2007
April 2007
Monday 23 April 2007
Mon 23 Apr. APRIL 23rd University OF RHODE Island Feinstein Campus, 80 Washington ST, Providence (401 277-5264 7:00 pm "More Than 1,000 Words" (78 mins) Directed by Solo Avital, Israel Ziv Koren's photographs are instantly recognizable icons that have helped shape our perception of the conflict in the Middle East. Director Solo Avital followed Ziv over a two-year period, shooting in the heart of riots, terror attack scenes, secret meetings with wanted militants, all the way to Israel's pullout from Gaza. It is a movie about a man's struggle with a history in which he is involved, and the place he finds for himself in it. Like Ziv, it seeks the universal though the most personal; it asks how and why this man gets up in the morning to leave his wife and daughter for a. 96 Second Street, Newport, 02903. 401-861-4445. Rhode Island International Film Festival - [email][events]
Mon 23 Apr. APRIL 23rd University OF RHODE Island Feinstein Campus, 80 Washington ST, Providence (401 277-5264 7:00 pm "Ordinary Lives" (33 mins.) Directed by Sheetal Agarwal, HONG KONG/Mumbai A documentary set in a slum in Mumbai, with the lives of a family of ten living in a 180 square feet shack at its center. The documentary attempts to highlight the social, cultural, infrastructure and political issues that affect the lives of ordinary people in Mumbai and their juxtaposition with the efforts to make Mumbai a modern city. 96 Second Street, Newport, 02903. 401-861-4445. Rhode Island International Film Festival - [email][events]
Tuesday 24 April 2007
Tue 24 Apr. ROGER Williams University, ONE OLD FERRY ROAD, Bristol (401) 253-1040 7:00 pm "Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night" (27 mins.) Directed by Sonali Gulati, USA/INDIA Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night is a documentary on outsourcing of American jobs to India. ? Told from the perspective of an Indian living in the U.S., the film journeys into India's call centers, where telemarketers acquire American names and accents to service the telephone-support industry of the U.S. The film incorporates animation, live action, and archival footage to explore the complexities of globalization, capitalism, and identity. 96 Second Street, Newport, 02903. 401-861-4445. Rhode Island International Film Festival - [email][events]
Tue 24 Apr. APRIL 24th ROGER Williams University, ONE OLD FERRY ROAD, Bristol (401) 253-1040 Whose is this Song?" (70 mins) Directed by Adela Peeva, Bulgaria/Balkans A song plays in a restaurant where the filmmaker, herself Bulgarian, is having dinner with a Greek, a Serb, a Turk and a Macedonian. They all know the words and sing along - in their own language. Whose song is it? The filmmaker is convinced it's a Bulgarian song. The incident sets her off on a humorous, offbeat journey through the Balkans to unearth the origins of the haunting melody. The song itself was transformed as it moved through the Balkans, from love song to military march to religious hymn to revolutionary anthem. Each group claims the song as its own, insisting that only they could have compos. 96 Second Street, Newport, 02903. 401-861-4445. Rhode Island International Film Festival - [email][events]
Wednesday 25 April 2007
Wed 25 Apr. APRIL 25th Westerly Public Library, 44 BROAD Street, Westerly (401) 596-2877 7:00 pm "Secret City" (90 mins) Directed By Keith McDaniel, USA The story of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is one of courage, patriotism and ingenuity. Since its beginnings in the early 1940s, Oak Ridge has played a role in some of the most significant events in US history. From the atomic bomb to medical radioisotopes to the war on terror, Oak Ridge is truly one of the country's most valuable resources whose history is as unique as the people who live there. 96 Second Street, Newport, 02903. 401-861-4445. Rhode Island International Film Festival - [email][events]
Thursday 26 April 2007
Thu 26 Apr. ROGER Williams University, ONE OLD FERRY RD, Bristol (401) 253-1040 4:00 pm "That Paradise Will Be Mine" (50 mins) Directed by Merel Beernink, Netherlands A frank portrayal of what it means to be a Dutch Muslim, this eye-opening film follows the lives of three women dealing with the consequences of their choice to convert to Islam. Issues of marriage and relationship loom large for all three women. Astrid, is living with her parents and looking for a husband. Inge is considering a move to Cairo to marry her Egyptian fiancé. Rabia is married to a Muslim man and struggling with matters such as polygamy and homosexuality. Capturing these women's struggle to reconcile the expectations of their families and friends with the demands of their new conviction, Bee. 96 Second Street, Newport, 02903. 401-861-4445. Rhode Island International Film Festival - [email][events]