[opirgyork] Rebels with a Cause Film Festival starts TODAY!

[OPIRG York]

Hi friends and allies,

We are pleased to announce the return of Rebels With A Cause in our 4th
annual edition <http://rebelsfilmfest.org/> *STARTS TODAY *at a new
location in the heart of our beloved Jane and Finch community. Big thanks
to the tremendous support from West-Side Arts Hub, Jane Finch Action
Against Poverty, the Ontario Public Interest Research Group at York, and
the Toronto Arts Council.

We proudly present our returning curated shorts programs Red Riot, Witness
Within, Art in Action, and Carving Coming which deal with Indigenous,
social, representation, and queer and trans issues respectively.

This year, Red Riot spotlights Inuit films and offers a glimpse into a
culture powered by legends and traditions, propelled by resilience and
strong sense of survival. Witness Within shares stories pertinent to the
Jane Finch community including systemic poverty, impending environmental
threat by Enbridge's Line 9, and lack of access to arts spaces. Art in
Action is a diverse collection of tales told by the "others" with
portrayals of triumphs and struggles within understanding ourselves.
Carving Coming goes beyond sexuality and looks at queerness as a site of
contesting normalization.

To celebrate another year of necessary storytelling, Rebels will close with
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete. The feature is an incisive social
commentary about the working poor that follows the journey of two youth.
The Inevitable Defeat is sharp without being cynical, uplifting without
being overly redemptive. These are expressions that Rebels would like to
preserve in the years that follow.

For program details, please download our program guide
<https://rebelsfilmfest.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/program_guide.pdf>, or
check out our website <http://rebelsfilmfest.org/>.
There is also a visual sneak peek of our programming via the trailer below.

We look forward to seeing you there and please invite your friends and
allies to our screenings.

Yours in rebellion,
Rebels With A Cause

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Rebels With A Cause is a free 5-day independent festival that showcases
film and video works reflecting social and community issues by artists and
filmmakers from communities directly affected by those issues. Following
our screenings, Rebels host panels consisting of filmmakers, curators, and
community organizers who unpack the works, share their experiences and
discuss strategies in creating real social changes.

http://youtu.be/6T_UHg1_nDE


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