12407: FW: TransAfrica Forum Calendar of Events Reminder: June 26--DC CA RIBBEAN FILMFEST 2002 continues with HAITIAN SONG (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: "Brice, Carline" <CBrice@oas.org>

TransAfrica Forum
Calendar of Events
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DC CARIBBEAN FILMFEST 2002
in celebration of Caribbean Heritage Month, June 2002
Presents
HAITIAN SONG

Wednesday, June 26, 2002, 6:30 p.m.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Auditorium
700 19th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

Sponsored by the
Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) * TransAfrica Forum Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
Foreign Policy Library * TransAfrica Metropolitan D.C. Chapter * Caribbean
Association of World Bank and IMF Staff (CAWI)
in cooperation with
Southeastern University


Wednesday June 26, 2002, 6:30 p.m.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Auditorium
700 19th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20431
(Entrance through IMF Visitors' Center)
HAITIAN SONG (1982) - Haiti - 52 mins (Creole with English subtitles).
Haitian Song is a lyrical portrait of life in a small village in rural
Haiti. The film focuses on the "rituals" which compose the texture of
everyday life: getting water from the river; making rope by hand from sisal;
cooking rice and beans in an outdoor kitchen; planting and harvesting.
Through intimate and detailed scenes, the film follows Gustav and Zilmen, a
man and a woman, through the cycle of their day and follows the larger
community through the cycles of the week: the market on Tuesday; the
cockfight on Saturday; the dance on Sunday.

Admission: Free.  For more information and pre-registration visit
www.transafricaforum.org or call 202-223-1960 x137.  The film will be
followed by a discussion led by Dr. Keith Warner, Professor of French and
Caribbean Studies at George Mason University, author of the book: On
Location: Cinema and Film in the Anglophone Caribbean.


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