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Fall Season Launch Party
Screening:
8pm • Bellevue Square Park, Kensington Market* • Free
* in case of severe rain/thundershowers, screenings will take place INDOORS at Supermarket at 8pm.
Afterparty:
10pm • Supermarket, 268 Augusta @ College • $3/PWYC
| Come celebrate the launch of the 2006 Streets To Screens Fall Season with a free outdoor* screening at Bellevue Square Park, in the heart of Kensington Market (Augusta, one block north of Dundas. See map here.) We'll be presenting a selection of seven family-friendly films courtesy of the National Film Board:
Canada Vignettes: Toronto (Canada, 1978 • 1min)
Blackberry Subway Jam (Canada, 1984 • 8min)
One Little Indian (Canada, 1954 • 16min)
Neighbours/Voisins (Canada, 1952 • 8min)
Montréal By Night (Canada, 1947 • 11min)
When The Day Breaks (Canada, 1999 • 9min)
Canada Vignettes: The Log-Driver's Waltz (Canada, 1979 • 3min)
All films will be projected from the Sumkidz Schoolbus. This eco-friendly schoolbus uses waste vegetable oil to power its Biodiesel engine and solar panels to power the digital projector and sound system. Bring a blanket or lawnchairs and arrive early to get the best seats!
* If there is heavy rain or thundershowers, the screenings will take place indoors at our afterparty venue, Supermarket (268 Augusta), at 8pm.
• programme details • map to park • see the pictures
After the screening, join us at Supermarket, just up the street at 268 Augusta, half a block south of College Street. We'll be showing a sneak preview of the amazing lineup of films we have in store for the fall season, as DJs Earl Grey and King-Stun spin a funky mix of soulful grooves. $3 cover or PWYC . All proceeds benefit the Toronto Public Space Committee.
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Photo credit: David Barker Maltby |
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August 31 Housing In Crisis
7pm • Bloor Cinema • $9
featuring:
The Mayor of Tent City (Canada, 2005 • 53min)
Guests: Rosalie Bellefontaine (filmmaker, "The Mayor of Tent City"), Rainer "Dri" Driemeyer (former Tent City resident), Michael Shapcott (Sr Fellow in Public Policy, The Wellesley Institute), Harvey Stein (Manager of Homelessness & Housing Help, WoodGreen)
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September 21 Bonus Screening:
The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
7pm • Toronto Free Gallery • Free/PWYC
featuring:
Canada Vignettes: Toronto (Canada, 1978 • 1min)
City Limits (Canada, 1971 • 28min)
Regina Telebus (Canada, 1973 • 19min)
The City (Canada, 1972 • 14min)
Come join us at the Toronto Free Gallery for our first night of free screenings courtesy of our friends at the National Film Board of Canada. We'll revisit the heyday of urban expansionism that swept the nation's cities during the 1970s. Don't miss the late, great, Jane Jacobs in City Limits! Suggested donation: $3 or PWYC
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September 28 City Playgrounds
7pm • Bloor Cinema • $9
featuring:
The Winking Circle Video Zine (Canada, 2006 • 50min)
with:
Into A Newmindspace (Canada, 2006 • 18min • world premiere)
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Personal Space (Canada, 2006 • 11min • world premiere)
Guests: Benny Zenga (filmmaker, "The Winking Circle Video Zine"), Laura Dittman & Meg Spevak (filmmakers, "Into A Newmindspace"), Dylan Reibling (filmmaker, "Personal Space"), Lori Kufner & Kevin Bracken (Newmindspace).
