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Program Guide 2007

Shorts Program Four
Monday March 14, 5:30PM

Laemmles  Music Hall 3

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Awol

USA, 2005, 20 min
Director: Brigid Maher
Written By: Brigid Maher
Producer: Brigid Maher

“In a troubling vignette about an encounter between an army deserter and a desert family
 in Iraq, Maher evokes a wealth of cross-cultural ambiguities and tensions generated by
 the war.”– Pat Aufderheide, Film Critic


Building Bridges

USA, 2006, 13 min
Director: Jeanine Isabel Butler
Written By: Jeanine Isabel Butler
Producer: Jeanine Isabel Butler

The women of the Mostar Women's Citizen Initiative in Bosnia are an exceptional group
of community leaders, political activists and ordinary citizens who launch a joint effort to
transcend ethnic and religious strife in a country fractured by war.


Tammy Hall Reflections

USA, 2006, 35 min
Director: Lauren Speeth
Written By: Lauren Speeth
Producer: Lauren Speeth

Jazz great Tammy Hall's live-in-concert jazz piano performance at Yoshi's is combined
with cinematography and animations by the elfenworks team.


Thai Women Challenging AIDS

Thailand, 2006, 10 min
Director: Narumol Sriyanond Bartone
Written By: Narumol Sriyanond Bartone
Producer: Narumol Sriyanond Bartone

An engaging profile of courage in the face of AIDS, this film interweaves the stories
of three Northern Thai women as they struggle with stigma and society’s expectations
while exploring each woman’s creative and spiritual path toward healing.


Rape For Who I AM

USA, 2006, 13 min
Director: Lovinsa Kavuma
Written By: Lovinsa Kavuma
Producer: Lovinsa Kavuma

In South Africa, lesbian women are being targeted for rape.  Four extraordinary women
recount harrowing experiences of their struggles and refusal to become victims of their
sexuality.

 

 

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