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SUMMARY:Canadian Labour International Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Free Online Screening\n7 International Short Films\nOnce again\, we are offering a local satellite screening of short films selected by the Canadian Labour International Film Festival! \nThe total run time of the event is 96 minutes. The screening will be followed by a short open discussion. \nRegister and screen the films for free here:\nhttps://watch.eventive.org/cliff2021/play/618b18844d40d7004597da22 \nJoin us at 8:30PM for a post film Zoom discussion:\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/81767310796?pwd=SHA3N1hxeVhvaDlLWU1xaEswZU5yQT09 \nFILM PROGRAM\n   \n\nClass Action (Les Exemplaires)\nGuillaume Creton\n15 mins | Drama | France\nA teacher dies by suicide a few weeks before high school diploma exams and her colleagues go on a strike. (Trigger Warning) \nI Stand For Us\nAlmir Datoo\n22 mins | Drama | UK\nWhen hotel cleaners are faced with unfair working conditions\, Naomi works to unite the team in solidarity against destructive zero hour contracts. \nLonga Distância\nJean-Luc Moniz\n14 mins | Drama| Canada\nAn immigrant housekeeper works to provide for her son back home in Portugal. When she is accused of stealing from a client\, she fears that what she’s been working towards will all come crashing down. \nMIXI (CHAKKI)\nJyotsna Puthran\n6 mins | Animation | India\nPulses\, grams and sprouts are used in motion to create scenarios as a metaphorical representation of growth and future of a nation and shows the dark reality behind a favourite dish. \nPeople Show 138: Last Day\nGareth Brierley\n15 mins | Drama | UK\nA short dreamlike drama about power\, loss and loyalty. People Show 138: Last Day\, follows HR manager Sidney\, who after thirty years of working at an industrial sock factory faces a challenging dilemma that could affect the livelihood of his employees. \nSalvage\nChristopher Boulton\n10 mins | Doc | USA\nSalvage questions the allure of old objects by reimagining obsolete tools as reliquaries haunted by the souls of disgruntled workers who resent their new jobs. This hybrid intersectional documentary uses magic realism to critique the inequities of gender\, ethnicity\, and class that underpin consumer capitalism. \nTreaty Walk – A Journey for Common Ground\nBrad Leitch\n14 mins | Doc | Canada\nThe film follows a group of Indigenous elders\, Healthcare Workers\, and others as they embark on a two week long walking journey from Edmonton\, Alberta/Treaty 6 Territory to Calgary\, Alberta/Treaty 7 Territory to explore together what it means to be treaty people\, working and living on common ground.
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SUMMARY:The Work We Do: An Animation Retrospective
DESCRIPTION:Online stream at www.anifx.ca until May 15th \nTickets to Online Screening at www.anifx.ca\nPresented in partnership with the Animation Festival of Halifax (AFX) \nCraft. Labour. Practice. Drudgery. Vocation. We work every day\, sometimes with joy and a sense of fulfillment\, sometimes with loathing and a sense of alienation. We labour for pay\, for free\, or for barter; we exert ourselves for overlords\, for ourselves\, or for our communities. These animated films from across the country and across the decades reflect on the ups and downs of our experiences as beings who toil and strive. And what medium could be more fitting than the labour-intensive delight of animation? \nTotal running time: 65 minutes. \n  \n \n \n\nSeeing Her (Lindsay McIntyre\, 2020) 3:30 \nWe begin with Lindsay McIntyre’s homage to the skill and love of work her great-grandmother\ndid on her amauti\, animated through Super-16 cinematography. \n\nGet a Job! (Brad Caslour\, 1985) 10:30 \nWith a turn to the ironic\, this 1980’s classic is an ironic riff on classic cartoons\, peppered with pop culture references. \n\nCurtailment of Civilian Industries (Philip Ragan\, 1943) 2:00 \nFrom the vaults: World War II propaganda paints a picture of labour and consumerism. \n\nYou Are Pretty Much On Your Own… The Two Disasters of Homelessness and The Pandemic ( Jeff Karabanow\, Katrin Doll\, Catherine Levitan-Reid\, Jean Hughes and Haorui Wu\, 2021) 7:45 \nResearchers team up with Animator Shannon Long to create an animated short  exploring the homelessness sector in two Nova Scotian communities during the early phases of COVID. It is based on the SSHRC-funded 2021 study entitled “COVID-19  and Homelessness: Promoting Disaster Preparedness\, Response\, and Recovery in Two Communities in Nova Scotia” by Jeff  Karabanow\, Kaitrin Doll\, Catherine Levitan-Reid\, Jean Hughes and Haorui Wu. \n\nThe Housewife (Cathy Bennett\, 1975) 6:00 \nThe Housewife provides a 1970’s look a “women’s” work and a quiet celebration of the women who do it. \n\nBistro Girls (Jenna Marks\, 2020) 5:00 \nJenna Marks’s stop-motion animation brings out the sparkle of documentary interviews with Zoe Leger and Foxy Roxy as they reflect on their work as performers. \n\nMacpherson (Martine Chartrand\, 2012) 11:00 \nMartine Chartrand’s exquisite paint-on-glass animation celebrates a range of work and labourers in this true story of Frank Randolph Macpherson\, a Jamaican chemical engineer working in the pulp and paper industry\, who inspired Félix Leclerc to write his song about the log drives. \n\nBiidaaban (The Dawn Comes) (Amanda Strong\, 2017) 19:15 \nIndigenous people have harvested sap for thousands of years. In Biidaaban\, a young genderfluid person and a shape-shifter continue this work in an urban setting. \n\nDOWNLOAD OUR PROGRAM APP FOR ALL EVENT  DETAILS & UPDATES\n   \n 
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/the-work-we-do-an-animation-retrospective/
LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Canadian Labour International Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax Festival of Working People in the Arts is proud to partner once again with the Canadian Labour International Film Festival for a satellite screening of films from their 16th annual festival.\n\nThe screening takes place November 17\, 2022\, at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op.\n\nThis year we are screening If There is No Struggle (United States) by Jared Katriane\, See Us Come Together (Philippines) by Alyssa Suico\, What Will I Show You? (Canada) by Elie-John Joseph\, Opera Trans*formed (Canada) by Leah Borts-Kuperman & Maria Sarrouh\, The Unmaking of Medical Inadmissibility (Canada) by Laura Bisaillon\, & Kellys (Spain) by Javier Fesser.\n\nThe screening lasts 62 minutes.\n\nAdmission by donation.\n\n\n\nOnline Viewing\nOnline streaming is available on demand. A streaming link will be emailed to anyone sending a PWYC donation by e-transfer to info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca\n\nAs of November 17th at 7:30 PM\, you’ll have 2 hours to start watching. Once you begin\, you’ll have 48 hours to finish watching.\n\n\n\nTHE FILMS:\n\nIf There is No Struggle (United States) by Jared Katriane\nA young woman discovers the working class history of her neighbourhood through the lens of a 1965 Canon Scoopic 16mm camera and historical figures via Boston’s public art. She begins an important conversation that needs to continue in the labour movement given the overwhelming right wing ideology and misinformation being spread targeting working class folks.