Welcome to GFOMM 09
This year Guelph's Festival Of Moving Media is all over the map.
With our welcoming venues, generous sponsors, amazing volunteers and dedicated audience we return for a sixth year to present engaging global perspectives.
Down the road less traveled is where we find families with circus
dwarves (Pindorama: The True Story of Seven Dwarves), nomadic surfers (Surfwise), Buddhist chinlone practitioners (Mystic Ball) and heartbreak (Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son about his Father).
Turning back to the 1927, the first sci-fi epic of cinema
Metropolis is to be accompanied by a live "trip-hop" soundtrack performed by Eccodek's Andrew McPherson and Deliveryboy.
This black-and-white, silent film dramatizes the workers uprising to stop the machine that takes away their humanity.
This uprising is still in effect at our kitchen tables and in our own backyards.
Michael Schmidt: Organic Hero or Bioterrorist? brings it home with his current legal battle over the right to choose raw milk.
While we explore the real Price of Sugar for the Haitian people and the future of our food in The World According to Monsanto.
We discover the power of planting trees in Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai and how Michigan residents stopped the privatizing of their water in The Waterfront.
Meanwhile back at the ranch, Texans rally to swim free from suburban sprawl in The Unforeseen.
In this age of machines Festival Of Moving Media pays homage to literature with We Are Wizards, A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman, Paperback Dreams, Examined Life, As Slow As Possible, 1000 Journals and The Linguists, where we aim to answer the question "Was there a book before the movie?"
Know where you stand in the world by looking from a new perspective at this year's
Festival Of Moving Media |
- Dannielle Dyson, Director of Programming
ON UofG CAMPUS
MACHALL 149
THURSDAY NOV 6, 2008 AT
7PM
SUFFERING AND SMILING
60 minutes
http://www.sufferingandsmiling.com
directed by Dan Ollman
AT 8PM
Directed by Marie-Monique Robin
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONSANTO
109 minutes
http://www.nfb.ca/webextension/monsanto/
On the evening of Friday November 7th, 2008, the Eramosa Institute will host the 6th annual Guelph Lecture - On Being Canadian at the River Run Centre in downtown Guelph. This year's Lecture will feature a moderated discussion between Canadian Filmmaker Guy Maddin, Winner of Best Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Festival 2007, and Toronto- based author Sheila Heti. As well, a musical presentation will be given by singer-song writer Melissa McClelland and a literary reading by Giller Prize nominee Rawi Hage. Tickets are available for purchase by calling 519-763-3000, 877-520-2408 or online @ www.riverrun.ca.
Known for films such as "The Saddest Music in the World" and, most recently, "My Winnipeg," Guy Maddin will discuss his approach to making films which are utterly unique, mythological, nostalgic and innovative. In a conversation mediated by author and cultural scenster Sheila Heti, Maddin will explain the process behind creating art that uses humor, psychosexuality, myth and history to creatively weave stories both of the imagination and of real life. Sometimes called "The Canadian David Lynch," Maddin is easily one of the country's most influential and important artists.
As well, the evening will also feature a live musical performance by songstress Melissa McClelland. Described by some as "avant-garde mistress of inner-pop noire" Melissa's melody and lyrics are mysterious and dark yet gentle and warm. Her own original compostions such as "Rooftops" have been feature in television shows such as hit- prime time show Grey's Anatomy. As well, Melissa has been recognized as a truly talented musician and has had the opportunity to prove it by playing with internationally recognized Canadian musicians such as Greg Keelor (Blue Rodeo), Justin Rutledge and Sarah McLachlan.
In addition to music, acclaimed author Rawi Hage will grace the stage and read a selected passage from his newest novel Cockroach. Born in Beirut, Rawi lived through nine years of the Lebanese civil war before immigrating to Canada in 1992 where he now lives as an award winning writer, a visual artist, and a curator. His works have been shown in galleries and museums around the world including the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Musée de la civilisation de Québec. He is also the author of De Niro's Game, his debut novel that won him many prestigious awards and was short listed for the Giller Prize.
When: Friday November 7th, 2008. Pre- show begins at 6:30, Program begins at 7:00 Catered reception to follow.
This event is also serves as the Gala Night Event of this years Guelph Moving Media Festival. For more information of films and screenings please visit: www.guelphfilmfest.org
For more information on the Guelph Lecture – On Being Canadian please visit: www.eramosa.org or contact Tarah Walsh: pantarah@hotmail.com
|
