Donkey Caravan to Timbuktu : An Ubuntu Documentary

“A 900 kilometer journey across Sahara Desert”

Synopsis:

'It has been a tough trip, but we returned to Timbuktu with 39
donkeys', says Al Mouktar, chief of a Tuareg tribe near Timbuktu. Due
to three droughts and the civil war this tribe lost all of their
animals.  A Tuareg tribe in Bouressa, 900 kilometers up north, heard
of their problems and offered Al Mouktar its surplus of donkeys.

Before set off Al Mouktar, Al Joumarat, Al Kou and Achmed have to
chase the donkeys. After three days they have caught 39 of them and
set for Timbuktu. For 25 days they lead the herd across the never
ending plains, through sandstorms, across sand dunes, along a track
where they can find enough water.

Director: Mark Aardenburg

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festival:

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“Like Leaves in a Storm” : Blood, sweat and tea, they should never be
associated.

Synopsis:

With each morning cuppa of tea, think of how much each tea leaf
affects the lives of the thousands of tea workers in India. in
reality, tea has much more agony and life/death implications for those
cultivating it than we might EVER imagine.  Blood, sweat and tea, they
should never be associated.

“Everyday we donate one ounce of blood to the leeches to make this
blood we need to eat, but we don't have any money to buy the food
because we haven't got any salary for last 8 to 9 years”- a tea
plantation worker from India.

   A documentary on hardships and the effect of globalization on tea
garden workers in India. The continuous hardships, forced alienation
and marginalization of this community is a matter of grave concern.

Director: K.P. Sasi

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festival:

http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/2069/Like-Leaves-in-a-Storm

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Dear friends,

This is a call for the film festival online - ‘Spirit Enlightened’ (to
be live from December 09 to July 10), for which we seek your
participation.

‘Spirit Enlightened’, aspires to trace the spirit that has led the
humanity through centuries & civilizations and is in the making of our
future. The festival hopes to explore with you, ‘That’ which envelops
to infuse & evolve the individual as well as collective being, expands
our vision of time as well as place, enlivens our hearts, and
enlightens our species to transcend the present state of being for the
mystical new – the next state of supramental self.

We are inviting films on :
- Evolution of Consciousness
- Spirituality
- Culture of Religion
- Enlightened Leaders
- Philosophies & Politics
- Timeless Creative Expressions

SUBMISSION PROCESS :

For participation kindly fill the online form and send us the
film/DVD. Multiple entries are welcome. Fill the individual form for
each film.

To submit the form, please visit:
   http://www.cultureunplugged.com/festival/submit.php


Last date for receiving the film is 1st week of November, 2009

REWARDS :
PEOPLE'S CHOICE (Most Viewed) :        $3000
POPULAR (Runner Up) :                  $1000
VIRAL (Most Shared/Linked) :           $1000
UNDISCOVERED (Must View) :             $1000
FILM-MAKER'S CHOICE (Best Art) :       $3000

Multiple submissions welcome.

FESTIVAL PROMOTERS & PARTNERS :
Barrie Osborne (Producer, New Zealand, 7 times - Oscar winner)
Michael Peyser (Producer, Film Executive, and/or Professor of
Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California)
Shekhar Kapoor (Film-maker/Director, India, Oscar Nominated 2007)

Sabyesachi Bharti
Culture Unplugged Studios
studio.cultureunplugged.com
India | USA I UK | New Zealand
+91 020 65002520
+91 976 539 1242
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