Saturday Count Basie Theatre

5:30 pm- 7:00 pm

Being The Change You Wish To See In The World
(Shorts from Jersey to Senegal)

Caught In Paint 'Caught in Paint' captures painter/sculptor Rita Blitt painting on transparent surfaces while the David Parsons Dance Co. dance in mid-air thru the painting imitating Blitt's paint strokes. 5 mins 54 secs USA - Directed by Rita Blitt

Fat Cake Shot in 1978, during the height of Apartheid in South Africa, but edited only this past year, this documentary focuses upon Sparks Nyambe, a shy black man who finds solace through the saxophone. Although he records a successful album, the system being what it is, he reaps none of the benefits of his recording, and continues to live in poverty, playing unchallenging popular hits for white audiences in exchange for a little "sugar." 25 mins South Africa - Directed by Leslie Dektor

Tradition A little boy is guest of honour at a big family banquet. Meanwhile his sister, who lives with her boyfriend, decides to start a new life. A decision against unwritten family rules! 9 mins Germany - Directed by Peter Ladkani

Green An innocent butterfly is drawn towards a single green spot in the desert, to achieve his desire he has to overcome many man-made obstacles. 3 mins 9 secs Israel - Directed by Sagi Zamoshchik

The Parachutist In World War II Belgium, a young boy and his mother find an American Pilot shot down and wounded in the woods. A new film by 2004's winner of RBIFF's Jersey Fresh award. 10 mins. 30 secs. New Jersey, USA - Directed by Drew Johnston

Binta and the Great Idea Binta is a 7 year old girl who lives in a small village on the Casamance river in southern Senegal. She admires her father, a humble fisherman who, concerned about the development of mankind, is determined to carry out an idea that has occurred to him. 30 mins Spain/Senegal - Directed by Javier Fesser

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