'Sharing expression of film under the auspices & assistance of Council of Canadians - London Chapter'
Cinema Politica London strives to champion alternative media through the art of documentary film. We aim to engage our community with social and environmental issues globally, nationally and locally. We search for the best documentary art form and screen new films on current issues or on issues that continue to be relevant.
Cinema Politica London looks at forces that affect the realities of people around the world. Documentary films give us the context in which we can examine globalization and individual struggles as well as the pursuit of justice as they impact and change the social construction of reality. Perceptions of reality may be limited or enlarged by nature and by spirit but they are manipulated by and for society. Cinema Politica London takes you to specific communities around the world, immerse you in their realities and awaken your understanding of change.
To Contact the Cinema Politica London email us: london@cinemapolitica.org
Films & Venues Below – Fair trade, organic coffee will be provided / courtesy of Ten Thousand Villages – BYOM! No disposables will be used – no mug equals no java & that would be an absolute drag for all coffee aficionados.
Saturday November 3rd 2pm – Landon Library Wortley Village
EARTHLINGS (95 minutes)
EARTHLINGS is a feature length documentary about humanity's absolute dependence on animals (for pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research) but also illustrates our complete disrespect for these so-called "non-human providers." The film is narrated by Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix (GLADIATOR) and features music by the critically acclaimed platinum artist Moby. http://www.isawearthlings.com/
Followed by:
THE MEATRIX (4 minutes) Environmental Media Awards Honors Internet's Most Popular Advocacy Film (www.TheMeatrix.com ). "People laugh first, but then they start to think seriously about what they are putting into their bodies."
Saturday November 10th 2pm – Landon Library Wortley Village
THE FUTURE OF FOOD (78 minutes)
There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America -- a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. The future of food offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. From the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, this film gives a voice to farmers whose lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by this new technology. The health implications, government policies and push towards globalization are all part of the reason why many people are alarmed by the introduction of genetically altered crops into our food supply. http://www.thefutureoffood.com/AboutFOF.htm
followed by:
A Veggie Meal (38 minutes)
Our food choices have a direct influence on the environment: production, transportation, pollution, etc. Wanting to demystify vegetarianism and veganism, three young adults present their reflections and observations, and the motivations that brought them to make this short film. During breakfast, they present the fruits of their research. In interviews, dieticians, vegetarians, artists, and celebrities offer us their knowledge, their experience and their choices in terms of health, the environment and ethics. http://www.filmvege.veganquebec.net/index-en.php
Saturday November 17th 2pm – Landon Library Wortley Village
McLibel (85 minutes)
McLibel is the story of two ordinary people who humiliated McDonald's in the biggest corporate PR disaster in history. McDonald's loved using the UK libel laws to suppress criticism. Major media organisations like the BBC and The Guardian crumbled and apologised. But then they sued gardener Helen Steel and postman Dave Morris. http://www.spannerfilms.net/
followed by:
Meet Your Meat - (13 minutes)
This documentary shows the routine practices of factory farms and slaughterhouses and explores the conditions endured by animals who are raised for meat, eggs, and milk. All the footage was obtained through investigations at U.S. factory farms and slaughterhouses in recent years."Meet Your Meat" makes a compelling case that the factory-farming mindset—producing the most "product" (meat, milk, or eggs) with the smallest investment (time, money, etc.)—is responsible for routine cruelty to animals, such as confining them to spaces that prevent free movement and proper hygiene, inflicting mutilations without the use of painkillers, breeding animals for quick growth or production as opposed to optimal health, prematurely separating mothers and their young, rough handling, and slaughtering fully conscious animals.
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