JOOP!
Dear META HOUSE friends,Tonight, THUR, 09/07, 7 PM we invite you for a special event:
"JOOP!" is the first "spoken word/music/film" performance @ META ever.
"JOOP" means "meeting" in Khmer. 3 Australian artists meet Cambodian star
musician
Ouch Savy – the most acclaimed female Chapai player!
Be prepared for a night of voice, sound and image – from traditional
poetry to Khmer
Hip Hop: Australian musician and filmmaker Julien Poulson has just
returned from
Turkey, where he was shooting a documentary about transgender people. Now
he is
putting together a film about the small but vibrant Phnom Penh music
scene, together
with his friend and colleague Justin Foster.
Tonight they will show excerpts from their film THE RIVER FLOWS BACKWARDS.
Australian writer Laura Jean McKay explores texts from and about Cambodia,
accompanied by female chapei player Ouch Savy. Celebrating music, film and
spoken
word in Cambodia today, curated by Asialink residents…
Please be our guest tonight or for the following events:
* FRI, 10/07, 7 PM
"BELONGING" & "NEW YEAR'S BABY": TWO FEMALE VIEWPOINTS
Women from the Khmer diaspora explore their roots in two compelling
documentaries.
* SAT, 11/07, 7 PM
CAMBODIA'S FIRST FILM ABOUT LESBIAN LOVE: "WHO AM I ?"
Cambodia's first ever movie featuring a taboo lesbian love story has been a
surprising hit in Phnom Penh theatres. Cambodian female director Phoan
Phuong Bopha
will be present at the screening...
* SUN, 12/07, 7 PM
WHAT'S RIGHT? WOMEN'S MEDIA CENTRE'S "SCALES OF JUSTICE"
TWMC's eight-part-series SCALES OF JUSTICE (2008) – which stars Tep
Rindaro, one of
the countries best-known actors – is designed to educate viewers about the
court
system in an entertaining way. Filmmakers will be present. (Q&A)
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
posted by Jinja @ 11:05 AM
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