New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2012 Screening
The Four Immeasurables – Keith Johnson (Sydney, Australia) In this beautiful, poetic short a Chinese calligrapher prepares to paint. As he does so, he begins to remember his past and the world that he was forced to abandon. 2010; 6min.
Thailand Untapped: The Global Reach of Engineers Without Borders/USA - Dena Seidel (New Brunswick, New Jersey) Thailand Untapped follows three American engineering students, working under the auspices of the volunteer organization Engineers Without Borders, as they travel to a province in northern Thailand with the aim of bringing clean, potable water to the rural village of Nong Bua. An inspiring film about what you really can do with your life to change the world, one well at a time. 2011; 37 min. With an in-person appearance by director Dena Seidel!
The Bull Runners of Pamplona - Aubrey Powell (London, England) For more than 100 years people have traveled from the four corners of the world to run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. The majority will run away in fear but there is a small, dedicated group committed to join with the herd and to run with the bulls as an almost spiritual guest. As they train to put their lives in grave danger, they are above all dedicated to exercise this freedom of choice about their own fate. An eye-opening and exhilarating documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Aubrey Powell. In Spanish and English, subtitled. 2011; 60 min.
