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By Norient on April 26, 2013
By Norient on 26 April 2013 in
VIDEO
Programming our annual Norient Music Film Festival we come along a great variety of documentary films – some you can watch for free online. We start sharing them in our new series «Digging Music Documentaries».
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 100% Galsen, Alemu Aga, Brazil, Cheikh Sene, David New, Digging Music Documentaries, Documentary Film, Konrad Dantas, Ostentation Funk, Renato Barreiros, Senegal, The Harp of King David, Tuki, Tuki Bass, Venezuela, Vincent Moon |
By Norient on January 18, 2013
By Norient on 18 January 2013 in
BLOG
Das 4. Norient Musikfilm Festivals nahm sein Publikum mit nach New Orleans, in die Black-Metal-Abgründe nach Norwegen, nach Bulgarien und in die imaginäre Republik Kadebostany. Ein nicht ganz nostalgiefreier Rückblick.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Aaron Aites, Audrey Ewell, bee-flat, Big Freedia, Bounce, Bury The Hatchet, Chalga, Children of the Bible, Club Bonsoir, Desi Slava, Documentary Film, Duboka Ilegala, Gay Culture, GayBern, Jeremy Cool Habasch, Kadebostan, Kadebostany, Kino der Reitschule Bern, Liquid Land, Little-Big, Metal, Miz Mockingbird, Motherland Soundsystem, National Fanfare of Kadebostany, Nebojsa Despotovic, Norient 012, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Out of the Absurdity of Life. Globale Musik., Queer, r3s3t, Renee Moncada, Satanism, Tam Tam Motherland, Trash, Until the Light Takes Us, Wildlife, Yassen Grigorov |
By Norient on January 14, 2013
By Norient on 14 January 2013 in
EVENTS
Das 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival lädt vom 10.1-13.1.2013 in Bern zur Queer-Party mit Big Freedia, zu Strobo-Gewitter aus Kadebostan, Filmen zu New Orleans, Black Metal und Satanismus, Chalga-Pop, und vielem mehr.
Posted in EVENTS | Tagged 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival, bee-flat, Big Freedia, Black Metal, Bounce, Bulgaria, Bury The Hatchet, Chalga, Children of the Bible, Club Bonsoir, Desi Slava, Documentary Film, Duboka Ilegala, Gay Culture, GayBern, Jeremy Cool Habasch, Kadebostan, Kadebostany, Kino der Reitschule Bern, Liquid Land, Metal, Miz Mockingbird, Motherland Soundsystem, National Fanfare of Kadebostany, Nebojsa Despotovic, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Queer, r3s3t, Satanism, Tam Tam Motherland, Trash, Until the Light Takes Us, Wildlife, Yassen Grigorov |
By Eran Livni on January 11, 2013
By Eran Livni on 11 January 2013 in
VIDEO
Sa 12.1 // The movie Little-Big presents the strange love story between Bulgarian metalhead Boris Red and Chalga-Pop princess Desi Slava. – Screened at 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Boris Red, Bulgaria, Chalga, Chalga Kuchek, Desi Slava, Documentary Film, Duet Dvorjak, Grupa X, Little-Big, Makazchievi Duet, Metal, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Sisters of Radomir, Yassen Grigorov |
By Keith Kahn-Harris on January 9, 2013
By Keith Kahn-Harris on 9 January 2013 in
VIDEO
Fr. 11.1 + Sa 12.1 // An upsetting, deranging yet most fabulous portrait about the norwegian black metal scene – screened at 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Aaron Aites, Anders Breivik, Audrey Ewell, Black Metal, Burzum, Darkthrone, documentary, Documentary Film, Emperor, Euronymous, Fenriz, Mayhem, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Norway, Satanism, Until the Light Takes Us, Varg Vikernes |
By Daniel Lis on January 8, 2013
By Daniel Lis on 8 January 2013 in
VIDEO
