A celebration of cinemas and movie-going. Director Uli Gaulke ( a former projectionist) introduces us to four very different cinemas thousands of miles apart, the people who run them and of course their customers.
Lassane, Luc and Zakaria have risked everything to establish an open-air cinema in Burkina Faso (and one day dream of owning one with a roof). Hang Yong-sil, the only female cinema technician in North Korea wants to revitalise her comrades’ lives by showing them the films she loves. Penny Tefertiller from Wyoming, USA, has dedicated her life to rallying her community around the movie house. Anup’s travelling cinema in rural India is thriving, packed with the latest hits.
Warm and engaging, COMRADES IN DREAMS is a film about – and for – anyone who has ever cared about their community, and above all their cinema.
All proceeds from this evening’s screening will go to the Duke of Raising The Roof appeal.
Director: Uli Gaulke. Germany 2006. 100mins. Korean, French and Marathi with English Subtitles.
