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TERROR'S ADVOCATE Barbet Schroeder
PALACE OF DREAMS
BROADCAST FROM NGO LAND
WHY WE FIGHT Eugene Jarecki
THE 11th HOUR Nadia Conners & Leila Conner Petersen
WITHOUT THE KING Michael Skolk
FIREWORKS Takeshi Kitamo
and many more...
5. International Music Festival Phnom Penh.
CAMBODIA GOES BAROQUE
30th October - 3rd November 2008

The Art Plus Foundation is bringing Western classical music to the Kingdom of Cambodia. The annual festival features top international performers as well as Khmer newcomers.

Sat, Nov 1, 7 PM: INDONESIAN DANCE & MUSIC
Sun, Nov 2, 11 AM: STEPHAN RAHN (PIANO)
Sun, Nov 2, 7 PM: CONCERT WITH INTERNATIONAL GUESTS
Mon, Nov 3, 7 PM: RIEKO SUZUKUI (Piano)
All regular concerts at St. Josephs Chapel, # 1788, Street Nr.5

INTERSECTON
Reflections on the legends, folk tales and parade of supernatural

EXHIBITION OPENING
Tuestday, November 04 @6pm

Bruce Hundersen's 2nd Meta House exhibit "INTERECTIONS" vividly reflects the traitional folk tales of Southeast Asia using contemporary computer imagine. Gundersen's visuals continue to explore his fascination with the interplay between the supernatural and corporeal worlds filled with characters that are vividly depicted through his unique photomontages. After an in depth research into the Khmer and Thai folk tales, legends and belief systems, this New York artist reinterprets traditional Sougheast Asian cosmologies, reflected in their literature, murals and performing arts. He works collaboratively with professional dancers and performers to recreate the scenses. (Exhibition runs until the 25th of November).

THE GENERED LENSE
MH and Heinrice Bõll Foundation's Cambodia Country Office are cooperating for a gender fil series every first Wednesday of the month - starting Novemer 5th. We will provide a stage for both documentaries and feature films that address a variety of topics from a gender perspective, focusing on stories from Cambodia and SE Asia. Films will be presented by makers and NGO representatives - with discussion after the screenings.

November / Week One
Sat 01st, 8pm
TOUCH THE SOUND
Brilliant movie that takes the viewers on sound journey with deaf percussionist Evelyn Glenni (2006, 98min) - plus the Khmer Mekong Film documentation of Epic Arts' SPOTLIGHT FESTIVAL 2008 for disabled and able-bodied artists in Phnom Penh.
Sun 2nd, 8pm
WITHOUT THE KING
Swaziland is the last absolute monarchy in the world and one of the few African countries that has never faced a civil war. This portrait of a nation in transition juxtaposes the opulent life of the royal family to the bare subsistence of Swazi citizens. By Michael Skolnik (2007, 83min.)
November / Week Two
Tue 04th, 6pm
INTERSECTIONS
EXHIBITION OPENING
REFLECTIONS ON THE LEGENDS, FOLK TALES AND A PARADE OF SUPERNATURALS
by US artist Bruce Gundersen
Wed 05th, 6pm
THE GENDERED LENSE
6 PM: "SYSTEMATIC LAND REGISTRATION IN CAMBODIA" (15 min) plus a film portraying five women that provide "WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVES" (16 min) on the land titling process. Discussion will be held afterwards by Dr. Franz-Volker Muller (GTZ), Ros Sopheap (GAD/C), Mehrak Mervar (gender and governance consultant).

