At the AAA Conference in San Francisco, two of our films will be screened in conjunction with the Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival: “Kites & Monsters” and “Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java.”

http://aaa.confex.com/aaa/2012/webprogrampreliminary/Session5695.html
http://aaa.confex.com/aaa/2012/webprogrampreliminary/Session7816.html

Come visit the Elemental Productions at the San Francisco Hilton Union Square Exhibit Hall, booth #409!

On December 6, 2012, Dr. Robert Lemelson will be going to Cal State University Los Angeles to screen two of his documentaries–”Standing on the Edge of a Thorn” and “Bird Dancers.” Both documentaries address the intersections of gender, hum

Screening of The Bird Dancer on Saturday, October 6th at 12pm. An official selection of the Offshoot Film Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas

http://www.seedlingfilm.com/blogsite/offshoot-film-festival/

The Rutgers University Center for the Study of Genocide, Conflict Resolution and Human Rights will host a series of films and discussions focusing on two vital issues impacting human rights: mental illness and sexual violence. All of the programs are free and open to the public; all will be held at Rutgers University, Newark.

The first two programs, on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9, will feature four films by noted director and anthropologist Dr. Robert Lemelson, which are part of his six-part series “Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia.”

Lemelson will lead a discussion about his production process and the films’ important findings about the care and treatment of mental illness.

http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/newark-2012/genocide-center-rutg-20120920

Monday, Oct. 8, 10 – 11:20 a.m., Dana Room, John Cotton Dana Library, 180 University Ave., Newark campus
“The Bird Dancer,” screening and discussion with the director, Dr. Robert Lemelson. This film tells the story of Gusti Ayu Suartini, a young woman with Tourette’s syndrome from rural Bali. Neither Gusti’s family nor community understands the medical nature of her condition and they pity, spurn or mistreat her.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, 6 – 8:40 p.m., Dana Room, John Cotton Dana Library, 180 University Ave., Newark campus
Shadows and Illuminations, Ritual Burdens and  Kites and Monsters, screenings and discussion with the director,  Dr. Robert Lemelson.

• Shadows and Illuminations paints a portrait of Nyoman Kereta, a rural Balinese man in his late sixties who, by psychiatric standards, suffers from a psychotic-like illness.
• Ritual Burdens tells the story of Ni Ketut Kasih, a Balinese women who lapses into mania and depression when the weight of communal ritual obligations and other societal expectations become overwhelming.

·         Kites and Monsters follows the childhood of Wayan Yoga, a five-year-old boy whose imaginative world includes an obsession with violent, mythical monsters and a passion for dance, kite flying and drawing. He is also diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome and exhibits the physical tics and vocalizations characteristic of his illness.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia (2011)
Memory of My Face, Ritual Burdens, Kites & Monsters

Third World Independent Film Festival, San Francisco, CA

BUY TICKETS
Sunday, 9/23, 8:15pm-9:15pm
Century 20 Theaters, 1010 Great Mall Dr, Milipitas, CA 95035
http://www.thirdworldindiefilmfest.com/schedule.html

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia (2010)
Shadows and Illuminations, The Bird Dancer, Family Victim

Gig Harbor Film Festival, Gig Harbor, Washington
http://www.gigharborfilmfestival.org/

Galaxy Uptown Theatre, 4649 Point Fosdick Drive NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335-2307

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia (2011)
Memory of My Face, Ritual Burdens, Kites & Monsters

Cincinnati Film Festival, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.cincinnatifilmfestival.com

BUY TICKETS
Saturday, 9/8, 2pm
Clifton Cultural Arts Center, 3711 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45220
http://www.cincinnatifilmfestival.com/2012-schedule/saturday-september-8-screenings/

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia (2011)
Memory of My Face, Ritual Burdens, Kites & Monsters

CineSol Film Festival, Harlingen, Texas
http://www.cinesol.com

BUY TICKETS
Saturday, 9/8, 12:15pm
Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum, 2425 Boxwood St, Harlingen, TX 78550
http://cinesol.festivalgenius.com/2012/films/afflictionscultureandmentalillnessinindonesia_robertlemelson_cinesol2012

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Memory of My Face (2011)

San Francisco Shorts Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
http://www.sfshorts.org

BUY TICKETS
Saturday, 9/8, 5pm, “Film Mix Six: Inside Outside”
Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
http://sfshorts02.ticketleap.com/sf-shorts-2012-film-mix-06/