\nThe film title comes from an 1857 Frederick Douglass speech: “If there is no struggle\, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom\, and yet depreciate agitation\, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”\n\n\n\n\nSee Us Come Together (Philippines) by Alyssa Suico\nSee Us Come Together is an amateur documentary following the members of the Optodev Workers Union\, tracing their story of forming their union before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.\nWhen factories were forced to close operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020\, an ophthalmic lens workers’ union ensured mechanisms to protect their workers\, with the ultimate goal of changing the culture of labour in their factory. The documentary brings to focus what is essential to keep a country running in times of crisis. While the pandemic turned the spotlight on essential and frontline workers\, what was essential to the workers of Optodev was their union.\nSubtitled in ENGLISH\n\n\n\n\nWhat Will I Show You? (Canada) by Elie-John Joseph\nIn the tradition of direct cinema\, What Will I Show You is an intimate documentary in which a grandfather and his grandson discuss the past and future of Innu culture. An important\, first-person film telling the stories of Innu and their culture\, their work\, and the immediate impacts of environmental degradation on their lands.\nThemes of Indigenous learning\, work and way of life. From the Innu nation and residing in the Tiohtià:ke territory since 2006\, Elie-John Joseph has been passionate about cinema since a young age. Self-taught\, he has been practising film photography for several years.\n\n\n\n\nOpera Trans*formed (Canada) by Leah Borts-Kuperman & Maria Sarrouh\n“If I wasn’t an opera singer\, would I be a trans man?” asks Teiya Kasahara\, a gender non-binary singer\, partway through the film. It’s a dilemma facing gender non-binary and trans singers working in a field whose roles are rigidly defined along gender lines: sopranos and mezzos are cast as women (so-called “trouser roles” aside); tenors and basses as men.\nTeiya Kasahara (they/them) leads a new generation of trans* opera performers\, activists and self-proclaimed “shit-disturbers” making their voices heard–whether the classical music world likes it or not.\n\n\n\n\nThe Unmaking of Medical Inadmissibility (Canada) by Laura Bisaillon\nHave you ever considered the amount of work it takes to immigrate to Canada? Applying to immigrate is a form of labour: it requires time\, effort\, intention\, skill and money. This film about immigration application work tells the stories of Martha\, Winnie and Stella. As prospective immigrants to Canada\, they are tagged as being “abnormal” (to use the state’s term) through the immigration medical examination and therefore face higher barriers and discrimination during the immigration process.\nThemes include the criminalization of HIV\, and a critical look at the idea of “good immigrants.”\n\n\n\n\nKellys (Spain) by Javier Fesser\nIn this high quality short\, we glimpse a private conversation between two long-time hotel workers and close friends. But there are always things that are hidden\, even from your best friend.\nSubtitled in ENGLISH
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/canadian-labour-international-film-festival-6/
LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Being Present: Spotlight on Martins Madumere
DESCRIPTION:Presented by AFX – Animation Festival of Halifax\n \nSaturday\, May 13th @ 4:30pm \nLocation: Museum of Natural History (1747 Summer St) \nDuration: 60 mins \nFREE \nCheck out the full AFX Schedule \nMultidisciplinary artist Martins Madumere practises animation as he practises life – with an inspiring balance of self-discipline and openness. In this artist spotlight\, we will see Martins’s animated short films; we will hear about his journey as a self-taught animator and his cultural experiences in his native Nigeria and current home of Epekwitk (colonially known as Prince Edward Island); and we will learn how he flourishes in a full life of visual arts\, writing\, study\, athletics\, and community. This event is the world premiere of his new animated short\, Being Present\, which was commissioned by the Animation Festival of Halifax in Kjipuktuk for the BIPOC Animator Film Commission and Mentoring Program. This project is funded by the Government of Canada. \nThe screening will be followed by a recorded Q&A between Martins Madumere and Sobaz Benjamin.
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/being-present-spotlight-on-martins-madumere/
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History\, 1747 Summer Street\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:A More Radiant Sphere
DESCRIPTION:By Sara Wylie\nPresented in partnership with Carbon Arc Cinema\n \nThursday\, May 18th @ 6:30pm \nLocation: Bus Stop Theatre Co-op (2203 Gottingen St) \nDuration: 40 mins followed by a 30 mins Q&A with filmmaker Sara Wylie moderated by MLA Gary Burrill [CC][ASL] \nTickets: $5/$10/$15 (Pay what you can) \nBUY TICKETS HERE\n \n[CC] This film will be closed captioned. \n[ASL] ASL Interpretation will be provided for the Q&A portion of the event. \nA mid-length hybrid documentary about Joe Wallace: Canadian Communist poet\, political prisoner\, and the filmmaker’’s long lost family member. Shot on 16mm and digital\, featuring original songs by award-winning musician Fiver/Simone Schmidt. \n“Poetry is of a higher order. It sets bells ringing in the mind of the reader so that he makes his own music …” \n \nNearly lost in the annals of Canadian history\, the writings of Joe Wallace—radical believer in socialist ideals\, writer of anti-capitalist verses\, and survivor of detainment by the Canadian government—have been revived by his great-great-niece\, director Sara Wylie. \nSearching through library archives\, family records\, and footage from the early decades of the Canadian settler state\, Wylie assembles the story of Wallace the poet and revolutionary. “The more I began looking for him\, the more I began to see parts of myself reflected\,” she says. His poems are spirited\, forthright and folksy; they recall a time of great political change and opportunity. \nInextricable from Wallace’s life and work is the history of Canada’s labour movement and the increasing involvement of the state in its disruption. A More Radiant Sphere captures a time and a feeling at risk of being erased by Canadian myth\, when the possibility of a world beyond capitalism surged forth into poetry. (Written by Sarah Bakke) \nThe film will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Sara Wylie moderated by Gary Burril\, MLA for Halifax Chebucto \n \nFilm Credits: \nDirected\, produced and written by Sara Wylie\nFeaturing Bruce Wallace \nMusic by Simone Schmidt\nWith Nick Dourado on piano\nNathan Doucet on percussion\nJohn Showman on fiddle \nCinematography by Suz Friesen and Sara Wylie\nSound recording by Kellen Jackson and Sara Wylie\nSound mix/edit by Michelle Hwu and Tim Atkins\nColour by Sam Gilling
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/a-more-radiant-sphere/
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SUMMARY:Mayworks South Shore: STAND!
