META HOUSE
Street 264, #6 – Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh,
Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
Fixed +855- (0)23 – 224 140, Mobil +855- (0) 12- 607 465
Homepage: www.meta-house.com,
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Dear Meta House_Friends!

We'd like to invite you for the following events this week – highlighted by
the Tim Page photo exhibition opening (tmr, Tuesday, 6PM) and the Cuban Film
Festival next weekend (Friday/Saturday).

Detailed infos below.
Kind regards, c u at Meta -
Lydia/Nico & Team

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TUE, 24/02, VIETNAM AMERICAN HOLOCAUST
On the occasion of the opening of the new TIM PAGE exhibit (6PM) we are
screening the documentary VIETNAM AMERICAN HOLOCAUST (2008) – presented by
Ian Carter (7PM). This provocative, incendiary film was produced and
directed by Clay Claiborne and narrated by Martin Sheen, after years of
painstaking research using declassified, but until now undiscovered,
Whitehouse tapes and National Security documents. (87min)

WED, 25/02, 7 PM INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN CAMBODIA
"The Gendered Lense": Heinrich-Boell-Foundation presents 4 short doc films
(2006, 5-10min) by indigenous filmmakers. They describe indigenous women's
work and their struggle in the face of increasing loss of land. After the
screening: Panel discussion with Mane Yun (UNDP) & representatives from the
Cambodian Indigenous Youth Association (CIYA).

THUR, 26/02, 7PM KOYAANISQATSI
Life out of balance: Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio has created an apocalyptic
vision of the collision of two different worlds – urban life and technology
versus the environment. Feat. stunning cinematography and a hypnotic
soundtrack by Philip Glass. (1982, 82min)

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CUBA FILM FESTIVAL @ META HOUSE
Friday & Saturday – Feb 27th & 28th

Enjoy films, music and drinks from Cuba – presented by Meta House in
cooperation with the Cuban Embassy in Phnom Penh…

* FRIDAY, 27th

6:30 PM VIVA CUBA
Family feature film (2005, 80min) by Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti and Iraida
Malberti Cabrera: The two children Malú and Jorgito have promised
themselves friendship for their lifetime, although their families hate each
other. When the grandmother of Malú dies and her mom decides to live outside
of Cuba, Malú and Jorgito want to escape…

8:30 PM EL BENNY
"Bio-Pic" by Jorge Luis Sánchez (Cuba, 2006, 132min) – dedicated to
Bartolomé (Benny) Moré, famous Cuban singer and composer, who has witnessed
the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista and the first years of the Cuban
Revolution.

* SATURDAY, 28th

6.30 PM MEMORIAS DEL SUBDESARROLLO (INCONSOLABLE MEMORIES)
Beautiful and poetic black and white film by Tomas G. Alea (1968, 85min):
Sergio, a wealthy bourgeois aspiring writer, decides to stay in Cuba even
though his wife and friends flee to Miami. Sergio looks back over the
changes in Cuba from the Castro revolution to the Cuban missile crisis, the
effect of living in an underdeveloped country.

8.30 PM SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE
Currently some 30,000 Cuban doctors are providing high-quality care in over
70, mainly poor, countries. Cuban medical teams were among the first to
respond to Pakistan's 2005 earthquake – and the few to stick around after
the snows came. Thoroughly researched and with heart-warming personal
accounts, Tom Fawthrop's Swimming Against the Tide (2007, 45min) is an
inspiration; a timely reminder of what public health is meant to be all
about. Essential viewing for healthcare professionals – and users – anywhere
in the world.

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SUN, 01/03, 6.30 PM BUDDHA'S LOST CHILDREN
A Thai Buddhist monk – armed only with his faith and master boxing skills –
wages an inspirational battle to help orphaned children, fight drug abuse
and preserve a vanishing way of life. Plus THE CROSS AND THE BODDHI TREE:
Spiritual journeys of a French Catholic priest in Cambodia and an English
Anglican nun in Oxford as they explore and encounter the practices of
Buddhism.

