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The 1st Immigrant Film Festival

Film & Other Media
In Person
上智大学・10号館講堂
Japan

Date: Nov. 7, 2009 – Nov. 8, 2009


Approximately 2.2 million foreigners from 190 countries live in Japan. The number of foreigners visiting Japan has also exceeded 9 million per year. What does it mean to accept foreigners and live with them? Many films about immigration are being made in countries that accept immigrants and send workers out. Through these films, we will think about migration, immigration, and coexistence with foreigners. Please invite your friends and family to come and see us. [Date & Time] Saturday, November 7th - Sunday, November 8th, 2009 [Venue] Sophia University, Building 10 Auditorium (5 minutes' walk from Yotsuya Station, JR Chuo Line, Marunouchi Line, Namboku Line) [Program] Saturday, November 7th 09:30-11:41 Our School (2006, Korea/Japan, Director: Kim Myoung Jun) 12:00-12:45 Lecture: Migrants in Korean Films Associate Professor Ishizaka Koichi (Rikkyo University, College of Intercultural Communication) 13:00-14:31 Seri & Harr (2007, Korea, Director: Chang Su-yeon) 15:15-15:30 Bossa Nova performance 15:30-16:40 Permanencia: Staying in this Country Permanencia (2006, Brazil, Director: Hélio Ishii) 17:00-17:15 Bossa Nova performance 17:15-18:42 Arbelaez Humberto-Into my life (2004, Japan, Director: Nosuke Sekinosuke) Sunday, November 8 10:00-11:50 Bread & Roses (2000, UK, Director: Ken Loach) 12:10-13:00 HOME (Documentary version) (2009, Malaysia/Japan, Director: Lim Desri) 13:00-13:30 HOME A conversation between Director Lim Desri and Professor Nemoto Takashi (Sophia University, Faculty of Foreign Studies) 14:10-14:50 Philippine songs and dances 15:00-17:20 "Caregiver" (2008, Philippines, Director: Chito Lono) [Admission Fee] General/Same-day: ¥1,500 (1-day ticket) Advance/Students: ¥1,000 (1-day ticket) *Please see the official website for how to purchase tickets. [Official Website] http://www.mffj.org/index.html [Co-organizers] Migrant Film Festival Executive Committee 2009 Sophia University Institute for Social Justice / Sophia University Catholic Center [Special Sponsor] Mitsui & Co., Ltd. [Cooperation] Japan Catholic Committee for Refugees and Migrants (J-CaRM) National Network in Solidarity with Migrant Workers (SMJ) Society of Jesus/SJ House CCS Students Holding Hands with Children of the World International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office in Japan


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