We are so proud and happy to announce that ‘Our Memory Belongs to Us’ and ‘He’s My Brother’, both recieved Special Mentions at CPH:DOX 2021.
‘Our Memory Belongs to Us’ is directed by Rami Farah and Signe Byrge Sørensen, and ‘He’s My Brother’ is directed by Cille Hannibal and co-director Christine Hanberg.
The statement of DOX:AWARD jury, when announcing the Special Mention to ‘Our Memory Belongs to Us’, was as follows:
“We have decided to award a special mention to a film that both challenged and haunted us – a work that expands on a painful tradition of documentaries we have all watched over the last decade. In a space created between viewer and images; in a process which is both performative and therapeutic, trauma is deconstructed and transformed, before our eyes, into camaraderie; intimacy; guilt, failure and despair. As the film progresses it exposes the impossible dichotomy faced by its protagonists – they want to remember, and at the same time they yearn to move beyond the past. Yadan, Rani and Odai’s engagement with the videos they filmed years ago, in their hometown of Dar’ah, reminds us that the images from the Syrian revolution, beyond being testimony, and evidence, are first and foremost people’s memories. The CPH:DOX Award Special Mention goes to ‘Our Memory Belongs To Us’ by Rami Farah and Signe Byrge Sørensen.”
The statement of the NORDIC:DOX jury, when announcing the Special Mention to ‘He’s My Brother’, was as follows:
“The best documentary films are always a window into other lives, other realities than our own. Always under-represented, people with disabilities have therefore often been the subject of documentaries. This moving film distinguishes itself by its very personal nature and its capacity to make us aware of the daily struggles a family can face in such a situation. It is both a love letter from a sister to a brother who cannot but live in his own world, and a very honest portrayal of the people who dedicate their lives for him. For its deeply humanistic approach, the jury would like to give a special mention to ‘He’s my Brother’.”
Both films have cinema premieres this upcoming weekend.
‘He’s My Brother’ is screened on Saturday, May 8th, at 19.15. Find tickets here.
’Our Memory Belongs to Us’ is screened on Monday, May 10th, at 18:45. Find tickets here.
Click here to see the full list of award winners at CPH:DOX 2021