'Tides - A History of Lives and Dreams Lost and Found (Some broken)’, is an autobiography film about the River Foyle in Derry-Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
The film, directed by award winning director Alessandro Negrini, won its 6th international award since its release last June. It picked up the Best Documentary Short Award at the Malta International Film Festival held in the Eden Cinema in Malta over the weekend.
It has recently won the International Documentary Award at Foggia Film Festival, where the film was awarded by renown film director Michele Placido (Romanzo Criminale 'Criminal Novel'). It also won the Special Mention Award in Rome at On The Road Film Festival, Special Mention for Best Film at Milan International Film Festival, Best Cinematography Award at Sole Luna Film Festival in Palermo and Best Film Soundtrack at Treviso Doc Festival.
‘Tides’ is the visionary and dreamlike portrait of the River Foyle. The film, narrated from the point of view of the river itself, inviting an audience to discover its story through the voice of the river.
The film was supported by Northern Ireland Screen, Media and The Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh, the film is written and directed by Alessandro Negrini, director of the award winning documentary ‘Paradiso’. Director of photography is renown Norwegian OddGeir Saether (Inland Empire, David Lynch). Editor of the film, Belfast based Stuart Sloan. Executive Producer William Silke, Associate producers DocuCity, Basaglia Group.
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