Marije meerman biography books
서울국제여성영화제
In this documentary we follow five very smart Chinese students through their final high-pressure year at an elite high school in Chongqing, a megalopolis in central China. They are competing, together with 10,5 million students all over the country, for a limited amount of spots at Beijing\'s top two universities. Studying from 7.10 AM till 10.30 PM, 6 days a week, the students’ lives are regimented almost every minute of the day as they prepare for the end-of-year exam that can determine their fate. For many students from poor or rural backgrounds, a strong performance on the test is the only way to climb the social ladder and excel without connections.
The tight time table runs from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. For the students, the program at the boarding high school is excruciating. The school’s only goal is a high ratio of students admitted to top class universities. The students get up at dusk and while still half asleep start their day reading books that are stacked to the ceiling; a strange sight yet so familiar. High school life in 21st century China is not very different from that in Korea. Students and their parents’ dream about their bright future, made possible by capitalism, economic growth and upward mobility gained by graduating from top-tier universities. This is seconded by the nation’s desire to vertake the United States economically and politically when at last these students get their chance to lead the country. As a result of all this, getting into universities has become a burning issue in China. This film features 5 of the smartest students in China who attend a prestigious private school. The calmly detached way that the Dutch director-who is not very familiar with the entrance exam system-tells the story makes harsh reality more vividly felt. The film holds a mirror up to reflect our past, present, and future as we Koreans have similarly lived in such an environment. (Jay SOHN)
it's poetry. true art. it gave me goosebumps and made me cry
-anonymous
Beautiful!
The opening of the book takes place in 1984. We have to conclude that it is a timeless piece, that is to say, detached from time. Very light (sunny), high above the clouds, and very light (without gravity). As you read, you're on a plane, on your way, even if you have already arrived. On your way somewhere, where to does not matter yet, it seems.
She writes what she is, in an unmeasurable space, like a child, skipping from word to word, words like little crumbs that bring you home. That place in your soul where you know you are home, enveloped by the evening sun
-Pim Kops
ES Reflection
In reading this, we enter a setting that is perhaps unfamiliar to us, viewed through the eyes of someone whose experiences are perhaps vastly different from our own. Still, we fully comprehend and insert ourselves into the world that Spitz describes. The architecture that comes to life, the smells one cherishes or wishes to avoid, and how the girl doesn't so much wear her feelings on her sleeve as she is suspended in them, grasping for understanding and meaning. Her experiences remind us of that grim unifier, that we are all vulnerable and lost in the dark to some extent. It is that balancing act that gives us clarity, keeping one foot in the unknown and the other in explored territory. One without the other will ruin you, and Spitz demonstrates that it is the acceptance and embracing of this that makes us human.
-CT
Very well written, with care. I find it interesting, recognizable. A person that is lost. An honest story. You don’t spare yourself.
-Xandra Lammers
Chanel n' 19 my favorite scent! ......and then ice cold... genius.
Your book...... it won't let go of me.
Very beautifully written!
-Hanke
Your book is very beautifully structured and there are gems of descriptions in it. For example, Bo'
Chain of Love
A New Film on Migrant Philippine Labor
The following release from First Run / Icarus Films deals with the Philippines' second largest export product - maternal love - and how the international trade in love and care affects the women involved, their families, and ours in the West.
CHAIN OF LOVE
A Film by Marije Meerman
In the United States and Europe the demand for domestic help is increasing. In many families both parents need to earn money for economic survival. The resulting need for additional nursing and childcare has led to a worldwide shift in the areas of care and love. One of the consequences is migration: escalating numbers of women in the Third World are leaving their children to take care of children in the West.
The film shows how maternal love is becoming an important commodity in the world economy. The money Philippine women send back home is the largest source of income in foreign currency in the country, and maternal love is now the second largest export product. But there is a price to be paid, not only for the Filipinos but also by us: nobody is looking after their own children anymore, love and attention have been turned into financial transactions.
For more information about this film go to: www.frif.com/new2002/chain.html
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