PUUJEE (Japan-Mongolia)   
DIRECTOR: Kazuiya Yamada
PRODUCER: Chikae Honjo
PERSONAL APPEARANCE:
SYNOPSIS:
Mongolia, in the fall of 1999. The Japanese explorer Yoshiharu Sekino was crossing Mongolia on his bicycle. There he met six year old Puujee, an independent spirit, on horseback! He tried to photograph her, but she told him "No, if you’re here to take photos, stay away!" This was how their friendship began. Their lives are transformed by their encounters with others, her family and the explorer Sekino over five years, as Mongolia's nomads face the socio-economic and environmental changes sweeping Mongolia in its' transition to a market economy. In the process Puujee's dreams and hopes expand beyond the plains of Mongolia.

SCHEDULE:
Feb 27 at 12:00p