November 20th & 21st: Corporations in the Classroom
OPEN CINEMA & THE POWER OF HOPE
present
DOCS & TALKS!
for youth & seniors
Corporations in the Classroom
Directed by Jill Sharpe Make Believe Media Films, 2007
November 5th & 6th – Crystal Fear, Crystal Clear
Introducing DOCS & TALKS, OC’s new series in collaboration with The Power of Hope, offering an additional free screening for youth and seniors.
Crystal Fear, Crystal Clear
A Film by Eva Wunderman (2005)
Crystal meth has become the drug of choice with teenagers in towns across North America. It’s cheap and easy to get, but also highly addictive and can cause permanent brain damage. This eye-opening documentary documents a year in the lives of three families devastated by this drug, and features Dr. Gabor Mat
OCT 9: Small Fortunes: Microcredit and the Future of Poverty
SEASON LAUNCH in collaboration with Victoria’s Make Poverty History Week (Oct 8-20).Millions of the world’s poorest – mostly women – are unable to secure a traditional loan. So they are turning to microcredit institutions. This delightful and visually stunning documentary reveals how small short-term loans are transforming the lives of families all over the world. From India, Kenya, the Philippines to New York City, this film is refreshing, uplifting and informative.Produced by award-winning filmmakers Sterling Van Wagenen and Matt Whitaker, BYU Broadcasting 2005. Visit http://www.small-fortunes.com for more information.Post screening discussion with Keith Jamieson (Oikocredit), Gifty Serbeh-Dunn (Shea Butter Markets) and Stewart Anderson, Vancity Manager of Aboriginal Banking Services.Event sponsored by Victoria International Development Agency (VIDEA)When: 7pm Tuesday October 9th 2007(doors at 5.30 – come and have a bite to eat!)Where: Hermann’s Jazz Club (753 View St)Cost: $5-10 suggested donationReservations by email only: send an email with “October 9 Reservation” in the subject line.
Volunteers Needed!
Volunteers make the world go around!
We are looking for help with the following:
- Event hosting
- Postering
- Office/admin
- Committee work (eg fundraising, programming, etc)
- Web maintenance
- Volunteer coordination
- and more!
If you would like to give the gift of your time, please contact Mandy at opencinema@shaw.ca.
Promote Your Business With Open Cinema
OPEN CINEMA is offering ethical businesses a low cost opportunity to advertise at our popular café screening events and on our newly updated website, going live September 25th 2007.
OPEN CINEMA (OC) screens thought-provoking films at Herman’s Jazz Club and other non-traditional venues, followed by open forum discussion with invited guests on the social issues addressed by the film.
A non-profit society founded in 2003, OC has become a popular feature in Victoria’s cultural landscape, drawing capacity crowds (120+) of all ages between October and May, and receiving significant local media attention.
OC’s informed and motivated audiences take advantage of the full bar and restaurant menu, arriving up to 90 minutes before the film starts. During this time, a high quality, prominent, rotating powerpoint presentation acknowledges sponsors and supporters. We have a limited number of spaces for paid advertising still available!
RECENTLY PROFILED IN A TIMES COLONIST FEATURE ARTICLE & VOTED BEST SCREENING EVENT RUNNER UP BY MONDAY MAG’S 2006 ‘M’ AWARDS!
Take advantage of this
TIME-LIMITED INTRODUCTORY OFFER!
In effect from September 4th – November 1st 2007
$50 PER SCREENING
You get a colour slide with your company name or logo featured in our rotating powerpoint presentation at one screening of your choice.
$250 PER SEASON (best value)
You get a colour slide with your company name or logo featured in a rotating powerpoint presentation at all eleven 2007-8 screenings
PLUS your company name or logo featured on the main page of www.opencinema.ca, on our new rotating sponsors banner!
For more information call Mandy Leith
(250) 385-3003
Season Five Highlights
In addition to our regular café screenings & discussions at Hermann’s Jazz Club (with full bar/restaurant menu), don’t miss our Docs & Talks: Spotlight on BC Women Filmmakers series starting in November — offering free intergenerational screenings for youth and senior audiences, with filmmaker in attendance. In collaboration with The Power of Hope.
FEATURING THE FOLLOWING VICTORIA PREMIERES!
Crystal Fear, Crystal Clear
Directed by Eva Wunderman, Wunderman Film Inc., 2005
An eye-opening film about crystal meth, the drug of choice for teenagers.
Corporations in the Classroom (Nov 20th & 21st)
Directed by Jill Sharpe, Make Believe Media Productions, 2007
Breaking Ranks (Jan 29th and 30th 2008)
Directed by Michelle Mason, Produced by Screen Siren Pictures Inc, 2007
Examines the current phenomena of US soldiers seeking refuge in Canada
Saving Luna: The True Story of a Lone Orca
Directed by Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit, Mountainside Films Inc, 2007
Art is a Mirror
Directed by Sherry Lepage, Moonbeam Productions, 2007
79-year-old artist Jeremie Giles pays tribute to 72 famous Canadian painters.
Please check back soon for dates and details!
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Open Cinema in the Times Colonist
May 2007 – Movies that get people talking
by Katherine Dedyna
Shameless: The Art of Disability!
Art, activism and disability are the starting point for a funny and intimate portrait of five surprising individuals including Persimmon Blackbridge, Catherine Frazee, Geoffrey McMurchy and David Roche. Director Bonnie Sherr Klein (Not a Love Story, Speaking Our Peace), a pioneer of women’s cinema, returns to a career interrupted by a catastrophic stroke in 1987. Always the activist, she now turns the lens on the world of disability culture and ultimately, the transformative power of art.
Open Cinema’s 5th Season!
Watch for details of OPEN CINEMA’s upcoming 5th season of thought-provoking films followed by community discussion, starting October 2007. An opportunity to dine, drink and think!