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US filmmaker to give talk on climate change

Posted on 12 July 2016

Kuching– Pustaka Negeri Sarawak’s Lincoln Corner together
with the US Embassy, Kuala Lumpur is organising a Lincoln Corner Talk on
‘Climate Change and Indigenous People: A Filmmaker’s Perspective’at its Seminar
Room, Level 1, on Wednesday at 2.30pm.

The talk will be delivered by American filmmaker Lawrence
Johnson. Lawrence has long been documenting the cultural evolution of Native
people in North America and elsewhere as they respond to environmental threats
and cultural pressures.He will discuss his method film making methodology in a
talk illustrated with many clips from his work.He hopes to motivate and inspire
local Sarawak filmmakers to look at these problems in Borneo, one of the
world’s great treasure troves of wildlife and indigenous culture.



For further information contact Razak Rambili or Henry Leo at 082-442000 ext
348 / 330 or email razakr@sarawak.gov.my / henryllk@sarawak.gov.my.