by Pier Marton | Oct 16, 2010 | Books, Hispanic, Human Rights, Jewish, Music, Shoah, STL
Details later… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njDOYet6pv8 More here about The Son of the Holocaust/O Filho do Holocausto by Mautner Jorge Mautner conta como o holocausto influenciou a sua vida… Prototropicalismo! Jorge Mautner and Caetano Veloso...
by Pier Marton | Oct 16, 2010 | Ego, Hispanic, Music, STL
Saturday October 16 5-7 p.m. I was subbing for Andrea on Radio Rio: two hours of Brazilian music. It did happen with many of the problems when one works a board for the first time (computer did not play at first, etc…). The highlights for me were: Nara Leão,...
by Pier Marton | Oct 9, 2010 | Asia, Doc, Eco, Film, Humor, Review, STL, Travel, Women
Another winner at the upcoming ’10 St. Louis Film Festival. My review: Visit with Locho, Yama and their daughter, a lively Tibetan nomad family and their yak herd. A rare intimate (and humorous) look at a 4,000 year old lifestyle that is rapidly...
by Pier Marton | Oct 7, 2010 | Afri, Art, Asia, Care, Death, Doc, Film, Hispanic, History, Human Rights, Humor, Ideas, Jewish, Native, Politics, Racism, Review, Shoah, STL, Time, Travel, Wars
Fiction Anita Documentary Journey from Zanskar For Once in My Life Prisoner of Her Past EmailMoreRedditTweetShare on...
by Pier Marton | Oct 5, 2010 | Antisemitism, Care, Film, Hispanic, Humor, Jewish, Juif, Middle-East, Politics, Racism, Review, STL, Theater, Women
So-called “special people” can indeed be special in teaching us to shed those layers that cover up our humanity. The character of Anita (Alejandra Manzo) exudes such a quiet life force that the toughest of armors will be pierced by her presence. The...
by Pier Marton | Sep 24, 2010 | Asia, Doc, Human Rights, STL
To pass “the baton of goodness” from one generation to the next is probably the most precious and delicate transaction to take place between individuals . At its core here, is the archetypal sacrifice whereby parents and grandparents are required to give...