NW Film Center Presents: 2007 Academy nominated short documentaries.
APR 5, 8 THUR 7PM, SUN 6PM
2007 ACADEMY NOMINATED SHORT DOCUMENTARIES
DIRECTOR: VARIOUS
THE BLOOD OF THE YINGZHOU DISTRICT
US 2006
DIRECTORS: RUBY YANG, THOMAS LENNON
Yang and Lennon's film is a stunningly shot, sensitive portrait of a hidden AIDS epidemic in a country not commonly associated with the disease. Young Gao Jun, a Chinese AIDS orphan, faces rejection by his surviving relatives, friends and an unprepared government, each in their own ways torn between family tradition and fear of the disease. (38 mins.)
RECYCLED LIFE
US 2006
DIRECTORS: LESLIE IWERS, MIKE GLAD
For decades, thousands children and their families have lived in one of the largest and most toxic areas in all of Central America-the Guatemala City Garbage Dump. Its inhabitants ("guajeros"), who recycle the city's trash, were shunned by society and ignored by the government until a disastrous event in 2005 forever changed the face of this landfill. (39 mins.)
REHEARSING A DREAM
US 2006
DIRECTORS: KAREN GOODMAN, KIRK SIMON
Exceptionally talented high school students experience the chance of a lifetime when attending a weeklong workshop that includes mentors like Mikhail Baryshnikov, Vanessa Williams, Jacques d'Amboise and Michael Tilson Thomas and other leading figures from the world of the performing arts. (34 mins.)
TWO HANDS
US 2006
DIRECTOR: NATHANIEL KAHN, SUSAN ROSE BEHR
When celebrated pianist Leon Fleisher lost the use of his right hand in 1965 he began a decades-long struggle to find a cure for his mysterious ailment while reshaping his career to accommodate his loss. (18 mins.)
Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum: 1219 SW Park Ave.
Admission Prices: $7.00 General, $6.00 Members, Students, Seniors
Time:
7:00pm-5:00am
Description:
A video installaion by Uli Beuttler.
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625 NW Everett St. #104
Portland OR 97209
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