Marc Isaacs chronicles the fate of several Londoners from various social classes during the current economic crisis. The film focuses on four main characters, ranging from a high-end hedge fund manager who loses his family due to his compulsive monitoring of events on the financial markets, to a spiritually oriented street sweeper seeking peace. Using images of the eternally rain-sodden British capital, as well as impressive music, Isaacs fluidly balances sensitive portraits of people striving to find their place in the swarming city of London.
AUDIO: English, Bengali
SUBTITLE: Romanian, English
11
April,
Friday
Cinema Union
6:00 PM
58'
Followed by Q&A with the director
Marc Isaacs
Marc Isaacs
Since 2001, Marc Isaacs has directed more than 10 creative documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4. His films have won Grierson, Royal Television Society and BAFTA awards, as well as numerous prizes at international festivals. In 2006, he had a retrospective at the États généraux du film documentaire de Lussas and his work has been included in numerous documentary books and acadeic studies.
In 2008, Marc Isaacs received an honorary doctorate from the University of East London for his documentary work. He is a visiting professor at the London Film School, the National Film and Television School and the Royal Holloway University.
FILMOGRAPHY
- The Road a story of life and death (2012)
- Outside the court (2010)
- Men of the city (2009)
- All white in Barking (2007)
- Philip et ses sept femmes (2005)
- Un jour, mon prince viendra (2005)
- Calais : the last border (2003)
- Travellers (2002)
- Lift (2001)
- The Filmmaker's house (2020)