CFC Media Lab Community member David Brisbin is having the Canadian premiere of his documentary about Cambodia at the ReelHeART Festival in TO on June 20.  Info below:

THE BASICS:
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‘NICE HAT! 5 Enigmas in the Life of Cambodia’ directed by David Brisbin  will screen at the ReelHeART international Film Festival on Friday, June 20th at 7p.m. Theater 222, Innis College, University of Toronto Campus 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto Tickets  (8$) on sale now at : www.reelheart.com <http://www.reelheart.com/> or Click straight through for tickets to this film at : reelheart.com

Film info online at: nicehat.ca

The director will attend the screening
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DESCRIPTION:
This documentary feature attempts to counteract the many portrayals of Cambodia as either ‘seat of disaster’ or  ‘tourist confection’ by getting to the more human reality of Khmer culture — where breathtaking creativity and excruciating tragedy co-exist.  An astounding lineage of caps, crowns, scarves, and head pieces of every description thread together the last ten centuries with the last ten minutes.  They also tie Cambodia to every corner of the globe.  Guiding us into this vision are Cambodians ranging from a world famous film director (Rithy Panh,) to a princess, to a young guide nicknamed James Bond — joined by Cambodians of every stripe who make, sell and wear hats.  NICE HAT! is all about unfolding complexity — by the simplest of means.
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