Four unforgettable films this weekend
Don’t miss these four unforgettable films, screening at Academy Cinemas this weekend as part of turbulence: the 3rd Auckland Triennial.
This multi-venue exhibition features over 35 international artists who respond to the turbulent times in which we live.
Saturday 21 April
10am -
From the Other Side (99 mins)
French filmmaker Chantal
Akerman records attitudes to Mexican migration in a series
of interviews on both sides of the US border which reveal
not only the physical but also the psychological
boundaries.
Midday - Soundtrack to War (95mins)
George
Gittoes follows the American-led invasion of Iraq through
music, from the testosterone-fuelled anthems played in the
tanks to raps written and performed by the soldiers
themselves.
Sunday 22 April
Midday - Soundtrack to War (95mins)
2pm - Muxima (36mins) and Border
(27mins)
Alfredo Jaar’s haunting film is structured
around six different versions of the Angolan song Muxima, or
heart. Landmines have left one in every 330 people in the
former Portugese colony an amputee.
Laura Waddington's documents attempts by refugees from France’s Sangatte camp to escape to England through the channel tunnel. Her poetic images capture the fear, terror and sense of limbo felt by those on the border.
For more
information:
www.aucklandtriennial.com
www.academycinemas.co.nz
www.soundtracktowar.com
www.alfredojaar.net
www.laurawaddington.com
ENDS