Conversation with Vukasin Petrovic of Freedom House & Otpor! Apr. 24 2013 @ Pawa254 Hub

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Date: April 24, 2013
Venue: Pawa 254 Hub
Time: 5-7:30 pm

Vukasin Petrovic is director of programs for sub-Saharan Africa, the largest and most wide-ranging regional portfolio at Freedom House, an independent watchdog organisation “dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world.” He oversees cutting-edge programs that focus on voter and civic mobilization, accountability and good governance, support to human rights defenders, and the professionalisation of civil society.

Mr. Petrovic was a prominent student leader in Belgrade, Serbia, during the 1990s. He was a founding member of Otpor! (English: Resistance!), a civic youth movement in Serbia employing nonviolent struggle against the regime of Slobodan Milošević. Otpor! successfully overthrew the dictator in 2000. These efforts were profiled in “How to Start a Revolution”, an independent film that documents nonviolent resistance movements and Dr. Gene Sharp.

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Screen on The Green: Scarface, April 27 2013 @ Kifaru Gardens

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Date: 27 April 2013
Gates open at 6pm, movie starts at sundown
Price: 500Ksh
Location: Kifaru House

Tony Montana (Pacino), a Marielito freed from Castro’s jails and sent to Florida along with the political prisoners taken in by the Carter administration. After a harrowing introduction to the US coke business he makes his way swiftly up the crime ladder, ruthlessly squashing anyone who dares to stand in his way, even bent cops.

Come with something to sit on and with something to eat. Gates open at 6pm and movie begins at sundown.

Tickets available on ticketsasa.com

el sur

Spanish Film Screening: El Sur, Apr. 23 2013 @ Embassy of Spain

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el sur

The movie tells a melancholic story of a little girl who is living in a city in the north. She is fascinated by the secrets of the south which seem to be hidden in the personality of her father.

Please remember that the films at the Embassy are shown free of charge and that all films are in Spanish with subtitles in English.
Location: The Embassy of Spain, 3rd Floor of the CBA building in Upperhill.
When: Wednesday, 23rd April
Time: From 5pm. PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL.

Chasing Ice

Film Screening: Chasing Ice, Apr. 27 2013 @ the Louis Leakey Auditorium – National Museum of Kenya

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Chasing Ice
Film Screening: Saturday, 27th April 2013, Refreshments at 3:30pm, Film at 4pm
Venue: The Louis Leakey Auditorium at the National Museum of Kenya
Entrance: FREE

Presented by the U.S. Embassy, United States Agency for International Development, United Nations Environment Programme, and the Kenya Museum Society

In the spring of 2005, acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog went to the Arctic on an assignment with National Geographic to capture images intended to help tell the story of the Earth’s changing climate. Even with a scientific upbringing, Balog had been a skeptic about climate change; but through his Extreme Ice Survey he discovers evidence of our changing planet. Chasing Ice follows Balog across the Arctic as he deploys revolutionary time-lapse cameras designed to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers. Balog’s hauntingly beautiful videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate. Traveling with a young team of adventurers by helicopter, canoe and dog sled across three continents, Balog risks his career and his well-being in pursuit of the biggest story in human history.

The film was awarded Excellence in Cinematography, US Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar for best original song, among many other notable awards. The film will only be screened once in Nairobi. See it April 27th!

Screening: Casablanca, Apr. 19 2013 @ the Nest

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Date: April 19, 2013
Venue: The Nest
Time: 1900hrs
Please RSVP: muse@b9-studios.com

One of the most beloved American films, this captivating wartime adventure of romance and intrigue from director Michael Curtiz defies standard categorization. Simply put, it is the story of Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a world-weary ex-freedom fighter who runs a nightclub in Casablanca during the early part of WWII. Despite pressure from the local authorities, notably the crafty Capt. Renault (Claude Rains), Rick’s cafà (C) has become a haven for refugees looking to purchase illicit letters of transit which will allow them to escape to America. One day, to Rick’s great surprise, he is approached by the famed rebel Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid) and his wife, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), Rick’s true love who deserted him when the Nazis invaded Paris. She still wants Victor to escape to America, but now that she’s renewed her love for Rick, she wants to stay behind in Casablanca. “You must do the thinking for both of us,” she says to Rick. He does, and his plan brings the story to its satisfyingly logical, if not entirely happy, conclusion. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

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Spanish Film Screening: La Colmena, Apr. 10 2013 @ Embassy of Spain

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“La Colmena” is a sad composition with the stories of many people in the Madrid of 1942, just the postwar of the spanish civil war. The main theme of the film is the contrast between the poets, surviving close to misery under the Franco’s regime, and the winners of the war, the emerging class of the people that makes easy money with illegal business.

Please remember that the films at the Embassy are shown free of charge and that all films are in Spanish with subtitles in English.

Location: The Embassy of Spain, 3rd Floor of the CBA building in Upperhill.
When: Wednesday, 10th April
Time: From 5pm. PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL.

magnifica presenza

Film Screening: Magnifica Presenza (Magnificent Presence), Apr. 4 2013 @ Italian Institute of Culture

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magnifica presenza

Directed by: Ferzan Ozpetek

Cast:
· Elio Germano
· Paola Minaccioni
· Beppe Fiorello
· Margherita Buy
· Vittoria Puccini
· Cem Yilmaz
· Andrea Bosca

Duration: 105 minutes
Genre: Drama
Rating: General Exhibition

Synopsis:

Pietro’s only dream is to become a famous actor. 28 year-old Pietro is so obsessed with becoming an actor that he does not mind trying anything. He goes to Rome to work in a bakery while also trying to be an actor. At first he stays with his cousin but then he rents a house. Within a short time something strange happens at the house – as if the furniture moves by itself. He realizes that the house is haunted and the adventure begins.

Date: Thursday, April 04, 2013
Times: 6.30pm
Place: Italian Institute of Culture

Flight

Screening: Robert Zemeckis’ Flight, Mar. 15 2013 @ the Nest

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Flight
The feature of the week is Robert Zemeckis’ Flight,

Date: March 15, 2013
Venue: The Nest
Time: Doors open at 5:30 pm and screening will start at 7:00 pm
Please RSVP so that there is enough seating available for everyone.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlFMZ5D8FNc] In this action-packed mystery thriller, Academy Award winner, Denzel Washington stars as Whip Whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot, who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on that plane? — (c) Official Site http://www.paramount.com/flight/

Feel free to come with your own food and drinks to enjoy as you watch.

For any questions, drop an email at muse@b9-studios.com