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2009 official selection
 
 
FRIDAY (20 FEB 09)   SATURDAY (21 FEB 09)
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  SUNDAY (22 FEB 09)
 
 
     
global focus


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  Global Focus V - The New Environmentalists
(USA, 2009, 30 mins.) Asian Premiere

Global Focus V — The New Environmentalists features intimate portraits
of seven passionate and dedicated activists. These are true environmental
heroes who have placed themselves squarely in harm’s way to battle
intimidating adversaries, while others are creating partnerships with unlikely
allies. Their goal: safeguarding the Earth’s natural resources from shortsighted
exploitation and unbridled pollution. The stories feature:
Belgium, Mexico, Siberia, Ecuador, Mozambique, Puerto Rico,
Robert Redford narrates.

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intelligent life



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  Intelligent Life: Change Your Mind. Change The World.
(USA, 2008, 73 mins.) World Premiere

Americans have just turned an historic page. The Presidential election of Barack Obama has cemented one of the most significant moments in American history. Americans are now ready to move humanity forward and make the necessary changes in order to turn our country and our world around in a positive, sustainable and responsible direction... but how? Intelligent Life provides the basic blueprint of everyday solutions that all Americans can adopt right now. Intelligent Life is a stunning high-definition mirror of modern American life, produced in photo essay style, set to a dramatic soundtrack by a line-up of Grammy® Award-winning/nominated recording artists.

www.intelligentlifefilm.com

     
is there a pong@PFF 2009

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  Is There a Pong?
(Canada, 2007, 3 mins.) Asian Premiere

FADE IN:
INT. TV STUDIO - NIGHT
WIDE SHOT: Rantdog, - hand puppet, controlled by a severed arm, smokes a pipe - talks about the glories of Video Games and Machinima.
And then, suddenly--
CUT TO: Rantdog's "Sadness and Miserable" - an action packed, family drama and film tribute to Pong.
CLOSE UP: The Meaning of life.
PAN TO: Questions about the existence of God and 1972.
MEDIUM SHOT: Universe and Rantdog.
TITLES: The FIN

     


"FLOW is an eye-opening, troubling 90 minutes that makes us think twice about an element we take for granted."
(Boston)

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  FLOW: For Love of Water
(USA, 2008, 84 mins.) Asian Premiere

An inspired, yet disturbingly provocative, wake-up call: our life-giving water is a resource in peril across the planet.

The film highlights a global crisis on water politics, pollution and human rights and warns that water, the quintessence of life and our most precious resource, can no longer be taken for granted. Unless we effect global change, impoverished nations could be wiped from the planet and by their thirst for survival, people across the planet are fighting for their birthright.

www.flowthefilm.org

     
portrait of a dancer   Portrait of a Dancer
(India, 2007, 2 mins.) Asian Premiere

Hamsa Moily is an experimental dancer who is searching for her language. She is caught between two worlds. As if perched on an edge, she loves dancing on the scaffolding, ready to take a leap of faith. Double exposure and staccato edits are used to try and reveal the gossamer layers of her mind. A skip bleach of the negative brings a subconcious quality to her world. This is her portrait.

 

     
living yoga

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  Living Yoga: The Life and Teachings of Swami Satchidananda
(USA, 2007, 60 mins.) Thailand Premiere

A one-hour documentary highlighting the distinctive blend of Yoga, spiritual philosophy and interfaith ideals Swami Satchidananda brought from India in 1966 and offered to the Woodstock generation. His teachings of Integral Yoga influenced an entire generation and created a Yoga culture that is flourishing today. Applications of Yoga in health care, environmental preservation, education, the arts and other arenas are all highlighted with interviews from leaders in these fields and include Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Mehmet Oz, pop artist icon Peter Max, Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals), and many more.

www.livingyogamovie.org

 

¡¡¡ Live music between 18.30 and 19.30 // First Screening at 19.30 !!!

THE LATEST: Indian Ambient music at the PFF on Friday and Saturday evenings

Internationally renowned Saraswati Veena player Anand Jagota will jam at the PFF! Please arrive early on Friday February 20 and Saturday Feburary 21 as Anand's Indian Ambient performance will take place between 18.30 and 19.30 (first screening). For more information on Anand, click here.


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