We are honored to have Masami Tanaka(Economic Officer for Environment, Science, Technology and Health) and Anne Wan(Consular Officer) from the US consulate in Hong Kong to share with us about the theme and social, cultural significance of the film during the discussion session.
Official selection of Los Angeles Film Festival(2009), Sundance Film Festival(2009), Silverdocs Film Festival(2009).
Country: USA
Category: Documentary
Runtime of the movie: 93 minutes Date: 23th April 2010 (Friday) Time: 7:00p.m. – 8:40 p.m. Venue: Y603
Both PIFS members and non-PIFS members are WELCOME!!!
The Plot:
Follow the Manhattan-based Beavan family as they abandon their high consumption 5th Avenue lifestyle and try to live a year while making no net environmental impact.Colin Beavan decides to completely eliminate his personal impact on the environment for the next year. It means eating vegetarian, buying only local food, and turning off the refrigerator. It also means no elevators, no television, no cars, busses, or airplanes, no toxic cleaning products, no electricity, no material consumption, and no garbage.
Seat reservation will start outside the venue 15 minutes before the screening. Seats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis (for PolyU students and staff). There will be a post-screening session (in English) where light refreshments will be served.
Regards,
PolyU International Film Society Email: ecfilm@inet.polyu.edu.hk
The PolyU International Film Society (PIFS) is pleased to announce the following screening:
The Shawshank Redemption (月黑高飛)
Top No.1 Movie on imdb.com!!!
Category: Crime/Drama
Class: IIA
Runtime of the movie: 142 minutes Date: 12th March 2010 (Friday) Time: 7:00p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Venue: TU103
Both PIFS members and non-PIFS members are WELCOME!!!
The Plot:
Andy Dufresne, is sent to Shawshank Prison for the murder of his wife and secret lover. He is very isolated and lonely at first, but realizes there is something deep inside your body, that people can't touch and get to....'HOPE'. Andy becomes friends with prison 'fixer' Red, and Andy epitomizes why it is crucial to have dreams. His spirit and determination, leads us into a world full of imagination, filled with courage and desire. Will Andy ever realize his dreams?
Seat reservation will start outside the venue 15 minutes before the screening. Seats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis (for PolyU students and staff). There will be a post-screening session (in English) where light refreshments will be served.
Regards,
PolyU International Film Society Email: ecfilm@inet.polyu.edu.hk
The Tuskegee Airmen(黑色轟炸機) America's National Black History - Civil Rights Movements in the US
Category: Drama, History and War Runtime of the movie: 106 minutes Date: 5th March 2010 (Friday) Time: 7:00p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Venue: TU103
We are honored to have two guest speakers from the US Consulate of Hong Kong: Ms A. Dorman, Office management specialist from the Economic-Political Section and Mr. R. Whatley , Financial Management Officer, facilitating the post-screening discussion. There will be an overview of the civil rights movement, the historical context and the stance of the United States today.
The Plot:
THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, produced by HBO in 1995, is an inspirational and powerfully told story of some of the men among the first black aviators in the US military. The film is based on the story of Robert W. Williams, a World War II African-American fighter pilot, about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first squadron of Black combat fighter pilots. It details how the legendary African American fighter pilots of World War II, overcame racism for the right to serve their country and emerged from World War II wreathed with honor. The film itself focuses on the struggles of a group of college-educated, patriotic African-Americans who enlist as airmen as part of a government training program in Tuskegee, Alabama, during the height of World War II.
故事內容: 二次大戰時美方實驗性的訓練一批黑人戰鬥機飛行員，但國會中反對聲浪這群黑人戰鬥機飛行員用行動證明自己在整個戰爭中，所護航的轟炸機沒有一架在任務中遭敵機擊落，本身亦贏得了殊榮。 Conditions Seat reservation will start outside the venue 15 minutes before the screening. Seats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis (for PolyU students and staff). There will be a post-screening session (in English) where light refreshments will be served.
Only PIFS members with valid membership cards (newly updated) are allowed to borrow DVDs from the CILL library.
1. Each member can borrow only one DVD at a time and keep it for 2 working days.
2. Borrowers should present their staff (or student) ID cards and membership cards to the staff at the CILL counter.
3. Borrowers' PIFS membership cards will be kept by CILL staff until the DVD is returned.
4. Borrowers who have two overdue records in a semester will not be allowed to borrow any DVDs for that semester and their names will be kept in the “no loan” record.
5. It is the responsibility of the borrower to ensure that the DVD issued to him/her is complete and undamaged before leaving CILL.
6. If any DVD borrowed is damaged or lost, the borrower is liable to pay PIFS such sum as PIFS considers necessary to replace such damaged or lost item.
All rights are reserved for PIFS.
All VCDs, VHS and Books have been removed from ClLL PIFS Library. If you want to borrow any of these items, please e-mail us or leave messages on our Facebook or Blog. We will follow it up and arrange the loan.
Requiemfor a Dream PIFS’ Screening: Requiem for a Dream(迷上癮) Category: Drama Class: III Runtime of the movie: 102 minutes Date: 29th January 2010 (Friday) Time: 7:00p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Venue: TU103
The Plot: The lonely, widowed Sara, galvanized by the prospect of appearing on a TV show, has started on a dangerous diet regimen to beautify herself. Her son Harry and his girlfriend Marion find their love an artificial refuge that lets them shut out the real world. Together with his friend Tyrone, Harry works as a drug dealer. These four persons find their outsized dreams of future bliss but tragically get lost........
Conditions Seat reservation will start outside the venue 15 minutes before the screening. Seats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis (for PolyU students and staff). There will be a post-screening session (in English) about Personal Satisfaction and Addiction where light refreshments will be served.
The Plot: In the early years of the 20th century, Daniel Plainview is an oil prospector. Based on information sold to him by Paul Sunday, he travels to Little Boston, California and begins to buy land, starting with the Sunday's farm. He wants to buy up all of the land in the area and smooth talks the locals into selling by promising that he will build roads, schools and churches. He has no intention of doing so of course and his only purpose is to make money. Over the course of his endeavors, men die, the locals get nothing and Plainview gets rich. In his life he makes few friends and many enemies and even his adopted son H.W. is eventually alienated.
Seat reservation will start outside the venue 15 minutes before the screening. Seats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis (for PolyU students and staff). There will be a post-screening session (in English) about Fame and Wealth with Dr. James Xing where light refreshments will be served.
Venue: Chiang Chen Studio Theatre Theatre Lounge(Near G/F of Core A)
The Plot:
An action western surrounding the private life and public exploits of America's most notorious outlaw, Jesse James. As the charismatic and unpredictable outlaw plans his next great robbery, he wages war on his enemies, who are trying to collect the reward money--and the glory--that is riding on his capture. However, the greatest threat to Jesse's life may ultimately come from those he trusts the most…
Conditions
Seat reservation will start outside the venue 15 minutes before the screening. Seats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis (for PolyU students and staff). There will be a post-screening session (in English) about Fame and Trust with Dr. Paris Lau where light refreshments will be served.
