stanford: 2012 ICA SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL. July 11 - August 15, 2012

On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Sangeeta Mediratta <smedirat@stanford.edu> wrote:

2012 ICA SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL

July 11 — August 15, 2012

FEAST TO FAMINE: GLOBAL POLITICS OF FOOD AND WATER

Stanford University’s Division of International, Comparative and Area Studies (ICA) is delighted to present six films from around the world that explore the culture and politics of our most basic necessities – food and water. A Stanford affiliate will introduce each film and lead a post-show discussion. 

WEDNESDAYS, 7 PM

BUILDING 200 (HISTORY CORNER), ROOM 002, STANFORD UNIVERSITY

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Fore more details, visit ICA website: http://ica.stanford.edu/events/2012_ica_summer_film_festival 

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July 11

Today’s Special | India, 2009

Directed by David Kaplan

In this super-feel-good foodie comedy, young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and his passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.

Sponsored by the Center for South Asia

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July 18

Garbage Dreams | US/Egypt, 2009

Directed by Mai Iskander

On the outskirts of Cairo lies the world’s largest garbage village. A labyrinth of narrow roadways camouflaged by trash, the village is home to 60,000 Zaballeen — Arabic for “garbage people.” The Zaballeen have survived for centuries by recycling Cairo’s waste. Members of Egypt’s minority Coptic Christian community, these entrepreneurial garbage workers recycle nearly all the trash they collect, maintaining what could be the world’s most efficient waste disposal system.

Sponsored by the Sohaib and Sara Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies and the Mediterranean Studies Forum

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July 25

Chonmage Purin | Japan, 2010

Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura

Kijima Yasube, a samurai from the Edo Period, travels through time - 180 years - to arrive in present day Japan. He then meets divorcee Hiroko & her son Tomoya Yasube ends up working for Hiroko as a housemaid in return for food and lodging. One day. Yasube starts to make pastries for Tomoya, which leads to Yasube become popular patissier. In the process the three become very close, but the moment they must say goodbye also draws near.

Sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies

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August 1

For the best and for the Onion | Niger/France, 2008

Directed by Elhadj Magori Sani

Agriculture is key to the local economy, with Galmi onions prized throughout West Africa. Shot over the course of one growing season, this is a verite documentary that captures the rhythms of life in Galmi, and how the vagaries of market price and harvest can affect the most intimate personal decisions.

Sponsored by the Center for African Studies

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August 8

Even the Rain | Spain/Mexico/France, 2010

Directed by Icíar Bollaín

As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatize the water supply.

Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies

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August 15

The Great Famine | US/Russia, 2010

Directed by
Austin Hoyt
and Aisiyuak Yumagulov

The little-known story of the American effort to relieve starvation in the new Soviet Russia in 1921, The Great Famine is a documentary about the worst natural disaster in Europe since the Black Plague in the Middle-Ages. Five million Soviet citizens died. Half a world away, Americans responded with a massive two-year relief campaign, championed by Herbert Hoover, director of the American Relief Administration.

Sponsored by the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

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Fore more details, visit ICA website: http://ica.stanford.edu/events/2012_ica_summer_film_festival