Screening: The Little Black School House (followed by a discussion with the Director) Dir. Sylvia D. Hamilton, 2007, 60m April 4, 6:30pm – Paul O’Regan Hall This one-hour documentary unearths the story of the children, women, men who were students and teachers in Canada’s racially segregated schools. With a vibrant musical score composed by jazz legend, Joe…
INUIT KNOWLEDGE AND CLIMATE CHANGE (2010, Dirs. Zacharias Kunuk & Ian Mauro, 60′). Nunavut-based director Zacharias Kunuk (Atanarjuat The Fast Runner) and researcher and filmmaker Dr. Ian Mauro (Seeds of Change) have teamed up with Inuit communities to document their knowledge and experience regarding climate change. This new documentary, the world’s first Inuktitut language film on the topic,…
These documentary films explore the how new technologies and global-scale problems pose hard questions for today’s society. Join us for provocative documentary films, followed by moderated discussion. A collaboration betweenThe Radical Imagination Project and the Cinema Politica Network and the Halifax Public Libraries. More information: http://radicalimagination.org/whose-knowledge-whose-power All screenings are held at the new Central Branch of the…
