Item posted Jan 14, 2010 in UP NEXT
Happy New Year!
2010 is already shaping up to be a great year and we are very excited to announce our Spring 2010 schedule, featuring 2 Victoria premieres of powerful and poignant films on topical issues.
On Wednesday February 24th, we’ll be screening the Victoria premiere of the Montreal made film H2Oil, which takes a sobering look at the Alberta tar sands and featuring post-discussion guests from Dogwood Initiative and Beaver Lake Cree legal action, and more. See below for more info.
And on Wednesday March 10th, OPEN CINEMA will partner with the Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition to bring you the Victoria premiere of the excellent film TAPPED (USA, 2009), which is an excellent film about the kaleidoscope of issues associated with bottled water.
Stay tuned for details of a great film and an exciting new collaboration for our April event!
All events take place at the wonderful Victoria Event Centre, with door prizes, cash bar, food concession and great conversation. Admission by donation.
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See you at the movies!
7pm February 24th, 2010
VICTORIA PREMIERE!
H2Oil
Sponsored by Dogwood Initiative
Ever wonder where American gets most of its oil? If you thought it was Saudi Arabia or Iraq you are wrong. Americas biggest oil supplier has quickly become Canadas oil sands. Located under Alberta’s pristine boreal forests, the process of oil sands extraction uses up to 4 barrels of fresh water to produce only one barrel of crude oil.
It goes without saying that water, its depletion, exploitation, privatization and contamination, has become the most important issue to face humanity in this century. At the same time, the war for oil is well underway across the globe. A struggle is increasingly being fought between water and oil, not only over them.
Alberta’s oil sands are at the centre of this tension. As the province rushes towards a large-scale extraction, the social, ecological and human impacts are hitting a crisis point. In only a few short years the continent will be a crisscross of pipelines, reaching from the arctic all the way to the southern US, leaving toxic water basins the size of Lake Ontario, and surface-mines as large as Florida.
H2Oil follows a voyage of discovery, heartbreak and politicization in the stories of those attempting to defend water in Alberta against tar sands expansion. Unlikely alliances are built and lives are changed as they come up against the largest industrial project in human history.
With hope and courage H2Oil tells the story of one of the most significant, and destructive projects of our time. (Canada 2009)
For trailer and more info visit: www.h2oildoc.com
Stay tuned for post-screening discussion guests!
7pm March 10th 2010
VICTORIA PREMIERE!
Tapped (USA 2009)
Sponsored by Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition
Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig’s debut feature is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water.
From the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car and I.O.U.S.A., this timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a commodity: our water.
From the plastic production to the ocean in which so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the table. A powerful portrait of the lives affected by the bottled water industry, this revelatory film features those caught at the intersection of big business and the publics right to water.
For trailer and more information visit www.tappedthemovie.com
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For all the very latest info about OPEN CINEMA events and other interesting documentary and social justice news and tidbits, please join the OPEN CINEMA Facebook page and Twitter account.
You’ll receive regular updates about OPEN CINEMA events, documentary news, trailers, links and other social justice news.
If you have yet to jump on the social media bandwagon, I encourage you to check it out. These tools are fast becoming the networking and information tools of choice for many non-profits, social profits and businesses.
See you at the movies!
Mandy
OPEN CINEMA Founder and Program Director
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OPEN CINEMA is a community event that provides networking opportunities of all kinds.
One way to take advantage of this is by volunteering your time to help make this popular and meaningful program a success.
We are currently looking for volunteers for the following tasks:
~ postering
~ event setup
~ event hosting
~ box office
~ social media and website updates
If you have an hour or three to spare we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Catlin (250) 381-4428 catlin@opencinema.ca
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If you’re on facebook, make sure to join OPEN CINEMA’s facebook page,which will give you info about upcoming events and other latebreaking news.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Victoria-BC/OPEN-CINEMA/91225342625
And for Twitter-ers, OPEN CINEMA is @opencinema!
See you at the movies!
