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Two Films About Forging New Beginnings

Coastside Film Society

May 25, 2007

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Short: The Danish Poet, 2006 Oscar-winning short animation written, directed and animated by Torvill Kove and narrated by Liv Ullmann. The film deals with heady questions. Can we trace the chain of events that lead to our birth? Is our existence just coincidence? Do little things matter? To explore these questions, we follow Kasper, a poet whose creative well has run dry, on a holiday to Norway to meet the famous writer, Sigrid Undset. As Kasper's quest for inspiration unfolds, it appears that a spell of bad weather, an angry dog, slippery barn planks, a careless postman, hungry goats and other seemingly unrelated factors might play important roles in a big scheme of things after all. Feature: The White Rainbow The story of four remarkable women and their struggle to overcome the stigma and brutal reality of widowhood in modern India. The protagonist Priya, is an educated and affluent woman who is widowed young. Despondent, alone and desperate, she seeks solace in Vrindavan, the "city of widows." There she meets three women who become her best friends. Roop has spent 30 years making her own way in this temple town, and knows all the town's dirty secrets. Her own mother-in-law tragically disfigured gentle Mala. Young Deepti was forced into servitude and the underground sex trade run by the local Panda priests. These four women form a deep bond and through their friendship begin to discover a way to take charge of their own fate. Their journey is not without adversity and tragedy from a system dominated by men who prosper from the exploitation of India's most disenfranchised citizens. Film makers Linda and Dharan Mandrayar will be in attendance to present the film and do Q&A.

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