DOXA: Documentary Film & Video Festival

The Land / The Environment

DOXA Documentary Film & Video Festival, May 24-29, features compelling documentaries never seen before in Vancouver - including several that focus on communities in conflict with corporate interests that jeopardize our environment. Directors will be in attendance for discussions following the screenings.

The Future of Food
Deborah Koons Garcia, USA
Director in attendance

Sunday, May 29, Pacific Cinematheque, 1pm, $7
Followed by a community forum at 2:30 pm with the filmmaker and local representatives of the sustainable food movement (sponsored by Small Potatoes Urban Delivery).

Deborah Koons Garcia's gorgeously shot polemic deftly makes the case for the importance of current debates around food production. From the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, The Future of Food gives a voice to farmers whose lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by the success of patented, genetically engineered foods.


One More River: The Deal That Split the Cree
Neil Diamond / Tracey Deer, Canada
Director Tracey Deer in attendance

Wednesday, May 25, Pacific Cinematheque, 7:30pm, $9

An intimate portrait of a community in conflict as, against the community's wishes, the Grand Chief of the Cree Nation of Quebec forces through a controversial deal with Former Premiere Bernard Landry to allow hydroelectric development on traditional land. One More River is a moving account of the events leading up to a vote on a controversial agreement between the Cree Nation and the province of Quebec. The proposal would dam the Rupert River, resulting in monumental changes to the local environment.


Between Midnight and the Rooster's Crow
Nadja Drost, Canada
Director in attendance

Thursday, May 26, Pacific Cinematheque, 7:30pm, $9,

Filmmaker Nadja Drost sets out to investigate why a Canadian oil company is mired in social and environmental controversy in the Amazon, and how Ecuadorian lives are affected. Drost travels to Ecuador to investigate the practices of Alberta oil giant, EnCana Corporation, the target of local and international allegations of environmental contamination and human rights violations. Between Midnight and the Rooster's Crow just won the Best Canadian Documentary (short / med length) and was in the top five of the Audience Favourites at Hot Docs in Toronto.


Tickets: Available at:
Festival Box Office, 604.257.0366, www.festivalboxoffice.com
Bibliophile Bookshop, 2012 Commercial Drive
Videomatica, 1855 West 4th Avenue

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Rachel Rocco
Doxa Community Outreach
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