Photo: www.livingwithoutmoney.tvFrom October 2011 to May 2012, always on a Wednesday at 20:00,
CineDoc screens films with a different outlook on the world. The Norwegian documentary “Living without Money” which will be shown on October 5th, is made by Line Halvorsen and tells the story of the German woman, Heidemarie Schwermer. She is a former teacher and psychoterapist who one day decided to stop spending money and live a life based on exchanging favors. She sold her apartment, gave away all of her belongings and kept nothing but a suitcase full of clothes. This was a decision that changed the entire outlook on her life dramatically.
"8 ways to cope with the crisis"
Together with 7 other films, “Living without money” will be shown under the theme “8 ways to cope with the crisis”. The other films being shown under the same theme are the German movies “Kinshasa symphony” and “El Bulli: Cooking in progress”, the British/Swedish movie “Men who swim”, the Indian movie “The laughing club of India”, the French movie “Vivienne Westwood-do it yourself”, the American movie “Surfwise” and finally the French/German movie “Douceurs D’orient”. See the entire program here.
The screening of “Living without money” has free admission and is supported by the Norwegian Embassy in Athens and the Norwegian Institute at Athens.
All films are screened in original language with Greek subtitles. Several films will also be shown in cinema clubs and schools across Greece. So far confirmed are the Cineclub of Karditsa and the open air cinema on the island of Anti-Paros.
The screenings are organized by the CineDoc, a nonprofit organization and supported by the French and German Institutes in Athens.
About Line Halvorsen:
Line Halvorsen has worked as a director and editor on more than 20 documentaries and travel series for Norwegian and International television since 1997. Many of these have focused on human rights issues. She received her degree in film at the University of Trondheim and specialized in documentary film at Volda College, Norway. In 2002-2004, Halvorsen lived in Bethlehem on the occupied West Bank where she made the documentary A Stone’s Throw Away (2003). The film received several awards, among them the prestigious Norwegian academy award Amanda. In 2004, Halvorsen moved to the United States where she got involved in the intriguing story of Sami Al-Arian and his family, which resulted in the award-winning documentary film USA vs Al-Arian (Best Nordic Documentary, Nordic Panorama 2007; Audience award, Tromsø Int. Film Festival; Best film, Volda Documentary Film festival; two Amanda Awards nominations; Best Film, New Orleans Human Rights Film Festival). Halvorsen is currently based in Italy.