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OPEN CINEMA Season Seven launches on Wednesday October 21 2009!
We are thrilled to be screening the award winning and groundbreaking film
RIP: A Remix Manifesto
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Following our fundraising Earth Day Celebration, we have a few left over silent auction items. So we thought we would put them up for auction online!
Here’s what you need to know:
- Bidding starts NOW!
- Please bid by replying to this post below.
- When bidding, please include the following information: the item you are bidding for, your $ bid, contact info.
- Please bid in $5 increments only.
- Only bids over the minimum bid amount will be considered.
- Bidding closes at midnight Tuesday May 5th 2009.
- If you have questions please contact Catlin at 250.381.4428 or catlin at opencinema.ca.
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includes Sun Soother (60ml), After Sun (200ml), Shea Hands ( 50ml), Shea Lav (50ml), Shea Man (10ml), Shea Hands (10ml), Shea Butter Soap, Shea Bath Bomb, and Kiss Me, I’m Canadian Lip salve.
Value $100, minimum bid $50 (please bid in minimum $5 increments)
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Victoria Operatic Society - 2 tickets to Will Rogers Folly May 1-10, 2009.
Winner of six Tony awards including BEST MUSICAL and BEST SCORE, The Will Rogers Follies is a dazzling Broadway musical that everyone is sure to love, an extravagant look at the life of one of Americas first international multimedia sensations!
Click on the following link to download a pdf of VOS 2008-9 season brochure gd_wrf_brochure.pdf
Visit www.vos.bc.ca for more information.
Value $76, minimum bid $35, (please bid in minimum $5 increments).
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SPUD gift certificate ($50)
$50 worth of organic produce and local groceries delivered right to your door!
Visit www.spud.ca for more information.
Value $50, minimum bid $25 (please bid in minimum $5 increments).
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Spilt Milk Comedy Theatre Gift certificates
Test drive the Milk Juggernauts (adult), More Cow Bell (15-19 yrs) or Half Pints (10-14 yrs) performance troupes.
Offer valid until September 30 2009
For more information call Scott at (250) 479-3374 or visit www.spiltmilkcomedy.com.
Value $250 per session, minimum bid $50 (please bid in minimum $5 increments).
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All proceeds support filmmakers and community-building initiatives.
Thanks for your support!
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Please place your bids in Comments below.
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OPEN CINEMA founder and Director Mandy Leith recently spent time in Nairobi researching community media initiatives and the Kenyan film industry.
It was incredibly inspiring to meet so many talented and hardworking folks who are doing amazing things with video, photography, radio and print, despite extremely challenging living conditions and limited resources. I spent a few days with one group in particular, The Mwelu Foundation and I was so touched and impressed by their vision, talent, humour and the ways that they are empowering young people in the slums of the Mathare Valley, on the outskirts of Nairobi.
Founder Julius Mwelu and other members of the group have been winning international awards for their photography, and making short films with next to no resources. It is exciting to think what they might be able to achieve with support!
I encourage you to take a look at their website www.mwelu.org.
OPEN CINEMA will be developing support and exchange initiatives with this group, and other community media groups in Nairobi in the near future.
For more information please contact Mandy (info@opencinema.ca).
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We are thrilled to announce the launch of OPEN CINEMA’s sixth season of thought-provoking films followed by open forum discussion with invited guests in cafe style venues.
In partnership with MediaNet, the evening will feature a dozen hot off the press films, created as part of the inaugural Eco Doc film production program (http://www.media-net.bc.ca/otherprograms/ecodoc.html).
Don’t miss this one-off evening showcasing a dozen locally made environmental short films followed by discussion with Saanich-Gulf Islands candidates Andrew Lewis (Green), Julian West (NDP), activist/filmmaker Richard Boyce and more!
7pm (Doors open at 5.30pm)
Victoria Event Centre
1415 Broad St
$10 donation at the door only
Cash bar and hand-made snacks for sale, so make sure you come early to avoid disappointment!
We regret that there is no elevator access at this time.
www.opencinema.ca
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