Tomorrow WED, 20/10, 7PM we invite you to the screening of two great documentaries about the KR legacy: TERROR’S ADVOCATE” and “THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EM” by US filmmaker Steven Okazaki, nominated for an Oscar in 2009. Barbet Schroeder’s stunning documentary TERROR’S ADVOCATE (2007, 135mins) is a history of world terrorist movement as told through the story of the enigmatic lawyer Jacques Vergés, who is defending Khieu Samphan at the ongoing Khmer Rouge trial in Phnom Penh. The famous French director takes us down history’s darkest paths in his attempt to illuminate the mystery behind Vergés.

Please visit us also for the following events:

THUR, 21/10
KHMER ARTIST LEANG SECKON AT CAMBODIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST
7PM: Meta House is proud to participate in the first annual “Cambodia International Film Festival” (CIFF), which is meant to promote the capital of Phnom Penh as a city with rich cultural events. Acclaimed Khmer artist Leang Seckon has created the official festival poster. Tonite Leang Seckon and Fleur Smith will present their RUBBISH PROJECT, by which they raise awareness of environmental issues. Be invited for a screening of short documentaries and a presentation of their “Naga Installation” on World Water Day 200). Seckon, who recently exhibited at Rossi & Rossi Gallery in London/UK will be available to answer questions and sign the CIFF posters.

FRI, 22/10
CAMBODIAN FILMMAKERS’ NIGHT: “PUTHISASTRA STUDENT TELEVISION”
7PM: “University of Puthisastra Student Television” (UPSTV) is a student filmmaking society which gives young Cambodians the opportunity to learn video techniques & create their own productions. For the last 8 months, four student groups have been filming documentaries and dramas on subjects of their own choosing which have varied from films about street children and drug abuse to more lighthearted comedy features. Although none of the 18 students involved in making these films had any video experience prior to joining the club, they are now developing their own styles and will hopefully make a great contribution to the future Cambodian film industry.

SAT, 23/10
LIVE: WORLD FOLK MUSIC WITH THE “PHNOM PENH HIPPIE ORCHESTRA”
Meta House Music Club opens at 6PM on our rooftop with music videos and Brendan Toller’s documentary I NEED THAT RECORD (2008, 77min), which features interviews with indie legends Glenn Branca, Chris Frantz (Talking Heads) and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth). It deals with far more than simply the dying indie record stores, but also is an insightful examination of the music industry as a whole. At 8PM the PHNOM PENH HIPPIE ORCHESTRA (Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Ukulele, Violins, Mandolin, Balalaika, Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, Accordion and Percussion) will play “unplugged” East-European, Arabian, Jewish, Middle/North-American Traditionals in our gallery!

SUN, 24/10
“BERESINA”: BLACK COMEDY FROM THE ALPS WITH GERALDINE CHAPLIN
7PM: Weird jokes, surprisingly good actors and a satirical plot that gets better and better in course of the movie make “BERESINA” (1999, 108mins) a sadistic pleasure for every viewer. Director Daniel Schmid chronicles the story of Irina, a Russian call girl arriving in Switzerland, whose innocent attempt to live the high life there triggers unintended coup d’etat. BERESINA was noted for its barbed with clever production design and a fine comic performance by actress Yelena Panova when it was screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. The film with Geraldine Chapline in a supporting role is screened in its German version with English Subtitles.

Video postcards are short films made by people or groups with help from a professional film maker. In them the participants can say and show whatever they want.

The films we are showing were made by participants in India and Cambodia in 2005 and 2006 with help from Film makers Darren Swallow and Christine Bouteiller as part of the 8th festival of cinema and
childhood at the Volcon Scene national du Havre in Le Havre, france.

Where: Meta House Phnom Penh, German Cambodian Cultural Center
#37, Sothearos Blvd.
Tel. 010 – 312 333