating portrait of  Boris Efimov, one of the most influential political cartoonists of the 20th century.