Category Archives: Film

Film screening: “BOAT NO. _ _ -_ _ _ _ are we there yet?” by Mai La Thai

Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010
Time: 8pm
Venue: Zora Art Space (315 4th Avenue between 3rd and 2nd streets in Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Ticket: t.b.a.

Mai La Thai is an art director and filmmaker based in New York City. She has received numerous international awards in different disciplines throughout her career. The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences recognized her twice for her online short films. The film “Goal” was commissioned by Nike in 2006 for the World Cup and was subsequently featured in Shots UK. She received a second nod from the Academy in 2010 for “A Toast to Memo.” La Thai creates bodies of work influenced by her upbringing.

Film Title: BOAT NO. _ _ -_ _ _ _ are we there yet?

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Hisham Mayet (Sublime Frequencies): folk cinema.

2 Films by Hisham Mayet (owner of  Sublime Frequencies Rec): “folk cinema,”  whose aim is to capture the personal essence and rituals of cultures, from the Bori cult dance ceremony to the ancient mystical gatherings formed around centuries-old Moroccan trade caravans.

 

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Film: Shirin Neshat’s “WOMEN WITHOUT MEN” New York CIty premiere!!

Title: WOMEN WITHOUT MEN (Zanān bedun-e mardān in farsi – 2009, Germany, Austria and France )
Director: Shirin Neshat (Iran)
Collaborator: Shoja Azari
Screenplay by: Shirin Neshat & Shoja Azari
Starring: Pegah Ferydoni, Arita Shahrzad, Shabnam Tolouei, Orsi Tóth and Shahrnush Parsipur
Soundtrack by: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Camera work by: Martin Gschlacht
Language: Farsi (Persian)
Produced by: IndiePix Films
Awards: Toronto (Special Presentations), Venice (Silver Lion for Best Director at Venezia 66), London (Cinema Europa), Sundance (Spotlight)
Runtime: 99 minutes
Format: 35 mm
Rating: Not Rated
Website: http://www.womenwithoutmenfilm.com

Date: Friday, May 14, through Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Movie theatre: The Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011  | map | more info)

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