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Dear META HOUSE friends,

Parallel to the hearing of DUCH (the former chief of the Khmer Rouge
detention
center S-21) we are screening this week (until Saturday) the best
documentaries that
deal with the Khmer Rouge genocide and its legacy (such as TERROR'S
ADVOCATE, DEACON
OF DEATH, NEW YEAR'S BABY amm.)

Tonight we want to invite you for KAMPUCHEA – DEATH AND REBIRTH (7PM). The
first
film shot after Khmer Rouge (by GDR filmmakers Heynowski/Scheumann) is not
only a
very valuable documentation of the horrors and atrocities of the KR
period, but also
shows the first steps in rebuilding a devastated country.

Please come tonite or in the following days. Program details are listed
below.
Entrance is free. Food and drinks available. All the best from Meta House,
Lydia/Nico & the team

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WED, 18/02, 7 PM DEACON OF DEATH
Emotional Khmer-Rouge-Doc by Jan van den Berg and Willem van den Put. Sok
Chea, a
victim of the Khmer Rouge regime, seeks the confrontation with the man
whom she
keeps responsible for the assassination of her family, twenty-five years
ago. The
film contributes to the discussion concerning the impact of the KR regime.
(NL,
2004, 65min)

THUR, 19/02, 7 PM TERROR'S ADVOCATE
Powerful documentary by Barbet Schroeder on the controversial lawyer
Jacques Vergès,
who has defended Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and super-terrorist Carlos
"The
Jackal". His latest case brings Vergès to Cambodia. (2007, 135min)

FRI, 20/02, 6PM KHMER IN THE DIASPORA
After 25 years of attempting to live a "normal American life," the parents
of female
filmmaker Socheata Poeuv revealed a shocking family secret that would draw
them all
back to Cambodia. Pouev's excellent doc NEW YEARS BABY (2006, 80min) is
screened at
6PM in Khmer, at 7PM in English – followed by SEASONS OF MIGRATION about
the work of
Cambodian choreographer Sophiline Cheam Shapiro (Khmer Arts Academy).

SAT, 21/02, 7 PM KING SIHANOUK's MOVIES
MH presents two feature films by former King Sihanouk: His most important
work
SHADOW OVER ANGKOR from 1968 (7PM) uncovers an international plot to
topple the
Cambodian government. Not long after the release of this film, which
pointed out the
failure of the U.S. sponsored plot, President Nixon ordered
round-the-clock bombing
of the country. ROSE OF BOKOR (1969) (8.30PM) deals with the Japanese
invasion in
World War 2.

SUN, 22/02, 7PM GERMAN AID FOR CAMBODIA
Cambodia is a partner country for the German development cooperation.
Priority areas
are rural development and support for the health system. Cross-cutting tasks
include: fostering democracy, civil society, public administration and good
governance. Filmmaker Nico Mesterharm and international colleagues
followed various
German aid projects (by GTZ PSP and others) in Cambodia.

Meta-House: THUR, 12/02, 7PM RED EARTH VILLAGE – DEY KROHOM
Australian filmmaker Erik Lofting FRI, 13/02, 7PM: EVICTION 2: RITHY PANH & “THE BUILDING”
The Bassac apartment block (known as “The Building”) is one of the last
remaining symbols of Cambodia’s 1960s architectural boom. Rithy Panh’s
artful documentary “PAPER CANNOT WRAP UP EMBERS” from 2007 (7:30 PM) focuses
on prostitutes who live and work there. Bangladesdhi photographers Joybrata
Sarker and Oviek Sarwar present their “BUILDING” photo project prior to the
screening.

Dear META HOUSE friends,

our program this week starts with PHNOM PENH TANGO – this Tuesday, from 6PM.
Meta House Artist-In-Residence Robert Lawrence will be giving a free Tango
dance lesson, followed by a performance together with MH art manager Lydia
Parusol (within his international social sculpture project "Tango
Intervention"/ www.tangointervention.org).

From 7PM we will screen GOTAN PROJECT'S "LA REVANCHA DEL TANGO" (groovy
blend of tango and electronic beats within a stunning live performance from
2005) and THE MUSIC OF ASTOR PIAZOLLA (2005) – Argentine's tango composer
and bandoneon player revolutionized traditional tango into a new style
termed "tango nuevo".

