Films 2008
Mae’r ffilmiau’n cael eu dangos mewn partneriaeth gyda Chymdeithas Ffilm y Dyffrynnoedd, sy’n rhedeg rhaglen o ffilmiau o fis Medi hyd mis Mawrth.
SHORT FOCUS FILMS
Kallah (Bride)

Friday 26th September screening with The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (12A)
Dir. Mira Shapiro UK 2007 - English & Hebrew 15 mins
All the details for Sarah's arranged marriage have been settled. Aside to her mothers terminal illness, she is now about to go through the religious rituals of becoming a "Kosher Jewish bride". Among those rituals are the Mikvah; a cleansing and purifying ritual, Kallah (bride) classes and the ritual of cutting her long straight beautiful hair short; a
ritual which after she will need to cover her head with a wig so to avoid tempting any other men than her husband.
Annaliisa

Friday 3rd October screening with There Will Be Blood (12A)
Dir. Ragne Mandri Estonia 2006 - English subtitles
In the middle of the war two sisters have created their own imaginary world where they can play their innocent games.
Subterfuge(s)

Friday 10th October screening with Lust, Caution (18)
Dir. Yves Brodsky - France 2006 10 mins
A double murder but is it dream, madness or reality?
A dark psychological thriller with twists and turns that keep you guessing until the very end.
Ffilmic Trailer

Friday 17th October screening with Juno (PG13)
Dir. Frank Wood - UK 2007 8 mins
MAIN PROGRAMME
The Cameraman - (Suitable for all ages)
Dydd Gwener 24 Hydref, 7.30pm
Cyfarwyddwr : Edward Sedgwick - Prif rannau : Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin - Americanaidd - 1928 78 mins
- Silent Film
Ffilm Fud – Cyfeiliant Piano gan Paul Shallcross
Buster Keaton sy’n chwarae’r brif ran fel ffotograffydd llonydd sydd wedi syrthio mewn cariad gyda gweithiwr swyddfa yn MGM. Er mwyn creu argraff arni, mae’n awyddus i fod yn ddyn camera. Mae cyfres o anffodion yn sicrhau nad yw ei lwybr i lwyddiant yn syth nac yn hawdd.
(Cyn y ffilm, dangosir detholiad o animeiddiadau Cymreig byr, gyda chyflwyniad byr i’r ffilm fud gan Paul Shallcross.)
Lotte from Gadgetville - (Suitable for all ages)
Dydd Sadrwn 25 Hydref, 10.00am
Cyfarwyddwr : Heiki Ernits & Janno Põldmai - Estonia 2006 81 mins - English Subtitles
Somewhere in Europe by a great sea stands a small village, where inventing all manner of domestic gadgets is held in great esteem. The villagers organise an annual competition of new inventions. One of the most famous inventors in the village is Oskar, the father of the energetic girl dog Lotte. His primary rival is Adalbert the rabbit, whose wife even participates in the competition with all her heart. Victory would be important to their family and would bring honour to the entire rabbit clan.
http://www.lotte-film.com/eng/
2nd Verse the Rebirth of Poetry - (Suitable for all ages)
Dydd Sadrwn 25 Hydref,
Cyfarwyddwr : Carl D. Brown - USA 2007 79mins
2nd Verse explores urban teen life in the San Francisco Bay Area through the rising popularity of poetry and Spoken Word. Although poetry is the unifying characteristic that brings these young people together, the poems are not the film's main focus. The film tells the story of the teens' lives amid the Bay Area's melting pot of ethnic and economic backgrounds.
http://www.2ndversefilm.com/
Inventos : Hip Hop Cubano - (Suitable for all ages)
Dydd Sadrwn 25 Hydref,, 2.00pm
Cyfarwyddwr : Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi - Cuba / USA 2005 50 mins
A Buena Vista Social Club for the Hip Hop generation.
This award winning film provides a unique insight into the realities and politics of contemporary Cuba. Experience this as 'Inventos' follows the pioneers of this musical movement to their homes, the stage and as they travel abroad for the first time.
"Inventos" refers to the methods and means by which Cubans deal with the difficulties imposed on daily life by the U.S. embargo, and hip-hop is one of the most fascinating and dynamic of these techniques.
www.clenchedfistproductions.com
Gypsy Caravan: When the Road Bends (PG)
Dydd Sadrwn 25 Hydref, 3.00pm
Cyfarwyddwr : Jasmine Dellal - USA 2007 110mins
Dathliad o ddiwylliant Romani ym mhedwar ban y byd wrth i bum grwp Romani enwog fynd ar daith yn UDA
http://www.gypsycaravanmovie.com/
Tuul (The Wind)
Dydd Sadrwn 25 Hydref, 5.15pm
Cyfarwyddwr: Tanel Toom - Estonia 2005 15mun
Mae gwynt rhyfedd a distrywiol yn bygwth dinistrio bywyd dyn.
Copy Shop
Saturday 25th October, 5.30pm
Cyfarwyddwr: Virgil Widrich - Austria 2001 12mins
Mae dyn sy’n gweithio mewn siop gopïo’n copïo’i hun nes bod y byd i gyd yn llawn ohono.
www.widrichfilm.com/copyshop
Take 2 Film Challenge Screenings
Saturday 25th October, 6.00pm
Screening all the short films made by new and not-so-new film makers. All films were made as part of the Ffilmic Take 2 Ten Day Film Challenge.
Salim Baba
Dydd Sadrwn 25 Hydref, 7.30pm
Cyfarwyddwr: Tim Sternberg - India / USA - 2007 - 15mun
Mae Salim Muhammed yn byw yng Ngogledd Kolkata. Ers iddo fod yn 10 oed mae wedi gwneud bywoliaeth yn sgrinio pytiau o ffilmiau oedd wedi’u bwrw o’r neilltu i’r plant yn ei gymdogaeth.
http://www.rv-films.com/
Criminology in Iran
Dydd Sadrwn 25 Hydref, 7.30pm
Cyfarwyddwr : Amir Heshmati - Iran / UK 2007 5mins - English Subtitles
Ffilm fer ar weithgareddau beunyddiol a bywyd dinasyddion cyffredin Iran sydd, yn ystyfnig, yn golygu torri cyfreithiau Gweriniaeth Islamaidd Iran.
Persepolis (12A)
Dydd Sadrwn 25 Hydref, 7.30pm
Cyfarwyddwr : Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi - France - 2007 - 95mun
Stori deimladwy merch ifanc yn tyfu i fyny yn Iran. Mae’n wynebu llawer o dreialon wrth i’r Chwyldro Islamaidd herio’i hagwedd unigryw at fywyd, drosodd a throsodd.
http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/persepolis/
Favela Rising (12A)
Additional Educational Screenings - Tuesday 14th October
Dir. Jeff Zimbalist - Brazil/USA 2005 79 mins
A screening of this powerful & dynamic film for ‘A’ level media studies students.
Introduced and followed by an after screening discussion
workshop led by Ffilmic film festival programmer Ruth Carter.
Winner of 36 international film festival awards Favela Rising
documents the struggles of former drug trafficker, Anderson Sa, as he rallies the community of one of Rio de Janeiro’s most feared slums to fight back against a life of violence through the power of music.
“A powerful documentary that has revolutionized cinema.” Spin Magazine
“Daring and emotional” The Hollywood Reporter
http://www.favelarising.com/
The educational screening of this film is supported by the ICA.