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 Movie: In the Great Silence Country:Germany Director:Philip Groning Program:Contemporary World Cinema Screening Program:Into Great Silence Venues:Auditorium Summary: This powerful film is an intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in a remote corner of the French Alps.
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  Summary: Docs for Kids: documentaries for and about children 13:00
 Movie: Silent Light Country:Mexico Director:Carlos Reygadas Program:Contemporary World Cinema Screening Program:Silent Light Venues:Auditorium Summary: In the north of Mexico there is a Mennonite community that tries to lead its simple religiously-inspired farming life as far as possible away from interfering authorities. 15:00
Seminar: Speaking out on Rape Venues:Green Room Description: 3 PM Femke and Ilse Van Velzen, Fighting the Silence (The Netherlands, 2007, 53 min)
4 PM Panel discussion
5 PM Lisa F. Jackson, The Greatest Silence: Rape in Congo (USA, 2007, 76 min.) 15:30
 Summary: Kaka is a wife beater and an alcoholic, who after years of subjecting his wife to violence, is treated to a dose of his own medicine. He changes his wayward behaviour albeit late… 17:00
 Movie: Stone Silence Country:Poland Director:Krysztof Kopczynski Program:Contemporary World Cinema Venues:Auditorium Summary: Presented by the filmmaker
2005 world news: in a village in northern Afghanistan a 29 year-old woman had been publicly stoned for adultery. The film follows their affair, trial and punishment with piercing candour. 18:15
Performance: Invocation of the Arkestra’s Initial Configuration Artist:Ologomungomu Agbada Summary: A furtive body performs a work that unites the lore of the North Atlantic Minkisi cults and the Nisibidi of the Ejagham while channeling music and speech from the late African American composer Sun Ra. |
