Ponder Point

It has been a busy week and its taken me a while to post my experiences and impressions from the global Pangea Day event. There were about 130-150 people gathered at the Thoughtworks office in Bangalore to watch 40 selected short movies that intended to change the world, to bring people together and to get them to see the world from each others perspective. Noble thought and attempt.

The show started at 11 PM and went on into the early hours around 3 ish. it sure was fun to watch these videos together with so many others! Surely more fun than watching it from home on the Star Network which screened the event live.

The were numerous celebrties speak from around the world, musicians and of course the 40 select vides as well. Here are some things I liked from the evening – videos, people et al.

Some videos were touching…

This video about six Sierra Leonean refugees in a West African refugee camp who came together to form a band to cheer up other refugees. I found their music rustic and addictive.

Some videos were very creative…

There was this film made by Sumit Roy from New Delhi about the “dancing queen”. It is very creative, keeps you guessing and wondering till the touching climax in the end! I really loved this one. And every one around applauded spontaneously when it ended. And guess what this one was short on a Nokia phone!!!

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Some were rather inspiring…

I am reminded of another called Papiroflexia which means “origami” in spanish. It is an animation and imaginative piece about a man who is skilled and can shape the worlds ills with his hands! If wishes were horses this guy could change the world! It was nice and symbolic and set one thinking (me for sure) on what all we do to mess up the world around us.

The event had some interesting people…

Gilberto Gil The Caretaker T.A.C.T.I.C.A.L. full is a singer, guitarist and guess what the current Brazilian Minister of Culture. He was one helluva character and got everyone tapping to his number he was singer and playing along on the guitar. He was singing for peace! What an appropiate minister for “culture”! Inspiring… His number still rings in my ears… Dont miss his performance here.

In summary, it was a fun event… and a noble attempt… It was great thought to connect audiences in 6 cities across the world live, get celebrities to support the cause and speak up for it. the 40 videos were a kaleidoscope into the world and various issues facing us all.

The were things that could have been better. The event could have had the hosts from various cities to make it even more global. Some of the themes carried the usual western prototypes of the world. There was a lot of focus on the suffering from the “middle east” and “africa”. I thought there was way too much emphasis. A wider view of the world would have been nicer.

If you are rueing the fact that you missed it, wait… you cans ee the who program here. You can also see all the 40 videos that were screened here and here. фото больших членов кончил в анал