Refugee Film Festival 2010

Cambodia Dreams 柬埔寨的夢

(65 mins)  20/6 Sun 7:40 pm & 21/6 Mon 7:40 pm
 
New Zealand film-maker Stanley Harper took 18 years to make “Cambodia Dreams”, an inspiring and heart-rending story about an ordinary Cambodian family torn apart  when the Khmer Rouge fell. Even though the basic needs of the refugees were met in the camp, an 81 year-old grandmother, Yan Chieng, displayed extraordinary strength and determination, leading by example, and finally returning to her home and reuniting with her family.

*Film director Stanley Harper will attend the after movie Meet-the-Audience session

( 65分鐘 ) 20/6星期日7:40 pm及21/6 星期一 7:40 pm
紐西蘭導演Stanley Harper以18年時間，追隨著一個從紅高棉時期分開兩地的柬埔寨家庭。當難民營內基本供應好像是垂手可得，81歲的老祖母「恩貞」卻以無比的堅忍及決心，以身作則教導後輩，最終回到家鄉，一家團聚，活出不一樣的人生。
*導演Stanley Harper於電影放影後與觀眾會面

Burma VJ 緬甸錄像

The film offers a unique insight into high-risk journalism and dissidence in a police state, while at the same time providing a thorough documentation of the historical and dramatic days of September 2007, when the Buddhist monks poured onto the streets in protest.
 
( 84分鐘 ) 20/6 星期日 9:45 pm 及 24/6 星期四 9:35 pm
2007年緬甸發生了僧侶上街的事件，由於新聞封鎖，外界對國內發生的事情一無所知，只有靠一群錄像義工冒著生命危險拍攝僧侶及民眾示威的片段，運出國外經國際傳媒將訊息傳返國內，景況令人震驚。

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Heart of Jenin 杰寧的心

(90 mins) 23/6 Wed 7:50 pm  & 25/6 Fri 9:45 pm

The father of a Palestinian boy, who was shot to death by Israeli soldiers, donated his son's organs which saved the lives of six Israeli children. This powerful story illustrates one more step towards the reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.

( 90分鐘 ) 23/6 星期三 7:50 pm 及 25/6 星期五 9:45 pm
 
本片為真人真事紀錄片，一名巴勒斯坦男孩被以色列士兵槍殺，父親強忍傷痛，將民族個人情仇放下，無私地將兒子的器官捐出救回6個以色列兒童的生命，遺愛人間。

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God Grew Tired  of Us 上帝厭棄我們

 (89 mins) 22/6 Tue 7:50 pm  & 23/6 Wed 9:35 pm

Orphaned by a tumultuous civil war and traveling barefoot across the sub-Saharan desert, John, Daniel and Panther were among the 25,000 “Lost Boys” (ages 3 to 13) who fled villages, and traveled together for five years into the UN’s refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya. The three of them along with 3,800 other young survivors, were selected to re-settle in the United States, where they lead active and fulfilling new lives.

( 89分鐘 ) 22/6 星期二 7:50 pm 及23/6 星期三9:35 pm 

25,000名蘇丹男孩在內戰中互相扶持，經歷五年艱辛的旅程最終能夠橫越撒哈拉沙漠到達難民營的，只剩下3,800名，被外間稱為「迷失的男孩」。John, Daniel and Panther得到機會在美國開始新生活，本片紀錄了他們在離開家鄉前的複雜感情、到達美國後所遇到的極大生活轉變，重新學習「生活」。

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The Visitor 訪客

(104 mins) 22/6 Tue 9:35 pm  & 25/6 Fri 7:45 pm

A lonely college professor encounters a young musician by chance and develops a strong friendship.  When the professor discovers that the young musician has been deported back to his country after failing in his asylum application, he learns about the lives and experiences of asylum seekers in the city. 

( 104分鐘 ) 22/6 星期二 9:35 pm 及 25/6 星期五 7:45 pm
 
生活在紐約的孤獨教授偶遇年青音樂家，因為音樂發展出交心的友情，卻發現年青樂手因尋求庇護的申請失敗被遣返回國，暴露了尋求庇護者在城市內所遇的人和事。

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War Child 在戰爭中成長的兒童

 (94 mins) 21/6 Mon 9:45 pm & 24/6 Thu 7:50 pm

“War Child” tells the story of Emmanuel, with remarkable film footage of his childhood captured by National Geographic.  At the age of seven, Emmanuel was caught up in Sudan’s civil war and became a child soldier.  The media took notice of his charismatic personality and made him a spokesperson for child soldiers.  When he grew up and resettled to American, his life changed and he became a rap singer sharing a message of peace.

( 94分鐘 ) 21/6 星期一9:45 pm 及 24/6 星期四7:50 pm

背景是蘇丹的長期內戰，埃曼紐爾從7歲起便被擄作童兵，每天面對的是殺人或被殺，縱是如此，敢言及開朗的性格被傳媒視為童兵的代表人物，國家地理頻道更保存了他童年的珍貴片段。在偶然的機會，埃曼紐爾移居美國，得到改變一生的機會，更成為繞舌(Rap)歌手，以歌聲宣揚和平。

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