Event
Dreams of Dust
Presented by the SAN JOAQUIN FILM SOCIETY
www.SJIFF.org
A Cinema Room Special Presentation
Dreams of Dust (Rves de poussire)
87 min | Burkina Faso, France, Canada | 2006
Director: Laurent Salgues
French with English Subtitles
Nominated, Grand Jury Prize, 2007 Sundance Film Festival
Official Selection, Venice Film Festival
Official Selection, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Official Selection, Rome Film Festival
"Hynotic widescreen photography... Salgues' screenplay is perfectly crafted." --Deborah Young, Variety
Mocktar, a Nigerien peasant, comes looking for work in Essakane, a dusty gold mine in Northeast Burkina Faso, Africa, where he hopes to forget the past that haunts him. In Essakane, he quickly finds out, the gold rush ended twenty years before, and the inhabitants of this wasteland and strange timelessness manage to exist simply from force of habit. The beautiful Coumba, however, is still courageously struggling to raise her daughter after the death of her family. Mocktar will soon be fighting not only to survive, but also to provide a better future for this mother and her child."
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SJFS Cinema Room is a unique exhibition partnership between the San Joaquin Film Society and Cibo di Vino Restaurant - Matine Movie Lounge, to year-round global cinema film programs and special events within the intimate settings of the Matine Movie Lounge. SJFS presents a richly-diverse collection of films, special screenings, shorts collections, guest filmmakers, mixed-media showcases, and creative discussions. Ticket prices vary depending on show.
ABOUT SAN JOAQUIN FILM SOCIETY
The new San Joaquin Film Society, Inc., (SJFS) is the home of the San Joaquin International Film Festival, California Central Valley's preeminent celebration of global cinema. For 2009, in addition to the international film festival in May, SJFS launched an ambitious year of events that includes the 1st San Joaquin Children's Film Festival in January, the 1st California International Documentary Film Festival in the Fall, the year-round Cinema Room film programs, Cinema Italia series in February, the 1st San Joaquin Jewish Film Festival in June, special events, and educational programs. SJFS is dedicated to celebrating the artistry, diversity, and power of filmmaking; and to bringing the world's best cinema to the culturally-rich, Valley communities.
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LocationMatinee Movie Lounge
1825 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95204
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 13 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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