The Eyes Wide Open film series - U.S. Citizens for Peace & Justice – Rome
Thursday, April 27, 2017, 8pm
(Hubert
Sauper, France/Austria, 2015, 110 min., in English)
Winner
Berlin Festival Peace Film Prize, Winner Sundance
Festival Special Jury Award
A
surreal and
breathtaking
portrait of South
Sudan,
in
the
throes
of
a
post-colonialism
that is “post” in name only. More than a
political
pamphlet, the film is a mosaic of images that get you
to feel
what people there feel. A voyage within a people.
Circolo
ARCI
Arcobaleno,
1
Via Pullino
(Metro
Garbatella)
How to get there:
www.bit.ly/pullino
The
film is
in
English
and
is free (but small donations are welcome). Arcobaleno
membership
is €7 per year, valid for various discounts in
Rome.
Doors open at 7pm; film starts
at
8pm;
a
brief
discussion follows in English (but Italian is OK, too).
Drinks
(including artisan beers)
and
a
light dinner can be enjoyed before or during the film.
For
more info write: film-series@gmx.us
Official Trailer:
Click
on the image above.
Interview
with the director:
Click
on the image above to see the interview of Hubert Sauper by filmmaker
Ondi
Timoner on the documentary talk show “BYOD”
(Bring
Your Own Documentary).
Reviews:
Los
Angeles Times,
The
Washington Post,
The
Hollywood Reporter, Variety.
Background
info:
(coming)