[Indigsol] One Word Film Festival - Aboriginal Films - Oct. 10, 11, 12, 13

[Ben Powless]

> ONE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2007 ANNOUNCES LINE-UP
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> Aboriginal Films Highlight This Year's Fest
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> World Inter-Action Mondiale (WIAM) is hosting its
> 18th Annual One World Film
> Festival this Oct 10th-20th.  The Festival showcases
> documentaries about
> pressing social issues in Canada and around the
> world.
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> The Festival takes place at the Library and
> Archives, 395 Wellington,  the
> Odawa Native Friendship Centre, 12 Stirling Avenue
> and SAW Video, 67
> Nicholas Street.
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> Festival Pass $45, Student/Seniors/WIAM member Pass
> $40, Evening Pass $15,
> Student/Seniors/WIAM member $12,  Afternoon Pass $5
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> A few of our films this year:
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> Wed, Oct 10, 2007
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> Qallunaat! Why White People are Funny (Mark
> Sandiford, Canada, 2006, 52.05
> min.)
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> Inuit Qallunaatologists examine curious behaviours
> of the Qallunaat (white
> people). This witty film is a humbling portrayal of
> the extensive
> experimentation and exhaustive studies carried out
> on the Inuit by white
> colonizers.
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> Brocket 99 – Rockin' the Country (Nilesh Patel,
> Canada, 2005, 99min.)
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> This award winning film examines the phenomenon of
> "Brocket 99" (a parody
> Reservation radio-broadcast tape widely distributed
> in the 1980's and 90's).
> Questions about the tape led to an open dialogue
> between Aboriginal and
> non-Aboriginals in Canada, particularly in the West.
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> Thurs, Oct 11, 2007
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> Bushman's Secret (Rehad Desai, South Africa, 2006,
> 65 min.)
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> Filmmaker Desai travels to the Kalahari to
> investigate the recent surge of
> attention being paid to the Bushman of South Africa.
>  The film chronicles
> the clash between the modern world and the ancient
> traditions and medicines
> of the Indigenous population.
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> Fri, Oct 12, 2007
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> Muffins for Granny (Nadia McLaren, Canada, 2007,
> 88min.)
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> This complex film examines the generational,
> national, emotional,
> psychological, and physical effects of residential
> schools.  Filmmaker
> McLaren sheds light on her grandmother's life
> through voices, experiences,
> and stories of other survivors.
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> Kiviaq vs. Canada (Zacharias Kunuk, Canada, 2006, 47
> min.)
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> This film presents the story of Canada's first Inuit
> lawyer and his plight
> to have the status of the Inuit defined.
> Award-winning filmmaker Kunuk
> cleverly pairs Kiviaq's own personal narrative with
> the story of his people.
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> Sat, Oct 13, 2007
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> Sami Niedia Jojk (A Sami Daughter's Song) (Liselotte
> Wajstedt, Sweden, 2007,
> 60 min)
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> A young woman attempts to reclaim her lost Sami
> heritage.  The film reveals
> the filmmaker's attempt to connect with her people,
> her family, her history,
> and with her Sami heritage.
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> For information on the Festival, or to schedule an
> interview with Festival
> Director Jolynn Sommervill or Sonya Poweska,
> Festival Programmer or
> available filmmakers, please call (613)238-4659 or
> e-mail us at
> jolynn at wiam.ca or sonya at wiam.ca
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> World Inter-Action Mondiale
> 323 Chapel St., 3rd Floor
> Ottawa ON
> Canada   K1N 7Z2
> Phone: (613)-238-4659
> Fax: (613)-238-1888
> E-Mail: wiam at wiam.ca
> Website: www.wiam.ca
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