30th Anniversary OWFF

Check out our festival postcard and festival brochure with the scheduled screening dates.

Confirmed dates for OWFF 2019:

September 26th: Screening of The Corporate Coup D’État at the Ottawa University Theatre in partnership with Group of 78.

October 10th: Screening + panel discussion of Youth Unstoppable: The Rise of the Global Youth Climate Movement at the Bytowne Cinema in partnership G78 and Green Screen Ottawa. We are accepting donations (suggestion $5) to cover the costs of the event. You can donate here.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/534774383949824/ 

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/75765872765

October 16th: Heartbeat, at the Ottawa Public Library Main Branch, presented by Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) – * Free event. Screening + Q&A. For more information, please visit Canadian Horticultural Council here.

Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1077037199167986/

The screening will include opening remarks and a Q&A with Beth Connery, Chair of CHC’s Labour Committee, and Michael Hicks, Heartbeat writer and director. Doors open at 5:00pm and the screening will begin at 5:30pm.

Without international farm workers, there would be no Canadian fruit and vegetable production.

Most of us never think about how food gets onto our tables, or the critical role played by the men and women who work in the fields and greenhouses. It is an enormously labour-intensive and complex process. Sadly, Canadians are generally unwilling or unable to take on the rigours of farm labour, which is why many Canadian producers rely on international farm workers to help plant and harvest their crops.

The current labour shortage has reached epic proportions, with 114,000 vacancies predicted by 2025. It’s only with the help of international farm workers that Canadian agriculture stands a chance. The Heartbeat documentary aims to inform Canadians about this important relationship.

October 19th: Screening + panel discussion of Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World and Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up, Ottawa Art Gallery theatre (Alma Duncan Salon), 10 Daly Ave. Advance tickets available here.

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November 4th: Ottawa through the Lens – a screening of local short films at SAW Club (67 Nicholas Street) at 6:00pm – 8:00pm. The premiere of the first One World Film Festival took place on this date (November 4th) in 1989 at Club SAW.

Lineup for short films: Retrospective (dir. Mukarram Ramadan, 2019, 3 min); Sauce & Empathy (dir. Marie-Hélène Villeneuve, 2019, 3 min); ROAR (dir. Nicole Bedford, 2019, 4 min); Emergency Broadcast (dir. Pixie Cram, 2017, 7 min); and Collective Presence (dir. Edgar Rene Hernandez, 2018, 23 min).

Followed by a screening of Who Needs Church? (dir. Danielle Rolfe and Ed Kucerak, 2019, 30 min). There will be a Q&A with both directors after the screening.

November 10th: Screening of Gay Chorus Deep South followed by performance of the Ottawa Gay Men’s Choir, All Saints Theatre, 315 Chapel St. Admission is $25 (screening and choral performance). Tickets can be purchased at the door or on Eventbrite: https://www.gaychorusdeepsouth.eventbrite.com.

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Thank you to allsaints event space for offering our guests a free specialty tea, coffee, or hot chocolate with the purchase of their Sunday Brunch meal before the screening (screening begins at 2:00pm). You can view their menu here.

Their Sunday Brunch is offered on-site, just directly below the screening space in Working Title Kitchen + Cafe from 10:00am – 3:00pm. It is located at 330 Laurier Avenue East, at the intersection of Chapel Street and Laurier Avenue. Their accessible entrance is at 317 Chapel Street through the parking lot. There are vegetarian and vegan options, and families are welcome – with special children’s brunch for only $5.00.

November 13th: Screening of Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Peter Raymont, ByTowne Cinema, 325 Rideau St starting at 6:30pm. Admission is $12 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite: http://margaretatwooddoc.eventbrite.ca

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2564643546962389/

Synopsis:

The recent success of the television adaptation of her novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, has made Margaret Atwood a household name around the world. Yet few know the private Atwood. Who is the woman behind these stories? How does she seem to know what is to come?

With exclusive access over a twelve-month period, this documentary follows Atwood as she jets to speaking engagements around the world, as well as to the set of “The Handmaid’s Tale”, where she meets lead actor Elisabeth Moss and Ane Crabtree, costume designer of the iconic red robes that are turning up at feminist protests around the world.

The film also delves into Atwood’s youth in the Canadian wilderness; her early days as a poet at Harvard; meeting her partner Graeme Gibson; their political activism; and the writing of The Handmaid’s Tale, as well as its recent sequel, the Booker Prize-winning The Testaments– Kew Media Group

November 17th: Fun Film & Food Fair at the Bronson Centre (211 Bronson Avenue) in Mac Hall.

Lineup:

Raven People Rising (dir. Andrea Palframan, 2018, 30 min)

Quimsacocha (dir. Émilie Martel, 2018, 8 min)

Giiwe: This is Home (dir. Merle Robillard and Andrew Lau, 2019, 28 min)

Maxima: This Land of Mine (dir. Mariel Sosa, 2019, 30 min)

This event is a social community gathering in the One World Arts new office space building, The Bronson Centre. Food will be provided. Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm. Location: Bronson Centre Community Hall (Mac Hall), 211 Bronson Ave. Admission is free (donations are welcome).