[van-announce] Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis' THE TAKE

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Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis' THE TAKE 

Where:
Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville Street

When:
Tuesday, 25th of May 2004 from 8:00 PM until approximately 11:00 AM

Cost: $20 regular, $10 low income (at DOXA office only)

Naomi Klein, author of NO LOGO & Avi Lewis, former host of CBC's COUNTERSPIN, 
in Vancouver with the BC premiere of their feature film, 
 
The Take
Tuesday May 25, 8:00 pm / Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville Street 
 
The Take follows the story of workers as they take back factories abandoned by 
multinational corporations after the collapse of Argentina's economy. 
Director/producer Avi Lewis and writer/producer Naomi Klein take us deep 
inside the lives of ordinary visionaries, as they reclaim their work, their 
dignity, and their democracy.
 
Join Klein and Lewis at DOXA Documentary Film and Video Festival for this Opening 
Night Gala Fundraiser.
  
"We're delighted to be bringing our first film to such an energetic, young 
festival: it's a great fit. DOXA is riding a wave of renewed excitement about 
political documentaries, while staying rooted in Vancouver's legendary 
doc scene. This is the perfect moment, and the perfect home for The Take's 
west coast premiere." Avi Lewis
 
"We made this film to answer a question that we were hearing from our critics, and 
were starting to ask ourselves in the context of the globalization debate: 
'we know what you're against, but what are you for?' But it's not a lecture or 
diatribe. It's a story with tears and tear gas, street-corner democracy and 
recovered dignity; groups of people fighting back against an unjust 
system, and winning." Naomi Klein
 
"The Take is set in the globalized ghost town of communities abandoned by 
corporations that scour the globe for the cheapest labour and fattest 
corporate welfare cheques. The town of Port Alice, facing the closure of its 
pulp mill, is facing exactly this fate - as are so many others in B.C.  Our film 
is a portrait of working people taking back their jobs and their daily 
dignity from the powerful forces driving globalization. It's set in 
Argentina, but we made it to bring a little hope, and maybe even some concrete 
radical ideas, to all the Port Alices of the world." Avi Lewis
 
Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis will be in attendance for a Q&A after the film!
National Film Board of Canada
Sponsored by The Tides Foundation. 
Co-presented by Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society 
 Opening Night Cost: $20 regular / $10 low income @ DOXA OFFICE only  plus $1.50 
venue fee     


DOXA Documentary Film + Video Festival May 25-30 2004
Tickets at Ticketmaster outlets / ticketmaster.ca / 604-280-4444
two cash-only locations: Bibliophile Books 2012 Commercial Drive
or Videomatica 1855 W 4th Ave
DOXA office: 1112-207 W Hastings / 604-646-3200
FOR COMPLETE FESTIVAL: www.doxafestival.ca
 


For more information:
doxa at axion.net
604-646-3200
www.doxafestival.ca

This event is being organised by DOXA Documentary Film + Video Festival
  




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