by Pier Marton | Nov 14, 2013 | Afri, Care, Film, Human Rights, Middle-East, Review, STL, Women
Addendum: now that the festival is over, here is a YouTube version with English subtitles. Thank you SLIFF for bringing such vibrant films to St. Louis! From the filmmaker, Mohamed Diab’s YouTube channel, the trailer: The film seems viewable at this point on...
by Pier Marton | Nov 14, 2013 | Film, Review, STL, World
350+ films, 54 countries, 39 free screenings/events, 100+ filmmakers 75 narrative features, 63 documentary features, 192 shorts 201 screenings/programs The Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival starts today… for the next 10 days. Get your tickets at the...
by Pier Marton | Nov 12, 2013 | Afri, Asia, Care, Death, Eco, Education, Food, France, Future Tech, Health, Hispanic, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Magyar, Middle-East, Native, Now, Politics, Sci/Nat, Time, World
Complete Speech: Before going on a hunger strike, Yeb Saño tells UN summit in Warsaw “colossal devastation” from Typhoon Haiyan should serve as warning to planet. Philippines lead negotiator Yeb Saño addressed the opening session of the UN climate summit in Warsaw –...
by Pier Marton | Nov 6, 2013 | Care, Death, Food, France, Health, Highlights, Human Rights, Jewish, Middle-East, Politics, Women, Youth
“Nobody asks permission to kill. We do not ask permission to save lives.” Through PayPal Special Report by Yaron Shagal: En Français: Flash Video: About IL4 The organization is a not-for-profit, volunteer-based, Non Governmental Organization (NGO) that...
by Pier Marton | Nov 6, 2013 | Care, Dance, Health, Human Rights, Middle-East, Mystery, Native, Photo, Politics, Wars, Women
If they can do it… on the rocky terrain… One of the winners of the 2013 Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund: Tanya Habjouqa for Occupied Pleasures From her website: “Occupied pleasures brings together glimmers of hope, dignity and laughter; all of...