Carlton Magic Lantern, 20 Carlton St, Toronto, College Subway Station [Map]
Thursday 4 PM Carlton Magic Lantern, 20 Carlton St, Toronto – Tickets $ 12 each :
Theme: “Journeys” – Films About Journeys We Take For Rest, Rejuvenation, Survival and Social Activism…
Silver Girl (6 min, United Kingdom, U S A)
by Min Reid, Vanaka featuring Oriana Sanders – *Filmmaker In Attendance
Synopsis: The storyline and lyrics of ‘Silver Girl’ start with “Life Changed In an Instant, Surreal as a Foreign Film”, which was written by co-founder of the band ‘Vanaka’, Stacey Fergusson. Her inspiration came from the courage and strength of her close friend after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Director, Min Reid, conceptualized the storyboard for ’Silver Girl’ music video, taking the viewer on a journey starting with the simplicity of a match strike through to a tremendously uplifting ending. Breathtaking aerial footage of ‘Old Man of Storr’, Eilean Donan Castle and other majestic Highland beauty adds to the depth of this film. Featured Lead Singer, Oriana Sanders herself is a Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Cancer Survivor. Silver Girl is a true tribute to all those who’s lives have been touched by cancer, one way or another.
Website: http://www.reid-richards.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reidrichardsproductions
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReidRichardsPro
Vanaka Music Website: http://vanakamusic.com/
‘Communal Retreat (14:51 min, Germany)
dir. Daniel Kotter
Synopsis: Following the traces of Glenn Gould and his so-called “Solitude-Trilogy” up north at Lake Superior seemed a welcome alibi for a middle-european to explore a little bit of what is called THE NORTH for Canadians, what it means to drive hours and hours without one single settlement, having the car radio and the camera as sole companions. And what community might mean under the circumstances of the periphery. What I brought back from there? The certainty that there is definitely no marxist in the White House! And that even in the most remote retreat: Beware of the dogs!
Web: http://www.danielkoetter.de/projekte/communal-retreat
‘Super Holiday’ (15:35 min United Kingdom)
dir. Deanna Dewey – *Filmmaker In Attendance
Synopsis: The film is ‘Arriving on holiday the airline mislays John’s luggage and then he loses his wallet. Things go from bad to worse and John has anything but a Super Holiday.’
Website: http://www.gullfilms.com/
Twitter: @GullfilmsUK
FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gull-Films/226268647387342?v=wall
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/gullfilms/feed
ReelHeART Director Comment: I’ve had this vacation! I was stranded in the middle of Amsterdam, with no coat, no money, no luggage on the eve of Xmas because my tour left without me. Feel the pain and share the laughs with me in this quirky comedy about the vacation from Hell…
‘Christiania – 40 Years of Occupation’ (76:20 min, USA/Denmark)
dir. Robert Lawson, dir. Richard Jackman – *Filmmakers In Attendance
Synopsis: Christiania – 40 Years of Occupation tells the story of a 40-year-old squatter community occupying an abandoned military base in the center of Copenhagen, Denmark. Christiania was born in 1971 when hundreds of young people claimed 85 acres of deserted brick buildings, woods, ramparts and canals as their home. Finding it politically unpopular to evict the young settlers, the Danish government declared Christiania a short-term social experiment. Forty three years later, Christiania is still standing. Interweaving archive photos and video with interviews with Christiania residents and police and government officials, Christiania – 40 Years of Occupation is a provocative and often humorous character study of this unique community.
Web: http://www.busno8.com/
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/98800342
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/…
Twitter: @BusNo8
ReelHeART Director Comment: ‘Christiania – 40 Years of Occupation’ is a MUST See! Come meet the residents of Christiana. “#Hashish, #Hippies, #Oppressive #Government, and a ‘Dress made out of Leaves’ . How can you go wrong…?”