'Island' film series spotlights effects of globalization
Advertiser Staff
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| David Gulpilil stars in "The Tracker," today's feature in the "Islands of Globalization" film series at the East-West Center. The series focuses on the nature and effects of globalization on developing island societies. |
All films are screened at noon Fridays (there's another mini series of films in November; see below) and are free and open to the public. 944-7778.
The films:
Today: "The Tracker"; directed by Rolf De Heer, 2002; 95 minutes.
Set in Australia in 1922, this is a tale of racism, revenge and retribution.
An Aboriginal tracker (David Gulpilil) is accompanied by three white policemen in the hunt for another Aborigine who has allegedly raped and killed a white woman.
Oct. 15: "Dancehall Queen"; Carolyn Pfeiffer, Carl Bradshaw, Don Letts, 1997; 96 minutes.
Marcia, a street vendor struggling to survive as a single mother in Kingston, Jamaica, discovers the world of the dancehall. By day, she toils on the hot streets and by night she is the new star of the dance hall. Featuring music by Chevelle Franklin, The Marley Girls, Grace Jones and others.
Oct. 22: "The Agronomist"; Jonathan Demme. 2003; 91 minutes.
A profile of Haitian radio journalist and human-rights activist Jean Dominique.
Oct. 29: "Since the Company Came"; Russell Hawkins, 2000; 52 minutes.
This documentary focuses on the remote island of Rendova, and the dispute and division caused by the Haporai tribe's latest development activity, a logging operation.
Nov. 19: "An Island Invaded"; Esther Figueroa, Jim Bannan, 2004; 50 minutes.
Filmmaker Figueroa will attend.
A documentary about Guam during World War II, told through narratives of residents who were children, teenagers and young adults at the time of the war.
Dec. 3: "Aku Ingin Menciummu Sekali Saja — Birdman Tale"; Garin Nugroho, 2003; 90 minutes.
This film focuses on Papuans' quest for the identity, their desire for freedom, their customs and idiosyncrasies.
The "Moving Islands" Writers Festival offers two film sessions next month:
Nov. 5: Films about Derek Walcott. Walcott, from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, was the Nobel laureate for poetry 1992.
"A World of Ideas: Derek Walcott"; 1988; 29 minutes.
Bill Moyers interviews Walcott, who discusses the language of poetry, the language of politics, and Robinson Crusoe as metaphor.
"Derek Walcott: Pantomime"; Paul Kafno, 1980; 26 minutes.
This short play by Walcott, performed in 1980, is a metaphorical exploration of relations between black and white, and role reversal.
Nov. 12: "Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree"; Martyn Sanderson, Grahame McLean, 1989; 90 minutes.
Adapted from the novel by Albert Wendt, who will attend the screening.
Pepe, son of a successful Samoan businessman, rejects his father's world and his Christianity. Eventually, with the help of his street-smart friend Tagata, he finds peace and meaning to his life.
