Tompkins County New York is one of the cloudiest, least windy places in the U.S. and yet the residents are proving that they can meet their energy needs through totally renewable resources. From solar and wind to geothermal and even biodiesel, this film tells the story of one community’s role in the energy independence revolution. […]
October 9, 2013 Season Premiere Sacred Science This films follows the journey of 8 people from the developed world, each with an “incurable” chronic illness, who spend one month in seclusion in the Amazon jungle looking for one last chance to be healed. These men and women who are debilitated from diseases such as cancer, […]
“Possibility” A collection of short film clips from around the world that focus on creating a sustainable, vibrant, healthy, cooperative and merry community. Featuring the following titles from nextworldtv.com: “Bikes, Trees, Cafes”, “Local Share”, “First Permaculture Eco Village”, “50 Machines Needed For Life” , “Generation Waking Up”, Mushrooms Break Down Toxic Waste”, “Straw Bale Homes”, […]
“Play Again” and “Consuming Kids” Play Again explores the consequences of a childhood removed from nature. This moving and humorous documentary follows six teenagers as they unplug and go on their first wilderness adventure – no electricity, no cell phone coverage, no virtual reality. Research shows that a lack of connection with nature leads to less […]
co-presented with Sooke Transition Town Society An inspirational film focusing on the Transition movement. Sixteen stories from 7 countries around the world of people doing such things as printing their own community money, growing their food in unexpected places, localizing their economies and setting up their own community power stations. In a world of increasing […]
Wednesday (December 14th) is the screening of the film “Schooling The World: The White Man’s Last Burden”. This is a beautifully filmed one hour long documentary that explores what happens when we replace a traditional culture’s way of learning about and understanding the world with that of the Western world, designed to prepare children for […]
The Marketing of Madness: The Truth About Psychotropic Drugs The ‘Marketing of Madness’ is the definitive documentary on the psychiatric drugging industry. Here is the real story of the high income partnership between psychiatry and drug companies that has created an $80 billion psychotropic drug profit centre. But appearances are deceiving. How valid are psychiatrists’ […]
A reminder that Awareness Film Night is this Wednesday, Feb. 9th. We will be screening “Occupation Has No Future”, an inspiring and revealing 2010 film that focuses on Israelis and Palestinians peacefully organizing against militarism and occupation. The film will be followed by a talk by Kevin Neish, a Victoria resident detailing his experiences on […]
In the season of giving, Awareness Film Night will be presenting December’s moviegoers with a chance to learn about and make a meaningful difference in the lives of children in Ethiopia who require corrective surgery for birth defects and accidental deformities. On December 8th there will be a screening of the Oscar-winning short documentary “Smile […]
Palestinian Hip Hop group DAM, which has spawned a cult following and a small army of imitators, is featured in the May 12 Awareness Film Night screening of “Slingshot Hip Hop”. Freedom of expression and the powers of suppression meet head-on in this gritty and infectious documentary that weaves together the stories of young Palestinians […]
