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Visionary perspectives on a sustainable future, Jan 12, 2007
Bioneers Winter
Film Series
Tuesday, January 16, 3pm
Teatro Santa Ana, Biblioteca Pública, 50 pesos
The Bioneers Winter Film Series, which begins Tuesday, January 16, presents two short films of Bioneers speakers each Tuesday at 3pm through March 26.
The films last about an hour and are followed by an optional conversation café in the Café Santa Ana. Last year the film series was well attended and the conversation cafés stimulated interesting talk and connections.
In the first films of the series, two passionate and articulate defenders of nature address the “new environmentalism” of corporations, the last great forests, and citizen-based strategies. In the first film, Canadian Tzeporah Berman talks about the strategies that broad coalitions, including First Nations, are using to achieve huge success in saving the last boreal forests in Canada.
Berman is the program director of Forest Ethics, an organization that has protected over five million acres of forest in the last five years.
In the second film, Spencer Beebe, founder and president of EcoTrust, talks about a conservative-based economy in the Pacific Northwest and Canada.
He discusses rethinking and reframing methods of restoring environmental integrity and economic opportunity at the same time.
Beebe describes “Building Salmon Nation” from the visionary perspective of EcoTrust. He has been involved in environmental efforts for 35 years and has been a pioneer in “debt for nature swaps” in tropical rainforest countries.
The annual Bioneers Conference (in San Rafael, California) is a gathering of practical visionaries who address sustainable future problems from exciting perspectives. The hundreds of presenters and thousands of participants gather to share knowledge, hearts and minds.
The presenters come from many fields of work and share developments and unique perspectives on world problems. Co-founder Kenny Ausebel says, “We have 90% of the nuts and bolts needed to turn things around. It’s the learning curve and the politics that are the problems.” If you are one of the many people who feel a tad overwhelmed about the mess the world is in, then come to the Winter Film Series and get a jolt of hope as well as some useful knowledge.
Chomsky featured in Global Justice film
Called “the most important intellectual alive” by the New York Times, and “a rebel without a pause” by rock star Bono, Noam Chomsky is one of the greatest minds of the 20th century and the world’s leading voice of dissent.
In a post 9-11 world, Chomsky speaks openly about the US war on terrorism, media manipulation, and social activism to intimate seminar groups and crowded venues. He analyzes the roots of anti-American sentiment, defines terrorism in the new millennium and examines the after-effects of 9-11 in honest and forthright terms, providing a critical voice that many audiences feel is missing in the world today.
Noam Chomsky, Rebel Without A Pause features candid interviews with his wife and tour manager, Carol Chomsky, as well as activists and fans. The film has a running time of 75 minutes. A discussion follows the screening.
Cinemateca
José Luis’s Pick and Tips
The pick:
Genesis
This is a unique and often jaw-droppingly beautiful film. Essentially, this film explores our evolution from the big bang onward—a truly ambitious effort for a mere 80-minute film. The story is told by a South African narrator who appears throughout to wax poetic about the fabric of the cosmos. The movie provides many moments of beauty and awe and the visuals are unequaled. This film will help you appreciate the diverse and fascinating world we often fail to appreciate.
Another excellent choice is Seducing Doctor Lewis, a very good French-Canadian comedy.
The tips
In order to be able to provide the best viewing experience, the show times for some movies may be adjusted to accommodate their length. Be sure to check the schedule carefully. Also, please remember the new ticket price of 50 pesos. Discount cards are 450 pesos for 12 shows.
On Monday after 4pm buy your tickets for any selection of the week. Don't take the risk of being locked out! Nos vemos en el Cine….
Noon Art Special
Naked States (2000)
Monday, January 15, noon
Wednesday, January 17, noon
Social & cultural documentary, English, 80 minutes
Director: Arlene Donnelly
Cast: Spencer Tunick "Bare" witness to some of the United States' incredible subcultures in one of the highest-rated documentaries to air on HBO. Notorious artist Spencer Tunick journeys across America with the goal of capturing a public nude in every state. From the country's largest biker rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, to the outrageous Burning Man celebration to the largest group nude photo ever, witness the stories of ordinary people who decide to pose nude.
Genesis (2004)
Monday, January 15, 7 pm
Tuesday, January 16, 5 pm
Cultural documentary, English, 81 minutes
Director: Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou
Cast: Sotigui Kouyate
A right-on blend of humor and seriousness, innocence and wisdom results when an African storyteller (Sotigui Kouyate) uses the language of myth and fable to relate the birth of the universe and the appearance of life on Earth—in essence, the story of all of us. Kouyate wends a fascinating tale of time, matter, birth, love and death in which animals are the main players.
Last Life in the Universe (Ruang rak noi nid mahasan, 2003)
Wednesday, January 17, 5pm
Mystery and Suspense, Japanese with English subtitles, 104 minutes
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Yoji Tanaka, Yutaka Matsushige. Sakichi Sato
In Bangkok, a mob shooting thwarts a suicide attempt by Japanese librarian Kenji (Tadanobu Asano) and leads him to meet a woman named Noi (Sinitta Boonyasak), whose beachside shack makes the perfect hideout and the perfect backdrop for an unlikely romance. He's a prim neat freak. She's a pot-smoking slob. As their relationship deepens, Noi learns more about how Kenji became suicidal in this offbeat, stylish film.
Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande Seduction, 2003)
Thursday, January 18, 5:30pm
Friday, January 19, 5 pm
Comedy, French with English subtitles, 108 minutes
Director: Jean-Francois Pouliot
Cast: Raymond Bouchard, Lucie Laurier, Rita Lafontaine, Bruno Blanchet
This comedy follows a small fishing town in Quebec that's facing tough times as the economy continues to take a hit. The townspeople are thrilled when a major company chooses their locale to build a factory; the trouble is, the factory will be built only if the town can convince a full-time doctor to move there. So, a local man (Raymond Bouchard) organizes a no-holds-barred crusade to bring in a big city doctor (David Boutin).
Kids’ cartoons
Saturday, January 20, noon
Free
Musical Saturdays
Placido Domingo: Otello
Saturday, January 20, 2:30pm
Sung in Italian with English subtitles, 142 minutes
The soaring passions and dark treachery of Shakespeare’s immortal tragedy are imbued with stunning new power in this lavish production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello. Legendary tenor Placido Domingo turns in a triumphant performance as the noble Moor brought low by the scheming Iago. Renée Fleming is dazzling as the beautiful but ill-fated Desdemona. James Levine directs this Metropolitan Opera production.
Next week: The Magic Flute
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