We are RESCHEDULING the event on Wednesday February 1st, 2012. Please read the attached media release for the new RESCHEDULED details.

The moral of this story: Crazy Wisdom is unpredictable!

We’re busy working behind the scenes preparing for OPEN CINEMA’s ninth season! We’re feeling all grown up on the eve of our ninth birthday, amazed that the time has flown by and grateful for all the ongoing community support that helps us to keep our program thriving. Back in April, we were thrilled when Times Colonist film reviewer Michael D. Reid called us “one of this town’s most successful cultural enterprises.” (Times Colonist article, April 6 2011)

FALL LINEUP FOCUSES ON LOCAL FARMING AND DRUG ADDICTION

We have a great lineup for the fall, starting with the inspiring doc Urban Roots on Wednesday October 12th (details below). This intelligent and fascinating film takes an in-depth look at post-industrial Detroit’s remarkable urban farming phenomenon that is transforming Motown into Growtown! We’re thrilled to be partnering with FoodRoots Distributor’s Co-op again for the third in our series of seasonal celebrations of food, film and farming: Cinema-in-Season. And we have a great line-up of local farmers, community organizers, City planners for the post-screening discussion, moderated by CBC radio host Khalil Akhtar. Please see below for details!

Read the Monday Magazine article about our Season Nine launch here:

OPEN CINEMA Season Nine Launches with 'Urban Roots'

Urban Roots Trailer from Tree Media on Vimeo.

OPEN CINEMA Season Nine Launches with Urban Roots

On Wednesday November 16th, we’re excited to partner with AIDS Vancouver Island for the first time, to bring you the powerful and successful film Raw Opium: Pain, Pleasure, Profits. This event promises to be eye-opening and relevant, to say the least. More details coming soon!

Our events always take place on Wednesdays at the Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, unless otherwise indicated.

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SEE YOU AT THE MOVIES!

The event has been RESCHEDULED to Wednesday March 2nd, one week from today. Same time…

Please see the previous post for details of the film and event.

This is the first time we’ve had to cancel or reschedule an event since launching in 2003. We appreciate your understanding and hope to see you on March 2nd!

Enjoy the snow day!

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! SAME TIME, SAME EVERYTHING…

EMAIL FOR INFO: OPENCINEMA@SHAW.CA

Please visit The Economics of Happiness website for a trailer and more information:

More information about the Gross National Happiness Project here

More information about The Centre for Integral Economics here

More information about Transition Towns here

The Global Oneness Project is exploring how the radically simple notion of interconnectedness can be lived in our increasingly complex world. Since 2006, they have been traveling the globe gathering stories from creative and courageous people who base their lives and work on the understanding that we bear great responsibility for each other and our shared world.

This event is part of their 2009 NorthWest tour, featuring free films, discussion, guest speaker Orland Bishop and Q&A with filmmaker Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee. Do not miss this exciting free event.

newnewnarrative_victoria_85x11.pdf

www.globalonenessproject.org/events

OPEN CINEMA

presents

2nd Annual

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION

in partnership with

VIDEA

April 21st & 22nd, 2009

Featuring award-winning documentaries:

7pm, Tuesday April 21st, 2009

Blue Gold: World Water Wars

Wars of the future will be fought over water, not oil.

Directed by Sam Bozzo, Produced by Mark Achbar (The Corporation)

www.bluegold-worldwaterwars.com

Post-screening discussion with Susan Howatt, Sierra Club of BC, Jim McIsaac, T.Buck Suzuki Foundation and Jack Hull (CRD).
Sponsored by the Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition

7pm, Wednesday April 22nd, 2009

Addicted to Plastic (2008)

A global journey to investigate what we really know about plastic and why there’s so much of it.

On the way we discover a toxic legacy, and the folks dedicated to cleaning it up.

http://www.crypticmoth.com/plastic.php

Post-screening discussion with Claudia Ferris, Toxic Free Canada; Mairi Welman, Recycling Council of BC; Anke Bergner, CRD Solid Waste Division; Alicia Taylor, Level Ground Trading; Craig Foster, Canadian Plastics Council. Moderated by John Luton.

Admission by donation!

Cash bar, food sales, silent auction, door prizes & more!

Food by Feys and Hobbs www.feysandhobbs.com.

Tax receipts for donations over $10

The Victoria Event Centre
1415 Broad Street

www.1415broad.com

For more information please call 250 381-4428

Tableland

A Culinary Expedition

From the orchards of BC, the inner city gardens of Chicago to the Napa Highlands and everywhere in between, this sumptuous documentary showcases the successful production of tasty, local, and seasonal food from field to plate. Tableland documents the localvore movement in North America and the success of small-scale artisanal food production.

Pixel One Productions, Canada, 2007

For more information and watch the trailer visit www.p1-productions.com

7pm Wednesday 28th January 2008

Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street

LATE BREAKING NEWS: we are told elevator access will be available by mid January !

Doors open at 5.30pm
Cash bar, food sales by Camilles Restaurant, door prizes, more!

$10 donation at the door

Local, organic & seasonal food sales provided by Camilles Restaurant

www.camillesrestaurant.com

Cash bar, door prizes and more!

Post-Screening Discussion

Craig Noble
Award-winning filmmaker
Mara Jernigan
Chef, farmer, educator
Sinclair Philip
Sooke Harbour House & Vancouver Island Slow Food Convivium
Tina Fraser-Baynes
Organic food producer, educator & activist
Moderated by Karen Hurley
PhD Candidate/UVic Instructor & community activist.

Stay tuned for more details!