Caption: A still from Janaya Soma and Emma Hewitt’s documentary ‘The Jai Ho Generation’, which challenges stereotypes about Indian-Kiwi identity

Three short and thought-provoking films by Massey English & Media Studies students, including a forthcoming festival selection and a documentary by an international award-winning editor, will screen at Wellington’s next Arts on Wednesday on April 30.
Katie Hinsen’s short film ‘Screengrab: A snapshot of changing mediascapes’ considers changing practices and new technologies in the contemporary media post-production industry where she works as an award-winning editor in New York. Janaya Soma and Emma Hewitt’s documentary ‘The Jai Ho Generation’ presents a rich cultural tapestry of personal experiences exploring what it means to be Indian and Kiwi. Norman Zafra’s ‘A Friend in Sight’ captures a special relationship we don’t normally see on film, the bond between a woman and her seeing-eye dog. Norman’s film has been chosen as an Official Selection in the Documentary Edge Film Festival, New Zealand 2014 – but you can see it first at Arts on Wednesday.

Caption: Guidedog Kerry checks traffic for owner Julia Mosen in a scene from Norman Zafra’s documentary ‘A Friend in Sight’.

All the films were made in the paper Media Practice and Global Culture, in which students produce critically informed media texts using digital and mobile technologies. Paper coordinator Dr Radha O’Meara said these three films showcase the outstanding creative work of Massey English & Media Studies students, and also demonstrate the variety of ways digital media practitioners can engage with critical issues around globalisation.

When: April 30, 12.30 to 1.30
Where: The Theatre Lab, Room 5D14, Massey University Wellington campus, Entrance A, Wallace St, Mt Cook, Wellington
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