One World Arts invites you to the 30th One World Film Festival special screening of Youth Unstoppable: The Rise of the Global Youth Climate Movement on … Continue reading Youth Unstoppable: The Rise of the Global Youth Climate Movement – 30th OWFF screening
Over 20 years ago, Attiya Khan was in an abusive relationship with her then-boyfriend Steve. Today, she’s a prominent feminist who has worked for women’s shelters across the U.S. and Canada. Khan and co-director Lawrence Jackman teamed up to create … Continue reading A Better Man Doc and Talk | 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Event | December 2
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
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
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
The One World Film Festival is back this fall to present its 28th year of thought-provoking documentaries and discussions on global issues. Mark your calendars and join One World Arts from September 28 to October 1 at Saint Paul University … Continue reading Save the Dates! The 28th Annual OWFF takes place September 28 to October 1, 2017
Join One World Arts on June 7, 2017 at 6:30PM at the ByTowne Cinema (325 Rideau St.) in Ottawa for a special one-night-only screening of TICKLING GIANTS – a timely, funny, outstanding and must-see documentary following the story of Egyptian … Continue reading TICKLING GIANTS Doc & Talk | One World Arts Fundraiser | June 7 at ByTowne Cinema