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April 25, 2009

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unrated
100 minutes

format: HDcam

 A FREE showing sponsored by the Office of the Arts

8 (2009)

April 25, 2009 at 4:00 pm in 26-100

This FREE screening will feature an appearance by director Abderrahmane Sissako.

8 is a full-length feature film made up of eight short films. These centre on eight different themes and are directed by eight famous film directors who through this medium express their opinion on the progress made and the setbacks and challenges faced by our planet today. [www.ldmproductions.fr]

8 Goals -- 8 Directors:

Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
Tiya's Dream, directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
Shot in Ethiopia in December 2007

Achieve Universal Primary Education
The Letter, directed by Gael Garcia Bernal
Shot in Iceland in March 2008

Promote Gender Equality
How Can It Be, directed by Mira Nair
Shot in the USA in March 2008

Reduce Child Mortality
Mansion on the Hill, directed by Gus Van Sant
Shot in the USA in December 2007

Improve Maternal Health
The Story of Panshin Beka, directed by Jan Kounen
Shot in Peruvian Amazonia in June 2006

Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases
SIDA, directed by Gaspar Noe
Shot in Burkina Faso in July 2005

Ensure Environmental Sustainability
The Water Diary, directed by Jane Campion
Shot in Australia in October 2005

Global Partnership for Development
Person to Person, directed by Wim Wenders
Shot in Germany in June 2007

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