The 6th Borneo Eco Film Festival 2016
Fringe Screenings + Special Film Presentation
October 3 – 9, 2016
Enjoy the Publika Fringe Screenings during which selected films will be showing at partner venues: The Wound and The Gift on the 3rd of October at Sharikat Biru Biru, Acid Ocean on the 4th of October at Meet+Wine Bistro and Umi Yama Aida on the 5th of October at PACOS Trust.
On the 9th of October at Suria Sabah, the afternoon kicks off with a local compilation, Big Stories Small Town, Bongkud-Namaus, Ranau by Sabahan film maker, Nadira Ilana. KK residents will enjoy The Heart of Gaya Street which follows at 3:00pm.
SEE 2016 FULL LIST OF FILMS FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Mon, 3rd Oct 2016 | 7:30pm | Sharikat Biru-Biru, Lorong Dewan (Australian Place) The Wound and The Gift explores the major transformation in our relationship with animals through the growing “Rescue” movement. All over the world, people are saving the lives of animals that were bred for profit, abused, or sold on the black market. Millions of us are adopting dogs and cats from shelters, rather than buying pets from breeders and pet stores. Many people devote their lives to providing sanctuaries and shelters for rescued animals....
THE WOUND AND THE GIFT
SCREENING INFO
Title: THE WOUND AND THE GIFT (2014)
Duration: 80 min
Date: Mon, 3rd Oct 2016
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Sharikat Biru-Biru, Lorong Dewan (Australian Place)
Supported by: SPCA KK
FREE SCREENING AT #BEFF2016!
TRAILER: THE WOUND AND THE GIFT
Tahun / Year: 2014
Negara Asal / Country: USA and Japan
Tempoh Tayangan / Duration: 80 min
Pengarah / Director: Linda Hoaglund
SYNOPSIS
The Wound and The Gift explores the major transformation in our relationship with animals through the growing “Rescue” movement. All over the world, people are saving the lives of animals that were bred for profit, abused, or sold on the black market. Millions of us are adopting dogs and cats from shelters, rather than buying pets from breeders and pet stores. Many people devote their lives to providing sanctuaries and shelters for rescued animals. By caring for wounded animals in need, we are learning just how much animals give back to those who care for them. The narrative spine of the film is an ancient fable about a wounded crane, saved by peasants, that attempts to express her gratitude with a gift. Scenes from the folktale will weave together stunning real life footage of rescued animals and their sanctuaries. As the fable and the film unfold, we cannot help but wonder, Who is saving who?
Tue, 4th Oct 2016 | 7:00pm | Meet & Wine, Peak Vista Marine scientists across the world are hunting for clues to one of the biggest environmental challenges facing our planet today – ocean acidification. For years we’ve known the ocean absorbs about a quarter of the carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere – but as carbon emissions continue to rise, the seawater chemistry is changing...
ACID OCEAN
SCREENING INFO
Title: ACID OCEAN (2014)
Duration: 52 min
Date: Tue, 4th Oct 2016
Time: 9:00pm
Venue: Meet & Wine, Peak Vista, Kota Kinabalu
Supported by: Scubazoo
FREE SCREENING AT #BEFF2016!
TRAILER: ACID OCEAN
Tahun / Year: 2014
Negara Asal / Country: Australia and Papua New Guinea
Tempoh Tayangan / Duration: 52 min
Pengarah / Director: Sally Ingleton
SYNOPSIS
Marine scientists across the world are hunting for clues to one of the biggest environmental challenges facing our planet today – ocean acidification. For years we’ve known the ocean absorbs about a quarter of the carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere – but as carbon emissions continue to rise, the seawater chemistry is changing. And in increasingly acidic waters, marine animals can’t form the skeletons and shells vital for their survival. Thousands of species are in danger. Could acid oceans bring down entire ecosystems? With the clock ticking these marine scientists are facing the challenge of their careers. From the icy polar seas to the world’s most pristine coral reefs, ACID OCEAN tracks the latest in marine scientific research and meets an Australian scientist who has made a game-changing discovery. Nestled among Papua New Guinea’s stunning coral gardens, coral ecologist Dr Katharina Fabricius has found a unique reef, which opens a window to the future of our oceans. Will she uncover the secrets of the acid ocean?
Wed, 5th Oct 2016 | 7:00pm | PACOS Trust Centre, Penampang Inspired by the sacred ceremony of Shikinen Sengu at Ise Jingu, prestigious Japanese photographer Masaaki Miyazawa's debut film is a meditation on our connection with nature. Travelling through deep mountains, sacred forests, and to beautiful coasts to talk with an oyster fisherman, a scientist, a master of carpenter, an architect, a filmmaker and others, Miyazawa unveils a thousand-year-old method of coexistence with nature and reflects on the importance of living sustainably in modern society.
