HIFF On-Campus Film Screening (Indonesia) encore!

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The Center for Southeast Asian Studies is partnering with the Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival to bring six films from Southeast Asia to the University for a series of free screenings during the 2008 festival!

The films - including several North American premiere screenings - are scheduled from October 13 to October 15 at the Architecture Auditorium on the Manoa campus.

All screenings are free and open to students and the public. Click here for a complete screening schedule and film descriptions.

Join us Tuesday, October 14 at 5:30 PM for a special screening of

KANTATA TAKWA
2008, Indonesia, Directed by Slamet Rahardjo, Eros Djarot and Gotot Prakosa

Using animation and live action, three directors turn music, theatre and film into a new unity. The film's title KANTATA TAKWA (named after the orchestra) stands for the 'kantata' of love, comprising of patience, dedication and sincerity – a state of mind that strives for dignity and humanism. As co-director Eros Djarot says: "The central question is: What for? What do we live for in this bloody world? If we can't answer this question, we're finished." Despite the independent status and the experimental nature of the film, it had a relatively large budget thanks to the support of the oil billionaire Djodi Setiewan, who also has a walk-on role in the film. The three directors come together from different backgrounds in their attempt to search for the roots of Indonesian culture.
-- Singapore International Film Festival

Director Gotot Prakosa will be in the Architecture Auditorium for a post-screening question-and-answer session!

Ticket Information
Free and Open to the Public!

Event Sponsor
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Manoa Campus

More Information
Paul Rausch, 956 2688, cseas@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/cseas/index.php

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