BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT URL: TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20130126T140000 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:b43bbc25b8cf0f142d754d82a25cbaa0c32ab38e DTSTAMP:20130619T064028Z LOCATION:Chicago Public Library, West Belmont, 3104 N. Narragansett Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60634 SUMMARY:Chicago Public Library Event - Global Lens 2012 Film Screening-- Grey Matter (Matiére Grise) DESCRIPTION:

Grey Matter (Matiére Grise) Kivu Ruhorahoza, Rwanda, 2011, 100 minutes

Set in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, this radiantly self-referential film-within-a-film describes the vision and trials of a determined filmmaker named Balthazar as he tries to produce his first feature, The Cycle of the Cockroach. The trenchant drama, about a brother and sister dealing with the aftermath of genocide, finds no support from agencies only interested in funding upbeat policy-friendly films. As Balthazar borrows recklessly from a loan shark, the Cycle plays out on the screen, subtly measuring the horror and systematic madness of events hardly unique to Rwanda, while offering bracing insight into the nature of political violence. Kinyarwanda and French, with English subtitles.   

Global Lens 2012 is an annual, curated program of narrative feature films from Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.  Each film in the series is selected for its authentic voice, strong cinematics and unique cultural perspective, opening a window to the diverse world in which we live.  More information can be found at www.globalfilm.org.

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