Social issues
An evening at Mapopo organic community farm
Posted on May 31, 2012 by Toothpicker
Whenever I travel to Hong Kong, I would seek out unusual activities or places to visit, I am more interested in the 'alternative' side beyond shopping and eating. On this visit, I found out about Mapopo organic community farm in Fanling, New Territories, where they would host an evening with guided walk [...]
This post was posted in Hong Kong, Food & dining, Travel, Nature, Eco living & sustainability, Social issues and was tagged with Hong Kong, Food & dining, nature, organic farm
This is not a film & Iranian cinema
Posted on April 4, 2012 by Toothpicker
I first encountered Iranian cinema around the mid 90s, and I found myself being mesmerised by films from directors like Abbas Kiarostami, Mohsen Makhmalbaaf, and Jafar Panahi. Panahi's 'The White balloon' in particular, left a very strong impression on me. I liked the simplicity and humanity of the story, which has a [...]
This post was posted in Films & documentaries, Social issues, Human rights and was tagged with documentaries, films, Human rights, Jafar Panahi
'The price of sex' by Mimi Chakarova
Posted on March 25, 2012 by Toothpicker
I hope that my blog title will not attract the wrong crowd thinking that this is a porn site! It's actually about a documentary that I saw at the Human Rights Watch film festival currently showing in London.
Before launching the website, I found the whole idea of social media quite daunting. Little [...]
This post was posted in Talks, Films & documentaries, Social issues and was tagged with talks, documentaries, ICA