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the South Shore District Labour Council\nSaturday\, May 20th @ 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm) \nLocation: HB Studios Sport Centre (543 Glen Allan Dr\, Bridgewater\, NS) \nCost: FREE \nSuitable for Adults and teens\, not recommended for under 13 General Seating: A limited number of seats provided or bring your own chair/blanket \nStand! is a 2019 Canadian musical film set during the 1919 Winnipeg general strike that occurred in Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada. Directed by Robert Adetuyi and written by Danny Schur and Rick Chafe\, it is based on the 2005 stage musical Strike! by Schur. Running time 1h 50min \nFor more information contact D Curry at seiu2steward@gmail.com \nSponsored by the South Shore District Labour Council\, SEIU Local 2\, Canadian Labour Congress\, CUPE 8920\, NSNU\, NSGEU and Higgins Insurance.
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/mayworks-south-shore-stand/
LOCATION:HB Studios Sport Centre\, 543 Glen Allan Dr\, Bridgwater\, Nova Scotia\, B4V 0A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Canadian Labour International Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax Festival of Working People in the Arts is proud to partner once again with the Canadian Labour International Film Festival for a satellite screening of films from their 15th annual festival.\n\nThe screening takes place November 10\, 7:30 PM\, at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op.\n\nThis year\, we will be screening Bergie (South Africa) by Dian Weys\, Shiringa: Amazon White Gold (Peru) by Oscar Akamine\, Lentejas (Spain) by José A. Campos\, HongKongers:A Re-Collection – My Destiny or My Choice? (UK) by Green Bean Media\, Allegory (Spain) by Tino Fernández\, Puanum (Dream) (Canada) by Josée Benjamin\, and Serigne (Spain) by Rodrigo Hernandez Tejero\, Adriana Cardoso Navarro\, & Edu Marin.\nAll films are translated as needed through subtitles in English.\n\nTotal run time: 87 minutes. The screening will be followed by a moderated discussion for those interested.\n\nAdmission is by donation.\n\n\n\nTHE FILMS:\n\nBergie (South Africa) by Dian Weys (7 min)\nThe term “bergie” is a South Africanism that refers to people that are homeless. This short film presents the viewer with a problem – a law enforcement officer has to remove homeless people sleeping on a path in the city in order to make way for a 10km fun-run. To do this\, he has to wrestle with fundamental questions about the dignity of human life. Language: English & Afrikaans.\n\n\n\n\nShiringa: Amazon White Gold (Peru) by Oscar Akamine (9 min)\nThis documentary follows Jorge Escompani\, a “Shiringa” master\, as he shows us how he extracts natural latex from the Shiringa tree. The extraction of latex from the Shiringa tree has led to the death of thousands of indigenous people due to slavery during “the fever of latex” in the 19th century. Current practices reflect a respectful relationship between the trees and those who depend on it for survival. Language: English & Spanish.\n\n\n\n\nLentejas (Spain) by José A. Campos (8 min)\nA humorous look at the gig economy and what work is like right now for many white collar workers who have to hustle for every contract and need multiple contracts to make a living. Workers can be anywhere – it just depends on the backdrop\, and how long you can hold the illusion together.  “Lentils (Lentejas): if you want\, eat them; if you don’t\, leave them.” Language: Spanish.\n\n\n\n\nHongKongers:A Re-Collection – My Destiny or My Choice? (UK) by Green Bean Media (18 min)\nThis documentary follows the experience of Siu Tat MUNG\, who was a leader in the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU)\, as he recounts his experiences during the last few years it was in existence. HKCTU members voted to disband the union on October 3\, 2021\, following pro-democracy protests in 2019-2020. At least 29 Hong Kong trade unions were dissolved throughout 2021. Siu Tat Mung explains the conditions in Hong Kong and the reasons for asking his family to relocate to Great Britain. Through his story we are able to experience the difficult situation evolving for Trade Unionists and others working in Hong Kong in 2021. Language: Cantonese.\n\n\n\n\nAllegory (Spain) by Tino Fernández (13 min)\nTen participants are about to start a race in which the most important thing is not to win\, but to arrive\, in the race of their lives. This film is an allegory for the working class about class struggle and life. It raises good questions through its poetic approach about what life is all about. Language: Spanish.\n\n\n\n\nPuanum (Dream) (Canada) by Josée Benjamin (5 min)\nThis short documentary\, directed by an Innu filmmaker\, features Jordan\, a young french speaking\, indigenous fisherman. As we spend a typical day on his boat fishing for whelk\, he tells us the story of his journey towards becoming the captain of a fishing boat. Language: French.\n\n\n\n\n\nSerigne (Spain) by Rodrigo Hernandez Tejero\, Adriana Cardoso Navarro\, & Edu Marin. (27 min)\nIn this extraordinary documentary\, we follow Serigne Mbay\, a politician\, and his inspirational story\, as he works to educate his fellow citizens and politicians about the effects of current European fishing trade agreements on his home country of Senegal. The landscapes and the portraits of the people in this film are breathtakingly beautiful. Language: Spanish.
