TANGO, EVICTIONS, BURMA - THIS WEEK @ META
Dear META HOUSE friends,our program this week starts with PHNOM PENH TANGO – this Tuesday, from 6PM.
Meta House Artist-In-Residence Robert Lawrence will be giving a free Tango
dance lesson, followed by a performance together with MH art manager Lydia
Parusol (within his international social sculpture project "Tango
Intervention"/ www.tangointervention.org).
From 7PM we will screen GOTAN PROJECT'S "LA REVANCHA DEL TANGO" (groovy
blend of tango and electronic beats within a stunning live performance from
2005) and THE MUSIC OF ASTOR PIAZOLLA (2005) – Argentine's tango composer
and bandoneon player revolutionized traditional tango into a new style
termed "tango nuevo".
Come and dance with us on the rooftop – or stop by later in the week for the
following screenings (highlighted by our "Eviction Double Feature" on
Thursday/Friday). Details below.
All the best from Meta House, Nico/Lydia
*
WED, 11/02, 7 PM WORKING MAN'S DEATH
Is heavy manual labor disappearing or is it just becoming invisible? Where
can we still find it in the 21st century? The breathtaking documentary by
Michael Glawogger (who directed "Megacities") follows the trail of workers
around the world: in the illegal mines of the Ukraine, sulfur workers in
Indonesia, workers in Pakistan, and joins Chinese steel workers. (Austria,
2005, 122min).
THUR, 12/02, 7PM: EVICTION 1: DEY KROHOM
Australian filmmaker Erik Lofting captured the life's of people, who lived
in Phnom Penh's Red Earth Village (Dey Krohom), which was the last slum
communities in central Phnom Penh and evicted in January 2009 (2007, 32
min). Plus photo presentations/slide shows about ecvictions: NGO are invited
to participate. Kids from the building and the Aziza-school will join the
screening and speak about their feelings!
FRI, 13/02, 7PM: EVICTION 2: RITHY PANH & "THE BUILDING"
The Bassac apartment block (known as "The Building") is one of the last
remaining symbols of Cambodia's 1960s architectural boom. Rithy Panh's
artful documentary "PAPER CANNOT WRAP UP EMBERS" from 2007 (7:30 PM) focuses
on prostitutes who live and work there. Bangladesdhi photographers Joybrata
Sarker and Oviek Sarwar present their "BUILDING" photo project prior to the
screening.
SAT, 14/02, 7PM BROADCAST FROM YANGON
Government censorship and a deficit of technical skills and technology make
much of Myanmar's home-grown cinematic output seem defective and
unsophisticated - even to local audiences. Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey
Merrison founded the Yangon Film School. Tonite we are showing eight
documentaries from 2007 and a photo slide show presentation by photographer
Virginie Noel about the young generation in Burma.
SUN, 15/02, 7PM AFRICAN FUTURES
Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent –
ravaged by civil wars and HIV/AIDS. Two brilliant doc films tackle these
issues: WAR/DANCE (2007, 105min) is set in Northern Uganda, speaking of the
revival of arts and culture after years of turmoil; WITHOUT THE KING (2007,
83min) leads the audience to Swaziland - the last absolute monarchy in the
world.
posted by Jinja @ 9:20 PM
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