THURSDAY OCTOBER 24 :: UNAFF 2013 (United Nations Association Film Festival)
SESSION 23: STANFORD UNIVERSITY: FREEMAN SPOGLI INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, ENCINA HALL, 616 SERRA STREET
3:30 PM West Coast Premier of 'A2-B-C' in the United Nations Association Film Festival ( UNAFF) this coming Thursday in the Bay Area! INFO: http://www.unaff.org/2013/f_a2.html
• A2-B-C (Japan, 71 min)
co-presented with Center for Asian American Media, Organization for Global Health
4:40 PM
• URANIUM DRIVE-IN(USA, 71 min)
co-presented with Acterra, San Francisco Green Film Fesival
5:50 PM
• Panel “Nuclear Trade-offs” (FREE Admission)
| A2-B-C (71 min) Japan | [watch trailer] |
Thursday 10/24, 3:00 PM (Session 23)
Director/Producer: Ian Thomas Ash
Description:
Eighteen months after the nuclear meltdown, children in Fukushima suffer from severe nosebleeds and are developing skin rashes and thyroid cysts. Citing a lack of transparency in the official medical testing of their children and the ineffectiveness of the decontamination of their homes and schools, the children's mothers take radiation monitoring into their own hands.
Biography:
Born in America, Ian Thomas Ash earned an MA in Film and Television Production at the University of Bristol, UK. His first feature documentary, The Ballad of Vicki and Jake, received the Prix du Canton Vaud prize at the 2006 Visions du ReÈl International Documentary Film Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. At the 2012 Rhode Island International Film Festival, Ian's film In the Grey Zone won the Audience Choice Award First Prize for Best Documentary, and at the same festival Ian was presented with the ìFilmmaker of the Future Award.î Ian has lived in Japan for 10 years and currently lives in Tokyo.
Contact Information:
e: info@DocumentingIan.com
w: www.a2documentary.com
w: www.a2documentary.com
| Uranium Drive-In (71 min) USA | [watch trailer] |
Thursday 10/24, 4:40 PM (Session 23)
Director: Suzan Beraza
Producers: Judith Kohin, Michelle Maughan, Casey Nay
Producers: Judith Kohin, Michelle Maughan, Casey Nay
Description:
The promise of jobs from a proposed uranium mill has an economically devastated mining community in Colorado hopeful for the first time in decades. When environmentalists step in to stop the mill, pro-mill advocates are enraged. A debate ensues, pitting jobs against health and the environment. Without judgment, both sides of the issue are brought to life in heart-wrenching detail as the film follows conflicting visions for the future. The film offers no easy answers but aims instead to capture personal stories and paint a social portrait of the lives behind this nuanced and complex issue.
Biography:
Suzan Beraza was born in Jamaica and raised in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Her thought-provoking films challenge viewers to examine their lives and consider the impact of their choices. Founder of Reel Thing, Suzan wears many hats from producer to editor to director.
Suzan Beraza was born in Jamaica and raised in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Her thought-provoking films challenge viewers to examine their lives and consider the impact of their choices. Founder of Reel Thing, Suzan wears many hats from producer to editor to director.
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