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SUMMARY:ISRAELISM film screening
DESCRIPTION:**Postponed due to weather – NEW Date & Time**\n**Thursday\, February 8th – 6:30PM**\nPresented by \nIndependent Jewish Voices\, Atlantic Canadian Palestinian Society\, Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax and the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op.\n\n\n\n \n\n\nFILM WEBSITE: https://www.israelismfilm.com/ \nWhen two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians\, their lives take sharp left turns. \nThey join a movement of young American Jews battling the old guard to redefine Judaism’s relationship with Israel\, revealing a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity. \nAfter this screening\, you will meet some of the filmmakers and you can participate in Q & A with them. \n\nMasking is strongly encouraged. \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/screening-of-the-film-israelism-tickets-801927826717 \n\n\n\n\nFor more information\, contact jjv-halifax@ijvcanada.org\,\n902-240-2782
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/israelism-film-screening/
LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Reel Justice / Animating Justice
DESCRIPTION:Returning for the first time since 2019\, Mayworks is excited to present the Reel Justice program of short films. Showcasing shorts from across Atlantic Canada and the country at large\, this year’s program highlights those who push to create space for themselves in places that often feel hostile or unwelcoming. \nTotal runtime: 74 minutes\n>>Register Here for FREE Childcare\nReel Justice will be followed by Animating Justice (AFX) and a short Q&A with filmmakers from both programs.\n\nReel Justice Program:\nSisterhood Softball by Farhiya Ahmed (7 min) \n \nLacking a dedicated space\, a group of muslim women create their own softball group to play the sport they love\, but feel excluded from. \n\nWhat Do you Think by Brandon Boyd (11 min) \n \nAutistic Haligonians work to create space within the local filmmaking community.  \n\nThe Body of My Name 名自字体 by Rosie Choo Pidcock (4 min) \n \nFive Chinese Canadians return to their elementary school to reclaim their names through dance. \n\nBlack Boys Skate Too by Danica Ricamara (6 min) \n \nBlack skaters make a space and culture for themselves. \n\nMy Type of Hair by Juliet Mawusi (9 min) \nMy Type Of Hair is a short film that tells the origin of Black Beauty\, the struggles since slavery and after for Black women to keep their natural hair\, and even to find the right products for their hair type. \n\nMiss Campbell: Inuk Teacher by Heather Campbell (15 min) \n \nPart oral history and part visual poem\, Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher is the story of Evelyn Campbell\, a trailblazer for an Inuit-led educational system in the small community of Rigolet\, Labrador. \n\nSongs of Unama’ki by Dawn Wells and Jeff Miller (22 min) \n \nA look at The Mi’kmaw artists keeping tradional music alive\, and those taking it into the future. \n\nAnimating Justice\nReel Justice will be Followed by a short program offered by the Animation Festival of Halifax (AFX)\nStart time at 8:15 PM | Total runtime: 27 min\n\nOne of Those Families by Stephanie Joline (3 min) \n\nA deeply personal animated short film that brings together the exquisite hand-painted illustrations of Mi’kmaw artist Pauline Young\, the animation expertise of Struan Sutherland\, and the poignant poetry of Rebecca Thomas. \n\nMeet the Creatures by Veronica Dymond (4 min)\nTension arises when an alien brings her human fiancee home to meet the parents. \n\nBorn in a Body by Elliot Ciz and Brody Weaver (10 min)\nA segment from the 60m experimental animated documentary which repositions the trans community as experts of their own lives\, bodies\, and (medical) needs to reconsider liberation and wellbeing. \n\nHadis by Nazrin Aghamaliyeva (10 min) \n\nIn a world ruled by crows and discrimination\, a young girl decides to fight for justice. \n 
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/reel-justice-5/
LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Lockdown Baby
DESCRIPTION:A docu-art film by Nicole Jordan\n \nThe film will be closed-captioned. Childcare will be provided during the screening and Q&A\n\n>>Register Here for FREE Childcare\nIn the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic\, the world was filled with confusion and fear. People were dying\, hospitals were full\, shops were shut\, and theatres dark. Still\, the creation of art and life itself could not be stopped. ‘Lockdown Baby’ documents the stories of three professional performing artists who became pregnant during the first lockdown of the pandemic. These women and mothers-to-be took their art forms from the stage to the city streets to share their intimate expressions of love\, fear\, and hope for their unborn babies. \nRuntime: 49 min \n \n \nPerforming Artists:\nNicole Jordan (voice and poetry) – delivered Dec\, 2020\nJozefien Debaillie (dance) – delivered Jan\, 2021\nKarin Timmerman (voice and dance) – delivered Apr\, 2021\nVideo Artists:\nKatarina Jazbec\nMatija Pekić\nSound Engineer:\nRob Rietveld \nLocation:\nRotterdam\, The Netherlands \nFunded by:\nFonds Podiumkunsten/Performing Arts Fund – Balkonscenes Stichting Droom en Daad \n\nArtist Q&A\n \n>>ASL interpretation and childcare will be available for the Q&A.\nThe screening will be preceded at 3:00PM by The Embodied Creation Project by Colleen Arcturus MacIsaac and followed by a brief Q&A with filmmaker Nicole Jordan and artist Colleen Arcturus MacIsaac. \n \nLeft: Nicole Jordan\nRight: Colleen Arcturus MacIsaac (Photo credit: Shila Leblanc) \n 
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SUMMARY:Where Olive Trees Weep
DESCRIPTION:This premiere screening is presented by Students for a Liberated Palestine / Al-Zeitoun University\nProceeds from this screening will be donated to the Obeid Family Fundraiser \n \nWhere Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss\, trauma\, and the quest for justice. \nWe follow\, among others\, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish\, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi\, and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. We also witness Dr. Gabor Maté offer trauma-healing work to a group of women who were tortured in Israeli prisons. \nAncient landscapes bear deep scars\, having witnessed the brutal reality of ancestral land confiscation\, expulsions\, imprisonment\, home demolitions\, water deprivation\, and denial of basic human rights. Yet\, through the veil of oppression\, we catch a glimpse of resilience—deep roots that have carried the Palestinian people through decades of darkness and shattered lives. \nThis emotional journey bares the humanity of the oppressed while grappling with the question: what makes the oppressor so ruthlessly blind to its own cruelty? \nThis screening is supported by Independent Jewish Voices – Halifax\,  The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op and Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax.
