documentary

La soif du monde (A Thirsty World)

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Titre: La soif du monde (A Thirsty World)

Heure début: 18:30
Date: 2012-10-11
Lieu: East Gallery, Buell Hall, Columbia University, campus entrance at Broadway and 116th Street
Description: Followed by Q & A with director Baptiste Rouget-Luchaire (TBC)
A documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, directed by Thierry Piantanida and Baptiste Rouget-Luchaire (2012, 90 min.)


In this film, famed French photographer and environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand looks at one of the major challenges to human survival: water. Filmed in some 20 countries, the film reveals the mysterious and fascinating world of fresh water through spectacular aerial images shot in regions difficult to reach and rarely filmed.

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Maryse Condé, une voix singulière, U.S. Premiere

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 6:30 p.m.
Lieu: Earl Hall Auditorium, Room 301, Columbia University  (campus entrance at Broadway and 116th)

A documentary by Jérôme Sesquin, Dec. 2011, 52 min.

In French without English subtitles
Screening presented by scriptwriter Françoise Vergès and followed by Q&A with Maryse Condé

This documentary, which premiered on French television in December, 2011, retraces the life of celebrated author Maryse Condé. Born in Guadeloupe in 1937, she completed her education in France, published over a dozen novels exploring the relationships between African peoples and the Diaspora, especially in the Caribbean, and led a distinguished academic career in France and the U.S. Maryse Condé retired from Columbia as Professor Emerita of French in 2005. The film includes interviews conducted in Paris, New York, French Guiana and the Caribbean as well as archival footage.

 

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