Main Programming B, Friday 7:00 PM
Theater 222, 2nd Floor — Innis Town Hall, Innis College,
2 Sussex Street, U of T Campus (1 block South of St. George Subway)
What I See When I Close My Eyes
Director Leslie Hope, Canada/USA
This short documentary looks at how several of Phnom Penh’s 20,000 street kids are being helped by Mith Samlanh/FRIENDS INTERNATIONAL. The children’s stories range from the simple wish of a young girl to have enough soap, to the bold dream of a teenage boy to help drug addicts kick their habit and find work. Much of the film is told through the life-sized self portraits the children draw of themselves-an art project inspired by the film’s title.
NICE HAT! 5 Enigmas in the Life of Cambodia
Director, David Brisbin, CAN
(Filmed in Cambodia)
The royal crown is missing! A single scarf speaks both of torture, and of joy. A lowly palm hat tells of ethnic division, and a cool cloth cap points to revolution. A dancer’s headdress survives 800 years! In this story, Khmer hats thread together Cambodia of the last ten centuries with the last ten minutes. The eclectic Cambodians who guide us reveal great complexity by the simplest of means. It’s all in a ‘Nice Hat!’
Website www.nicehat.ca
