12088: Raoul Peck Documentary Screening (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Dave Fonda <fonphoto@snip.net>

NEW  DOCUMENTARY  ON  GLOBALIZATION  GETS  PHILADELPHIA  PREMIER


ŒProfit, and Nothing But!ı, a new documentary film by internationally renown filmmaker Raoul Peck, will have its Philadelphia premier at 7:30pm on Saturday June 1, in Pilling Hall at the First United Methodist Church of Germantown (FUMCOG), 6023 Germantown Ave., Phila., PA.

Following the film, Dr. Marie M. B. Racine will provide commentary on the film and on globalization.  The evening will conclude with a reception and book signing;  Haitian refreshments will be available.  The screening is being hosted by the Fonkoze Development Fund of Philadephia, along with the FUMCOG Haiti Committee.  Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door.  Proceeds benefit Fonkoze.

The film illuminates the negative effects of globalization and the profit motives of capitalism on the worlds poor. To do so, Peck uses his native land of Haiti as a canvas to paint a picture of its oft-times devastating reality.

ŒSuperb!  A complete and thought provoking analysis of the current global economic system....  (Profit, And Nothing But!) provides important insight into the realities of todayıs global economy, and does so in a manner that is simple in its explanation, yet far-reaching in its conclusions.ı ‹ Economic Justice News

Raoul Peck is an internationally acclaimed filmmaker and documentarian who was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and educated in Zaire, France, Germany and New York.  His work has been screened at dozens of prominent film festivals worldwide, and has earned him numerous prizes and awards, including the distinguisehed Lifetimne Achievement Award from Human Rights Watch.  Peckıs most recent feature film, Lumumba, an eloquent study of the rise and fall of the legendary African leader, was an international critical and audience favorite.

Dr. Racine is Professor of Foreign Languages at the Univ. of the District of Columbia, and author of Like the Dew That Waters the Grass:  Words from Haitian Women.  She was born in Haiti and sits on the Board of Directors of Fonkoze USA.

Fonkoze is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the poor of Haiti by promoting entrepreneurship through micro-credit loans and business skills education.  The Fonkoze Development Fund supports these efforts through local fundraising and education programs, working under the auspices of the national organization, Fonkoze USA.


For more information, please contact Dave Fonda at
fonphoto@snip.net.