GLOBAL HYBRID @ Meta House - this week!
Dear Meta House Friends!
THUR, 02/07, 6 PM we celebrate the EXHIBITION OPENING of "GLOBAL HYBRID".
Cambodian
contemporary artists Ouer Sokuntevy, Chhan Nawath, Riem Em, Leang Seckon,
Pich
Sopheap, Kong Vollak, Meas Sokorn meet counterparts from the diaspora (Tom
Tor,
Sayon Syprasoeuth, Ratha Hanh) as well as US based artists Stephane Janin
(France)
and Denise Scott. They explore, from their own point of view, how to
define their
GLOBAL HYBRID position beyond two cultures in this group show. The
exhibition is
curated by Denise Scott and Lydia Parusol.
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Pls. have a look or come around for the following DOUBLE screenings this
weekend...
* FRI 03/07, 7 PM
KEEP SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH: DEATH, REBIRTH & RETURN
Screened only at Meta House: KAMPUCHEA: DEATH & REBIRTH (1979, 90 min) is
the first
doc film after the Khmer Rouge. OUT OF THE POISON TREE (2007, 56 min) by Beth
Pielert follows the return of an American survivor of the genocide. The
doc film
features the music of Khmer-American rapper praCh.
* SAT, 04/07, 7 PM
CAMBODIAN DREAMS: LEAVING THE CAMPS FOR A BETTER FUTURE
THE CHILDEN OF KROUSAR THMEY by Marcus d'Arcy follows 32 orphans in
refugee camp
Site 2 and their return to Cambodia. (54 min, 1993). Stanley Harper's
CAMBODIAN
DREAMS (2007, 85 min) chronicles parallel lives of a Khmer family – half
of whom
went to Thailand, while the other half stayed in their home village in
Cambodia. The
filmmaker will be present at the screening and hold a Q&A.
SUN, 05/07, 7 PM
FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CAMBODIA: TWO WORLDS OF WAR
Sheldon Renan's KILLING OF AMERICA (1983, 90 min) is a stunning eye-witness
experience of the growth of violence in the US. STRAIGHT REFUGEEZ (2005,
75 min) by
Ian White pictures so-called "returnees" – former American convicts and
their new
lives in Phnom Penh.
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Film Screening at Reyum on Wednesday July 1, 6pm
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3 Years Later: A Celebration of Success
Cambodia Education Project
Student team leaders Sok Ieng and Lena proudly display their art work in our newly remodeled computer lab.
Dear Friends,
So much has happened, and I am relieved to finally be taking the opportunity to share some of the great progress we have been making. Once again, I apologize for not communicating more regularly. On
several levels, my e-newsletters make the events real for me, since they connect me to my community(s) outside of my life in Cambodia, and are a great opportunity for me to reflect on a life that all too often moves too fast.
(be sure to click the links in the underlined words to read the full stories on my blog)Since I last wrote we had a few milestones; Aziza School had it’s 3 year birthday on May 1,
Lakeside School turned 1 on June 1, and June 24th was the 4 month mark since the
eviction of many of our students families from the Dey Krahorm slum.
Two noteworthy accomplishments that I am proud of are (#1) the community involvement that we see with our student team leaders, who are the primary force behind the operations of the schools. These students are amazing, and as they volunteer they get work experience and extra opportunities to learn.
The other accomplishment (#2) is our medical clinics and dental services, which we offer weekly, not only for our students but for the whole community. We treat and educate a lot of sick people, ease their suffering, and prevent disease from spreading or their problems from getting worse, which is the root of much poverty.
The medical training we have been offering to our older students and staff, as well as other NGOs, is designed to have them be a front line resource for their community (aka barefoot doctors), complete with certificates, taught graciously by Dr. Annie Chen-Green from New Zealand.
These results are on top of our regular classes of English, computers, and leadership we provide to over 200 students at our 2 schools.