8 PM: "UP THE YANGTZE" is a compelling doc film by Yung Chang about development and dams in modern China - seen through the eyes of a girl, who is leaving her family to work on a cruiseliner (2007, 109 min.)
Thu 06th, 8pm
THE 11th HOUR
With contributions from over 50 politicians, scientists, and environmental activists, the film documents the grave problems facing our planet and gives possible solutions. Produced and narrated by Leonard DiCaprio, directed by Nadia Conners and Leila Conners Petersen. (2007, 95min.)
Fri 07th, 8pm
BROADCAST FROM NGO LAND
Over 6000 NGOs are registered in Cambodia. Is the density warping the culture? MH is screening a broad selection of short docs by Cambodian and international filmmakers, who focus on development and aidwork in the kingdom. NGOs are invited to participate.
Sat 08th, 8pm
SHOOTING THE MESSENGER?
Khmer Mekong Films has made many "message-based" productions for NGOs - but how effective are they, particularly when drama is involved? Does so-called "edutainment" really deliver to rural people? Can messages really change behaviour? KMF co-founder Matthew Robinson shows some examples of recent KMF "edutainments", inviting audience discussion and debate.
Sun 09th, 8pm
FIREWORKS
Our film series "SET IN ASIA" is back - with one of the best Japanese gangster-films: Ultra cool pictures and powerful combination of violence and emotions. By Takeshi Kitano (1997, 103 min).
November / Week Three
Fri 14th, 8pm
FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT BELIEF?
The short documentary THE WIDOWS' FARM (2007, 30min) takes the audience to the South of Thailand, where Muslims are fighting for autonomy. In Morgan Spurlock's smart film WHERE IN THE WORLD IS OSAMA BIN LADEN the US director tours the Middle East to discuss the war on terror with Arabic people. (2008, 93min.)
Sat 15th, 8pm
STOP TRAFFICKING NOW!
Human trafficking in Cambodia is set to rise with the sharp increase in food and fuel prices, according to aid workers. The lure of a better life and a secure income is bound to trap more unsuspecting youngsters. Get an insight through short documentaries by Ian White, Nico Mesterharm and the Khmer feature film "The Victim".
Sun 16th, 8pm
META ANIMATION
Learn about Cambodian comics and Khmer animations. After the presentation we screen the powerful animation movie "Corto Maltese about a sailor who is searching for his fate - from Indochina to Russia. (2002, 92min.)
November / Week Four
Tue 18th, 8pm
WHERE ELEPHANTS WHEEP
Amrita Performing Arts and Cambodian Living Arts give a foretaste of the world premiere of the first Khmer Rock Opera (from November 28 until December 07 2008 @ Chenla Theatre). Meet the people behind it @ MH.
Wed 19th, 8pm
TERROR'S ADVOCATE
Powerful documentary by Barbet Schroeder on the controversial lawyer Jacques Vergès, who has defended Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and super-terrorist Carlos "The Jackal". His latest case brings Vergès to Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Trial. (2007, 135min)
Thue 20th, 8pm
WHY WE FIGHT
Excellent documentary by Eugene Jarecki on America's war policies, Iraq and what is termed "the Bush doctrine". (2005, 99min.)
Fri 21th, 8pm
SAVE THE ECOSYSTEMS!
Cambodia's ecosystems provide rural Cambodia with its main source of income. Despite their importance, ecosystems are degraded and species are threatened - feat. doc films "Prey Lang" by Jocelyn and Ben Pederick (Winner of the Environmental Film Fest 2008), "Serengeti of Asia" by Allan Michaud a.m.m.
Sat 22th, 8pm
THE NEW KHMER KIDZ
Meta House presents a selection of documentaries on the daily life of Cambodian kids and their struggle for a better future - including "VIDEO POSTCARDS" by Christine Bouteillier and "LIFES A BEACH" by N. Mesterharm about the life of a teenage fruit seller from Sihanoukville.
Sun 28th, 8pm
THE CROSS and THE BODDHI TREE
Two documentaries about Christian-Buddhist Encounters in Cambodia plus the feature film "SPRING SUMMER, FALL, WINTER AND SPRING" by Korean director Kim Ki-duk, who has crafted a universal story about human spirit and its evolution - taking place on an isolated lake, where an old monk lives on a small floating temple. (2003, 103min.)
November / Week Five
Tue 25th, 8pm
PALACE OF DREAMS
BBC World Trust presents its newest feature film about HIV and youth at risk. "Khmer Edutainment" with a selection of Cambodia's top young actors! (2008, 90min.)
Wed 26th, 8pm
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD (Part 2)
The "Department for Media and Communication" (DMC) at the Royal University of Phnom Penh presents 10 new documentaries by Cambodian students on the Khmer Rouge legacy and reconciliation. Filmmakers will be present. (2008, 60min).
Thu 27th, 8pm
EQUITY TV @ META
"Equity Weekly" is a groundbreaking Khmer/English TV program on topics concerning society, politics and economy - financed by UNDP, aired by state channel TVK. Tonite we screen an Equity film about coral reef destruction and the work of the NGO "Marine Conservation Cambodia" - presented by project leaders Paul Ferber and Bart Kluskens.
Fri 28th, 8pm
KAMPUCHEA: DEATH and REBIRTH
The first documentary after KR by Studio HandS - exclusively at Meta Hous (a must-see)! (German with English Subtitles, 1979, 90min). Plus the short doc EXCERSISES about the reopening of the Fine Arts Academy in 1980
Sat 29th, 8pm
THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER
US Filmmakers Jarecki/ Gibney ask within their copntroversial documentary, if "Peace Nobel Laureate" Henry Kissinger is a war criminal? (2002, 80min)
Sun 30th, 8pm
KHMIX IT! ROCKING CAMBODIA
"The Nu Sound of Phnom Penh" features the best of the young contemporary music scene - music videos and short docs from Rock to Hip Hop. This special presentation is followed by "SHINE A LIGHT": Filmmaker Martin Scorsese meet "The Rolling Stones". (2008, 122min.)