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Live & Virtual – Eating up Easter

At 7.30pm on Thursday, 8th April, 2021, Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (BRLSI) Geography and Adventure Group will show the award winning film “Eating Up Easter” in a live Zoom event. This event will be in association with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).

In the film native Rapanui (Easter Island) filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu will narrate to his son the modern dilemma of their people who risk losing everything to the globalizing effects of tourism.

The film follows four islanders, descendants of the ancient Moai statue builders of Easter Island, who are working to tackle the consequences of their rapidly developing home. Islander Mama Piru leads recycling efforts to reduce trash, Mahani and Enrique use music to reunite their divided community, and Sergio tries to understand the motivations of his father who embraces the advantages of building new businesses. These stories intertwine to reveal the complexities of development and the contradictions within us all as we are faced with hard choices about our planet’s future.

Topics Addressed:

• Plastic Pollution

• Sustainability

• Waste Management

• Environmental Impact of Tourism

• Loss of Cultural Identity

• Globalization

Plastic Ocean International sincerely thanks Kartemquin Films and Pacific Islanders in Communications for their work on this project; as well as that of the amazing filmmakers, Sergio and Elena Rapu.

BRLSI is delighted that filmmaker Sergio Rapu has agreed to join our Zoom event with Tod Hardin COO of Plastic Ocean International to answer Questions at the end of the 37 minute film.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/live-virtual-eating-up-easter-tickets-146118429155

Transmisión Eating Up Easter (Haka Puai te Kainga) Fic Wallmapu

Eating Up Easter movie will be released for 48 hours on http://www.ficwallmapu.cl. From Thursday 3 (22:00 Chile) to Saturday 5 of December. Available for Chile, Argentina and Mexico.

La película estará liberada en http://www.ficwallmapu.cl durante 48 horas. Desde el jueves 3 de diciembre, hasta el sábado 5 de diciembre, 22:00 (hora CHI). Para Chile, Argentina y México.

Online Streaming of “Eating Up Easter”

III Semana del clima en su primera versión online transmitirá en vivo la pelicula “Eating Up Easter” dirigida por el cineasta Rapanui Sergio Mata’u Rapu.
Elaborada como una historia del pasado a su hijo recién nacido, en esta pelicula Sergio entrelaza la historia autentica de la isla con las historias de cuatro isleños. En sus propias voces, los Rapanui revelan la realidad de la vida moderna y las acciones que se están tomando para preservar su cultura y el medio ambiente en un contexto mundial de constante desarrollo.

Link de inscprición: http://www.Centroartealameda.tv

III Semana del Clima (Climate week) in its first online version will be streaming live “Eating Up Easter”, Directed by native Rapanui filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu.
“Crafted as a story passed down to his newborn son, Sergio intertwines the authentic history of the island with the stories of four islanders. In their own voices, these Rapanui reveal the reality of modern life and the actions they are taking to preserve their culture and environment amidst rapid development.” (Official web Eating Up Easter)

Link: http://www.Centroartealameda.tv

Mama Piru from Eating Up Easter documentary

Eating Up Easter and Community Conversation

Regenerative Tourism and Restorative Economies in Hawaiʻi

Inspired by the film Eating Up Easter, which examines cultural preservation and the impacts of tourism in Rapa Nui, HoMA is proud to host a timely community conversation featuring local changemakers who are re-envisioning our local economies, questioning business as usual, and working to ensure the future sustainability for Hawaiʻi. The conversation will focus on the current impacts of tourism in light of COVID-19 and how we can consider the practices of regenerative tourism and restorative economies in our community’s path forward. As tourism in Hawaiʻi begins to open up again, these challenging conversations are vital as we navigate new ways of functioning as a society. Join us as we bridge conversations between a diverse panel of local innovators, business leaders, and creatives. The event will be free to the public with RSVP.

Moderated by filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu, the Live Zoom conversation will run approximately 90 minutes: a 60 min moderated panel will be followed by a 30 minute audience Q&A. The conversation will be preceded by a free online film screening of Eating Up Easter.

Timeline

2pm HST Eating Up Easter (30 min)

2:30-3:30pm HST Intro + Moderated Panel

3:30-4pm HST Audience Q&A + Closing

LA ISLA, EL TURISTA Y LA PANDEMIA

Este artículo invitado es del cineasta Sergio Mata’u Rapu, director de Eating Up Easter. Fue publicado originalmente en inglés por Independent Lens de PBS.

¿No te gustaría estar viviendo la pandemia en una hermosa isla aislada en este momento? Lo que he aprendido es que, a pesar de que es agradable a corto plazo, la vida en la isla generalmente no es tan buena como su alto costo de vida debido a la dependencia de las importaciones y la baja calidad de los servicios, como la atención médica y los servicios educativos. Y no voy a comenzar con el impacto que el cambio climático y las parcelas de basura plástica están teniendo en estos ambientes prístinos.

Eating Up Easter on PBS!

Eating Up Easter Television Broadcast Premiere!

The film by Sergio and Elena Rapu debuts on Independent Lens | PBS on Monday, May 25, at 10:00 p.m. EST on over 500 PBS stations. Please check the independent Lens Facebook page or PBS website for your local details. (Example: in the SoCal/Los Angeles area it will air on Wednesday, May 27.)

Learn more about Eating Up Easter here.

EATING UP EASTER PREMIERES ON PBS’ INDEPENDENT LENS

Our Award-Winning Documentary Debuts on Monday, May 25

Stories of Native Rapa Nui Portray Intergenerational Efforts to Preserve Easter Island’s Culture and Environment in the Face of Rapid Modernization and Globalization

(San Francisco, CA) Monday, April, 20, 2020 — More than just a picture-perfect postcard of iconic stone statues, Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a microcosm of a planet in flux. Directed by native Rapa Nui filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu, the poignant new documentary Eating Up Easter explores the challenges his people are facing, and the intergenerational fight to preserve their culture and a beloved environment against a backdrop of a modernizing society and a booming tourism trade.

Scene from Eating Up Easter documentary, shot on Easter Island

Sedona International Film Festival – Eating Up Easter Screening 2

Eating Up Easter showing on Friday, February 28 at 4:20 p.m.

In a cinematic letter to his son, native Rapanui (Easter Island) filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu explores the modern dilemma of their people, descendants of the ancient statue builders, as they face the consequences of their rapidly developing home. “Eating Up Easter” is a powerful story that addresses such topics as plastic pollution, how population and tourism growth is impacting waste management on the island, and the loss of cultural identity at the hands of globalization. By looking at these issues on the micro level of Rapanui, we come away with lessons valid for the entire globe

Sedona International Film Festival – Eating Up Easter Screening

Eating Up Easter Showing on Wednesday, February 26 at 1:00 p.m.

Wild and Scenic Film Festival – Eating Up Easter Screening 2

Plastic Oceans International Representatives will be at the Festival.

Native Rapanui (Easter Island) filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu narrates to his son about the modern dilemma of their people, who risk losing everything to the globalizing effects of tourism. Eating Up Easter follows four islanders, descendants of the ancient statue builders, who are working to tackle the consequences of their rapidly developing home. Mama Piru leads recycling efforts to reduce trash, Mahani and Enrique use music to reunite their divided community, and Sergio tries to understand the motivations of his father who embraces the advantages of building new businesses. These stories intertwine to reveal the complexities of development and the contradictions within us all as we are faced with hard choices about our planet’s future.

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