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Spring
Film Line-Up 2007
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Favela
Rising
Matt Mochary & Jeff Zimbalist
Favela Rising documents a man and a movement,
a city divided and a favela (Brazilian squatter
settlement) united. Haunted by the murders of
his family and many of his friends, Anderson Sa
is a former drug trafficker turned revolutionary
in Rio de Janeiro’s most feared slum. Through
hip-hop music, the rhythms of the street and Afro-Brazilian
dance, he rallies his community to war against
the violent oppression enforced by teenage drug
armies and sustained by corrupt police. At the
dawn of liberation, just as collective mobility
is overcoming all odds and Anderson’s grassroots
Afro-Reggae operation is at the height of its
success, a tragic accident threatens to silence
the movement forever. (USA, 2005, 80 min) |
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The Cave
of the Yellow Dog
Byambasuren Davaa
Six-year-old Nansal, the oldest daughter of a Mongolian
nomad family, finds a small dog in a cave while
collecting dung for fuel. Her father, afraid the
puppy will bring bad luck and attrack wolves, orders
her to leave it behind as they move on to another
camp. The Cave of the Yellow Dog tells the age-old
story of the bond between humans and dogs, a bond
that experiences a new twist through the eternal
cycle of reincarnation in Mongolia. (Mongolia, 2005,
93 min) |
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God
Sleeps in Rwanda
Kimberlee Acquaro & Stacy Sherman
The Rwandan genocide of 1994 transformed the African
nation’s population to nearly 70 percent
female, handing Rwanda’s women both an extraordinary
burden and an unprecedented opportunity. God Sleeps
in Rwanda captures the spirit of five courageous
women as they rebuild their lives, redefining
women’s roles in Rwandan society and bringing
hope to a wounded nation along the way. (USA,
2005, 28 min) |
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Invisible
Children
Bobby Bailey, Lauren Poole & Jason Russell
Can a story change the world? In the spring of
2003, three young Americans traveled to Africa
in search of just such a story. They lost their
innocence while gaining life-changing purpose.
(USA, 2003, 55 min)
Kids Who
Rip
Rod Parmenter
Follow the next generation of superstars as they
show off their jaw-dropping tricks, riding big
waves and catching big air just like the professionals.
Kids Who Rip invites you into a new world where
the future is wide open. Are you ready to take
the plunge? (Good luck keeping up.) (USA, 2006,
16 min)
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Nomads—Wandering
Women of the Whitewater Tribe
Polly Green
Follow the travels of three whitewater kayaking
women as they attempt the Zambezi and White Nile
rivers of Africa. Along the way, they are unexpectedly
touched by a small village in Uganda struggling
with the realities of malaria. The river has empowered
these women to make a difference. (USA, 2006, 20
min) |
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The
Queen of Trees
Mark Deeble & Vicky Stone
Learn the common, yet remarkable, story of an
African fig tree and the special, interdependent
relationship it has with a tiny insect partner.
Each fig is a microcosm of life with the stage
set for birth, sex, and death as the tiny players
battle against predators and parasites to fulfill
their mission. The Queen of Trees details one
of the most amazing stories in the natural world—one
filled with intrigue and drama and set against
a backdrop of grand Africa. (Kenya/UK, 2005, 52
min)
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Seeds
in the City
Richard Phinney
Learn the remarkable story of the people of Havana
and how they averted a food-shortage disaster
by creating thousands of urban farms in a city
better known for its music and nightlife. Faced
with food shortages and widespread hunger, Cuban
city dwellers began growing food wherever possible:
on rooftops, in schoolyards and in front of office
buildings. (Canada, 2003, 24 min)
Women of Tibet:
Gyalyum Chemo: The Great Mother
Rosemary Rawcliffe
This film chronicles the compelling story of a
simple village woman who ultimately became known
as Gyalyum Chemo, the Great Mother of the Tibetan
Nation. When Dekyi Tsering gave birth to the 14th
Dalai Lama her life was forever changed. Dr. Marion
Woodman, Alice Walker and Angeles Arrien link
this unique Tibetan story to a much broader perspective
of the universal power of mothering and the Great
Mother archetype. (USA, 2006, 57 min) |
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