In association with the Wales International Documentary Festival, we are presenting a screening of That's That: The Three Loves of Vala, the recent Factual category winner of the RTS Wales Centre Student Television Awards 2015.
Valentina lives in an isolated mental health institution in Latvia. This documentary gives us a brief glimpse into her life there: We explore her relationships with her brother, husband and closest friend, who live there too. The focus remains on those relationships in order to present the viewer the simple understanding that we are all fundamentally human - We all share the same moments of grief, joy, sadness and love. Underpinning this lies the deeper socio-cultural issue of mental health: With Latvia's recent history of occupation and independence, a Soviet attitude remains embedded in Latvia's people, where there are still misconceptions about mental health. Ultimately, we realize that this is not a film about 'crazy' people - It is a film about people and humanity.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with one of the producers, Santa Aumeistere and it will be chaired by Dr Garrabost Jayalakshmi, Deputy Head of the School of Creative Industries, University of South Wales.
Further information about the Wales International Documentary Festival, which runs from 12 - 14 May, can be found at http://www.widf.info/ .
We shall also be attending Pathways, The Creative Industries Careers Fair, from 10am - 1pm on 12 May, and Members attending the festival are very welcome to come and visit us at the RTS Wales Stand. I hope to see you there !
A day ticket for festival costs £6.50, but entry to the above screening is free of charge to RTS Members.
To book a place for the screening please send me an e-mail, hywel@aim.uk.com
or call me on 07980 007 841.
RSVP
Hywel Wiliam
RTS Wales Centre Administrator
