Koh Phangan Film Festival Lands at The Sanctuary
Coming to The Sanctuary July 21 and 22, 2009:
A special sneak preview of some films from the Phangan Film Festival
The Sanctuary is proud to present two nights of some of the most insightful film from around the globe in the 1st Annual Sanctuary Film Festival!
Tuesday night, July 21
The Linguists – (70 mins.)
Laya Project – (67 mins.)
Toumai (Hope of Life) – (4 mins.)
Temples in the Clouds – (56 mins.)
The Tuesday program run time is 197 min. or 3h 17 min.
Wednesday Night, July 22
Living Yoga: The Life and Teachings of Swami Satchidananda – (60 mins.)
Intelligent Life: Change Your Mind. Change The World. – (73 mins.)
Is There a Pong? – (3 mins.)
Auroville – The City The Earth Needs – (57 mins.)
The Wednesday program run time is 193 min. or 3h 13 min.
The Films
For the full lineup visit the Koh Pha Ngan Film Festival website.
Auroville – The City The Earth Needs
(France, 2007, 57 mins.)
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Mankind’s dream for a better world in which all citizens are free from racist and religious suppression, policy, pollution, and especially from money, is as old as humanity itself.
But are there still men who believe in this dream? The answer is to be found in Auroville, in southeast India, where men and women from around the world gathered at the end of the 1960s to embark together on this unique experiment. Today there are 1,800 Aurovillians, of 40 different nationalities, who hope and work for the unthinkable. For them, today’s utopia is the reality of tomorrow.
Intelligent Life: Change Your Mind. Change The World.
(USA, 2008, 73 mins.)
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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.
Is There a Pong?
(Canada, 2007, 3 mins.)
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
Laya Project
(India/Malaysia, 2007, 67 mins.)
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“A spectacular cultural extravaganza”
- The Economic Times
Laya Project is a visual journey documenting folk music recorded and filmed on location in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Maldives, India and Myanmar. Some of these performances are rare, and documented for the first time.
The musicians are primarily from coastal communities affected by the Tsunami of December 26th, 2004. For the international team of musicians, sound engineers and camera men who came together for this unique production, Laya Project is a celebration of life, and is dedicated to the survivors. Crossing boundaries of genre while still preserving the music of the people, Laya Projects’ essence is artistic purity and simplicity, from a non-judgmental point of view.
www.layaproject.com // www.earthsync.com
The Linguists
(USA, 2007, 70 mins.)
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“A breathtaking thrill ride through the landscape of language”
- Noam Chomsky
David and Greg are ‘The Linguists’: scientists racing to document languages on the verge of extinction. In Siberia, India, and Bolivia, the linguists’ resolve is tested by the very forces stifling languages: institutionalized racism and violent economic unrest. David and Greg must overcome their own fears and preconceived notions to draw speakers from decades of silence. Their journey takes them deep into the heart of the cultures, knowledge, and communities at stake.
Living Yoga: The Life and Teachings of Swami Satchidananda
(USA, 2007, 60 mins.)
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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.
Temples in the Clouds
(India, 2008, 56 mins.)
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Temples in the Clouds is the story of a challenging paragliding safari to the ancient and remote temple of the Goddess Himani Chamunda by India-lovers James Mallinson (UK) and Enrico Patuzzi (ITA). As they struggle to reach their destination, situated at 2,500 meters altitude, their skills, endurance, faith, and commitment are being tested and ultimately reinforced. Shot beautifully on location in the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas.
Toumai (Hope of Life)
(USA, 2008, 4 mins.)
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The earth was a vastly different place before Man was born. Toumai is the story of Mankinds destructive battle against nature in his attempt to build the ultimate machine. This machine is the culmination of Mankind’s greatest creations and most horrific inventions. In the end, Mankind’s delinquency ultimately leads to his demise as his machine sends him to a watery grave.
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