Our focus is not only on skills that we know will bring job opportunities, but also on life skills and holistic education. We have many great partners and volunteers who bring our students art, photography, soccer, dance and yoga. One great partner is Kundalini Yoga Cambodia, who has trained 2 of our students to be
yoga teachers. Read about this great program and our opportunity to support our student, Sela, to become a certified teacher of kids yoga.
The Eviction: Village Earth previously sent my letter of some of the events and trauma we were experiencing after the eviction, and I have now posted a student’s letter regarding her experience of the eviction; see the
Student Letter. Reflecting back, little good came of this for the people we work with, but there are many instances of human triumph, and I am convinced that nowhere is the human spirit stronger and more resilient than in the slums of Phnom Penh.
Our photography teacher Maria posted some moving pictures and comments on her
blog (a true work of art).
In the aftermath of the eviction, many of us fought hard to serve those who were too traumatized to take care of themselves and their families. Our student team leaders had an excellent opportunity to demonstrate their leadership skills, and worked very hard to help their community. While we only helped a small portion of the people that were evicted, Aziza School was an emergency response center, and it was a time where I worked harder and with more focus than I ever have. Many, many thanks to the people who have donated so we could help people in crisis.
My friend
Nader, who passed away in March, was a big help during this difficult time, and will be missed!
An unfortunate reality is that you rely on me to paint the picture of what our students are like, and I truly cannot find the words to express what beauty and greatness they possess. I wish I could just open my mind and you could see what I see. We hope that you will “invest” in them, and their potential.
Our little organization isn’t as small as it once was, and we produce results more than ever. To do what we do requires the compassion and commitment of you, and we hope that you can
give, find others to give, hold a fundraiser, or do what you can. We need people to invest in the futures of young people with great potential. Let me know how I can assist you.
Thank you,
Drew & the Aziza Team
drewmcdo@msn.comYou can give now @:
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UNDP-TVK Equity Weekly Show 94 --- AH1N1: Rise of a Pandemic & Husk Power
Imagine That! Exhibition opens Thursday 25 June at Romdeng
MAFIA, MUSIC & MIKE @ META - this week's program
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Dear Meta House friends,
We hope to see you tonite
or in the following nights for a bunch of great films:
* THU, 25/06, 7 PM DOGORA & BARAKA
Stunning cinematography without narrations – Khmer Hypnotic!
* FRI, 26/06, 7 PM IL DIVO
Award-winning Mafia feature film
* SAT, 27/06, 7 PM NEW SOUNDZ FOR PHNOM PENH
The new Phnom Penh music scene on video
* SUN, 28/06, 7 PM TYSON
The World Box Champion portrayed by star director James Toback
More infos below.
!!!!!!!!!!
PS Note that next Monday, 29th, 7PM, we are screening a very special
SURPRISE FILM.
If you want to know more about our SNEAK PREVIEW of the year pls. give a
call to
Nico: 012 607 465
!!!!!!!!!!
*
THU, 25/06, 7 PM DOGORA & BARAKA
Without words, cameras show us the world, with an emphasis not on "where",
but on
"what's there": Patrice Leconte's DOGORA captures the daily routines of Khmer
people. It is clearly inspired by Ron Fricke's masterpiece BARAKA, which
alsofeatures a number of long tracking shots, including one through
S-21/Tuol Sleng.
FRI, 26/06, 7 PM IL DIVO
Filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino tells the story of Italian Prime Minister Giulio
Andreotti, who has been accused of collusion with the Mafia. The biopic was
nominated for the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, where it
was
awarded the Prix du Jury. (2008, 110 min.)
SAT, 27/06, 7 PM NEW SOUNDZ FOR PHNOM PENH
This doc shows four examples of initiatives aiming at a revival of Cambodia's
musical life: PHNOM PENH GOES BAROQUE & PHNOM PENH LIVE (in coop. with Goethe
Institute/Art Plus Foundation) and the best of NU CAMBODIAN INDIE VIDEOS.
SUN, 28/06, 7 PM TYSON by James Toback
TYSON (2008, 90 min.) is acclaimed US indie director James Toback's
stylistically
inventive portrait of a mesmerizing box champion Mike Tyson. Toback allows
Tyson to
reveal himself without inhibition and with eloquence and a pervasive
vulnerability.