Fr 11.1 // Einblicke in ein weniger bekanntes Israel, mit dem charmanten und engagierten Jeremy. – Am 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Aksum, Anschei Esch Kolot, Äthiopien, Bazzi-B, Beta Israel, Black Boy, Damaka Ascher, Documentary Film, Ethiopia, Israel, Jeremy Cool Habasch, Jewish, K.G.C., Kalkidan, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Rap |
By Thomas Burkhalter on January 6, 2013
By Thomas Burkhalter on 6 January 2013 in
VIDEO
Do 10.1 // Im Film «Liquid Land» sprechen Musiker der experimentellen improvisierten Szene über New Orleans. Ein Interview mit der Schweizer Filmemacherin Michelle Ettlin und dem Schweizer Musiker Simon Berz.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Aurora Nealand, Documentary Film, Justin Peake, Liquid Land, Michelle Ettlin, Miz Mockingbird, Moose Jackson, New Orleans, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Rob Chambre, Simon Berz |
By Georg Modestin on January 5, 2013
By Georg Modestin on 5 January 2013 in
VIDEO
Do 10.1 // Der Film «Bury The Hatchet» schaut hinter die Kulissen der farbenfrohen Mardi Gras-Paraden am Karneval von New Orleans und folgt den Chiefs von drei Stämmen. Am 10. Januar 2013 am 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Aaron Walker, African American, American Culture, Anthropology, Bury The Hatchet, Documentary Film, French Quarter, Hurrikan Katarina, Indigenous Cultures, Karneval, La Nouvelle Orléans, Mardi Gras Indians, Napoleon, Native American, New Orleans, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Spirituality, Tootie Montana |
By Xing Rong Zhang on June 4, 2012
By Xing Rong Zhang on 4 June 2012 in
STORIES
Lisu is a small minority group with a population of about 635,000 in China. // Ethnography and Review of Yan Chun Su’s Documentary «Treasure of the Lisu».
Posted in STORIES | Tagged China, Documentary Educational Resources, Documentary Film, Lisu, Qiang, Treasure of the Lisu, Waterdrop Films, Yan Chun Su |
By Torie Rose DeGhett on April 2, 2012
By Torie Rose DeGhett on 2 April 2012 in
VIDEO
The multimedia-webdocumentary «The song of Tahir square. Music at the heart of revolution» by Hussein Emara and Priscille Lafitte invites to dive in contrasting places of music in Cairo. An interactive approach.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Ahmad Fouad Negm, Ali Al-Haggar, Arab World, Arabian Knightz, As-Salam City, Cairo, Documentary Film, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Electro-sha‘bi, Eskenderella, Fathy Salama, France24, Haitham Said, Hip Hop, Hosni Mubarak, Hussein Emara, MC Deeb, Priscille Lafitte, Ramy Essam, Revolution 2.0, Revolution Records, Tahir, Wael Ghonim, webdocumentary, Wellsbox Productions |
By Norient on March 19, 2012
By Christoph Fellmann on 19 March 2012 in
STORIES
In «Balkan Melodie» macht sich Stefan Schwietert auf die Spuren osteuropäischer Weltmusikstars der 70er- und 80er-Jahre. Der Film zeigt, wie Volksmusik gespielt wird. Aber noch mehr, wie sie vereinnahmt, vermarktet und verworfen wird.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Aurelio Ionita, Balkans, Cyrill Schläpfer, Documentary Film, Folk Music, Gheorghe Zamfir, Ioan Pop, Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Mahala Rai Banda, Marcel Cellier, Nicolae Ceausescu, Peter von Matt, Romania, Stefan Schwietert, Swiss Music, Volksmusik, «Accordion Tribe», «Balkan Melodie», «Das Kalb vor der Gotthardpost», «Heimatklänge», «Urmusig» |
By Norient on January 16, 2012
By Karin Scheidegger and Theresa Beyer on 16 January 2012 in
BLOG
With the FOKN Bois from Ghana, the 3rd Norient Music Film Festival came to a close on 15.1.2012. An overall success says Norient. The 4th Norient Music Film Festival is going to take place from 10.1. – 13.1.2013.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Allesandro Negrini, Björn Reinhardt, Documentary Film, End2End, FOKN Bois, Gazelle, Jackson Allers, Michael Spahr, Mo Laudi, Norient, Radio RaBe, Thomas Burkhalter, Zenesha Reily |
