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Schedule
Saturday, May 22 — 5:00 p.m.
Tisch Rm. 109 |
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Turangawaewae - A Place to Stand
14 min., 2002, (Aotearoa - NZ)
Director: Peter Burger / Producer: Catherine Fitzgerald.
Turangawaewae is about the difficulty of healing, and the search for place,
after an individual and his culture have been severely damaged. Tiare is
a former warrior now rendered impotent by age, madness, and a callous society.
Homeless and wandering, he carries with him a piece of sod upon which he
stands wherever he happens to find himself. As Tiare raises his voice to
speak to the ancestors, it is clear that he remains pursued by the past and
that images of destruction continue to dominate his psyche. The cool hues
and bittersweet taste of this short drama linger long after Tiare's fate
is sealed. |
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Le Afi Ua Mu - A Fire is Burning
56 min., 2003, (USA)
Director-Producer: Shane Seggar.
Years ago, Samoans faced disaster as a volcano erupted and
destroyed all that they owned. Luckily, they escaped with their
lives, but lost everything else. As they watched the lava flow
down the mountainside, consuming their homes and plantations,
they cried out "Aue Te Fefe--I am so scared." Today,
that fear returns in the face of the gang life consuming the
lives of Samoan families here in the United States. Le Afi
Ua Mu: The Fire Is Burning explores the difficulties that confront
Samoan youth separated from their cultural heritage. Afakasi
(half-Samoan) filmmaker Shane Seggar interweaves his own experiences
with those of young Samoan men in Samoa and Los Angeles as
he explores the social and cultural dynamics that lead Samoan
youth to join gangs in the United States. Q&A to follow
with filmmaker. |
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