GYPSIES @ Meta (Tuesday, 7PM)
Dear Friends of Meta House!
We are happy to present you the program for this week,
which starts with a "strange" documentary double bill -
focusing on music and arts in Romania and West-Papua.
THIS TUESDAY, 5/07, 7PM we invite you to the screenings of
"THE STRANGERS WITHIN" AND "STRANGE BIRDS IN PARADISE"
* THE STRANGERS WITHIN (2009, 55 mins) follows a group of film makers,
who perform clown theatre to various Romanian Gypsy communities –
Europe's most excluded ethnic group. Director Daniele Jimmy will be present at screening (Q&A).
* STRANGE BIRDS IN PARADISE (2009, 75 mins, English subs) by Australian Charlie Hill-Smith is a journey into just some of the more than 250 West Papuan cultures. While the Indonesian army continues to dominate the indigenous inhabitants, three friends gather in Melbourne to record outlawed folk songs about loss, oppression and resistance.
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Please be our guest also for the following nights:
WEDNESDAY, 6/07
"GENIUS WITHIN": THE INNER LIFE OF FAMOUS PIANIST GLENN GOULD
7PM: Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, who died in 1982, has been a figure of fascination since he burst onto the classical music scene, with startling virtuosity and an unusual brand of flamboyance, in the 1950s. His interpretations of the piano repertory — the work of Bach in particular — were fresh and provocative, and his self-presentation was both matinee-idol charismatic and winningly odd. The doc film GENIUS WITHIN: THE INNER LIFE OF GLENN GOULD (2009, 109 mins, English subs) by Michèle Hozer & Peter Raymont offers up a wealth of moving pictures, ranging from concert footage to goofy home movies, and his movie star charisma remains amply in evidence.
THURSDAY, 7/07
"FUTURE SHORTS": THE BEST OF INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS
7PM: FUTURE SHORTS connects audiences around the world with the best in short film. This month it will screen five SE Asian cities including Phnom Penh. The festival features a selection of local flicks and films from the world's most pioneering filmmakers. Amit Dubey is an Indian American who was working as a Software Engineer, and his passion for cinema drove him to start making films with his childhood buddy Gokul. Their most recent project is a Spanish fantasy-fiction short called "AFTERLIFE", which they shot in their Latino neighborhood in San Francisco. Filmmaker will attend the screening (Q&A). Admission 2 USD; students & filmmakers get in for free.
FRIDAY, 8/07
NEW VIETNAMESE CINEMA: "BI, DON"T BE AFRAID" & "THE TERRACE"
7PM: In recent years, as Vietnam's film industry has modernized and moved beyond government-backed propaganda films, contemporary Vietnamese filmmakers have gained a wider audience. Vietnamese Director Phan Dang Di's first feature film "BI, DON'T BE AFRAID" (2010, 90 mins, English subs) won two of the International Critics Week's prizes at 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The story of a dysfunctional family from Hanoi is told from the perspective of the 6-year-old son Bi. The role of the father is played by Vietnamese actor/filmmaker Nguyen Ha Phong. Phong will hold a Q&A after screening and present his short film "THE TERRACE" (2006, 14 mins, English subs).
SATURDAY, 9/07
"RED WEDDING": FORCED MARRIAGE AND RAPE UNDER KHMER ROUGE
7PM: Between 1975 and 1979, at least 250,000 women were forced into marriages by the Khmer Rouge. The documentary RED WEDDING (2011, 58 mins, English subs) is produced by Rithy Panh's Bophana Center and directed by female film maker Chan Lida (31). She decided to shoot the personal story of Pen Sochan, who was forced to get married and raped when she was just 16 years old. "People have never talked freely about it because it is likely to embarrass the victims. I think this film will encourage victims to talk about their own stories as well as to transfer the message to the next generation," says the director. Chan Lida who will hold a Q&A after screening.
SUNDAY, 10/07
"SEVEN MURDERS FORGIVEN": BOLLYWOOD'S BLACK WIDOW
7PM: Susanna is dark, magical, evil to some and mysteriously charming to the others. She also harbors a secret, known only to her and her faithful companions. Will her ever-lasting quest for love ever come to an end? Vishal Bhardawaj's high-glossy thriller/black comedy 7 KOON MAAF/SEVEN MURDERS FORGIVEN (2011, 137 mins, English subs) is based on British/Indian author Ruskin Bond's book "Susanna's Seven Husbands". It was premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival 2011. 2,500 people watched the screening on the last night of the festival, and later gave the director, cast and crew a standing ovation. Be our guest for Bollywood's latest art house flick!
All best,
Nico Mesterharm
(Director)
META HOUSE
#37, Sothearos Blvd.
Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
Fixed +855- (0)23– 224 140
Mobil +855- (0)10- 312 333
Homepage: www.meta-house.com
email: mesterharm@gmx.net
We are happy to present you the program for this week,
which starts with a "strange" documentary double bill -
focusing on music and arts in Romania and West-Papua.
THIS TUESDAY, 5/07, 7PM we invite you to the screenings of
"THE STRANGERS WITHIN" AND "STRANGE BIRDS IN PARADISE"
* THE STRANGERS WITHIN (2009, 55 mins) follows a group of film makers,
who perform clown theatre to various Romanian Gypsy communities –
Europe's most excluded ethnic group. Director Daniele Jimmy will be present at screening (Q&A).
* STRANGE BIRDS IN PARADISE (2009, 75 mins, English subs) by Australian Charlie Hill-Smith is a journey into just some of the more than 250 West Papuan cultures. While the Indonesian army continues to dominate the indigenous inhabitants, three friends gather in Melbourne to record outlawed folk songs about loss, oppression and resistance.
_______________________________________________
Please be our guest also for the following nights:
WEDNESDAY, 6/07
"GENIUS WITHIN": THE INNER LIFE OF FAMOUS PIANIST GLENN GOULD
7PM: Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, who died in 1982, has been a figure of fascination since he burst onto the classical music scene, with startling virtuosity and an unusual brand of flamboyance, in the 1950s. His interpretations of the piano repertory — the work of Bach in particular — were fresh and provocative, and his self-presentation was both matinee-idol charismatic and winningly odd. The doc film GENIUS WITHIN: THE INNER LIFE OF GLENN GOULD (2009, 109 mins, English subs) by Michèle Hozer & Peter Raymont offers up a wealth of moving pictures, ranging from concert footage to goofy home movies, and his movie star charisma remains amply in evidence.
THURSDAY, 7/07
"FUTURE SHORTS": THE BEST OF INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS
7PM: FUTURE SHORTS connects audiences around the world with the best in short film. This month it will screen five SE Asian cities including Phnom Penh. The festival features a selection of local flicks and films from the world's most pioneering filmmakers. Amit Dubey is an Indian American who was working as a Software Engineer, and his passion for cinema drove him to start making films with his childhood buddy Gokul. Their most recent project is a Spanish fantasy-fiction short called "AFTERLIFE", which they shot in their Latino neighborhood in San Francisco. Filmmaker will attend the screening (Q&A). Admission 2 USD; students & filmmakers get in for free.
FRIDAY, 8/07
NEW VIETNAMESE CINEMA: "BI, DON"T BE AFRAID" & "THE TERRACE"
7PM: In recent years, as Vietnam's film industry has modernized and moved beyond government-backed propaganda films, contemporary Vietnamese filmmakers have gained a wider audience. Vietnamese Director Phan Dang Di's first feature film "BI, DON'T BE AFRAID" (2010, 90 mins, English subs) won two of the International Critics Week's prizes at 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The story of a dysfunctional family from Hanoi is told from the perspective of the 6-year-old son Bi. The role of the father is played by Vietnamese actor/filmmaker Nguyen Ha Phong. Phong will hold a Q&A after screening and present his short film "THE TERRACE" (2006, 14 mins, English subs).
SATURDAY, 9/07
"RED WEDDING": FORCED MARRIAGE AND RAPE UNDER KHMER ROUGE
7PM: Between 1975 and 1979, at least 250,000 women were forced into marriages by the Khmer Rouge. The documentary RED WEDDING (2011, 58 mins, English subs) is produced by Rithy Panh's Bophana Center and directed by female film maker Chan Lida (31). She decided to shoot the personal story of Pen Sochan, who was forced to get married and raped when she was just 16 years old. "People have never talked freely about it because it is likely to embarrass the victims. I think this film will encourage victims to talk about their own stories as well as to transfer the message to the next generation," says the director. Chan Lida who will hold a Q&A after screening.
SUNDAY, 10/07
"SEVEN MURDERS FORGIVEN": BOLLYWOOD'S BLACK WIDOW
7PM: Susanna is dark, magical, evil to some and mysteriously charming to the others. She also harbors a secret, known only to her and her faithful companions. Will her ever-lasting quest for love ever come to an end? Vishal Bhardawaj's high-glossy thriller/black comedy 7 KOON MAAF/SEVEN MURDERS FORGIVEN (2011, 137 mins, English subs) is based on British/Indian author Ruskin Bond's book "Susanna's Seven Husbands". It was premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival 2011. 2,500 people watched the screening on the last night of the festival, and later gave the director, cast and crew a standing ovation. Be our guest for Bollywood's latest art house flick!
All best,
Nico Mesterharm
(Director)
META HOUSE
#37, Sothearos Blvd.
Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
Fixed +855- (0)23– 224 140
Mobil +855- (0)10- 312 333
Homepage: www.meta-house.com
email: mesterharm@gmx.net
posted by Jinja @ 6:54 PM
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