Film Festival by THEME: FREE ADMISSION Trailers available from the home page at justicefilmfestival.ca Print off full descriptions and a mini schedule from the first item in the scrolling news! Habitats Lost, Gained and Hanging in the Balance Virunga - Alberta Premiere The fight to save Congos most important national park Conversation Leader: Thierry Bodson, past Manager of Environmental Programs, Congo, for World Wildlife Fund (coming from Vancouver) FRIDAY NOV. 21 - 7:00 PM - River Park Church Abu Haraz - Alberta Premiere Displacing People - My village is now underwater Recommendation -to stay for the film that follows and hear from Conversation Leader: Wendell Koning SUNDAY NOV. 23 - 4:55 PM - River Park Church Return of the River - Canadian Premiere Dam Removal - Environmental Restoration Conversation Leader: Wendell Koning, Limnologist, Dept of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development SUNDAY NOV. 23 - 6:15 PM - River Park Church Get Away from that Screen Web Junkie Web Addiction - The internet is addictive Conversation Leader: Peter Churchill, Youth Addiction Services, AHS SATURDAY NOV. 22 - 1:40 PM - River Park Church Project Wild Thing - Canadian Premiere (Family Film) Kids Need Play - It is time to go outside! Conversation Leaders: Panel: David Bond, Director, Ashley Jones, Director (both coming from England), Deborah Doncaster, President Earth Day Canada (coming from Toronto), Lisa Menzies, Common Digs SATURDAY NOV. 22 - 3:25 PM - River Park Church Just Business Traceable - Calgary Premiere Supply Chain Transparency - Where do products, like clothes come from? Conversation Leaders: Dr. Leonardo Bonanni, Sourcemap (he is featured in the film - coming from New York) and Brad Clute, Regional Sustainability and Community Coordinator, MEC FRIDAY NOV. 21 - 9:20 PM - River Park Church The Patent Wars - Canadian Premiere Patent law is spiraling out of hand Conversation Leader: Hannah Leonie Prinzler, Director (coming from Germany) SATURDAY NOV. 22 - 7:00 PM - River Park Church The Human Experiment - W. Canadian Premiere Chemicals are damaging our bodies Conversation Leader: Chantal Eves, Green Calgary SUNDAY NOV. 23 - 7:50 PM - River Park Church Identity, Belonging and Acceptance Evaporating Borders - W. Canadian Premiere Immigration - How do we help illegal immigrants? Conversation Leader: Michael Embaie, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary WED NOV 19 - 7:00 PM - Calgary Public Library Downtown - John Dutton Theatre Just To Let You Know That Im Alive - Canadian Premiere The continuing plight of Western Sahara Conversation Leader: Marcello Di Cintio, author of Walls; Travels Along the Barricades SATURDAY NOV. 22 - 8:50 PM - River Park Church Casablanca Calling - Alberta Premiere Female Muslim advisors are changing Morocco Conversation Leader: Rasha Roshdy, Calgary Immigrant Womens Association SUNDAY NOV. 23 - 12:00 PM - River Park Church Suitable - Canadian Premiere Refugee Resettlement - Who is the perfect refugee? Conversation Leader: Michael Casasola, UNHCR (coming from Ottawa) SUNDAY NOV. 23 - 1:40 PM - River Park Church Indigenous Matters Living In the Shadows - N. American Premiere followed by Resolute - Alberta Premiere First Nations - Lets face the truth about native reserves THUR - NOV 20 - noon - Globe Theatre La Violencia; Untold Truths of Guatemala - N. American Premiere Theme: Indigenous Conflict -Indigenous violence continues... Conversation Leader: Paul Carrick, CAUSE Canada SATURDAY NOV. 22 - 5:20 PM - River Park Church Land and Food: Quality, Security, Waste Starfish Throwers - Alberta Premiere Ending hunger, once and for all Conversation Leader: Paul Hughes, Community Farm Manager, Grow Calgary TUES NOV 18 - 7:00 PM - Calgary Public Library Downtown - John Dutton Theatre Island Green - Alberta Premiere Organic Farming -Can PEI become an organic-only island? WED NOV 19 - noon - Globe Theatre Hands in the Dirt - Alberta Premiere Preserving Agricultural Land - Agricultural land destroyed followed by Seeds of Time - Calgary Premiere Preserving Seed Diversity - Save seeds, save humanity Conversation Leader: David Hobson, Prairie Coordinator, Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security THUR - NOV 20 - 7:00 PM - River Park Church Just Eat It (Family Film) Food Waste - How much food do you throw out?, Conversation Leader: Marilyn Gunn, CEO and founder of Community Kitchens Calgary SATURDAY NOV. 22 - noon - River Park Church No Land No Food No Life - Alberta Premiere Land Grabs - Stop land theft Conversation Leader: Jason Martens, Program Development Advisor-Asia, Samaritans Purse SUNDAY NOV. 23 - 3:10 PM - River Park Church The Law: Used for Good and Ill Rhythms of Resistance - Alberta Premiere Dance vs. Police Oppression TUES NOV 18 - noon - Globe Theatre Tough Love - Western Canadian Premiere Child Protective Services - Protecting our most precious resource - our children Conversation Leader: Hazel Bergen, Director, Mahmawi-atoskiwin WED NOV 19 - 10:00 AM - Mount Royal University - Leacock Theatre Natural Life - Canadian Premiere Life in Prison - Teens get Prison for life Conversation Leaders: Peter Worsley, Corrections Reintegration, MCC, Annette Stanwick, Seminars with 200+ lifers WED NOV 19 - 1:00 PM - Mount Royal University - Leacock Theatre NGO VILLAGE / FAIR TRADE VENDORS More information coming soon VENUES John Dutton Theatre, Calgary Public Library- Downtown, 616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary Globe Theatre, 617 8 Avenue SW, Calgary Leacock Theatre, Mount Royal University, 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW, Calgary River Park Church Auditorium, 3818 - 14A St. SW, Calgary See justicefilmfestival.ca Twitter: @justicefilm Facebook: facebook/JusticeFilmFestival YouTube: youtube/user/JusticeFestivalFilm
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 22:57:11 +0000
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