Friday, October 22, 2010

Special Visitor: Olivia Wyatt

Get ready for Olivia to stop by Columbia next week to show her film, STARING INTO THE SUN (Below is a trailer). October 26 at 9:00pm @ Ragtag Cinema.
She will also stop by our class to talk about her work and process.

Staring into the Sun from olivia wyatt on Vimeo.



Staring into the Sun is the latest ethno-folk cinema classic from Sublime Frequencies. Ethiopia is known to be one of the oldest areas inhabited by humans and presently has over 80 diverse ethnic groups. Photographer/filmmaker Olivia Wyatt explores 13 different tribes throughout Ethiopia in this visually stunning film. Traveling from the northern highlands to the lower Omo Valley, Wyatt brings together the worlds of Zar spirit possession; Hamer tribal wedding ceremonies; Borena water well polyphonic singing; wild hyena feedings; and bizarre Ethiopian TV segments; presenting an enchanting look at these ethereal images, landscapes and sounds from the horn of Africa. The tribes featured in this film are captured with an unflinching sense of realism and poetic admiration resulting in a visual and aural feast of the senses.

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