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Contact Amara Cocilovo at 746-4131, ext. 11 or acocilovo@southfloridamuseum.org for reservations.
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Program 1: On Reincarnation - March 4 6:30 pm
The Thread of Karma
Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam. 2007. 52 min. India
In 1991, filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam made The Reincarnation of Khensur Rinpoche (Mead Festival 1992), which followed the search and discovery of a 4-year-old reincarnated lama, Phara Khenchen Rinpoche. Sixteen years later, the directors revisit the reincarnation at Drepung Monastery in South India. The film offers an intimate look at the life of a young lama as he aspires to live up to the reputation of his former incarnation. It also explores his moving relationship with the two people closest to him, his attendant and his spiritual master, both of whom were connected to him in his previous life. .
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Program 2: Lucha Libre Activista - March 11 6:30 pm
Super Amigos
Arturo Perez Torres. 2007. 82 min. Mexico/Canada
Outfitted in the regalia of the Lucha Libre, five former professional wrestlers in Mexico City don the personas of superheroes to fight injustice and inspire others within their local communities. Combining live action and comic book-style animation, the film follows the caped crusaders - Super Barrio, Super Animal, Super Ecologista, Super Gay, and Fray Tormenta - on their mission to protect the underdog.
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Program 3: Confronting Terrorism - March 18 6:30 pm
Promised Paradise
Leonard Retel Helmrich. 2006. 52 min. Indonesia/The Netherlands
Jakarta-based puppeteer Agus Nur Amal travels to Bali to call to account the individuals responsible for the terrorist bombing of a Balinese nightclub in October 2002. As in his theatrical performances, Agus uses humor to explore the complexities of these acts of hate. The results are both revealing and sobering.
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Program 4: Rethinking Gender in Iran - March 25 6:30 pm
The Birthday
Negin Kianfar and Daisy Mohr. 2006. 63 min. Iran/The Netherlands
Sexuality remains bound to tradition in modern Iran, and yet within this rigid structure, transsexuals find a government supportive of their desire to be reborn through surgery. This sensitive portrait offers a window into the complex issues of gender and sexuality in an Islamic society.
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Program 5: Politics of Water (3 films) - April 1 6:30 pm
Village of Dust, City of Water
Sanjay Barnela. 2006. 28 min. India
A lyrical and chilling ciné poem about social exploitation over access to water in India, where rural water supplies are redistributed to serve booming cities and whole communities are displaced to create dams.
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The Water Front
Elizabeth Miller. 2007. 50 min. US
In Highland Park, Michigan, local activists dealing with economic justice and welfare rights fight to keep their community's water from being privatized. Their battle engages the debate of how water, a valuable and essential public resource, should be managed in the midst of an economic crisis that silences claims to human rights. The story is an unnerving indication of what may be in store for residents around the world facing their own water struggles.
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Gimme Green
Isaac Brown and Eric Flagg. 2006. 27 min. US
Gimme Green is a super-real look at the American obsession with lawns, and their impact on our environment, our wallets, and our outlook on life. From subdivisions in Florida to sod farms in the arid Southwest, Gimme Green peers behind the curtain of the $40 billion industry that fuels our nation's most irrigated crop - the lawn.
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