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DESCRIPTION:HYSTERIA \n\nA feature film by Antero Alli \nAntero will be at the Hall in 
 person to talk about his film \n\nHere is a film that takes place in 
 Oakland! It happens just after 9/11 in a small apartment building in 
 Oakland during October 2001. Ten years earlier a young Croatian soldier and 
 devout Catholic unwittingly drank tea made from the hallucinagenic datura 
 root and experienced, what he believed to be, a genuine religious vision of 
 the Virgin Mary. Then ten years later he migrates to Oakland to destroy 
 what he had been shown in his vision to be the "den of iniquity" of 
 decadent American life. \n\nLocal Berkeley filmmaker, Antero Alli, focuses 
 on the subjects of emotional isolation and rabid obsessions, and his 
 characters have a self-destructive habit of locking themselves into prisons 
 of their own making. The three main characters in this film bring new depth 
 to this brutal focus: the Croatian soldier's endless pugilistic training 
 and consuming devotion to Catholic iconic symbols, his girl friend's 
 heliocentric self-worth and her casual disregard for the feelings of 
 others, and her sister's self-sacrificing martyrdom as sister and daughter 
 to the point where her own identify is obscured. The overlap between these 
 three people creates dangerous new ground which none are fully prepared to 
 endure, resulting in a powerful and mature drama that covers issues of 
 heaven and Earth. The film is a profound and frequently disturbing work of 
 intelligence that forces viewers to weigh in on emotional issues that 
 haunted America as a result of the tragic events of 9/11: the damage 
 created by religious dogma, the terror in dealing with inner fears, and the 
 inability to justify a societal mind frame built on a foundation of selfish 
 behavior. Rich in stunning visuals, this film solidifies Antero Alli's 
 place among the most talented contemporary filmmakers. The superior level 
 of artistry and honesty achieved in it is so rare to find that this film 
 can easily be classified as an instant classic. \n\nBefore and after the 
 film, everyone's invited to indulge in our Humanist Tea House \n\n$5 
 donations are accepted \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/17/18493540.php
SUMMARY:Hysteria
LOCATION:Humanist Hall \n390 27th Street \nmidtown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Oakland, below Pill Hill \nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/17/18493540.php
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