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/where-olive-trees-weep/
LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:CLIFF 2024
DESCRIPTION:Canadian Labour International Film Festival\nMayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax is proud to partner once again with the Canadian Labour International Film Festival for a satellite screening of films from their 16th annual festival. \nThe screening takes place November 19\, 7:00 PM\, at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op (2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax). \nThis year\, we will be screening The Fighter (Canada: French); Bargaining Forward (Canada: English & French); Permit Garden (Canada); Humormàtic (Spain); Counting Days (Canada: Japanese); The Canadian Dream (Canada: Spanish); Adidas Owns the Reality (US: English). \nAll films are translated as needed through subtitles in English. \nTotal run time: 95 minutes. The screening will be followed by a moderated discussion for those interested. \nAdmission is PWYC\n \n \n\nJenny Yujia Shi 施雨迦\nWe will be joined by local filmmaker Jenny Yujia Shi for a brief intermission Q&A about her film Permit Garden selected as part of the 2024 CLIFF program! \n \nJenny Yujia Shi 施雨迦 is a visual artist and animation filmmaker based in Kjipuktuk. Shi’s practice is informed by two pivotal moments: losing her childhood community in Beijing due to urban development\, and navigating a decade-long immigration process in early adulthood. These experiences have shaped Shi’s interest in the impact of displacement and dislocation on individuals across generations and within communities. \n\nFilm Program:\nThe Fighter by André-Charles Ishpatao (Canada: French) – 6 min \n \nAndré-Charles is a boxer. Sports changed his life. He hopes his journey will inspire others to regain their pride and hold their heads high when facing life’s adversities. \n\nBargaining Forward by Colleen Butler (Canada: English & French) – 22 min \n \nThis bilingual (English and French) documentary showcases the unity and resilience of 22\,000 public sector workers in New Brunswick\, Canada\, as they strike against wage suppression. It explores strategic mobilization and collective bargaining efforts by the Canadian Union of Public Employees\, culminating in a province-wide movement that successfully challenges austerity and sparks labour action across Canada. Produced by the Canadian Union of Public Employees. \n\nPermit Garden by Jenny Yujia Shi (Canada: no dialogue) – 5 min \n \nA dreamlike parable about immigration\, Permit Garden follows a nameless child as they toil to gain exit from the Garden. But as time goes on\, they wonder if escape is even possible. Will their number ever be called? \n\nHumormàtic by Pau Escribano (Spain) – 20 min \n \nA comedy screenwriter for a TV show has to work with a new partner\, Humormatic\, a machine that writes jokes. The screenwriter will try to make her colleagues\, her bosses\, the TV host and the audience value her work\, but Humormatic won’t make things easy. \n\nCounting Days by Hiromu Yamawaki (Canada: Japanese) – 11 min \n \nAyano\, a Japanese migrant worker faces reality of living in a foreign land. She makes herself a morning coffee with one of the filters that she just bought. It is a pack of 90. The number of days before her VISA expires. \n\nThe Canadian Dream by Ilse Moreno (Canada: Spanish) – 9 min \n \nA migrant worker’s pursuit of ‘The Canadian Dream’ takes a ​nightmarish turn as he uncovers an unsightly truth in the Ontarian ​agricultural industry. His quest for a better life in Canada unfolds through his own words and from his daughter’s perspective in this poignant family portrait. \n\nAdidas Owns the Reality by Keil Orion Troisi & Igor Vamos (US: English) – 22 min \n \nTrickster activists the Yes Men collaborate with Clean Clothes Campaign and Berlin fashion designers to orchestrate an elaborate hoax announcement in an effort to improve conditions for garment workers and sustainability in the Adidas supply chain. Then they stage a shocking and hilarious fashion show at the opening of Berlin Fashion Week that makes the world pay attention to labor and environmental abuses that the mega-brand is trying to hide.
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/cliff-2024/
LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Wave Theory - In Support of Autism NS
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebration of World Autism Acceptance Day\nLocal filmmaker Brandon Boyd explores autism through the lens of Cape Breton musician Leona Burkey. In his latest documentary\, Boyd sheds light on Burkey’s musical career\, family life and how her son inspired a song titled Wave Theory. \nFilm run time: 28 minutes. \nThe screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Brandon Boyd\, Leona Burkey and other invited guests. \n\nTickets\nTickets are PWYC by donation. All proceeds will be donated to Autism Nova Scotia. \n \n  \nBrandon Boyd – Writer/Director\nBrandon Boyd\, is an Autistic Filmmaker born and raised in Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada. His first short film “What Do You Think” was a DIY Documentary that made it nationally in Winnipeg\, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick. His new short documentary is recipient of the Lunenburg Doc Festival’s “The Launch” contest\,  with a prize package of cash and in-kind services from major film organizations. \nTrailer\n \n 
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/wave-theory-in-support-of-autism-ns/
LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Reel Justice - L'nui'skw Spotlight
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Lara Lewis\nThis year’s Reel Justice offerings are snapshots of the lives of different Mi’kmaw women’s lives from the past to the present. From traditional stories to  modern women\, the creators and subjects of these women’s narratives place a strong emphasis on relationality\, family\, and cultural engagement. \n \nFilms\n \nWaseteg (2010\, dir. Phyllis Grant) – 6 min\nWaseteg is the story of a young Mi’kmaq girl whose name means “the light from the Dawn.” A short story about dreams\, courage\, identity\, creation and  embracing our Elders\, Waseteg showcases Phyllis Grant’s signature style of bold lines\, bright colours and simple movements. The film is beautifully  narrated by legendary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin. \n\n \nMi’kmaw Family (dir. Catherine Martin\, 1995) – 32 min\nThis documentary takes you on a reflective journey into the extended family of Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaq community. Revisiting her own roots\, Mi’kmaq  filmmaker and mother Catherine Anne Martin explores how the community is recovering its First Nations values\, particularly through the teachings of  elders and a collective approach to children-rearing. Mi’kmaq Family is an inspiring resource for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous audiences who are  looking for ways to strengthen and explore their own families and traditions. \n\n \nKlusuaqnn Ajknu’kl (dir. Stephanie Joline\, 2021) – 22 min\nMi’kmaw poet and published author Rebecca Thomas uses words for a living\, but she can’t speak the language stolen from her father at residential school.  Words Matter follows her journey to reclaim the language while exploring the complicated past that’s kept it from her. This version is narrated in Mi’kmaw  and with spoken English subtitled in Mi’kmaw. \n\n \nDarlene Bernard: Women of this Land (dir. Stephanie Joline\, 2023) – 22 min\nPart of a 4-part documentary series about Indigenous women in Atlantic Canada and how they connect to land and culture. In this episode – Chief Darlene  Bernard. Bernard reflects on her position as Chief\, relationships with her community\, and ageing. \n\n \nWelima’q (dir. shalan joudry\, 2024) – 5min\nA gently mesmerizing piece exploring the profound meaning of sweetgrass picking through multidisciplinary artist shalan joudry’s lens. An immersive celebration of nature’s gifts and Indigenous traditions. \n\n         Childcare will be provided for this event. Please use this REGISTRATION FORM. \n 
