MIC TOI REREHIKO presents ALEXANDRA HALKIN and the CHIAPAS MEDIA PROJECT/PROMEDIOS in association with SHORTFUSE.
MIC @ GALATOS, 17 Galatos St Newton. Thursday March 27th Doors @ 7pm $8 / $6 Shortfuse is a bimonthly series of film screenings of contemporary classic short films on video, 16mm and 35mm, which is designed to bring under-exposed short films out from under the radar and to examine and celebrate alternative filmmaking practices. In the spirit of supporting the exposure of marginalized narratives in film and video, Alexandra Halkin, who is founder and International coordinator of the CHIAPAS MEDIA PROJECT/PROMEDIOS will be presenting a selection of short videos produced by indigenous video makers from the states of Chiapas and Guerrero, Mexico. The presentation will also include discussion on the role of indigenous media and self-representation in the context of the current socio-political situations in Mexico and Latin America. CMP/PROMEDIOS is an award winning, bi-national partnership that provides video equipment, computers and training enabling marginalized indigenous and campesino communities in Southern Mexico to create their own media. CMP/PROMEDIOS is widely acknowledged as a unique and potent point of entry into the world of indigenous resistance, providing a primary source for examining autonomous forms of indigenous representation. CMP/PROMEDIOS is currently distributing 26 indigenous produced videos worldwide. Video Paying the price: Migrant Workers in the Toxic Fields of Shinola. TBA The Land Belongs to Those Who Work it (15mins. 2005) The video discusses the situation in the town of Bolon Aja'aw, located in the north of the state near the famous Agua Azul river system. The federal government sold the land in Bolon aja'aw to a private company to create an eco-tourism center without the permission of the community members. The video documents a meeting between Zapatista authorities and Mexican Government functionaries, and offers a critical look at the practical implications of so-called eco-tourism. We are Equal: Zapatista Women Speak (18mins. 2004) Zapatista women speak about what their lives were like before the uprising in 1994 and how their lives have changed since. A very upfront and critical look at gender relations within the Zapatista communities - how far women have come and how far they still need to go. _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
