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James Croot07:05, Jun 04 2021 Supplied Eight great Doc Edge films to check out at this year s festival. New Zealand’s annual celebration of global documentary film-making is back and this year in a form that offers the best of both worlds. As well as in-cinema seasons in Auckland and Wellington, most of the Doc Edge Film Festival 2021’s line-up will be available to stream from virtually anywhere in Aotearoa. In all, the Oscar-qualifying festival’s programme includes more than 80 features and shorts selected from submissions from across the planet. After looking through the line-up and previewing a selection, Stuff to Watch has come up with a list of eight great titles we believe are well worth seeking out. ....
Egypt s Lift Like a Girl Wins Leipzig s Golden Dove For Best Film in Germany Published December 12th, 2020 - 08:32 GMT ‘Lift Like a Girl’ (Twitter) Highlights The film consists of five chapters, Zayed explains: “Childhood; first defeat; first victory; the biggest loss in a protégé’s life; and, finally, acceptance and moving forward.” Egyptian filmmaker Mayye Zayed’s “Lift Like a Girl” recently won the acclaimed Golden Dove for Best Film in two categories at the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film in Germany. Zayed’s win comes shortly after the film premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. ....
BENGALURU: Egyptian filmmaker Mayye Zayed’s “Lift Like a Girl” recently won the acclaimed Golden Dove for Best Film in two categories at the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film in Germany. Zayed’s win comes shortly after the film premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. The documentary, which Zayed wrote and directed, follows 14-year old Asmaa Abbary (aka Zebiba) over a period of four years, as she trains to become a professional weightlifter. Alongside other young girls, Zebiba trains at a vacant lot on a busy intersection in Alexandria, Egypt. They train under Captain Ramadan, a veteran whose champion weightlifters have included his own daughter, Nahla, a former world champion and Olympic participant. Over 10 years, Captain Ramadan has coached four Olympic, nine world, and 17 pan-African female champions. ....