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/reel-justice-lnuiskw-spotlight/
LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:In True Colour: A Celebration of Black Canadian Animators
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with the Animation Festival of Halifax\nThis 50-minute collection of short films by Black animators imagines new worlds and reflects creatively on this one. These artists bring us a richness of approaches and voices. \nIn classics and in new work by emerging artists\, we see handmade and computer-generated images\, Afrofuturistic visions and animations deeply grounded in archival research\, abstract meditations and trenchant critiques. \nThe screening will be followed by a Q&A with ASL interpretation. \nSpecial Guests attending post-screening panel discussion via video-link: Sydnie Baynes (African American Express\, City Shock\, Unity in the Early Morning)\, Magalie Boutin (Head of Media Relations\, National Film Board)\, and Tara Taylor (Penny Candy). \nArtist Biographies\nSydnie Baynes\nSydnie Baynes is a visual artist and animator with a Film Animation degree from Concordia University\, blending traditional and digital mediums to explore Black history and femininity. Through her animated films\, she celebrates identity and heritage\, inspiring viewers to embrace their narratives and the richness of Black culture. More info: sydniebaynes.com \nTara Taylor\nTara Lynn Taylor is a playwright\, filmmaker\, multimedia artist\, singer\, and actress. She supports other artists through organizations\, including the Charles Taylor Theatre & Media Arts Association (of which she is Founder and Chair)\, which presents the Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival and the Breaking Through the Screens and Black Above the Line film training program for African Canadians. She is also the owner/partner of A Cultural Explosion Television streaming network hosted on ROKU and APPLE TV\, the Inaugural Artist in Residence for the Halifax Public Libraries\, the 2021 Winner of the African Nova Scotian Music Awards Industry Development Award for presenting music for theatre and film\, and recipient of the 2024 Black Artist Recognition award. \nThis event is co-presented by Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax and the Animation Festival of Halifax. With thanks to the Prismatic Arts Festival. \n \n\nFILMS\n \nT.V. Tango (1992\, dir. Martine Chartrand) – 4 min\nFour children who have picked up all sorts of annoying behaviour from watching television decide instead to create their own games. This animated film for five- to eight-year-olds is intended to awaken children’s critical sense regarding the media messages aimed at them. \n\n \nBlack Soul (Âme noire) (2000\, dir. Martine Chartrand) – 9 min\nMartine Chartrand’s animated short dives into the heart of Black culture with an exhilarating trip though history. Watch as a young boy traces his roots through the stories his grandmother shares with him about the events that shaped their cultural heritage. \n\n \nMacPherson (2013\, dir. Martine Chartrand) – 11 min\nThis animated film by Martine Chartrand (Black Soul) recounts the friendship between a young Félix Leclerc and Frank Randolph Macpherson\, a Jamaican chemical engineer and university graduate who worked for a pulp and paper company. An inveterate jazz fan\, Macpherson inspired Leclerc\, who wrote a song about the log drives and entitled it “MacPherson” in honour of his friend. Paint-on-glass animation shot with a 35mm camera. \n\n \nBy Winds and Tides (2022\, dir. Bogdan Anifrani Fedach) – 3 min\nExploring the conscious\, the unconscious and the self\, By Winds and Tides takes a deep experimental dive into the birth of an idea—how it takes shape\, how it is released. An allegorical quest\, the film combines images and words into a singular sigh. \n\n \nBreakthrough ( 2024\, dir. Mide Kadiri) – 4 min\nA 2D hand drawn short leading us on an abstract journey through spacetime. \n\n \n100 Ghosts (2022\, dir. Noncedo Khumalo) – 1 min\nA woman awakes to mysterious sounds—and confronts an astonishing surreal world summoned forth by her innermost fears. \n\n \nCity Shock (2024\, dir. Sydnie Baynes) – 1 min\nInspired by the energetic German film\, Run Lola Run\, City Shocks delves into the chaos of urban life through a series of interconnected vignettes\, while following a character navigating the bustling streets of a sprawling metropolis. \n\n \nAfrican American Express (2024\, dir. Sydnie Baynes) – 3 min\nAfrican American Express is an abstract animation exploring the impact of consumerism in the Black community. Told in the style of Soviet Propaganda\, this animated short dissects the pattern of excessive materialism and consumption prevalent within the Black population. \n\n \nGovernance (2020\, dir. Ho Che Anderson) – 3 min\nCriminologist and community activist Munira Abukar believes justice and equity begin in your own home and heart. Embracing the uncomfortable awakening that 2020 has brought about\, she debunks the cozy narrative of social equality and puts her finger on the key issues needing change. \n\n \nHome (2022\, dir. Bria Miller) – 6 min \nThis tribute to Bria Miller’s beloved Nan\, Marion Miller\, explores childhood\, comfort\, responsibility\, nostalgia\, and climate concerns. It was made with mentorship from animator Becka Marker and inspired by the late animator Helen Hill for the 2022 Halifax Animation Festival. \n\n \nUnity In the Early Morning (2017\, dir. Sydnie Baynes) – 2 min\nThe interaction between two individuals is often forgotten. With the displays of soothing cultural sounds\, one can easily be reminded of the original state and meaning within a conversation based on likeness and emotion. This piece is a stop-motion cut-out animation made for the Distorted Storytelling exhibition project for S.P.A.C.E. (Sciences Participating with Arts and Culture in Education)\, presented at Dawson College in Montréal. \n\n \nPenny Candy (2025\, dir. Tara Taylor) – 3 min \nThis musical from Afromations Media Productions captures the delights of penny candy – the excitement of the expedition to the shop\, the dazzling colours\, and the joy of sharing with loved ones. \n\n Closed captions will be provided for each film. \n ASL interpretation will be provided for this event. \n         Childcare will be provided for this event. Please use this REGISTRATION FORM. \n\n \nBanner image: Still image from African American Express (Sydnie Baynes\, 2024)
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/in-true-colour-a-celebration-of-black-canadian-animators/
LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Union
