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Bedtime Stories From The Axis of Evil

Vibeke Bryld
Screening time  
02.03. / Saturday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 5  
A film about the stories that divide us and bring us together. About the fine line between storytelling and reality.

The definition of the Axis of Evil happened in the aftermath of September 11th when George Bush in January 2002 gave a speech where he named a string of countries thought to be homes of terror. The countries were Iraq, Iran, and North Korea. Bush is gone, but the traces of the language remain. In Bedtime Stories From The Axis of Evil we visit a family from each country as night falls. Through childlike cardboard cities we enter into a space between the strange logic of political agitation and fairytales as the stories between child and parent unfold. The stories are woven together by love, ideas of justice, beauty, and ultimately concepts of good and evil. It is a film about the stories that divide us and bring us together. About the fine line between storytelling and reality.

Vibeke Bryld

Vibeke Bryld is a Danish writer and filmmaker with a background in Philosophy and Arts from University of Copenhagen and a MA in Screen Documentary from Goldsmith’s College, London. Over the years she has directed a series of documentaries for Al Jazeera. She has also worked as a writer for the UK-based Film and Festivals Magazine, Shooting People publications and as a programmer for the national Danish cinematheque, Cinemateket.

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Denmark
2011, 25', video

Directed by:
Vibeke Bryld

Cinematography:
Adam Philp

Edited by:
Esra Geelmuyden Pertan

Producer:
Anna-Maria Kantarius

Produced by:
Upfront Films

Festivals & Awards:

Hot Docs 2012;  One World Romania International Human Rights Film Festival 2012; CPH:DOX 2011; Jihlava International
Documentary Film Festival 2011; Dokufest 2012