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Coca-Cola doc chronicles a bitter battle

A stunning documentary chronicles the efforts of American lawyers trying to take the soft drink giant to court over the killings of 10 union leaders in Columbia.

"As soon as the union was formed, the trouble started," intones the brother of murdered Columbian union leader Isidro Gil ominously at the start of The Coca-Cola Case, a documentary co-production by the NFB and Argus Films.

The 86-minute film chronicles the relentless efforts of American lawyers trying to take the soft drink giant to court over the killings of 10 union leaders, who represented workers at Coke bottling plant s in Colombia.

The documentary splits its time nicely between two battles: the court fight waged by Daniel Kovalik, lawyer for the United Steelworkers union, on behalf of Columbian union members and the public awareness crusade of Ray Rogers, who directed the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke.

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Reel Injun is real interesting

Reel Injun explores the history of how Native Americans have been portrayed on film, from silent screen to Atanarjuat.

The image of Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner, in the great Inuit movie, is what still stays in my mind almost a decade after its release -- one lean desperate man dashing naked across the choppy Arctic ice and snow to flee from the murderers of his brother.

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Documenting the ghosts in our industrial food machine

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With the aid of a local guide, Toronto photographer Jo-Anne McArthur climbs through the fence at a fox fur farm in an undisclosed location in the European countryside.

There, row after row of buildings cover cage after cage of frightened animals; the foxes are grey and black, beautiful -- and making unearthly cries and groans, like the sounds from a horror film. But these noises are very much part of the capitalistic, industrialized relationship between humans and animals.

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June Chua

CHIMERAS at Hot Docs spotlights booming China art scene

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June Chua
| April 23, 2013

"I ended up making more or less the kind of film about China that I was determined in the beginning NOT to make," admits director and cinematographer Mika Mattila of his exquisitely-rendered documentary CHIMERAS.

Mattila, a Finnish cameraman who lived in Beijing from 2005 to 2010, is frank about his first film as a director. He wanted to shatter that rigid idea we have in the West that all films emanating from China are ultimately about East vs. West and a kind of "exotic Orient" that panders to stereotypes.

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Film Festivals in Toronto
Film Festivals in Toronto

The Defector: An interview with producer, director, writer Ann Shin

April 15, 2013
| Ann Shin went undercover to film "The Defector," following people fleeing North Korea. In this interview she speaks about conditions in North Korea, defecting, the challenges for refugees and more.
Length: 15:03 minutes (20.75 MB)

Salmon Confidential: An evening with David Suzuki and Alexandra Morton at the Stanley Theatre

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Location

Stanley Theatre
2750 Granville St
Vancouver , BC
Canada
49° 15' 40.608" N, 123° 8' 19.0536" W
See map: Google Maps

Two of Canada’s most progressive scientific minds, Dr. David Suzuki & Alexandra Morton, are teaming up on April 18th to present & discuss the documentary Salmon Confidential.  Following the hour-long film, these scientists will engage the audience on the multitude of issues around the diseases the salmon farming industry may be spreading to our wild salmon, our food supply and what this issue is costing our economy.  Suzuki & Morton will also explore the opportunity B.C. has to bring back our wild salmon economy this election.  For more info visit SalmonConfidential.ca

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Salmon Confidential: a David Suzuki - Alexandra Morton evening at the Stanley Theatre

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Two of Canada’s most progressive scientific minds, Dr. David Suzuki & Alexandra Morton, are teaming up on April 18th to present & discuss the documentary Salmon Confidential.  Following the hour-long film, these scientists will engage the audience on the multitude of issues around the diseases the salmon farming industry may be spreading to our wild salmon, our food supply and what this issue is costing our economy.  Suzuki & Morton will also explore the opportunity B.C. has to bring back our wild salmon economy this election.  For more info visit SalmonConfidential.ca

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Lost & Found Gallery Fundraiser

Date: Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 6:00pm - Friday, March 1, 2013 - 2:00am

Location

Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St W
Toronto, ON
Canada
43° 38' 33.216" N, 79° 25' 37.6212" W
See map: Google Maps

We are very excited to invite you to celebrate the launch of our documentary, LOST & FOUND.

Join us for a fundraising extravaganza featuring original artwork from the film (by the magnificent Kathryn Ruppert-Dazai), tsunami items soon to be reunited with their owners in Japan, and a media centre unveiling our trailer and scenes from the film.

Have a drink at the cash bar, check out the film, and get the chance to purchase limited-time offers from Hot Docs such as Festival Tickets and exclusive Party Passes.

This is a free event and all are welcome!

Come and witness first hand the epic endeavor that is underway and support us in reuniting objects from the 2011 tsunami with their owners.

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Movie: Maestra

February 11, 2013
| Three years after the Cuban revolution, a quarter of a million volunteers went out into the countryside to teach people to read and write. A new film documents this historic project.
Length: 17:16 minutes (15.82 MB)

Free screening of 'Debtocracy'

Date: Friday, December 7, 2012 - 7:30pm

Location

Centre of Gravity
1300 Gerrard St. E
Toronto
Canada
43° 40' 16.338" N, 79° 19' 37.6824" W
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If you are in the 416 this Friday night come and check out a free screening of the new documentary Debtocracy. The film will be followed by a discussion led by Ioanna Remiliodis, CBC TV Reporter and Peter Tabuns, MPP for Toronto-Danforth. There will also be a meet n' greet with the discussants at Mcgugan's Pub afterwards! Come out and meet your community! 

This event is hosted by the Toronto-Danforth NDP riding association and Cinema Politica . 

Where: Centre of Gravity Circus Training Studio East, 1300 Gerrard St. E

When: 7:30pm

 

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