By Norient on January 14, 2012
By Norient on 14 January 2012 in
VIDEO
The FOKN Bois are documenting their adventures in a Swiss tour videoblog. The Rappers from Ghana have been invited to Switzerland by Norient for the 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival. They performed in Nyon, Zurich and Bern.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Africa, Afro Pop Live, bee-flat, Documentary Film, Europe, Filewile, FOKN Bois, Ghana, La Parenthèse, M3nsa, Norient, Pidgen, PROGR Bern, Switzerland, Turnhalle, Wanlov The Kubolor |
By Martin Alioth on January 14, 2012
By Martin Alioth on 14 January 2012 in
STORIES
In the protestant Fountain-Quarter of northern Irish Derry, the musician Roy Arbuckle intents to hold a dance night. Arguing Protestants and Catholics shall dance together again – Showed on 14.1.2012 at 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival in Bern.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Alessandro Negrini, Derry, Documentary Film, Northern Ireland, Paradiso, Roy Arbuckle, Tango, The Fountain |
By Michael Spahr on January 14, 2012
By Michael Spahr on 14 January 2012 in
VIDEO
Der Film „Hit Me With Music“ bietet vielseitige Einblicke in das jamaikanische Musikgenre „Dancehall“. – Am 14.1.2012 am 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival in Bern.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Bern, Dancehall, Documentary Film, Goldrush International, Homophobie, Jamaica, Kingston, Reggae, Switzerland, Violence, Wildlife, «Hit me with Music» |
By Theresa Beyer on January 14, 2012
By Theresa Beyer on 14 January 2012 in
STORIES
Ein Film über die mehrstimmigen Gesänge in den Bergen Mittelalbaniens – und über die Freundschaft zwischen dem orthodoxen Hirten Anastas und Arif, dem Muslim. – Am 13.1.2012 am 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival in Bern.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Albania, Balkans, Björn Reinhardt, Documentary Film, Eckehard Pistrick, Enver Hoxha, Polyphonic, UNESCO |
By Wayne Marshall on January 14, 2012
By Wayne Marshall on 14 January 2012 in
STORIES
Rather than dance, critics have alleged, “daggering”, “perreo” and the like are little more than heavy petting in public—a corruption of courtship and a shameful activity for young innocents.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Argentina, Censorship, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, daggering, dance, Dancehall, Dem Bow, Disco, Documentary Film, doggystyle, Gay Culture, Jamaica, Jorge Oquendo, kumina, Lara Putnam, Latinamerica, New York, Perreo, perreo chacalonero, Peru, petting, Politics, Puerto Rico, reggaeton, same-sex bumping, Sex, Sexism, Straight Outta Puerto Rico, the bump, zarabanda |
By Stefan Franzen on January 14, 2012
By Stefan Franzen on 14 January 2012 in
VIDEO
«Coz Ov Moni» («Wegen dem Geld») ist das erste Pidgin-Musical der afrikanischen Filmgeschichte. – Am 15.1.2012 am 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival in Bern.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Africa, Documentary Film, Dossier World Music 2.0, Emmanuel Owusu-Bonsu, Ghana, James Joyce, M3nsa, Mensa Ansah, Ulysses, Wanlov The Kubolor, World Music 2.0, „Coz Ov Moni“ |
By Norient on January 13, 2012
By Norient on 13 January 2012 in
EVENTS
Norient, the network for local and global sounds and media culture, is organising the 4rd Norient Music Film Festival in Bern, Switzerland, from 10th to 13th January 2013.
