HIFFA 2023 Modern Era – WWI

English , Danish with English subtitles Country of Origin: Denmark Director: Jonas Hall "Who shot Psilander?" tells the story of Valdemar Psilander who became the first actor in history to experience global fame as the world's first major movie star. Through his life story that was tragically cut short we are taken back to the…

German with English subtitles Country of Origin: Germany Director: Julian Wallner Producer: Julian Wallner Jacob Wallner Dietmar Wunder The leader of a group of wrongly convicted witches, wants to take revenge on the witch judge who was responsible for the death of her family. * To get the password and watch this film online, available…

English Country of Origin: Canada Director: James Newhook Producer: Peter Buckle Keith Bonnell Amidst a mostly Catholic community, a small tiny Anglican church offers more to the community of Placentia than people may think, and holds many connections and history to the rest of the world. * To get the password and watch this film…

Italian with English subtitles Country of Origin: Italy Director: Andrea Benato Marco Scattolini Producer: Andrea Benato Are there still living Great War witnesses? This question led to a search throughout Italy that gathered the voices of the children of that time who lived that conflict. At over 100 years of age they told their memories…

https://youtu.be/uhO6Maq9F1s English Country of Origin: Czech Republic Director: Sanjin Miric Producer: RODOLJUB z.s. Sanjin Miric Serbia alone had lost a third of its entire population in the Great War, almost half its men. This film talks about those that never returned home from the two biggest Austria-Hungarian prisoner camps on the territory of today's Czech…

Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian with English subtitles Country of Origin: Hungary Director: Kornél Kussinszky, Sándor Kiss Producer: Géza Détári In August 1920 the Polish – Bolshevik war came to a crucial moment: in the area of Warsaw a decisive battle was about to take place. Worker’s movements throughout Europe had successfully blocked the…

English Country of Origin: Ireland Director: Charles Lambert Producer: Charles Lambert We know the landlords of Ireland's big houses were cruel, selfish oppressors; feckless, dissolute and often absent. This film features top academics who take a closer look, as well as voices from above and below stairs. Subjects who have never previously agreed to talk…

English Country of Origin: New Zealand Director: William McKee Producer: Toitū Otago Settlers Museum How was a 'New Edinburgh' founded in the South Pacific Ocean, 12,000 miles away from the original? This documentary follows how the migrant colony of Otago was established in New Zealand from its genesis in Scotland through to the establishment of…

Spanish with English subtitles Country of Origin: Mexico Director: Ricardo Soto Producer: Darío Giordano Ilse Hughan It is 1915, Mexico. Two sisters, remain hidden in their father ́s hacienda. He has left to the revolutionary struggle. The sisters await his return, surviving in the dark. Being caught might mean their death. https://youtu.be/21BOU6NX4jw https://youtu.be/_bj12q3F2l8 *To get the password…

German with English subtitles Country of Origin: Austria Director: Bernhard Riener Producer: Jonathan Vaughan Bernhard Riener Norman Vaughan This documentary looks at the last period of rule of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and its path to decline and thus to the European catastrophe. *To get the password and watch this film online, available during our…