Life of Guangzhou - Sapphire Image Salon 2008 (Oct. 26)

Time: 2008-10-26
Venue: Sapphire Art Space

Sapphire Image Salon Scheduled for Second Half of 2008

11:00 Operation Homecoming
Country of Production: USA
Commentary Language: English
Running Time: 81 min
Year of Production: 2007
Subtitle: English

Unlike any documentary yet to emerge from the war in Iraq, Operation Homecoming takes you inside the minds of the men and women on the front lines. Built upon a project created by the National Endowment for the Arts to gather the writing of soldiers who have participated in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the film presents a profound window into the human side of America's current conflicts. At once deeply urgent and stunningly timeless, this film will forever change how you see war.

14:30 Introduction

14:45 ABEL RAISES CAIN
Country of Production: USA
Commentary Language: ENGLISH
Running Time: 82 min
Year of Production: 2005
Subtitle: None

Filmmaker Jenny Abel explores the life and bizarre career of her father, Alan Abel, the infamous prankster who has pricked the pomposity of the media and aroused the public with his seemingly nonsensical ideas for over forty years. Hailed by some journalists as the "world's greatest hoaxer" and scorned by others as a complete menace to the media, Jenny reflects on what it was like growing up with a prankster and follows her father on the road with his most recent hoax.

16:15 Forum - Current Media