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21st Century Samurai "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai" isn't about samurai at all Rather, it follows a modern-day assassin as he drives around, listens to rap and tries to avoid getting himself killed by gangsters out for vengeance. ... page 7 * aß 1 I—l - Do a Double Take: The Double Take Documentary Film Festival, April 6-9 Outside Looking In; Coming of Age Stories May t’Enfamt Sauvage. Fletcher Hall, 10:15 pm. Friday KIDS. Center for Documentary Studies 5:15 p.m. Teenagers Under the Gun. Carolina Theatre, 11:30 a.m. High School: Seventeen. Carolina Theatre, 9:30 pm. Express Yourself; Streetwise. Fletcher Hall, 7:30 pm. Saturday Warning Signs. Carolina Theatre, I:3Q pm. Jeremy; Dream Deceivers. Carolina Theatre, 9:45 pm. Experimental Edges; A New Year; living Inside; Me and Ruhyfruit; If EveiyGid Had A Diary; Jollies; Flight My Name is Oona; She/Va; Untouchable; Forget This; Elations in Negative. Carolina Theatre, 10 pm. Sunday A.KA Don Bonus Carolina Theatre, 9:30 a.m. UNC Filmmakers Tell Stories With Documentaries By Justin Winters Staff Writer With Oscars being given out to feature films such as “American Beauty” and “The Matrix” earlier this week, a few of the golden guys were also given out to the best of a more realistic type of film - the documentary. If the talented documentary filmmakers that have been popping up on campus recently are of any indication, a UNC student might be the lucky one to win the golden statue in a few years. Mahera Omar, a senior biology major whose docu mentary “A Lighter Shade of Crimson” was shown to UNC students Monday night, said that the fact that doc umentaries can be made about absolutely anything makes them interesting. Just before the showing, Omar stood outside the Union Auditorium hopefully awaiting the arrival of her audience. She admitted she was a little nervous but hoped that her film would prove as interesting to the audience as it was to create. When Omar went to New York City during Fall Break, she ended up shooting some footage of the big city that crept its way into her short film. “I ended up filming lots of things,” she said. “One of the parts shows people in New York simply talking about how much they love New York.” Omar’s documentary was part of a showing that paired her film with one other documentary, “Skittles," which showcased a collection of short comedic skits concocted by a group of UNC students. The Carolina Union Activities Board is hopeful that the event will grow next year into a University festival con centrated on a genre of films that UNC filmmakers said were set apart from the high-dollar movies that you might see on the big screen. Andy Opel, a Ph.D. student in the School ofjoumalism and Mass Communication who did documentary work while working on his master’s degree at the University of See STUDENTS, Page 6 The Double Take Documentary Film Festival will feature (top to bottom) “A Chance to Grow," "Children in War," "The Laughing Club of India," “One of Us," 'Raise the Dead, Scottsboro," "Shadow Boxers," "Sound and Fury," "The Last Guy to Let You Down," "The Valley." 'Well- Founded Fear' and "Women of the Wall." PHOTOS COURTESY OF TOE DOUBLETAXE DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL In the Street; The Smeß of Bunting Ants; little Fugitive. Carolina Theatre 2 pm. Matthew's Murder Welcome to the Dollhouse Fletcher Hall, 215 pm. Southern Writers on Film Today Luke: A Tribute to Fred; Clear Pictures Carolina Theatre, 2:30 pm. Two or Three Things but Nothing for Sure; Wffliam Faulkner’s Mississippi. Carolina Theatre 5 pm. The Rough South of Larry Browa Carolina Theatre 7 pm. Saturday Tomorrow Fletcher Hall, *45 pm Sunday Richard Wright; Black Boy Carolina Theatre, 2:30 pm Surprisingly Enough, Robert Bradley, aging and blind, managed to survive life on the streets. Now his band, Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise, tours with the likes of Dave Matthews and recently released its second record. Time to Discover , ...page 8 h&ftrrimnn my rm m myrm mm HBHH HHH SHH Hx H HH (m*g of Wr. Visions of fern nk lota Huston - m Sum Fletcher HaH, T 2 urn. Saturday One Survivor Rwembere Fletcher Wl, 7:30 pm Children in War. Carolina Theatre !2;4S pm. Sarajevo Film Festival Film; The Meg. Carolina theatre 9:15 a.m. Rkling the Tiger The VYar Game, Carolina Theatre ) pm ' In tarn at ion al Hbm nisioffw