Posted in EVENTS | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Alessandro Negrini, bee-flat, Bern, Björn Reinhardt, Club Bonsoir, Derry, Documentary Film, Eckehard Pistrick, Film Festival, FOKN Bois, Gazelle, Jennifer Needleman, Josh Asen, Kino der Reitschule Bern, Kitaa Bey-Route, M3nsa, Mc Mo Laudi, Michael Spahr, Mo Laudi, Music Film, Music Film Festival, Norient, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Paradiso, Polyphonia - Albaniens vergessene Stimmen, PROGR, PROGR Bern, Protest, Roy Arbuckle, Secousse, Sex, Siska, Stéphane Thibault, Switzerland, The Shukar Collective Project, The Wire, Thomas Burkhalter, Turnhalle, Wanlov The Kubolor, Xander Ferreira, «The Shukar Collective», „At Night They Dance“, „Coz Ov Moni“, „Visit me once a year“ |
By Wilma Rall on January 10, 2012
By Wilma Rall on 10 January 2012 in
STORIES
«The Shukar Collective Project» ist mehr als ein Dokumentarfilm über ein interkulturelles Musik-Projekt. Es ist eine Dokumentation des Zusammenpralls zweier Welten. – Am 13.1.2012 am 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival in Bern.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Bucarest, Documentary Film, Gypsy, Intercultural, Matei-Alexandru Mocanu, Roma, Romania, Shukar, Shukar Collective |
By Anna Trechsel on January 10, 2012
By Anna Trechsel on 10 January 2012 in
STORIES
Gleich zweimal Hip-Hop aus dem Libanon zeigen die zwei Kurzfilme „Life from the BBC“ und „Visit me once a year“. – Am 13.1.2012 am 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival in Bern.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Arab World, Beirut, Bourj al-Barajneh, Diaspora, Documentary Film, Dossier Arab World, France, Hip Hop, I-Voice, Jackson Allers, Kitaa Bey-Route, Lebanon, Migration, Palestine, Rap, Siska, TNT, YaSeen, „Life from the BBC“, „Visit me once a year“ |
By Susanne Schanda on January 6, 2012
By Susanne Schanda on 6 January 2012 in
STORIES
Musik, Gesang und Bauchtanz gehören in Ägypten zu jedem Hochzeitsfest. Je pompöser und kostspieliger Band und Tänzerinnen, desto angesehener ist der Gastgeber. Am 12.1.2012 am 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Arab World, Bellydance, Cairo, Documentary Film, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, „At Night They Dance“ |
By Miriam Gazzah on January 4, 2012
By Miriam Gazzah on 4 January 2012 in
STORIES
This is a story about the empowering force of (Moroccan) hip-hop. Screened on Thursday 12.1.2012 at the 3rd Norient Musikfilm Festival.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Arab World, Brown Fingaz, DJ Key, Documentary Film, Dossier Arab World, Fnaïre, H-Kayne, Hip Hop, I Love Hip-Hop in Morocco, Josh Asen, Marrakesh, MC Bigg, Morocco, Mot de Passe, Rap |
By Norient on September 7, 2011
By Christian Gasser on 7 September 2011 in
STORIES
Mit seinem sechsköpfigen Quintette nahm Raymond Scott den Mutantenjazz für das Maschinenzeitalter auf und belebte unzählige Trickfilme mit irrwitzigen musikalischen Einfällen.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Deconstructing Dad, Documentary Film, Electro-Acoustic Music, Karloff, Powerhouse, Raymond Scott, Robert Moog, Stan Warnow, Trickfilm, Warner Brothers |
By Norient on August 22, 2011
By Norient on 22 August 2011 in
BLOG
Im Dokumentarfilm von Sandra Gysi und Ahmed Abdel Mohsen stellt Sayyed el-Dawwy den Sira, den grössten arabischen Epos, in einer zeitgenössischen Interpretation vor.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Ahmed Abdel Mohsen, Documentary Film, Egypt, Sandra Gysi, Sayyed el-Dawwy, Sira |
