In his interview, below, with the One World Film Festival (OWFF) Charles Wilkinson talks about Canadian politics, indigenous rights, consumerism, documentary filmmaking, and the Pepsi generation … Thank you for agreeing to talk to us about your film Haida Gwaii: On … Continue reading Q and A with Charles Wilkinson the Director of Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
Local filmmaker Howard Adler’s short documentary An Object that has Spirit has its WORLD PREMIERE Saturday, September 26th, 2015, 12:30pm-2:30pm at the 26th annual One World Film Festival as part of our Canadian Documentary Shorts program with Ottawa Indie Fest … Continue reading Five Questions With Howard Adler, Director of An Object that has Spirit – World Premiere September 26th
Vancouver’s Green Revolution Comes to Ottawa! Join us on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Jean Pigott Place, City Hall when Andrea Reimer, Deputy Mayor of Vancouver and one of the most progressive environmental voices in Canadian municipal politics, speaks about Vancouver’s strategy … Continue reading OWFF will have an info table at this ECOLOGY OTTAWA event on Wednesday!
Want to make a difference? Take the next step toward action with a full day of FREE films, discussions, and interactive workshops with Inter Pares, the Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution, and Oxfam Canada. “Actions Speak Louder Than Words” takes place on Sunday, September … Continue reading Actions Speak Louder Than Words at Saint Paul University
Tonight at 6:30 PM at the Bytowne Cinema Africa’s most famed investigative reporter, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, takes us deep undercover for his own brand of brazen journalism in the Ottawa Premiere screening of the 2014 feature documentary: CHAMELEON Anas has … Continue reading INTERVIEW with Canadian Director of CHAMELEON Ryan Mullins
26th ANNUAL ONE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS Ottawa Indie Fest: Canadian Documentary Shorts Saturday, September 26 | National Gallery of Canada One World Film Festival (OWFF) partners with Ottawa Indie Fest (OIF) to present a selection of short documentaries directed by … Continue reading Ottawa Indie Fest: Canadian Documentary Shorts
Written by Jessica Ruano Last week, I was treated to a personal tour of the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health (photo gallery below). It was my first time visiting the Centre and it was a revelation. The centre’s Director of Development Melissa … Continue reading My first time visiting the Wabano Centre
Please support One World Film Festival’s efforts to raise awareness on international issues by donating your airmiles. Through Aeroplan’s Beyond Miles program, your airmiles will help us fly in filmmakers and panelists for pertinent discussions after screenings at our upcoming festival. Examples … Continue reading Aeroplan: Take Us Places!
Congratulations to artist and activist Ai Weiwei on the return of his passport after 4 long years! Learn more about the life, works and human rights battles of this courageous contemporary artist, watch documentaries Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry and Ai … Continue reading Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei Gets His Passport Back