UMI YAMA AIDA (IN BETWEEN MOUNTAINS AND OCEANS)
SCREENING INFO
Title: UMI YAMA AIDA (IN BETWEEN MOUNTAINS AND OCEANS) (2014)
Duration: 79 min
Date: Wed, 5th Oct 2016
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: PACOS Trust Centre, Taman Flash Gordon, Kg. Kivatu, KM18 Jalan Tambunan, 89507 Donggon, Kampung Kivatu, 89507 Penampang, Sabah
Supported by: PACOS Trust
FREE SCREENING AT #BEFF2016!
TRAILER: UMI YAMA AIDA (IN BETWEEN MOUNTAINS AND OCEANS)
Tahun / Year: 2014
Negara Asal / Country: Japan
Tempoh Tayangan / Duration: 79 min
Pengarah / Director: Masaaki Miyazawa
Penerbit / Producer: Yusuke Kamata
SYNOPSIS
Inspired by the sacred ceremony of Shikinen Sengu at Ise Jingu, prestigious Japanese photographer Masaaki Miyazawa’s debut film is a meditation on our connection with nature. Travelling through deep mountains, sacred forests, and to beautiful coasts to talk with an oyster fisherman, a scientist, a master of carpenter, an architect, a filmmaker and others, Miyazawa unveils a thousand-year-old method of coexistence with nature and reflects on the importance of living sustainably in modern society.
Sun, 9th Oct 2016 | 1:30pm | 5th Floor, Event Hall, Suria Sabah Big Stories is an internationally acclaimed community storytelling project from Australia, collaborating with local filmmakers across the Asia-Pacific to tell heartwarming stories with local people living in small towns. From outback Australia to rural Cambodia, stories focus on people caring for and creating their community.
BIG STORIES SMALL TOWNS, BONGKUD NAMAUS, RANAU
SCREENING INFO
Title: BIG STORIES SMALL TOWNS, BONGKUD-NAMAUS, RANAU (2016)
Duration: 43 minutes (2-5 minute micro documentaries x 14) + talk
Date: Sun, 9th Oct 2016
Time: 1:30pm
Venue: Suria Sabah Shopping Mall (5th Floor, Event Hall)
Speaker: Nadira Ilana
FREE SCREENING AND TALK AT #BEFF2016!
Tahun / Year: 2016
Negara Asal / Country: Malaysia
Tempoh Tayangan / Duration: 43 minutes (2-5 minute micro documentaries x 14)
Pengarah / Director: Martin Potter (Director)
Penerbit / Producers: Nadira Ilana (Resident Filmmaker / Co-Producer)
Community Filmmakers: Chief Bindang Mantakag, Ester Bindang, Faustine Thomas Andrew, Zozeno
SYNOPSIS
Big Stories is an internationally acclaimed community storytelling project from Australia, collaborating with local filmmakers across the Asia-Pacific to tell heartwarming stories with local people living in small towns. From outback Australia to rural Cambodia, stories focus on people caring for and creating their community. The project has won numerous awards including SXSW Community Champion and has screened at film festivals including two selections for the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam – the world’s most prestigious documentary film festival.!
After a year of production and having survived the Sabah earthquake, on the 12th of March 2016, Big Stories Bongkud-Namaus had its world premiere in Kampung Bongkud, Ranau in collaboration with FINAS Malaysia. All materials will be made available at http://bigstories.com.my, making Malaysia the first Big Stories Co. partner to have its own domain.!
Big Stories, Small Towns in Sabah is funded by the Australia Malaysia Institute and the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. FINAS Malaysia is the project presentation partner and main sponsor of the Big Stories Sabah launch. Big Stories Co. acknowledges the ongoing support of Screen Australia!
Sun, 9th Oct 2016 | 3:00pm | 5th Floor, Event Hall, Suria Sabah Heart of Gaya Street is a vivid collection of tales about a few personalities who have lived almost their entire lives on Gaya Street. We see through their eyes the tide of changes that has taken place over almost a century and how these have affected them...
HEART OF GAYA STREET
SCREENING INFO
Title: HEART OF GAYA STREET (2016)
Duration: 52 min + 20 min (talk)
Date: Sun, 9th Oct 2016
Time: 3:00pm
Venue: 5th Floor, Event Hall, Suria Sabah Shopping Mall
Speaker: William Chiang M.F
FREE SCREENING AND TALK AT #BEFF2016!
Tahun / Year: 2016
Negara Asal / Country: Malaysia
Tempoh Tayangan / Duration: 52 min
Pengarah / Director: William Chiang M.F, Asbury Bendy, Angelbert Chong, Dicky Lo
SYNOPSIS
Heart of Gaya Street is a vivid collection of tales about a few personalities who have lived almost their entire lives on Gaya Street. We see through their eyes the tide of changes that has taken place over almost a century and how these have affected them. Mr Chai Yu Sin, better known as Aji, the oldest bartender at 76 years, worked for one owner for 56 years. Meanwhile Mr Leong, in his 80s and the owner of Yuk Cheong Coffee shop, lived and grew up behind Gaya Street. He remembers what it was like to be a kid in those days during the colonial era right until the formation of Malaysia.
So on Gaya Street, the new emerging tenants and the old era struggling tenants are side by side. Will they strive to preserve the past and continue to embrace the future?