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Visual Documentary Project2014: “People and Nature in Southeast Asia”

Name: Visual Documentary Project2014: “People and Nature in Southeast Asia”
Start: 2015-01-14T08:00:00+09:00
End: 2015-01-14T17:00:00+09:00
Location: Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall

2015年1月14日 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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CAPAS-CSEAS Workshop for Young Scholars of Southeast Asian Area Studies: “EXPLORING FRONTIERS OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN AREA STUDIES: ASIAN PERSPECTIVES” »

Date: January 14th, 2015
Venue: Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall
Support：Japan Foundation Asia Center

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University will host a film forum to screen five selected documentaries by independent,young film-makers from Southeast Asia on the topic of people and nature.

From the sky to the mountains, forests to mangroves, fields to orchards and animals to insects,what is the relationship between people and nature in Southeast Asia?How do people connect with their environments?In what ways do they think about, feel, touch, speak and share their surroundings in their societies, and through their cultures? This year, the visual documentary project presents five short documentaries, by young Southeast Asian filmmakers in the region,selected by an international committee for screening in Japan.