Through a mixture of original interviews and archival footage and
photographs, a
startlingly complex, fully-rounded human being emerges.
MON, 29/06, 7 PM SURPRISE FILM
Watch out for announcements, pls.!
Conférence au CCF
Cambodge
histoires d'hévéa
Jeudi 25 juin, 19th
CCF
Le promier hévéa a été planté il y a près de 100 ans au Cambodge. Un livre de photo "Histoires d'Hévéa" raconte les différents histoires de poinniers et sera preésenté en avant-première à
líssue de la Conférence qui regroupera différents experts et acteurs de ce secteur important au Cambodge.
The first rubber plantations were started a hundred years ago. A volume of photographs, "Histoires d'Hévéa," tells various stories about pioneers in this domani, and will be presented
before it promires at the Conference, which will include experts, and players from this important sector in Cambodia.
www.ccf-cambodge.org
218 rue 184
Imagine That! Exhibition opens Thursday 25 June at Romdeng
Imagine That!3 weeks, 10 street children, 50 camerasSee what happens when the tables are turned and the tourists of Angkor
Temples become the subject of photographs taken by street children.
Join us for the opening of the "Imagine That!" exhibition in the new upstairs area of Romdeng.
6pm, Thursday June 25 2009
Romdeng#74 Street 174
Phnom Penh
WELCOME BACK, MR. POPIL @ Meta - tonite, 7PM
Dear Meta House friends,
Tonight (TUE, 23/06, 7 PM), we invite you for the "WELCOME BACK" of
Stephane Janine,
the former founder of Phnom Penh's first Photo art gallery "Popil".
The french photograpger left Cambodia for the USA in 2007. Stephane
Janine: "I
worked and lived in Cambodia many years, a country that I have visited and
photographed on many occasions since the early 90s. I now live in the
Washington DC
area where I shoot editorial and social events as well."
Stehane returned to Phnom Penh for the exhibition GLOBAL HYBRID, that
opens on the
2nd of July. Tonight at Meta House, he shows works under the title "THE
SUBSTANCE
BENEATH THE VISIBLE - Images from the USA, Cambodia and France" and holds
a Q&A.
Hope to see you for this presentation or in the following days:
* WED, 24/06, 7 PM CAMBODIA FOR SALE
The NGO COHRE presents Nana Yuriko's new documentary (2009, 57 mins). The
German
filmmaker tells the powerful story of Cambodian communities which struggle
against
forced evictions and the human rights activists working to support them.
Join us for
the documentary launch and Q&A with NGO representatives and communities
affected by
eviction.
* THU, 25/06, 7 PM DOGORA & BARAKA
Two excellent films without words: Patrice Leconte's DOGORA captures the
daily
routines of Khmer people in beautiful images - acompanied by a classical
music
soundtrack. It is clearly inspired by Ron Fricke's masterpiece BARAKA (shown
afterwards), which also features a number of long tracking shots -
including one
through S-21/Tuol Sleng.
Your Meta House team.
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Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
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"I Ain't Leavin' "
For the better part of a year, a diverse crew of six young filmmakers
spent their afternoons and weekends making a documentary film about
Cambodians growing up in the impoverished Oak Park Apartments in the San
Antonio District of East Oakland, home to many recent immigrants. The
20-minute film, I Ain't Leavin', describes the youth's struggle for
balance and security in a neighborhood where residents cope with gangs on
one hand and neighborhood gentrification on the other.
http://cinema.usc.edu/iaintleavin
I Ain't Leavin' Screening at USC
Host: CB Smith-Dahl
Friday, June 26, 2009, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Room 112, George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts
900 W. 34th Street Los Angeles, CA
cb[dott]video[via]mac[dott]com
Cambodia for Sale- Evictions Documentary Wed 24 June @ 7PM
The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) invites
you to the launch of the documentary
CAMBODIA FOR SALE: STOP EVICTIONS
Wednesday, 24 June 2009 at 7PM at Meta House
No 6, Street 264, Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh
(South of Wat Botum Pagoda)
More than 150,000 people live under the threat of forced eviction from their homes and land in Cambodia, including approximately 80,000 in the capital Phnom Penh. Mass forced evictions of local communities are occurring as a result of non-inclusive development, endemic corruption and the absence of rule of law.
