Memory Books
Germany / Switzerland, April 2007
FILM,
Documentary,
90 min.
- directed by
- Christa Graf
- Written by
- Christa Graf
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.memorybooks-film.de
If no radical measures are taken to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, it is very likely that up to 40 million children will be without parents by 2010. Uganda is the one country in Africa that has had the most success in stemming the spread of AIDS. At the same time, it is the one country in the world with the most orphans as a result of AIDS: an estimated two million. When the parents die, the children must care for one another. For this reason, a remarkable project has been initiated in Uganda: in “Memory Books“ parents – most often mothers – tell their own story and that of their families.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2007
- Original Version
- German, colour, Digi Beta, 90 min.
- Production
- Kick Film GmbH, Snakefilm GmbH, ZDF Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, SRG SSR, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- directed by
- Christa Graf
- Written by
- Christa Graf
- Cinematography
- Roland Wagner
- Editing
- Carmen Kirchweger
- Music
- Gerd Wilden Jr.
- Location Sound Mix
- Ralf Richter, Steffen Graubaum
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Accent Films International Ltd.
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- & Videofest
11.11.2008 - 16.11.2008 -
San Luis, 2° Festival Internacional San Luis Cine
31.10.2008 - 08.11.2008 -
Munich, 23. Internationales Dokumentarfilm Festival München
01.05.2008 - 07.05.2008 -
Toronto, 15th Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
17.04.2008 - 27.04.2008 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2008 - 27.01.2008