OZASIA
July 16th 2008 03:11
OZASIA ON SCREEN
17 - 24 September, Mercury Cinema
OzAsia on Screen showcases the scope of screen culture from the Asia Pacific region. With every film ticket purchased you'll receive $5 off an adult or concession ticket for any OzAsiA Festival performance.
Vertical Ray of The Sun (PG)
17 September 2008
Director: Anh Hung Tran
Vietnam/France/Germany 2000
In this sumptuously photographed film, set amidst the creative milieu of artists and writers in contemporary Hanoi, three sisters meet on the anniversary of their mother’s death to prepare a memorial banquet in her honour.
Opera Jawa
19 September 2008
Director: Garin Nugroho
Indonesia/Austria 2006
Combining traditional dance, gamelan music and puppet theatre into a strikingly modern creation, this lavish, operatic musical was inspired by the great classic of ancient Indian and South East-Asian literature, the Ramayana. When Setio and his wife Siti’s earthenware business collapses.
Five Is Too Many
24 September 2008
Director: Ahn Seul-ki
South Korea 2005 Filled with remorse after causing Dong-kyu’s memory loss, Si-nae provides him with shelter at her place. As she tries to help the teenage runaway recover from his amnesia, Si-nae’s small, one room shelter becomes crowded with an unlikely assortment of odd characters who begin to form a de-facto family unit in this witty comedy.
Sringaram - Dance of Love
21 September 2008
Director: Sharada Ramanathan India 2005
Telling the story of a Devadasi temple dancer, her search for an identity and her discovery of emancipation, this elegant and contemporary presentation of a tradition-bound India of the 1920s is a glorious mélange of stunning visuals and magnificent music.
CJ7 (PG)
21 September 2008
Director: Stephen Chow
Hong Kong 2008
Ti works hard at a construction site to make sure he can give his son Dicky the best education. With no money left to buy Dicky any toys, Ti goes to his favourite place - the junkyard! Finding a bizarre creature, he calls it CJ7 and gives it to his son to play with.
Documentary Double
20 September 2008
MY MOTHER INDIA (PG)
Director: Safina Uberoi
Australia 2001
52mins
Safina has an Indian father who collects kitsch calendars, an Australian mother who hangs her knickers out to dry in front of the horrified neighbours, a self-styled Guru grandfather and a fiercely man-hating grandmother.
OzAsia Filmmakers
20 September 2008
Three of Australia’s finest filmmakers will introduce their work and participate in a Q&A session. A unique opportunity to find out what drives them to create and discover the stories behind the filmmaking process.
BROWN TRASH
Director: Tresa Ponnor
Australia 2006
7mins DV Short Film
17 - 24 September, Mercury Cinema
OzAsia on Screen showcases the scope of screen culture from the Asia Pacific region. With every film ticket purchased you'll receive $5 off an adult or concession ticket for any OzAsiA Festival performance.
17 September 2008
Director: Anh Hung Tran
Vietnam/France/Germany 2000
In this sumptuously photographed film, set amidst the creative milieu of artists and writers in contemporary Hanoi, three sisters meet on the anniversary of their mother’s death to prepare a memorial banquet in her honour.
Opera Jawa
19 September 2008
Director: Garin Nugroho
Indonesia/Austria 2006
Combining traditional dance, gamelan music and puppet theatre into a strikingly modern creation, this lavish, operatic musical was inspired by the great classic of ancient Indian and South East-Asian literature, the Ramayana. When Setio and his wife Siti’s earthenware business collapses.
Five Is Too Many
24 September 2008
Director: Ahn Seul-ki
South Korea 2005 Filled with remorse after causing Dong-kyu’s memory loss, Si-nae provides him with shelter at her place. As she tries to help the teenage runaway recover from his amnesia, Si-nae’s small, one room shelter becomes crowded with an unlikely assortment of odd characters who begin to form a de-facto family unit in this witty comedy.
Sringaram - Dance of Love
21 September 2008
Director: Sharada Ramanathan India 2005
Telling the story of a Devadasi temple dancer, her search for an identity and her discovery of emancipation, this elegant and contemporary presentation of a tradition-bound India of the 1920s is a glorious mélange of stunning visuals and magnificent music.
CJ7 (PG)
21 September 2008
Director: Stephen Chow
Hong Kong 2008
Ti works hard at a construction site to make sure he can give his son Dicky the best education. With no money left to buy Dicky any toys, Ti goes to his favourite place - the junkyard! Finding a bizarre creature, he calls it CJ7 and gives it to his son to play with.
Documentary Double
20 September 2008
MY MOTHER INDIA (PG)
Director: Safina Uberoi
Australia 2001
52mins
Safina has an Indian father who collects kitsch calendars, an Australian mother who hangs her knickers out to dry in front of the horrified neighbours, a self-styled Guru grandfather and a fiercely man-hating grandmother.
OzAsia Filmmakers
20 September 2008
Three of Australia’s finest filmmakers will introduce their work and participate in a Q&A session. A unique opportunity to find out what drives them to create and discover the stories behind the filmmaking process.
BROWN TRASH
Director: Tresa Ponnor
Australia 2006
7mins DV Short Film
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