The One World Film Festival wrapped up its 2017 edition, which featured four days of thought-provoking screenings of international and Canadian documentaries and talk on global issues, on October 1st. Over twenty documentaries – short and feature length – were … Continue reading One World Film Festival Wraps Up Four Outstanding Days of Docs and Talks on Global Issues
Hani al Moulia is a university student, Syrian refugee, and talented photographer. He’s also legally blind. Forced to flee his home country at the age of 18, Hani spent three years residing in a refugee camp in Lebanon before he … Continue reading Refugee613 in Conversation with Hani al Moulia and Jean-Nicolas Beuze at OWFF 2017
As you may have already heard, the One World Film Festival is at a new venue this year: Saint Paul University! This being our first year holding the festival there, we wanted to share some tips to make your festival … Continue reading Parking, Accessibility and Getting to OWFF 2017 at Saint Paul University: Tips for Festival Goers
The Confucius Institute (CI) initiative is a multi-billion dollar Chinese language program found in over 1,500 universities and schools across the world. As new Institutes open at a rate of one every week or two, a global controversy grows at … Continue reading Doc + Talk on the Confucius Institute with Director Doris Liu at OWFF 2017
Journeys to Adäka takes us into carving sheds, kitchens and community halls where artists and their families are reconnecting with their ancestors, healing, and moving personal mountains to each find their inner light and strength. This one-hour documentary follows seven … Continue reading Journeys to Adäka with Asinabka Festival at OWFF 2017
Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms gets six fresh perspectives with In the Name of All Canadians, a compilation of short documentaries commissioned by Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. From Indigenous rights to the controversial ‘notwithstanding clause,’ participating filmmakers … Continue reading In the Name of All Canadians with Hot Docs and HRREC at OWFF 2017
In ABU, gay-identifying Pakistani-Muslim filmmaker Arshad Khan examines his relationship with his devout Muslim father in a courageous exploration of family, migration, love and religion, from Lahore to Mississauga. Through a tapestry of narratives composed of family footage, observation, and … Continue reading Ontario Premiere of ABU + Q&A with Director Arshad Khan | Sept 30 at OWFF 2017
Hot Docs meets #OttDocs at the 28th Annual One World Film Festival – OWFF 2017 on October 1. Join One World Arts for two special one-night-only screenings of Canadian documentaries from the 2017 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival lineup: … Continue reading Hot Docs at OWFF 2017: Let There Be Light and Shiners | October 1
From a historic genocide trial to the overthrow of a president, 500 YEARS tells a sweeping story of recent mounting resistance played out in Guatemala, through the actions and perspectives of the majority indigenous Mayan population, who now stand poised … Continue reading 500 YEARS: Life in Resistance | Screening and Director Q&A | September 29 at OWFF 2017