PIFS’ Screening: No Impact Man
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No Impact Man


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.


Whoever interested can refer to the website: http://www.noimpactdoc.com/index_m.php



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.


Regards,


PolyU International Film Society
Email: ecfilm@inet.polyu.edu.hk


Website: http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/FilmSociety/
Blog: http://polyfilmsoc.blogspot.com/


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PIFS’ Screening: The Shawshank Redemption (月黑高飛)(12th March)
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PIFS’ Screening: The Shawshank Redemption (月黑高飛)


Dear PIFS members,

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?


故事內容:


年輕有為的銀行家杜安迪被控殺妻，判處終身監禁在沙索克監獄服刑，不久他與囚犯中的老大哥紅人成為莫逆，紅人多次申請假釋失敗，壯志消沉，甘心只做獄中英雄，但安迪含冤入獄，不肯認命，深信一日必可重獲自由．他運用個人專長，幫助貪污獄長處理財務，並為囚犯爭取在獄中福利，終於在一個狂風暴雨之夜，安迪結束了二十年的牢獄生涯，而他的逃走，更為紅人帶來積極的啟示．．．．


Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec4dGY46_1E



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.



Regards,


PolyU International Film Society
Email: ecfilm@inet.polyu.edu.hk


Website: http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/FilmSociety/
Blog: http://polyfilmsoc.blogspot.com/


Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=167656289175&v=wall
Renren:
http://www.renren.com/profile.do?id=316220069&_visitor_id=29

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PIFS’ Screening:The Tuskegee Airmen(黑色轟炸機)(‏(5/3(Friday)
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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.


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New PIFS' CILL Library Regulation
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Library Regulations

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.
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Upcoming Screening: Requiem for a Dream(迷上癮)(29/1/10)(Fri)
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Requiem for 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........

故事內容:
四個渴望快樂的人：莎拉，為了在減肥電視節目上亮相，卻上了減肥藥癮；夏利，莎拉的獨子，販毒為了賺錢吸毒；瑪莉安，夏利的女朋友，不惜出賣自己的身體來換取毒品；泰倫，夏利的好朋友，和夏利一同吸毒、一同販毒、一同沉淪。 本片將吸毒最陰暗、最殘酷的一面，赤裸裸呈現在觀眾眼前，年輕人尤其不容錯過。

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgo3Hb5vWLE


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.
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