Generasi biru / The Blue Generation (Garin Nugroho, John De Rantau, Dosy Omar, Indonesia) (World Premiere, special screening) Berlinale 2009, Forum Saturday, February 6 Read the Forum synopsis A fascinating document of the Indonesian Revolution of 1998 and the fall of Suharto, told through a music video/agitprop documentary focusing on the phenomenon Slank. This band […]
In ‘Semaan Bilda’ia’, a Glimpse at Peace
Semaan Bilda’ia / The One Man Village (Simon El Habre, Lebanon) (European Premiere) Berlinale 2009, Forum Saturday, February 5 Read the Forum synopsis What do I know about the Lebanese civil war? Nothing. Simon El Habre introduces us to his 50-year-old uncle Semaan, who has left the city to return to their family village. Semaan […]
Ai no mukidashi – Berlinale 2009, Forum
Ai no mukidashi / Love Exposure (Sono Sion, Japan) (International Premiere) With Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Makiko Watanabe, Atsuro Watabe, Sakura Ando, Yûko Genkaku, Itsuji Itao, Mitsuru Kuramoto, and others. From the program: "Kind-hearted Yu has no choice. His father, a Catholic priest, is urging him to confess, but in order to confess he must […]
Berlinale 2009 – Forum Lineup (The Ultimate List)
Background for the 2009 Forum (Internationales Forum des Jungen Films), the Berlin Film Festival showcase for independent cinema. Eleven films are debuts, 25 are world premieres, and 12 are international premieres. My practice is to share my notes as I build an article. Watch for original essays beginning 5 February. DOCUMENTARY FILMS Araya (Margot Benacerraf, […]
Get With It, U.S. – Buy a Bike!
<strong>Roney JM. <a href="http://www.earthpolicy.org/Indicators/Bike/2008.htm">Bicycles Pedaling Into the Spotlight.</a> Washington, DC: Earth Policy Institute, 2008.</strong> J. Matthew Roney has written a timely article for Lester Brown’s Earth Policy Institute, detailing bicycle production worldwide. It is good news, but the U.S. is lagging far behind in the race. <strong>An idea for 2009: hold off on nonessential auto […]
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