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ANGRY MONK: REFLECTIONS ON TIBET
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Luc Schaedler's documentary traces the life's journey of an iconoclastic Buddhist monk, Gedrun Choephel, whose controversial works written before the Chinese invasion were banned until the recent (relative) relaxation of the press by Chinese authorities. His own words are mixed with archival footage and testimonials by fellow inmates. "A beautifully observed blend of biography, road movie, history and travelogue...downright bracing" (SF Weekly). Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema Documentary at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
Luc Schaedler---Switzerland---2005---97 mins.
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AWAKENING
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Raised in radically restrictive environments, the South Asian women profiled in this documentary were awakened to new possibilities of social and economic empowerment through access to education and micro-loans. Documentarians Joel Weber and Dominic Howes interview women in India and Afghanistan who have learned to save small sums, pool capital, and take advantage of micro-finance Joel Weber/Dominic Howes---USA---2006---48 mins.
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BETRAYAL, THE (NERAKHOON)
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Equally personal and political, this Oscar-nominated documentary chronicles one Laotian family's struggles during Vietnam, and their subsequent persecution in Laos and America.
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CHILDREN OF GOD
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Korean filmmaker Yi Seung-jun directs this remarkable documentary on the homeless Nepalese children living in the streets outside a sacred Hindu temple in Katmandu. When the bodies of the dead are floated onto the nearby Bamgati River during funeral services, the impoverished children defy mourners by jumping into the river to collect the coins and valuables. And none of this gives the onlookers pause. Children of God is "an unforgettable portrait of life at the border between the spiritual and the material, in more ways than one" (Nicolas Rapold, Film Comment). In Nepalese with English
Yi Seung-jun---South Korea/Nepal---2008---90 mins.
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CROSSING THE LINE (2007)
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Keeping his lens focused on North Korea after directing A State of Mind, British documentary filmmaker Daniel Gordon tells the story of "Comrade Joe," a.k.a. James Joseph Dresnok, a U.S. Army defector who has been living in North Korea since the sixties. "Astonishing.The glimpses of the North Korean way of life makes it essential" (Richard Brody, The New Yorker). Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in World Cinema Documentary at Sundance. Narrated by Christian Slater. In English and Korean with optional English subtitles. Daniel Gordon---Great Britain/North Korea---2007---91 mins.
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FREE TIBET
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In June of 1996, over 100,000 people attended a two-day concert festival in San Francisco to express support for Tibetan freedom. This documentary captures the best performances from the event as well as backstage footage, commentaries by performers and audience members, and background on the history of Tibet's nonviolent struggle against oppression. The musical acts include the Beastie Boys, Beck, Bjork, Foo Fighters, Fugees, John Lee Hooker, Pavement, Sonic Youth, A Tribe Called Quest, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Sarah Pirozek---USA---1998---90 mins.
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KIMJONGILIA
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North Korean defectors from Kim Jong Il's secretive dictatorship tell their horrifying stories in this fascinating film. Political prisoners and disgruntled soldiers alike recount tales of prison camps, starvation, torture and their flight. These interviews are juxtaposed with sunny totalitarian propaganda reels.
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RED CHAPEL, THE
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In this Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary, the director goes deep into North Korea with two Danish-Korean comedians in an attempt to pull a Borat-style stunt on the totalitarian regime. Arriving in Pyongyang, they meet with a state sponsor and theater director, who try to cleanse the troupe's "comedy routine" of Western references.
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WHICH WAY IS EAST: VIETNAM
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Filmmakers Lynne and Dana Sachs set out from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, conversing with Vietnamese people from every walk of life, sharing their stories, and filming it all for this personal travelogue about culture clash and a common history. "A reminder that Vietnam is a country, not a war" Lynne Sachs---USA---1994---33 mins.
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