Co-presented with Transition Sooke Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, “What is Democracy” reflects on a word we too often take for granted. This 2018 National Film Board documentary spans millennia and continents from ancient Athens’ where modern democracy was born to the financial collapse of present-day Greece and from capitalism’s […]
B.C. filmmaker Charles Wilkinson’s (“Peace Out”; “Oil Sands Karaoke”) award-winning 2015 documentary is set on pristine Haida Gwaii. It shows how the distinct world view of the 14,000 year old indigenous society is co-mingling with an influx of progressive, modern urbanites to create a sustainable world that well may survive the formidable challenges of the […]
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. […]
June 19th SEASON FINALE “Occupy Love” Join acclaimed director Velcrow Ripper (“Scared Sacred”, Fierce Light”) on a journey deep inside the revolution of the heart that is erupting around the planet. “Occupy Love” explores the growing realization that the dominant system of power is failing to provide us with health, happiness or meaning. The old […]
What do secrecy, police provocateurs, an assault on democracy and infringements on citizens’ rights have in common? The Security Prosperity Partnership (SPP). Never heard of it? Exactly. On June 17, Awareness Film Night will present the film “You, Me and the SPP: Trading Democracy for Corporate Rule” This feature length documentary, released in March, is […]
On May 14 Awareness Film Night will present a screening of the recent Vancouver talk by Israeli historian and professor Ilan Pappe titled after his current book “The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine”. It has been 60 years this month since the creation from the Land of Palestine of the State of Israel as a safe haven […]
Hello moviegoers…..the May Awareness Video Night film will be “The Iron Wall”. This 2006 documentary examines the situation in Israel and Palestine that exists after 39 years of occupation by Israel. The film shows the 670 km. long wall that Israel is building and how it impacts on every aspect of life for Palestinians. Jean-Jacques […]
