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Updated on: 22 August,2011 07:32 AM IST  | 
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Film buffs get an opportunity to watch award-winning documentary films from around the world at DocEdge, the documentary film fest hosted by Max Mueller Bhavan

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Film buffs get an opportunity to watch award-winning documentary films from around the world at DocEdge, the documentary film fest hosted by Max Mueller Bhavan

Starting today, you can catch a rare mix of documentary films from Germany, Baltic States, China and India that will be screened at DocEdge, a documentary film festival hosted by the Max Mueller Bhavan. The 11 films include a selection of entries from the DOK Leipzig Film Festival, as well as other award-winning films. The subjects of the films are diverse: ranging from the life of extremists to an artist's journey, to farmer suicides in India. Anja Dunkel, programming assistant at Max Mueller Bhavan, is positive that this festival will get a good response. "We have screened German films before and the response has been pretty good," she says. The Guide picks three must-watch films that will be screened at DocEdge.



How to make a book with Steidl
Directed by Gereon Wetzel and J rg Adolph
This documentary film traces the journey of publisher Gerhard Steidl as he meets artists and writers for his books. The publisher travels to different continents to meet different artists with a camera, capturing his meetings and discussions with them. Thus, giving viewers an insight into the philosophy of his work. The film unravels the process a publisher goes through to make a book, which aligns with his own idea of art and creativity.

Pianomania
In search of the perfect Sound
Directed by Lilian Franck and Robert Cibis
This film is about a piano tuner, who is constantly looking for the perfect sound. He is not just a master of his trade, but he also has the ability to turn sounds into verbal images. He describes individual sounds with immaculate precision and also strives to find the right nuances of sound for every piano player.

Schedule of films
Today:u00a0How to make a book with Steidl
Aug 23: u00a0Uku Ukai; Heartquake
Aug 24: u00a0Vodka Factory
Aug 25: u00a0The Mob; A Piece of Summer
Aug 26: u00a0Flight over Lithuania or 510 Seconds of Silence; The First Period
Aug 29: u00a010 Minutes before the Flight of Icarus; Nero's Guests
Aug 30: Pianomania ufffd In Search of the Perfect Sound
At Max Mueller Bhavan, K Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda; Time 6.30 pmu00a0
Call 22027710




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