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In The Mind's Eye 2007: Issues of Substance Use in Film + Forum
September 19-November 30, 2007
www.inthemindseye.ca
The Waterloo Region Community Safety & Crime Prevention Council is pleased
to announce that In The Mind's Eye 2007: Issues of Substance Use in Film
+ Forum opens September 19 and closes November 30. More than 50 free
events over 10 weeks-- made up of films, workshops and keynote
speakers--mean there really is something for everyone.
All events occur during the week, during the day and evening at locations
throughout Waterloo Region. All events except three dates at the Princess
Twin Cinema are held free of charge (pay what you can).
In The Mind's Eye 2007 is unique in North America and provides a very rare
and real glimpse into the world of substance use and abuse. This is truly
an exceptional opportunity available no where else. Two thousand people
attended the 2006 series.
Featuring Canadian films from Glace Bay, Toronto, Thunder Bay, Regina,
Vancouver plus films from Australia, Bolivia, Cambodia, China, England,
Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Scotland, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States and
more. This may be your only chance to see these films, many of which are
premiere performances. A summary of film events is listed below.
Additionally, more than 30 workshops and keynote presentations bring the
best of the world to Waterloo Region, with guests coming from Vancouver,
Chicago, Montreal, and Toronto plus experts from within our local
communities.
The economic burden of drug and alcohol use in Canada is more than $22
billion. More than half of the costs of the criminal justice system are
related to issues of drugs and/or alcohol. The impact on individuals,
families, workplaces and neighbourhoods is significant. In The Mind's Eye
raises critical issues, and innovative solutions.
The full 2007 schedule, registration and volunteer information is now on
the web: visit http://www.inthemindseye.ca
In The Mind's Eye 2007 is produced by the Substance Abuse Committee of the
Waterloo Region Community Safety & Crime Prevention Council in
collaboration with Region of Waterloo Public Health.
This is a rare opportunity not to be missed.
For additional information, please contact: Michael Parkinson at
519-575-4757 ext. 5016 or by email at [log in to unmask]
Select Films at Kitchener Public Library Theatre (Free), UW School of
Architecture (Cambridge, Free) and the Waterloo Princess Twin* (Pay What
You Can)
Sept. 19 Opening Reception with Films, Guests, Sneak Peaks and Treats at
KPL
Free Popcorn!
6 p.m. Hear The Story (Toronto, 2005, 28 min.) created by youth from
Toronto
6:30 p.m. Opening Remarks with Director Joshua Dorsey (The Point) and
others
7 p.m. The Point (Montreal, 2006, 86 min.), created by youth from Montreal
*Sep. 27: Tideland (U.K., 2005) at The Princess Twin
“Alice in Wonderland meets Psycho” by famed director Terry Gilliam.
Oct. 2, 7pm: Facing Addiction in Sons & Daughters
From Grief To Action (Vancouver, 60 min) with guests Nichola Hall and
Frances Kenny from the film.
*Oct. 4, 7pm: T.V. Junkie (U.S.A. 2005) at The Princess Twin
“A self-imposed Truman Show with a dark twist”. A Sundance winner!
Oct. 9, 7pm: Five Films About Parents, Children & Addiction
Glue Made Me A Ghost (Cambodia), Sketch (Canada), Who Do You Love
(Scotland)
An Absolute Angel (U.K.), Saving Jackie (USA)
Oct. 11, 10:00am: Rehab (USA, 2005, 86 min)
An intimate and rare inside look at rehab following five young addicts.
*Oct.11, 7pm: Hijos De La Guerra (Children of the War) (U.S.A. 2007) at
The Princess Twin
Story of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), a gang formed by civil war refugees and
the largest south of Canada.
Oct. 16, 7pm: Pure (U.K.)
Starring Keira Knightley, Molly Parker and more.
Oct. 23, 7pm: Two Stories of Addicted Cities
The Kensington Bus Tour (USA), “FIX” (Canada)
Oct. 24, 12 noon - 4:00: Around The World In An Afternoon
An afternoon of rare films from Iran, China, Pakistan, Russia, Ukraine,
Bolivia, Switzerland, Australia etc.
Oct. 30, 7pm: Addiction Is Not An Income Issue
Parallel Addictions (Australia), Cracked Not Broken (Canada)
Nov. 7, 7pm: Sex, Drugs & Prohibition
A Safer Sex Trade (Canada, 2006), Damage Done: The Drug War Odyssey
(Canada, 2006)
Nov. 14, 7pm: Homes, Heroin and Greg Scott
An evening with the Chicago-based filmmaker/professor and recent films.
The Brickyard: Home of All The Junkies (U.S.A.), Begging For Grace (USA)
Nov. 21, 7pm: Filmmaker, Addict, Subject
David Graham Scott’s Little Criminals (Scotland) and Detox or Die (U.K.)
Nov. 28, 7pm: I’ve Got You Under My Skin
I Still Think of You (Sweden), Under The Skin (Canada)
Front Aids (Russia), Worth Saving (USA)
CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Nov. 5 at 7p.m. Two Stories of Addicted Cities
The Kensington Bus Tour (USA, 22m); "FIX" (Canada, 93 min)
The architecture of addiction and poverty in Vancouver and Kensington,
P.A.
Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. Sex, Drugs and Prohibition
A Safer Sex Trade (Canada, 2006); Damage Done: The Drug War Odyssey
(Canada, 2006)
Nov. 26 at 7p.m. Cottonland (Canada, 2005)
A raw look at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia and the epidemic of addiction to
oxycon
All events free except where noted* (pay what you can).
Full schedule of 50 events & descriptions at: www.inthemindseye.ca or
call 519-575-4757 ext. 5016.
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