"Life is Sacred" on Tour Around Denmark
It’s no surprise that Andreas Dalsgaard’s fine film from Colombia ”Life is Sacred” did well at the DocsBarcelona festival in May, where Colombians living in the Catalan capital with tears in eyes talked about the main character Antanas Mockus, ”an icon in Latin American politics who left his scientific research career to change politics in his country” as the director has put it. And it is no surprise that Mockus recently was warmly welcomed at the DocsBarcelona festival in Medellin in Colombia.
… but it is a very nice surprise, a much welcomed one that the film, before its broadcast on DR Dokumania, tours Denmark to inform and create debate, also on the state of democracy in Denmark. Around 20 screenings have been set up, starting tomorrow. Here is a copy-paste promotion text from the website of the production company Final Cut for Real:
Meet the director, watch the movie OpenAir, attend inspirational debates or have a Latin American feast as part of the experience! Our new documentary film ‘Colombias kamp for fred’ (International title: “Life is Sacred”) by director Andreas Dalsgaard is being aired on DR2 – Dokumania on September 1st at 8:45 pm. In the ten days before the Danish broadcast premiere event screenings all over Denmark have been arranged.
Come watch the movie! In some places you can meet the director after the screening, in others, debates on the inspiration drawn from the movie are being arranged (e.g. in Aaarhus during Aaarhus Festuge a debate between Henrik Dahl, Uffe Elbæk and Andreas Dalsgaard on democracy). In other parts of Denmark Latin American feasts are prepared as part of the experience – or you can meet one of the producers of the film, Signe Byrge Sørensen.
The tour is organized in co-operation with CPH:DOX and DR2 – Dokumania and with the support of the Danish Film Institute.
Watch the full list of events, link below. PLEASE NOTE! Most debates and Q&A’s are in Danish
http://www.final-cut.dk/news.php?mit_indhold_id=3&nyhed_id=215