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October 27 Sat.
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10:00
*Village Submerged
(Japan / Director: Onishi Nobuo / 2007 / 93min.)
Tokuyama Village in Gifu Prefecture used to have 466 households and 1500
residents. The 1976 approval of the Tokuyama Dam construction forced
residents to leave the village. Now the dam construction stalled, and 8
residents in 5 households returned to the village to live out their lives.
*The Oryx Return
(Qutar / Director: Hafiz Ali Ali / 2007 / 32min.)
The Arabian Oryx was extinct once on the Arabian Peninsula. Thanks to a
propagation project, they returned to the desert. This unique nature film
depicts the animal in lively words and images
*** Intermission ***
13:00
*Tiger The Death Chronicles
(India / Director: Krishnendu Bose / 2007 / 63min.)
Despite 30 years of protection policy, the tiger population continues to
decline rapidly. In a search for answers, the film zeroes in on development
projects and international poaching.
*** Intermission ***
14:05
*Bengal Tiger Story of Macheri and Her Cub
(Japan / Director: Mori Keiko / 2007 / 110min.)
Because tigers live deep in the forest and research on them is limited, they
only give the impression of a fierce animal. But as we follow the female
tiger Macheri, what we see is an ample love binding the mother and cub.
1600 End of the Screening
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October 28 Sun.
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10:00
*Cradle of the SeaProtecting the Hachi Tidal Flat
(Japan / Director: Iwasaki Hirofumi/ 2006 / 54min.)
The Hachi tidal flat at the offing of Takehara City in Hiroshima Prefecture
is threatened by the plan to develop an artificial seaweed bed. A young man
stood up to save the Hachi tidal flat.
*To Live Save Our Saemankun
(Korea / Director: Lee Kang-gil / 2006 / 75min.)
Saemankun is a vast stretch of tidal flat. People had depended on its
abundant seafood. Then a reclamation project began. Seeing their source of
livelihood being destroyed, the residents’ once active opposition movement
is gradually declining.
*** Intermission ***
13:00
*Plunge of the Penguins
(New Zealand / Director: Andrew W. Marshall / 2006 / 20min.)
This film depicts how Gentoo penguins live in the harsh Antarctic
environment. Parents raise their chicks, the young makes their first journey
from the nest, and they survive the winter.
*Sanctuary
(Japan / Director: Marutani Hajime / 2006 / 93min.)
A large patch of greenery in one corner of Tokyoit is the Hikarigaoka
Park.
A sign reads “Fragile plantsdo not enter.” The film is a unique and frank
record of the people attracted to urban greenery.
15:00 End of the Screening