| Margaret Film & Video Festival Comes to Blow Your International Mind |
Margaret Mead Film & Video FestivalNov. 9-11, 2007  "Sleepwalking Through the Mekong" will kick off the Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival tonight The opening night film selection appropriately encapsulates the mood of the series. "Sleepwalking Through the Mekong," is a documentary about a Cambodian pop band, "Dengue Fever," who's influences include surfer rock, R&B, elements of Bollywood, Ethiopian Jazz, and of course Cambodian Pop. Although a California-based band, the group travels to Cambodia, the homeland of lead singer Ch'hom Nimoi. The film captures their often humorous and sentimental exploits and culminates in a show that the band plays in a shantytown. A variety of topics will be covered that deal with emerging social and cultural trends such as user-generated Web content, disability and community struggles with sexual identity in Iran, reincarnated Tibetan lamas, the evironmental issues related to water and the digital revolution in China. For more information about the festival and its complete schedule, log onto amnh.org/mead {mos_ri}
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