Bunny Chow
(John Barker, South Africa, 2006)
In director John Barker's debut feature,
Bunny Chow
(John Barker, South Africa, 2006)
In director John Barker's debut feature, up-and-coming comedians Kags, Joey and Dave make clear that life in the 'new' Johannesburg is not just about hardship and townships. It's also about finding humor in relationships, hanging out with friends and celebrating life on a raucous roadtrip to Oppi Koppi—South Africa's largest music festival. Shot in a cinema vérité style and using the street food 'bunny chow' as a metaphor for contemporary Johannesburg's mix of races, cultures and attitudes, Barker's edgy, urban comedy asks us to envision a nation through the eyes of its future, rather than the tragedy of its past.
Bunny Chow is featured in Global Lens 2008, a U.S. based touring film series presented by The Global Film Initiative. Global Lens 2008 showcases ten feature films from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. For a film calendar of where you can see Global Lens 2008 near you, please visit: http://www.globalfilm.org/calendar.php
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The Bet Collector (Kubrador)
(Jeffrey Jeturian, Philippines, 2006)
Amy, the family mat
The Bet Collector (Kubrador)
(Jeffrey Jeturian, Philippines, 2006)
Amy, the family matriarch, makes ends meet by running a small convenience store out of her home. But in a struggling economy customers are scarce, and without the help of her husband or pregnant daughter, she is forced to supplement the family income by collecting bets for an illegal numbers game. In this starkly realistic narrative, director Jeffrey Jeturian presents a captivating portrait of a once-proud woman, haunted by memories of a dead son and hounded by the police, and her fragile and lonely life as a kubrador (bet collector) on the streets of Manila.
The Bet Collector is featured in Global Lens 2008, a U.S. based touring film series presented by The Global Film Initiative. Global Lens 2008 showcases ten feature films from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. For a film calendar of where you can see Global Lens 2008 near you, please visit: http://www.globalfilm.org/calendar.php
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Opera Jawa
(Garin Nugroho, Indonesia, 2006)
Setyo and Siti live a peaceful life as hus
Opera Jawa
(Garin Nugroho, Indonesia, 2006)
Setyo and Siti live a peaceful life as husband and wife, selling earthenware in their village. But when Setyo is called away on business, a flirtatious butcher, Ludiro, takes advantage of Siti's loneliness to seduce her. Tempted by song and dance, Siti initially refuses his advances but acquiesces in a moment of weakness, setting the stage for an epic battle between the two men. Located in lush forests and on pristine beaches of Java, director Garin Nugroho bases his deeply imagistic and dazzling visual narrative on the "The Abduction of Sita," from the Hindu epic, The Ramayana.
Opera Jawa is featured in Global Lens 2008, a U.S. based touring film series presented by The Global Film Initiative. Global Lens 2008 showcases ten feature films from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. For a film calendar of where you can see Global Lens 2008 near you, please visit: http://www.globalfilm.org/calendar.php
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Luxury Car (Jiang Chen Xia Ri)
(Wang Chao, China, 2006)
In this emotionally taut narra
Luxury Car (Jiang Chen Xia Ri)
(Wang Chao, China, 2006)
In this emotionally taut narrative, Li Qi Ming travels from his small village to the city of Wuhan, determined to fulfill his wife's last wish of seeing her son. But instead of finding his son, he discovers his daughter working as a karaoke bar escort, forcing him to come to terms with their long-estranged relationship and the tenuous future of his family. Director Wang Chao uses Li Qi Ming to represent the painful reality of thousands of parents who have lost contact with their children through rural exodus and political upheaval in China.
Luxury Car is featured in Global Lens 2008, a U.S. based touring film series presented by The Global Film Initiative. Global Lens 2008 showcases ten feature films from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. For a film calendar of where you can see Global Lens 2008 near you, please visit: http://www.globalfilm.org/calendar.php
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Kept & Dreamless (Las Mantenidas Sin Sueños)
(Vera Fogwill and Martín Desalvo, Argentina,
Kept & Dreamless (Las Mantenidas Sin Sueños)
(Vera Fogwill and Martín Desalvo, Argentina, 2005)
During Argentina's economic crisis of the '90s, nine year-old Eugenia and her mother, Florencia, live a seemingly colorful life surrounded by eclectic neighbors and an offbeat collection of family. But for Eugenia, who must deal with her mother's dysfunctional and drug-addled lifestyle, life is anything but pleasant in this darkly inspiring story of expectation, acceptance and nontraditional family, led by standout performances from director Vera Fogwill and young actress Lucía Snieg.
Kept & Dreamless is featured in Global Lens 2008, a U.S. based touring film series presented by The Global Film Initiative. Global Lens 2008 showcases ten feature films from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. For a film calendar of where you can see Global Lens 2008 near you, please visit: http://www.globalfilm.org/calendar.php
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Global Lens is an annual touring film series presented by The Global Film Initiative, a no
Global Lens is an annual touring film series presented by The Global Film Initiative, a non-profit organization committed to promoting cross-cultural understanding through cinema. Global Lens 2008 showcases ten award winning feature films from around the world, including All For Free (Croatia), The Bet Collector (Philippines), Bunny Chow (South Africa), The Custodian (Argentina), The Fish Fall In Love (Iran), Kept & Dreamless (Argentina), The Kite (Lebanon), Let The Wind Blow (India), Luxury Car (China), and Opera Jawa (Indonesia).
To see where the films are playing near you, please visit our film calendar at: www.globalfilm.org/calendar.php.
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The Custodian (El Custodio)
(Rodrigo Moreno, Argentina, 2006)
As a bodyguard for a hig
The Custodian (El Custodio)
(Rodrigo Moreno, Argentina, 2006)
As a bodyguard for a high profile politician, Ruben is reduced to a mere shadow of a man: every action in his life is regulated by a series of mundane routines, and everywhere his boss goes he must follow, watching but never speaking. Resigned to his invisibility, his life is a series of days without meaning, punctuated only by visits to a prostitute, in this compelling chronicle by first-time director Rodrigo Moreno of a man without any true identity or connection to the world in which he lives.
The Custodian is featured in Global Lens 2008, a U.S. based touring film series presented by The Global Film Initiative. Global Lens 2008 showcases ten feature films from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. For a film calendar of where you can see Global Lens 2008 near you, please visit: http://www.globalfilm.org/calendar.php
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After his friends are killed in a bizarre, bar room argument, Goran devises an unusual pla
After his friends are killed in a bizarre, bar room argument, Goran devises an unusual plan to deal with the loss: he will sell his house, buy a mobile tavern and travel from town to town, giving away free drinks to everyone he meets. But for everyone except Goran, the idea is strangely suspicious, and a bit absurd, in director Antonio Nuić's darkly humorous tale of loss and reconciliation, told as a metaphor for Bosnia's gradual rediscovery of its shared humanity, lost during the war.
All For Free is featured in Global Lens 2008, a U.S. based touring film series presented by The Global Film Initiative. Global Lens 2008 showcases ten feature films from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. For a film calendar of where you can see Global Lens 2008 near you, please visit: http://www.globalfilm.org/calendar.php
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An interview on Studio 10 (Tampa Bay, FL) with John Rosser, Executive Director of the Gasp
An interview on Studio 10 (Tampa Bay, FL) with John Rosser, Executive Director of the Gasparilla Film Festival, about hosting Global Lens 2008.
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