ORLANDO SCHEDULE

Saturday and Sunday December 17th and 18th at Universal Loews Cineplex and Austin Coffee and Film (Get directions) Tickets are $7 per screening block.

Screening Block 3 Documentary Shorts

His Eye is On the Sparrow, Directed by Anne Lewis

Ethel Caffie-Austin, a daughter of the coalfields, is West Virginia’s “First Lady of Gospel Music." Oral history, archival material, and interviews are combined with performance footage to tell a powerful story of a passionate singer

Stories from the Blackasian Planet, Directed byWendy Thompson

A young woman returns home to the Bay Area from college after her mother tells her that her father has left the family for good. She begins to research her own mixedblood roots, tracing her parents' interracial union and the tumultuousness of their relationship, finally ending up with what it means to be different and part of a family.

Thirsty Planet- Part 1 Water for the Fields, Directed byTimur Diehn No matter where on Earth it is practiced, agriculture is the human activity that both consumes and wastes the most water. This episode exposes the disasters of agricultural irrigation, such as in the cotton farms of Uzbekistan, as well as highlighting innovative successes in water-efficient techniques and crops in California, India, and elsewhere. Numerous examples illustrate the destructive effects of deforestation and overgrazing, the difficulty of fighting erosion and reclaiming arable soil, and the urgency of the motto: more crop per drop.

Keeper of the Flame, Directed by Brent Sterling Nemetz

For the last 30 years, Charlie has been The Keeper of the Flame of the Statue of Liberty. He's been assigned the exclusive job of changing the lights in the torch, crown and body of Lady Liberty--about 800 lights in all. The only man officially allowed in the torch, he has grown to love the statue for more than her spirit of freedom. She has become a mother figure, a lover and a friend. In essence? everything.

Fire Dance, Directed by Amy C. Mills

This short documentary presents the art form called fire dancing from the perspectives of the fire dancers themselves, and showcases three different performances.

Downpour Resurfacing, Directed by Frances Nkara Downpour "Resurfacing" traces Robert Hall's rekindling sense of self and strength, despite the childhood sexual and physical abuses that he recounts. As Robert navigates the repercussions of abuse on self esteem, sounds and images lead into the somatic dream world, into realms not verbal, where the traumas take hold.

Something Between Her Hands, Directed by Sonya Shah
The film follows six young Cambodian women who must choose between a life of proutitution or garment work in order to survive. The film is an intimate look into how a history of civil war, poverty and globalization shapes the lives of women in Cambodia today.

Inked, Directed by Geoff Ross

The Silent Charmers, Directed by Simonetta Cappello
A charming journey along the tram rails, amongst the most significant buildings in the industrial architecture of Turin: old dying giants and new impressive creatures with eyes that blind.

316 Neoprene Directed by Sophie Williams

An impressionistic documentary of fleeting meetings with Febuary surfers.