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PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY FILMS MOTIONS TO PROMISED LANDS Slovenia, 2014, 55 minutes North American Premiere Director: Miha Erman Producers: Matija Šturm, Jasmina Založnik, Kristina Rozman As one young woman journeys through several cit- ies, the film questions the position and perception of the migrant in contemporary society, enriching these inquiries with dance interpretations from the Bitnamuun dance group. NADESHDA Germany/Bulgaria, 2014, 48 minutes U.S. Premiere Directors: Anna Frances Ewert, Falk Müller Producer: Isabelle Bertolone Misho, Zorka and Tsveti, children who live in Nadeshda, one of Bulgaria’s largest Roma ghet- tos, dream of becoming professional, classical musicians. Faced with prejudice, stigma and discrimination, this will be no easy task. HEY NEIGHBOUR! Turkey, 2014, 54 minutes North American Premiere Director/Producer: Bingöl Elmas A monster of urban transformation roams Turkey, haunting neighborhoods and leaving local history unremembered. The film portrays a personified relationship between uncommon neighbors: a shanty and an apartment building. Miha Erman Anna Frances Ewert Bingöl Elmas THE WAITING POINT Croatia, 2013, 43 minutes North American Premiere Director: Maša Drndić Producer: Marin Lukanović At Žabica—a small, crowded bus terminal in Ri- jeka—plans for building a larger bus terminal are overshadowed by busy preparations for Croatia’s entrance to the EU. Meanwhile, its pa- trons await change in their home country. Will patience be rewarded? Maša Drndić THE UNDERTAKER Serbia, 2013, 53 minutes North American Premiere Director: Dragan Nikolić Producer: Jovana Nikolić Bata, a Serbian undertaker, spends his days driving a hearse for a company that manages twenty-six. He negotiates Europe transporting various corpses, attempting to seem calm and collected, but it eventually takes a toll on him. Dragan Nikolić 16