- Marda Loop Justice Film Festival
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The Marda Loop Justice Film Festival is an annually occurring film festival near Calgary's Marda Loop Area.[1]
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While an effort is typically made to show films concerned with contemporary justice issues, the film festival remains relatively small, running over the course of only three days and does not employ any staff. As a result, organizers are unable to bring many unreleased films or premieres to the festival. Its inaugural year (2006) did include a city premiere of the film Bunso: The Youngest a film portraying the plight of children jailed for minor crimes in the Philippines. In its third year, the festival brought 4 films to Calgary as city premieres.
Organization
2008 Marda Loop Justice Film Festival Friday, November 14 from 7:00pm, 9:00pm Saturday, November 15 from 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 4:30pm, 7:00pm, 9:00pm Sunday, November 16 from 1:00pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 7:00pm River Park Church Auditorium, 3818 - 14A Street SW
This annual Calgary festival is organized by volunteers who care about all people and the world in which we live. This year we have 11 films which will be screened over the weekend to: foster awareness and understanding of indignities suffered by some in this world; encourage participants to take actions against injustice; and offer opportunity to talk about views of the world, essential questions, and what is needed to promote hope and goodness.
Admission is free. Please visit www.justicefilmfestival.ca for this year's films and screening times.
Film Festival 2008
Film (alphabetic) Year A Lesson of Belorussian 2006 Devotion and Defiance 2004 New Year Baby 2006 Sand and Sorrow 2007 Tangier Treehouse 2007 Tar Sands: The Selling of Alberta 2008 The Battle of Chernobyl 2007 The Forgotten Woman 2008 The Unforseen 2007 Triage: Dr. Orbinski's Humanitarian Dillemma 2007 We Are Together (film) 2006 Film Festival 2007
Film (alphabetic) Year China Blue 2005 The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil 2006 Manufactured Landscapes 2006 Kilowatt Ours 2006 Finding Dawn 2006 MASIZAKHE: Let Us Build Together Martyr Street 2006 Ryan's Well 2004 Switch Off 2005 Film Festival 2006
Film (alphabetic) Year Bunso: The Youngest 2004 Control Room (film) 2004 Emmanuel's Gift 2005 Forgive us our Debts 2004 Maquilapolis 2006 No More Tears Sister: Anatomy of Hope and Betrayal 2004 Scared Sacred 2006 The Peacekeepers (film) 2005 Tšepong: A Clinic Called Hope 2006 Purpose
The people bringing the Marda Loop Justice Film Festival to the community of Marda Loop and greater Calgary are volunteers who care about all people and the world in which we live. They hope to offer an annual festival, to:
- foster awareness and understanding of injustices and indignities suffered by some in this world; they are neighbours
- encourage participants to take steps of care and actions that seek justice
- offer opportunity to talk about views of the world, essential questions, and what is needed for it to be a place of hope and goodness
References
- ^ Francis, Kyle (2007-11-15). "Justice in Marda Loop". FFWD. http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/movies/film-features/justice-marda-loop/. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
External links
Categories:- Film festivals in Canada
- Festivals in Calgary
- Human rights film festivals
- Cinema of Alberta
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