A podcast for independent, international, creative non-fiction filmmakers
03/07/2024
✨NEW EPISODE ✨ Hello everyone. This is Hosein Jalilvand with a new episode for Docs in Orbit featuring a conversation with Matthew Lancit about his latest film, Play Dead! (2023).
Play Dead! is a funny, tender video diary on living with diabetes, where Lancit playfully transforms his personal experience and fear of dying into a body horror film, where an invisible disease crawls inside his body.
The film premiered in the Camera Lucida sidebar of DOK Leipzig in October 2023 and is available on ARTE until 16 March.
I hope you enjoy our conversation and his film as much as I did. The podcast episode is up on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all the rest.
NEW EPISODE ✨ Hello, This is Christina Zachariades, and I just released a new episode for Docs in Orbit, featuring a conversation with Orwa Nyrabia - the Artistic Director of IDFA just in time for those making their way to the festival.
In our conversation, Orwa speaks about how IDFA is meeting the current moment and the role, responsibility, and relevancy of film festivals when so much in the world is not well.
We also discuss some of the new sections in the IDFA program, including SPECIAL SCREENINGS, SIGNED, and the highly anticipated introduction of CORRESPONDING CINEMAS, a unique program that will take place on Saturday (11 November) featuring a series of films from filmmakers who have inspired one another. We also discuss the two incredibly interesting focus programs this year, FABRICATIONS and 16 WORLDS ON 16. And, finally, in true storytelling fashion, Nyrabia also shares an amusing story of how Wang Bing came to be this year’s Guest of Honor.
The links to all the films mentioned in the podcast are included in the show notes as well as our website (link above)
— IMAGES ARE OF FILMS DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE —
(1) Occupied City (2023) by Steve McQueen
(2) Socialist Realism (2023) by Raul Ruiz
(3) Arna's Children by Juliano Mer Khamis and Danniel Danniel
(4) The First Year by Patricio Guzman
(5) The Eternal Memory by Maite Alberdi
(6) małni – towards the ocean, towards the shore by Sky Hopinka
(7) Deep Sleep by Basma al-Sharif
(8) Blessed Blessed Oblivion by Jumana Manna
(9) A Camel by Ibrahim Shaddad
(10) Bamako by Abderrahmane Sissako
10/30/2023
Hello everyone. This is Hosein Jalilvand and I just released a new episode for Docs in Orbit, featuring a conversation with the Georgian-Abkhaz filmmaker Anna Dziapsh-ipa about her film Self-Portrait along the Borderline, which recently had its German premiere at DOK Leipzig . The film intertwines Anna’s family archives, historical footage from Abkhazia, as well as contemporary images of her looking for her family’s summer house in Abkhazia, which has been abandoned since the Abkhaz-Georgian conflict in 1992. The film is Anna’s search for territory, both actual and imaginary, where everything collective becomes personal, and everything personal is collective. Self-Portrait along the Borderline won the award for the best medium-length film at the Vision du Reel festival and will be screening next at RIDM Montreal International Documentary Festival. I hope you enjoy our conversation and have the chance to watch her film. https://www.docsinorbit.com/dokleipzig
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10/08/2023
✨NEW EPISODE✨ Today is the start of DOK Leipzig - the oldest documentary film festival, which also happens to be one of the few that has placed a special emphasis on animation films, championing animation within the genre of non fiction for decades! So, for its 66th Edition (and because we love animation👾) we decided to focus on this aspect of the event. In this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Franka Sachse, a director, animator, and curator of the Animation Night of , scheduled for this Friday, October 13th.
So, if you're heading to Leipzig and need something to listen to while you pack or wait in line for your accreditation, give us a listen to hear more about this year's wonderful animation program.
Featured in this episode:
* Animation Night with Tess Martin
* Tender Metalheads by Joan Tomàs Monfort, Carlos Pérez-Reche, Juanjo Sáez
* Zima by Tomek Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki
* A Crab in the Pool by Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel
* Drijf by Levi Stoops
* Brother by Marcus Grysczok
* It’s Just a Whole by Bianca Scali .bianca
* Moonless by Adheep Das .gir.gayi.hai.doston
IMAGE: “1976: Search for Life” by Tess Martin which will have its World Premiere in the International Animated Film Competition at DOK Leipzig.
08/24/2023
Episode 20: A Film About a Father Who with Lynne Sachs
08/24/2023
08/24/2023
✨𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙋𝙊𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏 𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀! ✨ 𝙏𝙀𝙉 𝙁𝙄𝙇𝙈𝙎 𝙁𝙍𝙊𝙈 𝙇𝙊𝘾𝘼𝙍𝙉𝙊!✨
It's been a few days since the Locarno Film Festival wrapped up, but we are still reminiscing about the films we encountered and the people we met. So, we made a little souvenir of our time featuring a collection of voice memos from filmmakers and critics sharing their favorite film discoveries. In the end, we cover TEN FILMS in total, spanning nearly every section of the festival! We didn't set out with perimeters; it's just how the universe works.