The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) produced CAMBODIA FOR SALE: STOP EVICTIONS (2009, 57 mins) documentary by Nana Yuriko tells the powerful story of communities’ struggle against forced evictions and the community and human rights activists working together with them.
Join us for the documentary launch at 7PM and Q&A with communities at 8PM. For further information, please contact COHRE by-
Phone: +855 23 726 930
Email:
cohreasia@cohre.orgWebsite:
www.cohre.org/cambodia
UNDP-TVK Equity Weekly Show 93: Security Levels & Is Your Soya Sauce Safe?
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Tam Tam for Children
Reminder: Poetry reading and discussion at Reyum on Friday June 19, 6pm
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E-mail: reyum@camnet.com.kh
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Human Sciences Happy Hours In PP
Happy Hours !!!
On thursday 17th June , 6PM.
Lucie Labbé
Performing Tradition and Folklore: Dance as a Cultural Practice to Build Cambodian Identity (Preliminary Findings).
Venue: BAITONG RESTAURANT, 7 st 360, near Beung Keng Kang. (www.baitongcambodia.org).
In 2008 Lucie Labbé obtained a Master in Anthropology from Descartes Unversity, Paris, France, through a dissertation focusing on Cambodian dances. She then decided to pursue her research on performing arts and their interaction with the cambodian identity in her upcoming PhD research.
While she was observing how families of refugees in France experienced Cambodian dance, she started to wonder about the place of dance in nowadays Cambodian culture. The research led to deal both with classical and "folk" dance teaching in very contrasting contexts (such as the Royal University of Fine Arts and local NGO schools in Cambodia), while a gaze at some experiences of Cambodian communities in foreign countries proved to be relevant for the comparison.
In this very presentation Lucie will use the results from her former master dissertation to share her preliminary findings and conclusions, as well as the questions and the doubts arising from those first investigations. This will found the base of the next field work she intends to carry on.
http://humanscienceshappyhoursinpp.blogspot.com
Sips And Nibbles
Sips & Nibbles Invitation
Join us to celebrate the launch of our new selection of fine teas
Tea tasting and snacks, 4pm, 20 June, 2009
At Java Tea Room / Monument Books
No. 111 Norodom Blvd
Teas provided by TWG of Singapore - a presentationof naturally perfumed loose-leaf teas from around the world, currently available at the TeaRoom. The Java Bakery will also present homemade cakes and sandwiches to compliment the gourmet tea.
Fête de la musique" on the 19th and the 20th of june
The French Cultural Center, in partnership with the Chinese House and the Gazolina
La Magic PotionFriday 19 June, 7pmChinese House (#45 Sisowath Quay)
La Magic Potion offers on uncommon rhythim in Cambodia: the one of the Celtic
traditional music mixed with jazz-rock accents. The opportunity to discover a
festive music and to go on the dance floor....
Mekong Pirates
DJ AaliyahSaturday 20 June, 6pmGazalina (#56-58, St 57)
Since 2008, the energy of Mekong Piratedynamites the bars of Phnom Penh!
The twelve musicians fo on in making dance Cambodia with their music which
navigates between rock, funk, ska, reggae and Khmer songs. Personal stirring
compositions on which we can't stop ourselves from moving!
They will be followed by DJ Aaliyah's energetic mix which will take us until late....
