What is Connect the Docs?

This post published on March 1, 2015

Connect the Docs is an innovative multi-city hybrid cinema distribution format, combining the best of both live and online engagement to create a dynamic form […]

Special Event on Election Fraud: January 28, 2015

This post published on November 24, 2014

POST SCRIPT: This successful event tripled our previous live and online reach! We sold out tickets at the Victoria Event Centre venue 3 weeks ahead […]

Jason Adams on recycling, reFUSE and food waste

This post published on November 14, 2014

As soon as we started planning our Nov 19 screening of JUST EAT IT in Victoria, Sidney and SaltSpring Island, reFUSE Resource Recovery founder Jason […]

The OPEN CINEMA Team is Growing!

This post published on September 18, 2014

As we head into Season Twelve, OPEN CINEMA is excited to welcome a couple of new players to our evolving community cinema team. Jill Moran […]

OPEN CINEMA Season 12 Launches November 19: JUST EAT IT!

This post published on September 4, 2014

We’re very excited to announce our Season 12 launch in collaboration with Victoria’s Capital Regional District (CRD) and ReFUSE Resource Recovery! We are grateful for […]

Making Waves! OPEN CINEMA Season 11 Review

This post published on June 19, 2014

It’s been a big year for OPEN CINEMA! This month, it’s been exactly a year since OPEN CINEMA founder and director Mandy Leith set off […]

Connecting the Docs: Live Blogging via Facebook

This post published on April 17, 2014

The tweetchat portion of our OPEN CINEMA events has been humming along nicely since 2012, gaining a progressively wider reach with each documentary, reaching up […]

What is Connecting the Docs? Dimensions of Sharing

This post published on April 17, 2014

 A couple of years ago, OPEN CINEMA needed a non-profit friendly web designer to upgrade our website. And we were very fortunate to find Sherwin […]

What is Connecting the Docs? Building Bridges and Empowering Communities.

This post published on April 16, 2014

Each event is a whole new ball game for the OPEN CINEMA social engagement team. Every month we immerse ourselves in a different documentary’s world […]

What is Connecting the Docs? Uniting Diverse and Distant Communities Behind a Cause.

This post published on April 15, 2014

OPEN CINEMA’s ‘Connecting the Docs’ project involves reaching out beyond Victoria to develop a sister event with social media engagement in a second Canadian city. […]