DESCRIPTION:A film by Stephen Maing and Brett Story\nUp against one of the most powerful companies on the planet\, a group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island\, New York. \n“Astounding\, rebellious\,… brilliant.” – The New York Times \nWINNER: U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for the Art of Change – Sundance Film Festival \n \nThrough intimate cinema vérité\, UNION chronicles the extraordinary efforts of an unlikely group of warehouse workers as they launch a grassroots union campaign at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island\, New York. Led by the charismatic by underestimated Chris Smalls\, the diverse band of workers start the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) and embark on a journey against one of the largest and most powerful companies in the world. The odds are stacked against them\, as the groups finds itself up against a tech industry giant with unlimited resources\, without major support from national unions or politicians\, and while navigating internal divisions within their own ranks. Filmmakers Brett Story and Stephen Maing document the struggle from day one\, offering a gripping human drama about the fight for power and dignity in today’s globalized economic landscape. \n \n\n \n  \nPresented in partnership with
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/union/
LOCATION:Park Lane Cineplex\, 5657 Spring Garden Rd\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, B3J 3R4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251127T190000
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SUMMARY:Canadian Labour International Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Mayworks Momentum presents selections from the Canadian Labour International Film Festival.\nThe Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLIFF) is in its 17th edition and Mayworks will again present a local satellite screening of short films chosen from this year’s CLIFF selections. \nCLIFF selects films from across the globe that give voice to workers and their struggles for better lives. \nTotal program runtime: 91 minutes \n \n\nFilm Program:\n\nNola\nby Natalie Remplakowski & Aisha Evelyna (Canada: English) – 10 min \n \nA Black woman working as a sous-chef navigates toxic restaurant culture and her wavering mental health\, until a chance encounter changes her. \n\nYour Own Boss\nby Álvaro Guzmán Bastida (Spain: Spanish) – 18 min \n \nA food delivery worker struggles to juggle his responsibilities as a young father with the impossible demands of an algorithm that pushes him to the limit. \n\nWorking For Freedom \nby Conor Devries (Canada: English) – 11 min \n \nWorking for Freedom is a short documentary that follows an Ottawa-based woman through her experiences of prison labour at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre. Author of Solidarity behind bars\, Jordan House\, provides us with an overview of the frameworks that allow these exploitative practices to continue today. \n\nShadow Work\nby Gillian McKercher (Canada: English) – 3 min \n \n\n\nThis short documentary looks at “shadow work”: tasks that are not part of an employee’s official job description\, but are necessary for the organization to function\, and may be unpaid and unseen. \nUnpaid labour\, shadow work\, glue work\, organizational citizenship. Whatever you name it\, organizations benefit from it. \n\n\n\nLimerent Pittsburgh\nby Anne Ciecko (USA: English) – 3 min \n \nA videopoem revisiting the rust belt city is a site of rekindling of memories and mythologies of labour and family. \n\nMotown South\nby Samuel George (USA: English) – 20 min \n \n\n\nThe electric vehicle industry is booming in the American South\, so much so that the region has earned the nickname the “Battery Belt”. \nBut why are producers setting up shop in states such as Georgia\, Alabama and Tennessee? In part\, the trend stems from a historic lack of union representation there. But workers – and labor organizers – have noticed. And they are starting to push back. How this emerging dynamic plays out could transform the future of American industry. \n\n\n\nGhost Workers\nby Lisette Olsthoorn (Netherlands: English) – 26 min \n \n\n\nIn a film set in which their home offices have been recreated\, six European microworkers share experiences with the filmmaker and with each other\, offering an affecting critique on changing labour conditions. \nGhost Workers is a cinematic research project into the people conducting the often hidden labor necessary to make artificial intelligence work. Working from home\, not being recognized as a worker by the platforms that they work for and being misunderstood by family and friends all together creates strong feelings of isolation. Therefore\, the filmmaker invited six workers from across Europe to share their work experiences with her and with each other. Focusing on the theme of isolation and recognition as a ‘real worker\,’ the film engages in a collective conversation about this type of work. \n\n\n 
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/canadian-labour-international-film-festival-8/
LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260402T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260402T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T020957
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SUMMARY:"Reimagining Safety" at Carbon Arc Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Matthew Solomon | Canada | 2023 | 83m – followed by a post-film conversation with director Matthew Solomon and El Jones \nThe film will be captioned and an ASL interpreter will be present for the Q&A segment. \n \n \n \n\n\nWorldwide protests following the 2020 murder of George Floyd included calls to defund or abolish the police until a sharp rise in crime gave politicians and police supporters the fuel they needed to suppress the movement. Unfortunately\, a detailed conversation about transforming public safety was never had. In this film (shot on iPhone)\, 10 experts discuss how policing and incarceration create more harm than good\, why the system persists\, and what changes can be made to make everyone safe. \nIn the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic\, director Matthew Solomon returned to school to earn a master’s degree in Public Administration in order to better position himself to use his privilege and access to help work towards positive social change. In his MPA program\, Matthew began applying the coursework regarding sustainability and workable societies to the issues with policing and incarceration. He thought this would be a step away from filmmaking\, however\, his academic advisors suggested he create a documentary film for his thesis project. Reimagining Safety is that film. \nThe film was named Best Film by Evident Change’s Media for a Just Society Award\, Best Documentary Feature at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival\, Best Cinematography at The People’s Film Festival in Harlem\, and has received a powerful endorsement by The Black Panther Party WA who has added it to their political education curriculum. \nIn Reimagining Safety\, ten experts (including LA County District Attorney George Gascón\, USC Law Professor Dr. Jody Armour\, Law Enforcement Expert Alex S Vitale\, and Halifax Professor Dr. El Jones) discuss the false premise that more police and prisons make us safer while providing practical and actionable solutions toward achieving systems of safety that work for everyone. