SCREENING: THE PANGUNA SYNDROME
DATE: 6 OCTOBER 2018
TIME: 2PM – 3.30PM
LOCATION: PJ LIVE ARTS, JAYA ONE

Film Synopsis: On the island of Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, the revolt continues. The Bougainville Crisis, a war waged by colonial powers to crush the indigenous resistance and protect their interests in the giant mine of Panguna may only be the tip of the iceberg. 20,000 lives were lost. The spirits of the land have been violated. And if the Bougainvilleans have come out, against all odds, victorious of the physical war, they now have to face a psychological one.

The referendum on Independence, planned between 2015 and 2020, is inching closer. Whose future will be written and whose voices will count? In the North, the government is attempting the resuscitate Panguna. In the Centre, around the mine site, many are attempting to imagine an alternative reality, a new articulation of modernity inclusive of their traditional cultures and identity. They are leading a battle to break free mentally and physically from oppressive structures they have been subjected to for over two hundred years. After the physical fight comes the time of the spiritual one, calling for the (re)conquest of the idea of the self.

Secure your screening passes here – https://freedomfilm.my/fff2018-programme/the-panguna-syndrome/ 

More info available here – https://www.facebook.com/notes/freedomfilmfest/the-panguna-syndrome-at-fff2018-2pm-6-oct-2018-pj-live-arts/2085341908164999/

We are excited to be joined at FFF2018 by one of the filmmakers behind ‘The Panguna Syndrome’, Olivier Pollet. Olivier is a young French journalist and independent documentary filmmaker, passionate about human rights, the environment and development issues. His work specialises in human rights, the environment and corporate accountability, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region and Papua New Guinea.

SCREENING: DEAD DONKEYS FEAR NO HYENAS
DATE: 1 OCT 2018
TIME: 8PM – 10PM
LOCATION: PJ LIVE ARTS, JAYA ONE

Film Synopsis: Farmland – the new green gold. Hoping for export revenues, Ethiopia’s government leases millions of hectares of farmland to foreign investors. But the dream of prosperity has a dark side where the World Bank plays a very questionable role… Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas investigates land grabbing and its impact on people’s lives. Pursuing the truth, we meet investors, development bureaucrats, persecuted journalists, struggling environmentalists and evicted farmers deprived of their land.

Secure your screening passes here: https://freedomfilm.my/fff2018-programme/dead-donkeys-fear-no-hyenas/

Trailer, reviews and more info here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/freedomfilmfest/dead-donkeys-fear-no-hyenas-at-fff2018-1-oct-2018-8pm-pj-live-arts/2068221479877042/

We are excited to be joined by the filmmaker behind ‘Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas’, Joakim Demmer who will be available for Q&A following the screening.

Joakim is based in Berlin, Germany and has directed and produced several internationally-acclaimed documentaries. His most recent film “Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas” has won several prizes and has been screened in around 40 countries.

Step onto the pedals of one of the specially engineered bikes from Biji-Biji Initiative and get our eco-friendly films playing. Everyone who arrives at the screening can get involved and pedal for as long as they can. Taking turns is, of course, allowed.

Films on offer:

• Malaysia: energize the world – Founders Valley (4/10) by DW Documentary

Founders in Malaysia are stepping up to the plate. German entrepreneur Fridtjof Detzner talks to them about the increasing demand for energy and their drive to find alternatives. The vision: to secure the planet’s energy supply.

• Power Down 2 Power All by Ayu Abdullah and Teresa Krug

Realizing that the planet is in danger from climate change and greenhouse gases, a boy takes it upon himself to improve efficiency of mankind’s overall power consumption. His mission: to free up power for the planet and everyone who lives on it, one device at a time.

• On the Brink of Extinction : The Malayan Tiger by WWF Malaysia & Nuvista Media

We are losing our Malayan tigers, and we need to make them a national priority. Mini story told through the eyes of an individuals, highlighting the need for greater collaborative efforts to save the king of Malaysia’s forests.

• The Little Dhoby of Penang by Adrian Lee

Settlement known as the Dhoby Ghaut faces extinction as laundry is today washed using the touch of a button. This film documents how Ramen and his friends struggle to keep their trade alive in today’s modern world.

• Barber Kubur by Adrian Lee

Barber Kubur documents the journey of Pak Din and his friends who once ran a barbershop in a cemetery minus the hair-raising experiences and supernatural occurrences..

• Rang-tan: the story of dirty palm oil by Salon Alpin

This film spotlight the destruction of Indonesian rain forest for the production of palm oil with an emotional 90-second film narrated by Emma Thompson.

• Bau Hutan by Awang Ketut

Bau Hutan is a protest monologue in response to the extensive and indiscriminate logging in Kelantan that is believed to have caused the massive floods in 2014. The film questions how power is used in the name of religion as a licence to environmental degradation that led to the suffering of thousands

Pertubuhan Amal Seri Sinar is organising mobile collections of unwanted items and recycle items for charity such as newspaper & Books, aluminium, plastic & glass, bags & toys, clothing, electricals, computer scraps etc.

Everyone is welcome to come and drop the unwanted items on 23.09.2018 at the locations as mentioned in the flyer from 8 am to 12 pm.

For more info, please call 03-90211888 or WhatsApp 0126861633. Thanks.

Pertubuhan Amal Seri Sinar is organising mobile collections of unwanted items and recycle items for charity such as newspaper & Books, aluminium, plastic & glass, bags & toys, clothing, electricals, computer scraps etc.

Everyone is welcome to come and drop the unwanted items at the locations as mentioned in the flyer from 8 am to 12 pm.

For more info, please call 03-90211888 or WhatsApp 0126861633. Thanks.