November 5: Double premiere: Fabrik Funk and The Eagle

Double premiere: Fabrik Funk and The Eagle  

Music, dreams and living life to the fullest are some of the themes captured in two new films set to premiere on Nov. 5 at UVic. The UVic anthropology student union, B.o.A.S (Bureau of Anthropology Students), is proud to organize the double premiere of Fabrik Funk and The Eagle.

Both films are short documentaries: Fabrik Funk features a young woman from São Paulo, Brazil, who dreams of becoming a funk MC; The Eagle focuses on a fascinating character, Miguel Aguíla, a Cuban outcast and free spirit expatriated in Victoria.

UVic anthropologist and filmmaker Dr. Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier, with her two Brazilian colleagues, Dr. Sylvia Caiuby Novaes and Dr. Rose Satiko Gitirana Hikiji, co-directed both documentary films with funding from a FAPESP (São Paulo Research Foundation) grant between UVic and the University of São Paulo.

What: Documentary films: Fabrik Funk and The Eagle

When: Thursday, Nov. 5 from 7 to 10 p.m.

Where: David Lam Auditorium, UVic

Food and refreshments provided. Monetary donations will be accepted in support of Our Place Community Centre in Victoria.

Trailer of Fabrik Funk: https://vimeo.com/125810860 

Trailer of The Eagle: https://vimeo.com/131225714 

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For those arriving by car, pay parking is in effect. Evening parking is $2.50.

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Media contacts:

Dr. Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier (Anthropology) at 250-721-7052 or alexbf@uvic.ca

Anne MacLaurin (Social Sciences Communications) at 250-217-4259 or sosccomm@uvic.ca