This unique mini-festival will feature award-winning, provocative works by Israeli filmmakers, exploring multiple aspects of group denial and inaction in the face of settler colonialism.
Films will screen as part of Sunday Matinees in October & November, 2023. The screenings will be held at OCAD’s Auditorium (Room 190), followed by discussions on political engagement in Toronto and on the questions raised in the films. Panels will highlight different anti-colonial efforts and delve deeper into the themes raised by the films, exploring questions like - What does working for positive change look like? What does harm reduction in colonialism look like? What are the intersections of anti-colonial struggle in Israel/Palestine and Canada/Turtle Island?
FREE ADMISSION.
2023/10/22 - 2023/11/12
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Description: The festival will be a unique series of short and feature films made by Israeli filmmakers who are intentionally facing colonialism. The films will touch on themes of public education, the Nakba, militarism, collective denial, and the split consciousness of cognitive dissonance characteristic to life in a settler colonial context.
Films will screen as part of a Sunday Matinee in October & November, 2023. The screenings will be held at OCAD’s Auditorium (Room 190), each followed by discussion on political engagement in Toronto and on the questions raised in the film. Discussions will highlight different anti-colonial efforts and delve deeper into the themes raised by the films asking questions like - What does working for positive change look like? What does harm reduction in colonialism look like? What are the intersections of anti-colonial struggle in Israel/Palestine and Canada/Turtle Island?
Onsite Gallery - OCAD
199 Richmond St. W., Toronto, ON M5V 0H4
Onsite does not offer on-site parking.
Nearest Parking (paid)
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