Meta City Weekend
A series of films exploring urbanisation
7pm Fri-Sun, Sept 9-11
Meta House
37 Sothearos Blvd
[Friday 9th September 7pm]
From Chicago to Phnom Penh: Night of Revolt II
This is a film screening event of motion imagery and performance works by Studio Revolt, a new collaborative media lab by Anida Yoeu Ali & Masahiro Sugano. "From Chicago to Phnom Penh" opens up possibilities for people to exist outside of conventional narratives. The works curated for the evening were completed between 2010 - 2011 by Studio Revolt including the debut of four new films shot on location in Cambodia. Director/Artists/Cast will attend the screening and hold a Q&A.
[Saturday 10th September, 7pm]
Urban X-Plosion: City Life in South East Asia new short documentaries and video art from Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Bangkok (Thailand), Hanoi (Vietnam), Jakarta (Indonesia)
By the end of this decade, more than half of the world's population will be living in urban areas. The prospect of urbanization on such a massive scale fuels concerns that the world may not be able to sustain such large urban populations. For some, cities are seen as potential disasters. The growing concentration of people poses a fundamental challenge to the provision of economic opportunity, the development of adequate infrastructure and liveable housing, and the maintenance of healthy environments.
[Sunday 12th September, 7pm Metropolis]
Machines Rule Over Men
In a city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their difference. Fritz Lang's groundbreaking silent film METROPOLIS (1927, 153 mins) remains one of the biggest mysteries in the world of cinema. How can a movie that'll soon turn 85 years old still look so disturbingly futuristic? It features special effects and set designs that still impress modern audiences with their visual impact – the film contains cinematic and thematic links to German Expressionism, though the architecture portrayed in the film appears based on contemporary Modernism and Art Deco.
STREET-SIDE CINEMA
For the duration of the OUR CITY festival META HOUSE screens INTERCITY! Urban Video Art in the gallery window (Tuesday to Sunday, 6PM – 10PM).
