Concurso Europeo de Documentales 37ª Edición 2009
Reino Unido / 27 / Documental / Original
Abiyot is one of several African long distance runners, trying to make a living and career in the US. Once he was a promising member of the Ethiopian national team, but two years ago he left his country to start a new life. Weekend after weekend, he races with fellow African athletes in road races, competing over a few hundred dollars of prize money.
The film follows Abiyot as he prepares for an important race. Every morning at break of dawn he tirelessly trains in the empty streets of his Bronx neighborhood. With every aspect of his daily routine centered on his training, his footsteps not only dictate the rhythm of his life, but also become the pervasive rhythm of the film. In phone calls with his family back home, Abiyot tries to convince them and himself, that the running will pay off in the long term…
Abiyot is one of several African long distance runners, trying to make a living and career in the US. Once he was a promising member of the Ethiopian national team, but two years ago he left his country to start a new life. Weekend after weekend, he races with fellow African athletes in road races, competing over a few hundred dollars of prize money. The film follows Abiyot as he prepares for an important race. His footsteps not only dictate the rhythm of his life, but also become the pervasive rhythm of the film.
DIRECCIÓN: Moritz Siebert
Nacido en Stuttgart en 1973. Entre 1995 y 1997 estudió Medicina en Goettingen. De 1997 a 2003 también Antropología Cultural en la Universidad Humboldt de Berlín y Medicina en la Universidad Libre de Berlín. Desde 2001 trabaja como periodista, cameraman y fotógrafo independiente. Entre 2004 y 2007 trabajó como médico en Berlín. De 2007 a 2009 estudia en la National Film and Television School (NFTS), de Beaconsfield, Reino Unido, un Master en Dirección de documental. Ha escrito y dirigido varios cortometrajes, el último Long Distance (2009).
Born in Stuttgart in 1973. Between 1995 and 1997 studied Medicine in Goettingen. From 1997 to 2003 also Cultural Anthropology at Humboldt University Berlin, and Medicine at Freie Universitaet Berlin. Since 2001 he works as a freelance journalist, cameraman and photographer. Between 2004 and 2007 he works as a medical doctor in Berlin. From 2007 to 2009 he studies at National Film and Television School (NFTS), Beaconsfield, UK, MA Documentary Direction. He has written and directed several short films, the latest Long Distance (2009).
PRODUCCIÓN: National Film and Television School
GUIÓN: Moritz Siebert
EDICIÓN: Josh Levinsky
DIRECCIÓN DE ARTE: -
FOTOGRAFÍA: Moritz Siebert
MÚSICA ORIGINAL: Jon Opstad
SONIDO: Duncan Warrick
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CONTACTO: festivals@nfts.co.uk