by Pier Marton | Nov 8, 2021 | Afri, Art, Asia, Death, Doc, Eco, Film, France, Future Tech, Health, Hispanic, Human Rights, Politics, Racism, Sci/Nat, STL, Violence
30th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival In-person and virtual screenings NOV 4-21, 2021 Program is available as a PDF Once more with 405 films from 75 countries (!), the world-class international festival takes place for its 30th anniversary –...
by Pier Marton | Nov 19, 2020 | Afri, Antisemitism, Art, Asia, Complexity, Death, Doc, Eco, Education, France, Genocide, Hispanic, History, Human Rights, Ideas, Jewish, Media, Middle-East, Native, Peace, Politics, Racism, Religion, Shoah, STL, US, Women, World
In spite of Covide-19, the St. Louis International Film Festival is still keeping its promise of excellence and allowing St. Louisans – and now for some films even the rest of the world – for the first time ever, to stream its cornucopia of international...
by Pier Marton | Jun 20, 2020 | Action, Cancer, Care, Complexity, Eco, Education, Ideas, The Future, Violence, World
Two alerts! Global Warming, Climate Change, Climate Emergency, Climate Strike, Sunrise Movement… World has six months to avert climate crisis, says energy expert. THE GUARDIAN (Fiona Harvey) Excerpts: International Energy Agency chief warns of need to prevent...
by Pier Marton | Nov 11, 2018 | Asia, Complexity, Doc, Eco, Ego, Human Rights, Magyar, Peace, STL, Wars, Women, World
There are two outstanding organizations in St. Louis that I particularly appreciate. One is the International Institute – I hope to write about them too some day, and help them out too – and Cinema St. Louis, and more specifically its International Film...
by Pier Marton | Mar 19, 2017 | Complexity, Doc, Eco, Film, France, French, Ideas, Idées, Mystery, STL
There is not one heart for humans and another heart for animals… Either one has a heart or one does not. Il n’y a pas un cœur pour les hommes et un autre cœur pour les animaux… On a du cœur ou on n’en a pas — Lamartine The rare screening of a...
by Pier Marton | Jan 1, 2016 | Action, Art, Care, Complexity, Death, Doc, Eco, Education, Ego, Free, Health, Highlights, Human Rights, Ideas, Media, Now, Peace, Poet, Religion, Site, Spectacle, Time, Violence, Wars, World
January 1st, World-Wide Wishful Thinking Day, is the Grand Opening of the School of No Media [from the front page] A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light. — Kafka The essence of normalcy is the refusal of reality. — Ernst Becker Technology…...