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| VIDEO PREMIERE: THE FACTS OF LIFE, FROM AMADOU AND MARIAM |
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 Amadou and Mariam (Mali)
"Masiteladi"
Amadou and Mariam are probably the most successful musical export ever to come out of Mali. The back story is terrific; they met at a school for the blind, and have made a successful career of it, with collaborations with the cream of world music, most notably Manu Chao. The formula is a winner: keep it simple, keep it memorable. In "Masiteladi" the message is one of tough love; no matter how messed up things get, just keep going. In this life you cannot feel sorry for yourself, you can only thank God for your existence. The video uses a stick figure as Everyman, while Amadou and Mariam play the full-fleshed sages. |
| A FEAST FOR THE EYES AND EARS: LAYA PROJECT |
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 Laya Project
Earthsync
Laya Project’s musicians are the people of coastal and surrounding
communities in the 2004 tsunami-affected regions of Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar and India. The project is dedicated to the
survivors of that historic disaster.
This gorgeous and mesmerizng production is based on regional folk music
traditions, recorded and brought back to the studio to create settings that
enhance the original recordings. It is also a breathtakingly beautiful
juxtaposition of the grandeur of nature with its potential for destruction.
While the journey crosses borders, it preserves the music of the people, and is a personal and collective tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.
Airdates
Monday, September 14th 01:00 am (PT) 04:00 am (ET)
Monday, September 14th 05:30 pm (PT) 08:30 pm (ET)
Tuesday, September 15th 09:00 am (PT) 12:00 pm (ET)
Wednesday, September 16th 11:30 pm (PT)
Thursday, September 17th 2:30 am (ET)
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| CINEMONDO: DISTANT LIGHTS |
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 Distant Lights
Germany, 102 min
Dir: Hans-Christian Schmid
Official Selection — 2003 Tribeca Film Festival
Winner — FIPRESCI Prize, 2003 Berlin Film Festival
Winner — Silver Film Award, 2003 German Film Awards
To some it’s the end of the world, to others it’s the gateway to a new life: the river Oder between Poland and Germany. Vibrant with expectancy, this place is a magnet for people on a journey towards happiness, security and a better life. At this crossroads between two worlds Ukrainian refugees beg and bargain for entry to the West and pin all their hopes on Polish help; a teen-aged cigarette smuggler defies his father and brother to free the girl he loves from a detention center; an interpreter risks her career and her freedom to help an illegal refugee; and, a hapless businessman loses everything he owns but gains something more important. On the banks of the Oder, the law of the land is that of pure self-preservation as men and women struggle to maintain their dignity and values while they are stripped to the raw core of their existence. While some hopes and dreams are doomed, others come to pass with the quiet joy of a small and humble miracle.
“This ambitious, engrossing multi-strand drama flits back and forth across the German-Polish border, finding desperate Eastern European refugees on one side, economic recession on the other, cynicism and corruption in between. Schmid's moving film asks what responsibilities we have to our impoverished neighbours, but more than that, posits 21st century capitalism as morally and socially bankrupt.” - Time Out London
Airdates
Saturday, September 12th 08:00 pm (PT) 11:00 pm (ET)
Wednesday, September 16th 05:00 pm (PT) 08:00 pm (ET)
Thursday, September 17th 12:00 pm (PT) 03:00 pm (ET)
Friday, September 18th 02:00 am (PT) 05:00 am (ET) |
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