Natural World Museum Presents "The Gods Must Be Crazy I"

NATURAL WORLD MUSEUM PRESENTS
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........... THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY I .................

Wednesday October 20, 2004
7:00PM – 9:00PM
$10/ $5 presale & students

Herbst International Exhibition Hall
Building 385 Moraga @ Montgomery
(south of the bowling center, off Arguello)
San Francisco Presidio
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Against a compelling backdrop of Environmental art,
Natural World Museum's Film series shows compelling
documentaries and movies with an environmental message.

NWM seeks to promote film as an organizing media
for people to engage in a social movement demanding
global sustainability.

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THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY I

Directed by the South African Jamie Uys, this
slaphappy collection of goofy pratfalls and
culture-clash gags became an enormous international
smash. A Coke bottle dropped from an airplane disrupts
the quiet life of a family of African Bushmen
living in the deep isolation of the Kalahari desert.
N!Xau, the head of the family, takes the evil thing
and embarks on a journey to the end of the world to
return it to the gods. At the same time a white teacher
is fed up with city life and takes a job in Botswana.
She meets a shy and bumbling scientist. Their
adventures and misadventures are intertwined with
N!Xau's journey.

From the perspective of sustainability, this film
provides comic relief and a lighthearted view on
the disruptions that globalization, symbolized
by the ubiquitous Coke bottle, can have on
traditional societies.

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ANIMA MUNDI ~ SOUL OF THE WORLD EXHIBITION & PROGRAMS
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Showing Oct 1-31, 2004 at the SF Presidio's
Herbst International Exhibition Hall
Tues - Fri 10am -7pm, Sat & Sun 10am - 5pm
$4 general/ $2 students

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Join the Natural World Museum in launching its debut
exhibition of Environmental Art. Take a journey
through 6,000 years of art in 12 unique installations,
from ancient and indigenous objects to multimedia
visions. Featuring a special collection of nature
paintings by Robert Bateman, renowned wildlife artist
and avid naturalist. Enjoy hands-on experiences
through evocative educational contexts about
conservation and sustainability.

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EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
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- ENVIRONMENTAL PAINTINGS by Robert Bateman
- Carbon Walls composed of five elements by Hirokazu Kosaka
- WILD SOUNDSCAPES by Bernie Krause of Wild Sanctuary
- DIGITAL GARDEN featuring 30 eco-artists from Greenmuseum.org
- MINERAL GARDEN from the California Academy of Sciences
- NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART from the NW Museum of Arts & Culture
- ANCIENT CHINESE CERAMICS from the Babka Collection
- PRESIDIO'S NATURAL TREASURES photos by Vincent Versace
- BIODIVERSITY SHOWCASE by Costa Rica Conservation Trust
- FIVE ELEMENTS EXPERIENCE virtual interactive
green screen by Incredible Places

and more....

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PROGRAMS
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To complement the show, we host a wide array of
lectures, workshops, and film screenings throughout
October to highlight the caliber of art and educational
programming NWM will offer as we move forward in
establishing a permanent site.

For a detailed schedule visit:
http://www.naturalworldmuseum.org/calendar/oct.asp#schedule

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ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD MUSEUM
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San Francisco’s emerging Natural World Museum is a
501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to
showcase educational art exhibitions that cultivate
environmental awareness and stimulate social
engagement in conservation.

http://www.naturalworldmuseum.org

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Art is the signature of civilization and the cornerstone
of conservation. From the paintings of Robert Bateman,
to the indigenous objects of Native Americans to the
soundscapes of Bernie Krause, the message is loud and clear

~ nature’s beauty is fragile and finite.

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