One World Film Festival is proud to present the documentaries TINY, OCCUPY: THE MOVIE, and SILENCE IS GOLD, as part of our ‘Wealth’ series,September 28 at Library and Archives Canada starting at 1 p.m.TINY
A charming and heartfelt look at sustainable living, Tiny follows Christopher Smith's quest to build an unconventional home for himself. With the help of his girlfriend, writer and co-director Merete Mueller, Smith constructs a miniature portable house from scratch. While exploring the role of economic and environmental issues in our daily lives and introducing us to some of the members of the small house movement, Tiny ultimately asks us to consider the very meaning of home.
OCCUPY: THE MOVIE
In Occupy: The Movie, Corey Ogilvie seeks to understand the Occupy movement, tracing its development and underlying goals and motivations. With its clear, chronological structure, the film brings together the many voices of Occupy, assessing the claims of Occupiers as well as their many targets, chief among them American banks. This incisive documentary limits its focus primarily to Occupy's birthplace, New York City, providing a coherent and convincing account of a movement that would quickly expand and become a model for protests around the world.
SILENCE IS GOLD
This documentary chronicles the complex legal proceedings that followed the 2008 publication of Alain Deneault's Noir Canada, an exposé of the troubling practices of Canadian mining companies in Africa. What follows is a story of political intrigue when two of these mining companies sue Deneault and his publisher for defamation, leading to years of legal and psychological tension, presented in a film that is as much political thriller as it is documentary. Montreal Filmmaker Julien Fréchette in attendance. Canada, 78 min.
Tickets available online or at the door. The One World Film Festival brings together filmmakers, activists, students, and members of the public concerned about human rights and environmental sustainability. The OWFF features documentary film screenings, panel discussions, Q&A's with visiting filmmakers, kiosks, and presentations from NGO's.
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