Poetry Reading and Discussion at Reyum on Friday June 19, 6pm
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| LA GALERIE a le plaisir de vous inviter, avec vos amis, au vernissage de l'exposition des dernières oeuvres de EM Riem, le mardi 16 juin, à partir de 18h30. LA GALERIE is pleased to invite you, with your friends, at the opening of the exhibition of recent work by EM Riem on Tuesday 16 June, from 6h30 pm. Street 178, N° 13E |
AsiaMotion Newsletter- June 2009
 | 1st photographers agency in CambodiaNew stories this month... |
Kickboxing in Long Beach, California by Stephane Janin
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| Long Beach Khmer Kickboxing Center was created in 1986 by Oumry Ban, a former Cambodian kickboxing champion. Ban won his first national title in 1964 at 61 kilograms (or 135 pounds). His career shows 309 fights with 278 wins (31 losses only), 200 of them were KO!
In 1970, Ban joined the governmental army where he first started as a soldier, being part of brutal and bloody battles. Eventually, the army realized what a celebrity he was and sent him back to Phnom Penh to continue fighting. In April 1975, the Khmer Rouge took control of the whole country, Ban went to work in the rice fields like all his Cambodian fellows…
Oumry Ban arrived in the United States in 1981 as a refugee. He originally lived in Chicago and moved to Long Beach in 1986, the year he opened the Khmer Kickboxing center with the help of established Cambodian people who knew who he was. Since, Ban, the father of 5 children, has run this modest studio for 20 years and struggled to make ends meet. Several times he was offered to sell the business, but Ban can't resign to it. Kickboxing is his life and too much about Cambodian culture to be stopped like that. In the club, some consider him a living legend, for what he has been through and the fighter that he was.
I got to visit that club after I met with Phiream Sok, 20, and his girlfriend Jeanne Thoek, 17, at the United Cambodian Community of Long Beach. The two come to the kickboxing center every evening from 7 to 9pm to keep in shape, remain healthy, and get rid of the stress of the day. Most of all, they like the spirit of respect and self-confidence (among other things) that one can find in the practice of Kickboxing. Phiream was born in Cambodia in 1989. He had to flee Cambodia with his mother and other siblings in July 1997 after his father - a Funcinpec colonel and Secretary of State at the Ministry of Interior - was killed in what human rights groups alleged was an execution.
On Phiream's back, a tattoo: RIP: "Rest in Peace"…
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Khmer Women by Ryan Plummer
Dey Krahorm - Eviction Day by Peter Harris
 | January 24 2009, Armed forces surround DK for final eviction day At 6am on JAN. 24TH, 2009 residents of Dey Krahorm were violently removed and their homes. Even after months of negotiations with the cambodian government and 7NG, The development company. view this story..
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| | Khmer Islam (moments of joy and some praying time) by Eric de Vries 
| | The Khmer Islam, known as the Cham Muslims is an ethnic group that lives in villages near the Mekong and Tonle Sap river in Cambodia. Most Chams of around 450.000 in Cambodia provide themselves with fishing and agriculture. Like Islam countries around the world they also pray five times a day in arabic in their local mosques...
It was a pleasure to go into their domain and see the friendly and happy faces all around. Even in the village mosques, the elderly were fully cooperate and allow me to take the photoshoots from any angle I wanted. Also the women, wearing burka's, gave me a smile while taking their pictures for the series...
The Khmer Islam-series were shot in the Islam Spiritual Center, Russei Chrouy village, Masjid-Alrahmani mosque all north of Phnom Penh, in the Masjid Thom Dubai mosque on the borders of Boeung Kak lake and in the Nurunnaim Mosque and Chrang Chamreh village on National Road 5...
To take a look at the Soundslides with music by David Sylvian please click on this link...http://www.ericdevries.nl/edvkhisl.html view this story..