u auio twit, vofowna irvoatro, /, is ftm SE Theatre 6 p.m. Sud. Carolina Theatre 9:ls . Zykkm Portrait Owing to Resist Carafe Theatre 2:30 Far from Hollywood's fantasy films, documentaries chronicle life's daily events and true personalities. , gflk . '*‘■'l Bair lit ■£ DTH/ELAN L)ASSAM UNC Junior Grier Booker and Duke MBA Graduate student Robert Moody interview Lila in the Pit about joining the Hare Krishnas.The students are in the process of making a documentary about the religious group. Film Festival Tackles Issues, Showcases Talent Duke University's Double Take Documentary Film Festival, now in its third year, exhibits films from regional to international. By Russ Lane Staff Writer The Double Take Film Festival will hit Durham next week with edgy documentaries and thought-provoking discussion on the issue of youth violence and the media. In Durham’s Carolina Theatre April 6-9, the festival presents an eclectic group of films and a dialogue regarding filmmaking and social issues. The showings include a mixture of classic and new documentaries, all of which are rarely seen on a full screen. From its conception three years ago, the festival presents thematically linked films. : m * Sunday % Seven News ts Burn Kumw ftftles, CwHn 9*Wa whM I GW. (Eljp Sail}} ®ar Meri Ihursday, March 30, 2000 This year explores the issue of youth, vio lence and the media, following questions raised by last year’s shooting at Columbine High School and the subsequent occurrences in the schools around the country. Nancy Buirski, director of the Double Take festival, said the festival elaborated on the issues these current events have brought to the forefront. “There’s no question that the Columbine issue has raised interest in (youth and the media)... their reaction to the media has had a tremendous affect on their perspective on society, and society’s perspective of them as well,” she said. To explore this theme, the Double Take festival presents different points of view of youth violence and the media. In addition to symposiums with young people and film makers, the festival features a series of films entitled “Outside looking In,” which exam ines the relationship between youth and vio lence throughout childhood. Well-foundwl few; Ftexher HA 2:15 pre. Over 36,000 Sffi A Thief Among Hie Angels. Carolina tat the day cam Central!*. Caroline Theatre 4:45 toHSWL AnAawkanhvliY. Fletcher Hall, 5:15 vNOHK PROGRAM’ Re invention' famous Ftxxt Ttokkmnr. The Art of tainting Ute; The lastGuytolet ttw Dcwtt;%aw Amazon*. Carolina Theatre 9 pm Ita Afco Wreste FatljiWt. fksfier HA 10 pm. GwtgeWaßsm: Salta' the Woods on Ftre. Carolina Theatre, 9 i.rn Night W>l: the Musk of hit Bowles Flatter Halt 9.30 a.m. FMmanlt Carolina Theatre <1:30 a.m AJrtlme Rights. The Gossel According to Mr. Allen Edwwßoswstan. Caroline Theatre, 2:lspm. 'Here on Earth,' Teen Movies Have Taken Over "Eyes Wide Shut' nymphette Leefee Sobieski and heart throb josh Hartnett star in one of the latest 'Here on Earth' tells the story of a girl torn between two loves. ...page 9 I I I ' jK PAGE 5 DoubleTake’s modem theme has sparked an increased national interest in the festival. Cable channels HBO and MTV are co-spon soring the event, reflecting a connection between film and television overlooked by most festivals. “Unlike many festivals, documentary reflects the impact television has had on (the genre). HBO has been a leader in documen taries, and MTV is gaining a growing influ ence," Buirski said. During the festival, filmmaker Sheila Nevins will receive DoubleTake’s Industry Award for her documentaries aired on HBO. Buirski approached MTV' to co-sponsor their event, given the channel’s growing number of documentaries and their interest in youth culture. “I love that this was a place for documen taries - it wasn’t a market but a dialogue (about filmmaking and society),” said Lauren See DOUBLETAKE, Page 6 Raise tta Dead; Stringer With i Caraira. Carolina Theatre 330 pm. The Austin DrsastecCarolioaTteoire 430 pm. Highway. Carolina Theatre, 6:15 pm. From Swastika to Sm Cto Carolina Theatre 6 pm. Smote Kid Minors. Carolina Theatre 9 pm. Shadow Boxws Flutter Hal 10 pm Look mo, won t look woe Jne wst Carolina TheatrelMSpm Sunday lilPPl Mo ft Ismc Newton Rotchof 0 of Lte. Carolina ThMßrre For a destriplte# of ndt Na sae proqiamOC.htltre, . -V-' / 1 For Hckft in fo mutton, ctf tfw Canter for
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