A big heartfelt thank you to those who shared their impressions with us. We hope you enjoy listening back to this episode as much as we enjoyed putting it together ✨
A collection of podcast episodes following the Locarno Film Festival.
07/24/2023
In a special collaboration with Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, we are pleased to release two new podcast episodes featuring a conversation with Karen Avetisyan, the festival’s Artistic Director and CEO, about the origins of the festival and the vital role it plays for the region. PLUS, a recap of the event featuring a collection of voice memo’s from a beautiful cross-section of attendees (including filmmakers presenting works alongside film critics from the Critics Workshop) sharing their impressions of the films they encountered.
Jude Chehab, Director of Q (photo 1), speaks about Silent House by Farnaz Jurabchian (photo 2)
Fahd Ahmed, editor and co-producer of Q (photo 1) speaks about Silent House (photo 2) by Farnaz Jurabchian
Farnaz Jurabchian, Co-Director of Silent House (photo 2) on Luca (photo 3) by Jessica Woodworth
Mohammad Reza Jurabchian, Co-Director of Silent House on Black Stone (photo 4) by Spiros Jacovides
Leonardo Goi, Film Critic on Our Body (photo 5) by Claire Simon
Forrest Cardamenis, Film Critic on Samsara (photo 6) by Lois Patiño
Ketevan Kipiani, Producer of Kartli in the Works in Progress Workshop on The Magic Mountain (photo 7) by Mariam Chachia and Nik Voigt
Levan Tskhovrebadze, Film Critic on Landshaft (photo 8) by Daniel Kötter
Daniel Kötter, Director of Landshaft on Eureka (photo 9) by Lisandro Alonso
*** Both episodes are available on our website at www.docsinorbit.com/gaiff2023 as well as on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you get your podcast! ***
07/13/2023
In solidarity with all culture workers, artists and filmmakers in Georgia who are actively organizing to protest against the states takeover of the National Film Center❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
თბილისის საერთაშორისო კინოფესტივალი მხარდაჭერას უცხადებს კინემატოგრაფისტებს, რომლებიც აპროტესტებენ ეროვნულ კინოცენტრში მიმდინარე "რეორგანიზაციას" და "რეფორმებს" და უერთდება მათ სამართლიან მოთხოვნებს, შეჩერდეს რეორგანიზაციის პროცესი და შეიცვალოს ეროვნული კინოცენტრის დირექტორის თანამდებობაზე დანიშვნის წესი.
ქართული კინო საფრთხეშია!
05/26/2023
We couldn’t be more excited!
[ 🏆 PRIX ] PROJET CANADIEN PRIMÉ À CANNES DOCS!
Lors de la remise de prix du 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐬-𝐈𝐧-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, le cinéaste canadien Pablo Alvarez-Mesa a remporté le 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝. Docs in Orbit, podcast de films documentaires transnationaux, réaffirme ainsi son soutien à la communauté de films indépendants, et offre la diffusion d'une entrevue avec Pablo lors de la première mondiale de son film à venir, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐧, en plus de la visibilité tout au long de l'année. Gardez l'oeil !
Félicitations!
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[ 🏆 AWARDS ] CANADIAN PROJECT WINS AWARD AT CANNES DOCS!
Canadian filmmaker Pablo Alvarez-Mesa won the 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 at the 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐬-𝐈𝐧-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 ceremony. Docs in Orbit, a transnational documentary film podcast, reaffirms its mission to support the independent film community and will feature an interview with Pablo to be launched for his upcoming film, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐧 world premiere, and year-round exposure on the Docs in Orbit website and social media. Stay tuned!
Congratulations!
05/26/2023
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As art institutions and festivals face uncertainty due to COVID-19 many initiatives that support independent, non-fiction cinema have been canceled, with others still finding ways to adapt.
This was the case for a non-profit initiative from a beloved European Arts & Educational Institution. Unfortunately, they were unable to find ways to deliver these timely podcasts that feature conversations with international, independent, creative documentary filmmakers debuting films on online festivals. So we, a tight-knit transnational, and collaborative bunch took a moment, picked up the pieces, and got back to work motivated by a strong belief that this content will be valuable to our community.
After a tireless week, we are proud to launch Docs In Orbit, an initiative that spotlights creative forms of documentary expression that exists in the ether, and offers dialogue with their makers on their filmmaking process.
Docs in Orbit is currently self-funded and operating on a volunteer footing. The website design, the editing of the podcasts, the intro music, and outreach efforts are all being done pro-bono. Of course, this is not sustainable.
However, we are hopeful for these upcoming weeks. The last episode in this initial phase coincides with Hot Docs, after which, we will reassess and look for ways to keep this initiative alive.
Please continue to support independent, creative documentary. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or where ever else you subscribe to podcasts and follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook for developments, and spread the word to all your friends and family.
One last note. We can not ignore the seismic shifts happening globally in this moment of the COVID pandemic when economic structures and models of working are collapsing all around us. It could seem trivial to launch a podcast about independent filmmaking in the context of a global crisis, but as documentary filmmakers, reality is what inspires us to create and we believe that these films are worthwhile discussing.
It is in this spirit that we invite you to listen, share, and write to us with feedback.
