Studenten Films 2
wednesday june 6 | 14.00 hrs

Paper and Stone
Paper and Stone is based around a secondary school in Salamaua, a rural area of Papua New Guinea. Having previously worked at the school, the filmmaker (Wendy) returns after two years to document the progress of two of her students, Tommy and Yangs. Focusing on the boys and their families the film sets out to discover what benefits, if any, education can provide in a relatively undeveloped country.

Wendy Zakiewicz (UK) | Papua New Guinea | 2006 | 16 min | English subtitles

camera: Tom Edwards, Wendy Zakiewicz
sound: Wendy Zakiewicz
editor: Wendy Zakiewicz
producer: Wendy Zakiewicz

contact: Wendy Zakiewicz
t: +44 77 29459280
e: zak981@yahoo.com

Whilst working and living in Papua New Guinea three years ago, Wendy began filming and experimenting with short filmmaking. Inspired by this she returned to London to study an MA in Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths College. During this period she made several documentaries based in London, as well as receiving funds to return to Papua New Guinea to make a documentary there. Among her films are: The Bad Sickness in Papua New Guinea, featuring the lives of people affected by HIV in Papua New Guinea, Sam Luguna at the British Museum, a documentary about the contemporary Papua New Guinean artist, Sam Luguna, and Fish Feasting, filmed at a rural school in Papua New Guinea depicting an event in which 229 tuna fish were caught using traditional methods.