Come and dance with us on the rooftop – or stop by later in the week for the
following screenings (highlighted by our "Eviction Double Feature" on
Thursday/Friday). Details below.

All the best from Meta House, Nico/Lydia

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WED, 11/02, 7 PM WORKING MAN'S DEATH
Is heavy manual labor disappearing or is it just becoming invisible? Where
can we still find it in the 21st century? The breathtaking documentary by
Michael Glawogger (who directed "Megacities") follows the trail of workers
around the world: in the illegal mines of the Ukraine, sulfur workers in
Indonesia, workers in Pakistan, and joins Chinese steel workers. (Austria,
2005, 122min).

THUR, 12/02, 7PM: EVICTION 1: DEY KROHOM
Australian filmmaker Erik Lofting captured the life's of people, who lived
in Phnom Penh's Red Earth Village (Dey Krohom), which was the last slum
communities in central Phnom Penh and evicted in January 2009 (2007, 32
min). Plus photo presentations/slide shows about ecvictions: NGO are invited
to participate. Kids from the building and the Aziza-school will join the
screening and speak about their feelings!

FRI, 13/02, 7PM: EVICTION 2: RITHY PANH & "THE BUILDING"
The Bassac apartment block (known as "The Building") is one of the last
remaining symbols of Cambodia's 1960s architectural boom. Rithy Panh's
artful documentary "PAPER CANNOT WRAP UP EMBERS" from 2007 (7:30 PM) focuses
on prostitutes who live and work there. Bangladesdhi photographers Joybrata
Sarker and Oviek Sarwar present their "BUILDING" photo project prior to the
screening.

SAT, 14/02, 7PM BROADCAST FROM YANGON
Government censorship and a deficit of technical skills and technology make
much of Myanmar's home-grown cinematic output seem defective and
unsophisticated – even to local audiences. Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey
Merrison founded the Yangon Film School. Tonite we are showing eight
documentaries from 2007 and a photo slide show presentation by photographer
Virginie Noel about the young generation in Burma.

SUN, 15/02, 7PM AFRICAN FUTURES
Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent –
ravaged by civil wars and HIV/AIDS. Two brilliant doc films tackle these
issues: WAR/DANCE (2007, 105min) is set in Northern Uganda, speaking of the
revival of arts and culture after years of turmoil; WITHOUT THE KING (2007,
83min) leads the audience to Swaziland – the last absolute monarchy in the
world.

Press Release: The Danish band “The Chopsticks” arrived in Cambodia in Jan ‘09 to release – “Love & Eviction” – a new album dedicated to and inspired by Dey Krahorm village and their 4- year, non-violent resistance to eviction. The Chopsticks and Dey Krahorm artists and leaders had planned to launch a solidarity concert tour for threatened and evicted communities at the end of January. But on January 24th, instead of instruments and song-sheets, they witnessed the brutal attack on Dey Krahorm, hope, and human rights in general.

Today, re-motivated by Dey Krahorm’s continued resilience, The Chopsticks are picking up their instruments for a fund-raising concert in support of the hardworking volunteers of LICADHO Canada who have documented the trials and tribulations of Dey Krahorm side by side with the villagers. This documentation has been used as legal evidence, to support existing advocacy efforts and has been key in enabling Dey Krahorm to claim a loud voice.
The Chopsticks concerts will ensure LICADHO Canada continue to document this critical time in Dey Krahorm’s story. A limited amount of the “Love &
Eviction” albums will be available for minimum of $30 donation. Additionally, a selection of LICADHO Canada’s hard-impact videos will be shown between sets and Borey Penn [LICADHO Canada] will share an update on the current situation of the Dey Krahorm evictees.

Join us for a moving and inspiring night on Thursday, February 12, 7pm at Gasolina #56-58, Street 57, Phnom Penh.
contact Cornelius for Details: 017 799 716
[A special thank you to Gasolina for donating the venue]