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OPEN CINEMA goes Virtual in the name of all things Natural
It’s ironic that OPEN CINEMA’s first successful Twitterchat was on the topic of Nature Deficit Disorder, in collaboration with Habitat Acquisition Trust. But then again, it was a perfect twenty-first...
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A Cinematic Hybrid Event: Occupy Love, Occupy Twitter
At last week’s Victoria premiere of OCCUPY LOVE, we took our innovative hybrid event model to town! Not only did the upbeat standing-room only crowd occupy the Victoria Event Centre, but we also...
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BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!: The Price of Free Speech March 20th, 2013
Don’t miss this thrilling documentary… The true story about a Swedish filmmaker and a banana corporation. Dirty tricks, lawsuits, manipulation and the price of free speech. In 2009, Fredrik Gertten’s...
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Season Ten Finale & Fundraiser April 24: Elemental with Sierra Club BC.
In celebration of Earth Day, we are thrilled to be presenting the Victoria premiere of this beautiful film, ELEMENTAL in partnership with Sierra Club BC! Please join us for our 5th annual Fundraiser...
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What is Connecting the Docs? Dimensions of Sharing
A couple of years ago, OPEN CINEMA needed a non-profit friendly web designer to upgrade our website. And we were very fortunate to find Sherwin Arnott and Pink Sheep Media who agreed to give our...
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Making Waves! OPEN CINEMA Season 11 Review
It’s been a big year for OPEN CINEMA! This month, it’s been exactly a year since OPEN CINEMA founder and director Mandy Leith set off across Canada to explore our country’s documentary heritage during...
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The OPEN CINEMA Team is Growing!
As we head into Season Twelve, OPEN CINEMA is excited to welcome a couple of new players to our evolving community cinema team. Jill Moran brings a raft of arts and non-profit experience, along with...
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#YYJ Food Waste Heroes
Encore Communications specialist Marylou Wakefield has been helping to Connect the Docs with OPEN CINEMA’s social media engagement team for a couple of years now. She was so inspired by JUST EAT IT,...
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Jason Adams on recycling, reFUSE and food waste
As soon as we started planning our Nov 19 screening of JUST EAT IT in Victoria, Sidney and SaltSpring Island, reFUSE Resource Recovery founder Jason Adams contacted us to offer support and sponsorship...
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What is Connect the Docs?
Connect the Docs is an innovative multi-city hybrid cinema distribution format, combining the best of both live and online engagement to create a dynamic form of interactive journalism 3.0. Same-day...
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OPEN CINEMA Season 13: the sabbatical year
The Number 13 Likes to be Different. Wikipedia can’t decide if 13 is lucky or unlucky, but one thing’s for sure: people prefer to avoid it. In 1760 BC, a Babylonian legal code omitted law #13; New...
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Metamorphosis: A poem for the planet, 1 May 2019
Screening & discussion 7pm Wednesday, 1 May 2019MediaNet‘s FLUX Media Gallery821 Fort Street, Victoria BC $10 suggested donation. Tickets available at the door only.Doors open 6pm, limited...
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