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October 12 Bonus Screening: Nature In The City
7pm • Toronto Free Gallery • Free/PWYC
featuring:
Journey of the Blob (Canada, 1989 • 10min)
The Persistent Seed (Canada, 1964 • 14min)
Neighbours/Voisins (Canada, 1952 • 8min)
Offensive (Canada, 2006 • 10min)
Wild In The City (Canada, 1985 • 16min)
The Men In The Park (Canada, 1971 • 6min)
Come join us at the Toronto Free Gallery for another night of free screenings courtesy of our friends at the National Film Board of Canada. This programme of nature-themed shorts is co-presented by the Toronto Public Space Committee's Human River campaign, and will also feature a special presentation of David McKellar's Offensive. Suggested donation: $3 or PWYC
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October 26 Traffic Tales
7pm • Bloor Cinema • $9
featuring:
Contested Streets: Breaking New York City Gridlock (Denmark/France/USA/UK, 2006 • 56min • canadian premiere)
with:
A Conversation With Enrique Peñalosa (USA, 2006 • 12min • canadian premiere)
Guests: Yvonne Bambrick (Streets Are For People/PSKensington), Constance Exley (Planners For Tomorrow), Les Kelman (Traffic Management Centre Director for the City of Toronto's Transportation Services Division), Maogosha Pyjor (Community Bicycle Network)
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November 9 Bonus Screening: The City and the Future
7pm • Toronto Free Gallery • Free/PWYC
featuring:
Toronto Boom Town (Canada, 1951 • 10min)
Trafficopter (Canada, 1972 • 10min)
Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 6: The City and the Future (Canada, 1963 • 28min)
A City Is (Canada, 1972 • 18min)
Come join us at the Toronto Free Gallery for our third and final night of free fall season screenings courtesy of our friends at the National Film Board of Canada. The centerpiece of our screening is Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 6: The City and the Future, the final installment of a groundbreaking six-part series featuring urban thinker Lewis Mumford. Mumford was an outspoken critic of Jane Jacobs and the two sparred often. It's interesting to watch Mumford during his heyday and see how his vision fares more than forty years later. Suggested donation: $3 or PWYC
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Winter Season Schedule
The winter season will launch on November 23 at the Bloor Cinema with the Canadian Premiere of Barbara Ettinger's film Two Square Miles. Also screening will be Cavan Young's documentary short about Dufferin Grove Park, Citizen Z, as part of our Grassroots Democracy programme — see below or click here for details.
Our regular screenings at the Bloor Cinema will be followed by Q&A panel discussions with invited guests. All screenings are fundraisers for the Toronto Public Space Committee. We're working on some special presentations so check back here for more details throughout the winter season!
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November 23 Grassroots Democracy
7pm • Bloor Cinema • $9
featuring:
Two Square Miles (USA, 2005 • 53min • canadian premiere)
with:
Citizen Z (Canada, 2004 • 11min)
Guests: Cavan Young (director, "Citizen Z")
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December 14 Bonus screening!
7:30pm • Toronto Free Gallery • Free/PWYC
Programme announced November 23 at the Bloor Cinema
Bonus screenings are back for the winter season! Come join us at the Toronto Free Gallery for our first free screening night of the winter courtesy of our friends at the National Film Board of Canada. Suggested donation: $3 or PWYC. |
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December 28 Art in Transit
7pm • Bloor Cinema • $9
featuring:
Downtown Locals (USA, 2006 • 82min • canadian premiere)
Guests TBA
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January 11 Bonus screening!
7:30pm • Toronto Free Gallery • Free/PWYC
Programme announced December 28 at the Bloor Cinema
Settle into 2007 at the warm'n'cozy Toronto Free Gallery with our sccond night of free screenings courtesy of our friends at the National Film Board of Canada. Suggested donation: $3 or PWYC. |
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February 1 Screening TBA
7pm • Bloor Cinema • $9
Screening announced shortly
We are working on a very special presentation in February so please check back at the website for details. |
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February 8 Bonus screening!
7:30pm • Toronto Free Gallery • Free/PWYC
Programme announced February 1 at the Bloor Cinema
Join us at the Toronto Free Gallery for our third and final night of free screenings courtesy of our friends at the National Film Board of Canada. Suggested donation: $3 or PWYC. |
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campaign director: chris chin
press inquiries / publicity: kali pearson
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