HISTORY

WE COME AS FRIENDS is a modern odyssey, a dizzying, science fiction-like journey into the heart of Africa. At the moment when the Sudan, the continent's biggest country, is being divided into two nations, an old 'civilizing' pathology re-emerges – that of colonialism, clash of empires, and yet new episodes of bloody (and holy) wars over land and resources.

The director of DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE takes us on this voyage in his tiny, self-made flying machine out of tin and canvas, he leads us into the most improbable locations and into people's thoughts and dreams, in both stunning and heartbreaking ways. Chinese oil workers, UN peacekeepers, Sudanese warlords, and American evangelists ironically weave common ground in this documentary.

Thursday, December 17th 6:00 p.m.

Title: We come as friends

France-Austria 2014

110 min

Languages:

English

chinese

Arabic

Direction:

Hubert Sauper.

Production:

Hubert Sauper

Gabriele Kranzelbinder Adelante Films

KGP (Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production).

Screenwriter:

Hubert Sauper.

Photography:

Hubert Sauper

Barney Broomfiled

Music:

Slim Twig.

Editing:

Hubert Sauper

Cathie Dambel

Denise Vindevogel.

Languages:

English

chinese

Arabic

Toposa

Ma'di

Subtitles:

Spanish

English

DIRECTOR

Hubert Sauper was born in Kitzbühel, Tyrolian Alps. Having spent his childhood in Austria, he then lived in Great Britain, Italy, the USA, Tanzania, Congo and South Sudan. His »homebase« since the mid 90s is France. He studied film directing partly in Vienna and Paris (Univ. of Performing Arts, Univ. de Paris VIII.) and graduated with excellence BA (Mag. art.).

Hubert gives lectures and master classes in film schools and universities all over the world. His socio-political and poetic films have been winning over 50 major international prizes, among them the awards at Venice Film Festival, Berlinale, Sundance, NY, the French, Austrian and European Academy Award, and an Oscar nomination for best documentary.

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

• Vienna Film Prize (Viennale 2014/11)
• Best Central and Eastern European Documentary Film (Jihlava IDFF 2014/10)
• Millennium Award (Planete + Doc 2014/05)
• 29th Peace Film Prize (Berlinale 2014/02)
• World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award (Sundance 2014/01).