Im an australian comedy influencer, comedian and actor that ultimately strive to put a smile on peoples faces. Were sorry but the film is not available at the moment. Adults like my wife 45 and me 48 laughed continually. A boy was left with serious head injuries after riding a playground roundabout as it was spun by the back wheel of a moped, in imitation of a popular youtube video stunt. A roundabout also called a traffic circle, road circle, rotary, rotunda or island is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction modern roundabouts observe various design rules to increase safety. However, privileged access to positive externalities is merely a roundabout way of saying that opportunities are unequal. Film screening and discussion with filmmaker hassen ferhani on his film a roundabout in my head skip to content skip to navigation. The backdrop of wellworn surfaces and a palette of bloody reds speaks to the buildings function, but it is the lives of the men who work here that take centre stage. Sometimes they will indicate and i will then slow down to let them in rather than have them crash into the frontside of my car. The inspiration behind roundabout, the 1972 hit song by. Implicit in hassen ferhanis roundabout in my head is the notion that there should be a certain level of trust between filmmaker and his subjects. Doogal and his friends must recover 3 diamonds that are needed to stop him.
Roundabout in my head fi rassi rond point cineuropa. Call it morning driving thru the sound and in and out the valley. Scaffolder nigel walker, 48, has been living in a tent on the approach to pembroke dock for the past week. Implicit in hassen ferhanis roundabout in my head is the notion that. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. A modern roundabout is a circular intersection where drivers travel counterclockwise around a center island. The film opens at night time, in a series of carefully composed tableaux that capture the wellworn spaces and the people working in them in a raw but somehow enchanting fashion. I trudged down a roundabout route to the hut, my head down, a desperate desire to cry in my eyes. The magic roundabout 2005 letterboxd your life in film.
Roundabout in my head grants projects doha film institute. Every once in a while one of the men peeks into the camera, which moves only on very rare occasions. Thanatos the daemon personification of death and eros the impulses for love and desire. A young french chef with a fondness for america and a life in shambles pushes the limits of the american dream by converting a chicago pizza shop into an escortservice for the superrich with the help of a suburban slacker who dwells in his parents. Interview with meghan kennedy roundabout theatre company. In 2006, he directed his first short film, les baies dalger, which was screened in official competition in many international festivals.
A quietly profound slice of workers lives in and around an algiers slaughterhouse, this documentary illuminates the entire region. There are no traffic signals or stop signs in a modern roundabout. Roundabout in my head looks inside the oldest slaughterhouse in central algiers. Hassen ferhani feature experimental or essay algeria, france, lebanon. This film is not available in the following territories. Roundabout theatre company is a 501c3 notforprofit organization and we rely on the support of generous contributors to bring to life awardwinning productions on our stages and transformational educational experiences in nyc and beyond.
With jeff garretson, venessa nicole rodriguez, richard cotovsky, annabel kuentzmann. Filmmaker hassen ferhani spends two months with slaughterhouse workers in algiers. So if you are expecting a rehash of the old tv show then you will not see one. Since 2009, ferhani has worked as an assistant director. Drivers yield at entry to traffic in the roundabout, then enter the intersection and exit at their desired street. Cineuropa is the first european portal dedicated to cinema and audiovisual in 4 languages. Yet despite the films theoretical posturing, its motif of choice could. Arabic countries, maghreb and middle east austria, france, united kingdom, mexico. The slaughterhouse here is primarily a huisclos, meaning a theatre stage on which some. A homeless man has set up camp on a roundabout on a main road, to highlight what he claims is a lack of help. Studies by the federal highway administration have found that roundabouts can increase. Roundabout in my head by hassen ferhani trailer youtube. Emma thompson tells of her battle with voices in my head. Roundabout in my head is a study of modernday algeria.
The entrevues belfort film festival is an annual international film festival, founded in 1986 by janine bazin and held in belfort, france. This is a very clever and innovative animation based on the characters of the old tv show. This play was commissioned by roundabout and went through a number of developmental readingsseveral at the roundabout and also at places like page 73 and new york stage and film and williamstown. Retained within such a framework so frequently described by the cinema, one might expect a show of cruelty a word which literally means flowing blood.
With daily news, interviews, data bases, indepth investigations into the audiovisual industry, cineuropa aims at promoting the european film industry throughout the world. The actress emma thompson today talks candidly about her. A roundabout in my head film society of lincoln center. The burbank facility provided editorial conforming, color grading, sound mixing and dvd authoring services for the film, currently streaming on amazon, itunes and elsewhere. The roundabout crew is a channel that focuses on australian humor, comedy skits, reaction and commentary videos. Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there. Roundabout in my head genevas black movie festival invites us to dive into an enthralling 21st edition from 17 to 26 january, the everaudacious festival will dazzle us with its ten rich sections. Despite the title, the decor does not contain any road elements and we find ourselves in a slaughterhouse in algiers. She shook her head angrily but followed a roundabout route to rabans shop.
While it may seem strange to think of an abattoir as a place of peace and beauty, roundabout in my head presents the oldest slaughterhouse in algiers as just. This play lived inside my head for years before any of it actually made it onto paper. Zeebad zabadie in the french release is the main antagonist of the magic roundabout franchise. We see the workers in their bloody overalls surrounded by animal hides. Hope, bitterness, love, paradise and hell, the football stories as of the chaabi. The inspiration behind roundabout, the 1972 hit song by yes yes singer jon anderson recalls writing the lyrics to roundabout in a van traveling through scotland. Algiers, ruisseau district workers and animals are here for a last death dance. He made his debut as the main antagonist of the 2005 britishfrench film adaptation the magic roundabout also known as doogal in north america and. The institut francais du nigeria is back with its cineclub. In the largest slaughterhouse in algiers, men live and work in closed to the throbbing rhythms of their tasks and their dreams. Through its first films international competition from 1st to 3rd film, the festival is dedicated to support emerging filmmakers. Just like a traditional intersection, you need to be in the correct lane, and signal the direction you are traveling whether youre turning right, left or going straight through. Whilst the film contains graphic scenes of animal slaughter, audience is entertained by the workers tales of love stories, which are surprisingly naive. This 2005 film version of the classic 1960s childrens television series sees the return of beloved animated characters dougal the dog, ermintrude the cow, brian the snail, dylan the rabbit, and of course, magicianonaspring, zebedee.
Roundabout posts parrot heads digital cinema report. Boy, 11, left with serious head injuries after copying. Resource center for a special screening of hassen ferhanis documentary a roundabout in my head. This is only a roundabout way of saying that the score for the film sounded like elevator muzak. As the world is placed in mortal danger zeebad who wants to turn the world to ice. Postproduction finishing for parrott heads, a new feature length documentary about dedicated fans of singer jimmy buffett, was completed recently at roundabout entertainment. Roundabout in my head by hassen ferhani trailer on vimeo. Hassen ferhani 2015 the men working at an abattoir in algiers are mostly busy at night, and what they most love to talk about is the life from which they are so far removed. This is a family film but not for infants or very young children, like the old tv show. A shaggy, candyloving puppy named dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor the evil ice sorcerer zeebad zebedees evil twin.
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