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'The Building - An Urban Story of Cambodia'
ENTERING THE SHADE
ចាឋកថា
"ចូលម្លប់"
ទំនៀមដែលគេស្មានថាបាត់បង់ទៅហើយ
ដោយលោក ស៊ុន ចាន់ដឹប
ថៃ្ងពុធ ទី10 ខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ2009 ម៉ោង6ល្ងាច
ក្នុងដំណើរជីវិតមនុស្សចាប់តាំងពីថ្ងៃកើតរហូត
ដល់ស្លាប់ទៅវិញ តែងមានពិធីផេ្សងៗតាមដំណាក់ កាលរៀងៗខ្លួន (ដែលហៅថា “ពិធីឆ្លងវ័យ”)។ ចំពោះ “ចូលម្លប់” គឺជាពិធីមួយសម្រាប់ មនុស្ស ស្រីពេញវ័យដំបូង។
មកដល់បច្នុប្បន្ន មានមនុស្សច្រើនណាស់ស្មានថា ពិធីចូលម្លប់បាត់បង់ជាយូរអង្វែងហើយ ពុំមានអ្នក ណាធ្វើទៀតទេ យើងមិនដឹងដំណើរដើមទងនិង កិច្ចពិធីនោះធ្វើយ៉ាងម៉េចខ្លះឡើយ។
ក្នុងឪកាសបាឋកថា នេះ អ្នកស្រាវជ្រាវនឹងបង្ហាញ អំពីទំនៀមចូលម្លប់របស់អ្នកសុ្រកនៅតាមតំបន់ខ្លះ
ក្នុងស្រុកខ្មែរដែលគេនៅតែប្រតិបត្តិដល់សព្វថ្ងៃ
នេះនៅឡើយ។
LUCTURE IN KHMER
"ENTERING THE SHADE" :
A FEMALE NUBILITY OR PRE-MARRIAGE RITE
by Sun Chandeb
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 6:00pm
In Khmer culture like in many others, of each important stage of the lige cycle, specific religous ceremonies such as birth, cutting the top-knot, ordination, Chol Mlop, marrige and funeral ceremonies are performed. These ceremonies are khnow among researchers as "rites of passage".
The lecture will be focusing on one of the coremonies, known as Chol Mlop. The Chol Mlop literally means "entering the shade" which is a ceremony for a girl who reaches her puberly. After the period of her seclusiion in the "shade", the girl is socially accepted as a nubile young woman. Notably, the ceremony is thus far taken for granted that it is no longer practiced in Cambodia. Therefore, this presenation is also intended to depict the current ritual practices in some parts of Cambodia, which are on the edge of disappearance.
រៃយំ ផ្ទះលេខ47 ផ្លូវលេខ178 ខាងជើងសារមន្ទីរជាតិ ភ្នំពេញ
REYUM: #47, Street 178 Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Tel; 855 23 217 149, reyum@camnet.com.kh, www.reyum.org
ឧបត្ថមដោយ/With the support of
THE ROCKEFELLER
FOUNDATION
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FAMILY FOUNDATION
It’s ‘ComicKaze’ weekend @ Café Living Room!
Every Queen’s Birthday Weekend (6th - 8th of June), Australia’s brave cartoonists undertake ‘
ComicKaze’ – an endeavor to draw 24 pages in 24 hours.
http://www.ozcomics24.com
This Saturday, Cambodian comic artists will be lending creative support to their Aussie friends via a live web link from 8am to 8pm. Sunday morning will see new artwork posted from this Cambodian - Australian collaboration!
Art supplies and local technical support will be provided by
Our Books, Cambodia’s comic art nonprofit, and web linkage will be hosted by
ComicsLifestyle.com with the help of
Café Living Room.
The 24 Hour Comic is a ‘free drawing’ session designed to unlock creativity. Our Books has been developing
Project:24 to gradually introduce Cambodian artists to this unique exercise and the global comics community.
http://www.scottmccloud.com/4-inventions/24hr/index.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_comicArtists are welcome to attempt the full 24 hours. Since this is a big task, we are offering a ‘Cambodian Variation’: a one page in one hour ‘Introduce Yourself’ comic, so Australian and Cambodian artists can get to know each other.
http://www.comicslifestyle.com/group/comikaze2009/forum/topics/cambodian-variationWe will have a scanner on hand for sharing comics and jam strips. Final efforts will be displayed at Café Living Room this coming month, and compiled into a small publication for Australia’s National Young Writer’s Festival.
