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White Lies
Sun, Nov. 29 @ 2pm TC 179 GD
Paraiti is the healer and midwife of her rural, tribal people she believes in life. But new laws are in force prohibiting unlicensed healers. She gets approached by Maraea, the servant of a wealthy woman, Rebecca, who seeks her knowledge and assistance in order to hide a secret which could destroy Rebecca's position in European settler society. Directed by Dana Rotberg, 2014, New Zealand, Drama, Maori, English, English subt.
Trailer here: https://youtu.be/prcx70v-H6w
Shown with White Like The Moon keep her identity when her mother forces her to bleach her skin. White Like the Moon is a revealing film about a dilemma not very well known outside Latino communities; that of the myth of the light skin superiority in Indigenous and Indigenous descendant communities. Directed by Marina Gonzales Palmier, 2001, USA, 23 min, short drama in English
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Location179 GD, TEACHERS COLLEGE (View)
525 W. 120TH ST
New York, NY 10027
United States
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Kid Friendly: No |
Dog Friendly: No |
Non-Smoking: Yes! |
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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