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Attendance for Q&A following the screening\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatthew Solomon is an innovative and award-winning director whose interview and storytelling styles elicit deep\, emotional responses while educating and inspiring audiences. \nHis first documentary\, Reimagining Safety\, built an enormous grassroots following\, having been screened at more than 100 community events across the US. His new documentary\, Seeds for Liberation\, has been premiering to sold-out audiences while just beginning its national and international tour. Utilizing iPhone cameras to achieve a great sense of immediacy\, Matthew not only combines art and activism in his personal work but also mentors up-and-comers in doing the same. \nIn addition to filmmaking\, Matthew is a conflict resolution facilitator\, adjunct professor\, and is working towards a PhD in Transformative Social Change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAuthor\, poet\, journalist\, educator\, and advocate. Dr. El Jones is all these things and more\, an outspoken activist\, thinker and writer whose strengths converge in her spoken word performances. \nA respected poet\, Dr. Jones was two-time National Slam champion in 2007 and 2008\, Poet Laureate of Halifax in 2013-2015\, resident of the International Writing Program at University of Iowa in 2015\, and poet in residence at University of Toronto Scarborough in 2021. \nWhat defines her achievements is a commitment to activism and community advocacy to highlight inequities and redress injustices. The recognition of her performances\, teaching and political commitment testifies to the exceptional influence she has exercised during the Black Lives Matter movement and the expansion of Black scholarship in Canadian academia. \nCurrently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political and Canadian Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University\, Dr. Jones has taught at Dalhousie University\, Nova Scotia Community College\, and Saint Mary’s University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets $12.65 ($12 at the door if available)\nPWYC available! To reserve\, please email info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/reimagining-safety-at-carbon-arc-cinema/
LOCATION:Carbon Arc Cinema\, 1747 Summer Street\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, B3H 3A6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260403T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260403T210000
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SUMMARY:"Seeds For Liberation" at Carbon Arc Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Matthew Solomon | USA | 2026 | 92m – followed by a post-film conversation with director Matthew Solomon\, Yara Jamal and Waseem Hijazi \nThe film will be captioned and an ASL interpreter will be present for the Q&A segment. \n \n \n \n\n\nSeeds for Liberation was born out of a deep urgency — not just to document\, but to connect. The events of October 7\, 2023\, became a global flashpoint\, but for many\, they marked a continuation of a struggle nearly eight decades in the making. As a filmmaker\, Director Matthew Solomon wanted to center Palestinian voices while also situating their liberation within a broader legacy of anti-imperialist and decolonial movements — from Black resistance in the U.S. to Chicano activism and beyond. In a world saturated with filtered narratives and state-sponsored erasure\, social media has cracked open a window — giving us raw\, direct access to the truths on the ground. This film asks: What does solidarity truly look like? And how do our struggles for justice — across geography\, race\, and history — grow from the same seed? \nSeeds for Liberation explores Palestinian resistance through emotional and impactful interviews with historians\, activists\, legal scholars\, and experts. The documentary demonstrates how social media has exposed daily life in Gaza and the West Bank\, challenging dominant Western narratives and bringing the Free Palestine movement into global consciousness. Featuring some of the biggest names in the movement\, including human rights attorney Dr. Noura Erakat\, investigative journalist Abby Martin\, justice journalist Chuck Modiano\, emergency medicine physician Dr. Mimi Syed\, and members of the Black Liberation Army\, La Raza Unida\, and Stop Cop City – the film spans decades of solidarity and shows how the fight for collective liberation is interconnected. Seeds for Liberation is a call to action\, encouraging audiences to mobilize and join the fight for humanity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Attendance for Q&A following the screening\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatthew Solomon is an innovative and award-winning director whose interview and storytelling styles elicit deep\, emotional responses while educating and inspiring audiences. \nHis first documentary\, Reimagining Safety\, built an enormous grassroots following\, having been screened at more than 100 community events across the US. His new documentary\, Seeds for Liberation\, has been premiering to sold-out audiences while just beginning its national and international tour. Utilizing iPhone cameras to achieve a great sense of immediacy\, Matthew not only combines art and activism in his personal work but also mentors up-and-comers in doing the same. \nIn addition to filmmaking\, Matthew is a conflict resolution facilitator\, adjunct professor\, and is working towards a PhD in Transformative Social Change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Attending virtually)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYara Jamal is an award-winning Palestinian journalist and writer. She is the founder of Free Palestine Kjipuktuk (Halifax)\, the largest grassroots organization in Atlantic Canada\, advocating for Palestinian self-determination\, sovereignty\, and the right of return. \nHer reporting on the Eskasoni Fish and Wildlife Commission and Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) earned her a Gold award from the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. \nJamal’s work focuses on Middle Eastern politics\, structural racism\, with a focus on amplifying the voices of marginalized communities \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWaseem Hijazi is a Palestinian vegan content creator and recipe developer (@plantbasedarab) with a background in finance studies. His work focuses on  preserving food heritage from the Arab cuisine\, while highlighting the cultural significance to the land. He educates the vegan and animal rights community about the oppression of Palestinians\, exposes israel’s veganwashing propaganda\, and emphasizes the importance of boycotting plant-based food-tech companies that are complicit in the occupation and genocide\, in order to better advocate for the liberation of Palestine. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets $12.65 ($12 at the door if available)\nPWYC available! To reserve\, please email info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca  \n \n \n 
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/seeds-for-liberation-at-carbon-arc-cinema/
LOCATION:Carbon Arc Cinema\, 1747 Summer Street\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, B3H 3A6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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