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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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ORGANIZER;CN="Carbon Arc Cinema":MAILTO:movies@carbonarc.ca
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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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