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Another News Story

Documentary Films - Competition 2017 / Another News Story / United Kingdom 2017

In today’s chaotic era, what is the “who, how, and why” of news spewed forth on world conflicts and crises? A young British director turns his camera lens on the journalists sent by their employers to the Mediterranean to cover the unfolding humanitarian tragedy. When faced with immeasurable suffering, do they maintain a fundamental sensitivity or do they fall back on sensationalized treatments of human misfortune?

Synopsis

Debuting director Orban Wallace’s feature-length work engages the European refugee crisis, but the young British director turns the camera lens in a direction rather different from the rest of the documentary scene investigating recent events. He trains his penetrating gaze on the journalists sent by their employers to the Mediterranean to cover the unfolding humanitarian tragedy. By juxtaposing the stories of reporters and the experiences of Middle East emigrants, he has fostered a new meta-reading of media content. In today’s chaotic era, what is the “who, how, and why” of news spewed forth on world conflicts and crises? “Sometimes you feel you’re making a noise, but not helping really,” laments Lorenzo over the sensationalized treatment of human misfortune; he’s one of those who, in the months-long hunt for fresh information, accepts a nomadic lifestyle. When faced with immeasurable suffering, is it possible to maintain your humanistic sensitivity, or, glazed, do you just go after another news story?

Martin Horyna

About the film

90 min / Color, DCP
World premiere
Director Orban Wallace / Dir. of Photography Josh Allott / Music Ash Koosha, Noémie Ducimetière / Editor Dominic Stabb / Producer Verity Wislocki, Orban Wallace / Production Wislocki Films, Gallivant Film / Coproduction SE15 Productions / Contact Wislocki Films
www: www.anothernewsstory.com

About the director

Orban Wallace (b. London) began working as a filmmaker six years ago. He is a cofounder of Gallivant Film productions, where he directs documentaries, music videos, and commercials. His filmography to date lists several short pictures. The documentary Copenhagen, The Musical (2001) screened at the Vancouver IFF, among others, while his 20-minute drama Aeron (2012) earned a nomination for Britain’s RTS Awards and was programmed for the Aesthetica short film fest. Shot on Super 8, the mini film Misty (2016) played the Straight 8 parallel festival during the Cannes IFF. Going forward, Wallace plans on creating feature documentaries; the debut of Another News Story is his first successful step in that direction.