Come by and see artists in action! Lend your enthusiasm to comic artists going the distance! Come by, log in and see them live, or check out the final art as we post it up on Sunday!
Event Time: 8am – 8pm Saturday June 6 2009.
Event Location: Living Room Café
#9, Street 306, Boeng Keng Kang 1, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
+855 (0)12 526 840 (John, Our Books)
+855 (0)92 948 005 (Rhianna, Café Living Room)
+855 (0)23 726 139 (Café Living Room)
john@comicslifestyle.com
café@livingroom.com.kh
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THE WRESTLER & ENVIRONMENT FILM FEST @ META
Dear Meta House friends,
are you ready to rumble?
Darren Aronofsky has been one of the few American directors whose movies
upset the complacency of indie cinema. We screen his newest film "THE
WRESTLER" this TUESDAY, 02/06, 7 PM @ Meta House. The compelling drama stars
Mickey Rourke as washed-up '80s wrestler Randy Robinson. US Today: "Rourke
gives the performance of his life."
On WEDNESDAY, 03/06, 7 PM, we start a five-days-film-festival as part of
"The Environment Week") with the award-winning documentary "UP THE YANGTZE"
in coop. with the Heinrich-Boell-Foundation.
Detailed information below.
Best regards, your MH-team
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ENVIRONMENT WEEK FILM FEST (3rd – 7th of June)
WED, 03/06, 7 PM UP THE YANGTZE
Gendered Lens meets "Environmental Week": A luxury cruise boat motors up the
Yangtze River, meanwhile a young woman Yu Shui leaves her family. The Three
Gorges Dam – contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle – provides the
backdrop for this dramatic feature. Presented by Heinrich Böll Foundation
Cambodia (2007, 93 min.)
THUR, 04/06, 7 PM ZEITGEIST
"Winner of the Activist Film Festival 2007": Highly critical documentary
focusing on suppressed
historical & modern information about currently
dominant social institutions, while
also exploring what could be in store
for humanity if the power structures at large continue
their patterns of
self-interest, corruption, and consolidation. (2008, 120min)
FRI, 05/06, 7 PM ENVIRONMENT FESTIVAL SELECTION PT.1
Save the nature! Filmmaker and activist Allan Michaud has selected the best
docs around the environmental struggles and projects in Cambodia and SE
Asia - more information are available on our website: www.meta-house.com:
CAMBODIAN WILDLIFE PT. 3 by Allan Michaud; HOME by Yann Arthus Bertrand;
FEED THE BEARS; SAVING CAMBODIA'S GREAT LAKE (for Asian Development Bank);
WATER FOR LIFE, WATER FOR LIVELIHOOD (for UNDP).
SAT, 06/06, 7 PM ENVIRONMENT FESTIVAL SELECTION PT.2
CAMBODIAN WILDLIFE PART 1 by Allan Michaud; CAMBODIA'S LAST WILDERNESS by
Asian Development Bank; TACKLING THE CHALLENGE for Foreign & Commonwealth
Office; FEED THE BEARS for Free the Bears; FOREST IS OUR LIFE by Nong Sam
Oeung; SAVING WILDLIFE by Christophe Gargiulo; LAND IS NECESSARY TO
COMMUNITY VILLAGERS and DRY SEASON by ICSO.
SUN, 07/06, 7 PM ENVIRONMENT FESTIVAL SELECTION PT.3
CAMBODIAN WILDLIFE PART 2 by Allan Michaud; PREY LONG by Ben and Jocelyn
Pederick; FEED THE BEARS for Free the Bears; FORESTS FOR OUR FUTURE (Asian
Development Bank); YEAK LOAM LAKE by Nong Sam Oeung; CARDAMOMS by Christophe
Gargiulo; CAMBODIA'S FOREST STEWARDS (Community Forestry International);
LANDS OF THE LAKE by Christophe Gargiulo
META HOUSE
Street 264, #6 - Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh,
Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
Fixed +855- (0)23 – 224 140, Mobil +855- (0) 12- 607 465
Homepage: www.meta-house.com,
email: mesterharm@gmx.net
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