PAST EVENTS 2011 / 2010 / 2009
November 28, 2010
"How Do We Grow From Here ?"
Latin American Canadian Art Projects (LACAP) would like to invite you to Participatory Session where we will discuss various issues pertaining to the growth of the organization.
LACAP is a Toronto-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the implementation of various cultural art projects, which promote the unity of the Latin American population in Canada. LACAP fosters economic development and the well being of artists and the community at large. Our vision is to support artists in their careers, contribute by strengthening the local arts industry and help build a sense of community. We would like to share our past achievements, but would like to also focus on how to improve to better serve the community. We need your input, participation, commitment and ideas!
Please join us
Sunday, November 28
10AM-3PM
Artscape Wychwood Barns/Christie Theatre
601 Christie Street
Morning coffee and Lunch will be served
October 2010
Planet in Focus: International Environmental Film & Video Festival is Canada’s largest and longest running environmental media arts film festival, showcasing outstanding, artistic and compelling films and videos covering a broad range of environmental themes by Canadian and international filmmakers in a wide variety of formats.
This year, our Festival takes place October 13-17, 2010 across the City of Toronto. We will be screening 100+ films related to social justice, energy, health, water, food, species conservation – the most pressing issues facing our planet, and the most innovative solutions.
Ticket info: Regular $12, Student/Senior $10, Groups of 10 or more receive 10% discount.
To purchase call 416-968-FILM(3456), visit www.planetinfocus.org, in person at TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. West or at venue for same-day tickets.
October 14, 2010
Co-Presented Program with LACAP-Ashes from the Sky
Ashes From the Sky (Cenizas Del Cielo)
José Antonio Quirós
Spanish with English subtitles.
Spain, 2008, 96 min.
Fiction Feature
Canadian Premiere
This dramatic comedy mirrors the challenges communities often deal with when facing off against big business. An old man undertakes a campaign to close a power plant bordering his village. Meanwhile, a fun-loving Scottish writer gets caught up in the lives of the villagers and their fight for justice.
Preceded by:
The Herd
Ken Wardrop
Ireland, 2008, 4 min.
Documentary
Toronto Premiere
A new animal arrives amongst the herd of Limousin cattle on a farm in Ireland, and the result is strange but welcome!
Screening: Thursday, October 14, 9:30pm,
Al Green Theatre in Miles Nadal JCC,
750 Spadina Ave.
Unrated.
October 16, 2010
Co-Presented Program with LACAP-Cry of the Andes
Cry of the Andes
Carmen Henríquez and Denis Paquette
Canada, 2010, 88 min
Documentary
English and Spanish with English subtitles
Journey to the heart of the Andes where Canadian gold mining company Barrick is poised to develop the world’ largest open pit mine. In a war between corporate and social values, two men are leading a fight to defend their only source of water in one of the driest places on earth.
Preceded by:
We Are (Nous sommes)
Kevin Papatie
Canada, 2009, 3 min.
Documentary
Algonquin with English subtitles
Toronto Premiere
Inspired by a meeting with the Zapatistas in Mexico, this film manifesto is a riveting call to action.
Screening: Saturday, October 16, 9:30pm,
ROM Cinema, 100 Queen’s Park Circle.
Filmmakers in attendance.
Rated PG.
October 17, 2010
Co-Presented Program with LACAP-Alamar
Alamar (To the Sea)
Pedro González-Rubio
Mexico, 2009, 73 min.
Fiction Feature
Spanish and Italian with English subtitles
A young man of Mayan roots and Natan, his half Italian son, embark on an epic journey into the open sea, discovering the wondrous landscape with absolute freedom.
Preceded by:
Sink
Kirsten Tan
Singapore/ Thailand, 2009, 10 min.
Short Fiction
North American Premiere
This breathtaking film captures the life of a young boy who plays around a sink that sits in the ocean. As the young boy grows and changes, so does the sink and its surrounding waters.
Screening: Sunday, October 17, 5:30pm, ROM Cinema,
100 Queen’s Park Circle.
Rated PG.
October 17, 2010
Co-Presented Program with LACAP-Whales of Gold
Whales of Gold (Ballenas de Oro)
Lucia Duncan
USA/Mexico, 2009, 38 min.
Documentary
Spanish and English with English subtitles
Canadian Premiere
Paula is just one the whales that migrate off the coast of Baja, California. 12-year-old Antonio and his family talk about the changes that the tourists bring to the area and the struggle to conserve the Baja way of life.
Screening with:
Finding Coral
Tavi Parusel
Canada, 2009, 15 min.
Documentary
Toronto Premiere
Finding Coral follows the Living Oceans Society as they dive down 500 meters to the sea-floor in the waters off British Columbia to study deep sea corals in the hopes of supporting its survival.
Belly Up: Salmon in Peril
Andrew Deiters
Canada, 2009, 21 min.
Documentary
Canadian Premiere
Reflects on the possibility of salmon extinction and what that means in terms of the environment and the food at our table.
The Bering Sea: Ecosystem in Crisis
Brent Balalas
U.S.A.,2009, 12 min.
Documentary
Toronto Premiere
The Aleut have lived on the islands of the Bering Sea for generations – now their basic survival is being threatened by over-fishing and trawling methods in this once productive ecosystem.
Screening: Sunday, October 17, 3:15pm,
Al Green Theatre in Miles Nadal JCC,
750 Spadina Ave.
Rated G
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