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...many, this introspection was inspired by the idea of “Sankofa”—the theme of BAF this year. A Ghanaian word literally meaning, “go back and take,” this expression inspired artists from all walks of life to create works which reflected their cultural and personal background. Beyond that, “Sankofa” implies using one’s history as an impetus to make progress...
...fondness for small dramas with an obvious social message and a prejudice against gigantic science-fiction pictures that use pioneering techniques to create a compelling new world - albeit with their own obvious social message. Avatar is every bit as political as The Hurt Locker in its eco-friendly theme, and much more boldly anti-military: by the end of the movie, viewers are meant to be cheering for the deaths of the U.S. soldiers trying to occupy Pandora. It didn't help. The Oscar voters saw Avatar (if they did watch it) as just another genre film...
Close to a hundred women and men crammed into the Women’s Week kick-off party last night in Ticknor Lounge, discussing their excitement for the upcoming week as they donned t-shirts stating “Strength Through Solidarity,” a theme that has guided much of the planning...
...plot - the pristine planet of Pandora, 4.37 light-years away, is imperiled by a rapacious Earthly corporation bent on destructive mining - and environmental hotspots on this planet. The groups have also launched a social media campaign on Twitter and Facebook urging Cameron to talk about Avatar's pro-environment theme at the Oscars. "There are so many situations like what happens in the film happening on planet Earth," says Orli Cotel, deputy communications director for the Sierra Club. "And if it takes Pandora to get people to care about planet Earth, that's fine with...
...theme running through Sacco's chronicle is what he calls, "the frailty of memory". Sacco does his best to sort out the contradictory testimony, made hazy by the passage of time and successive repeats of similar traumas over the decades. The survivors of the Rafah killings, for example, all remember the appearance of a flock of doves soon before they were freed, but they can't recall if the birds settled on the shoulders of the officer who appeared to demand the Palestinians' release, or if the doves hovered above the officer's head, or if their uniformed savior...