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Gerald Laroche

Opening Night Musician
On Opening Night, Gerald’s French Canadian & voyageur inspired soundscapes and stories will transport us into the worlds of waterways near and far.


WINTERLUDE OTTAWA 2009 Gerald Laroche

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Thirst: Fighting the Corporate Theft of Water

Is water a human right or a commodity to be bought and sold in the global market place?

Screening Info:
Day: Thursday, April 7
Time: 8:00PM
Room: 1

Runaway

New NFB Animation by Cordell Barker

Screen Info:
Day: Thursday, April 7
Time: 8:45 (Following Thirst)
Room: 1

Screening: Finding Farley

An invitation from Farley Mowat begins Leanne Allison and Karsten Heuer’s journey from Calgary to Cape Breton retracing the iconic writer’s literary footsteps from Owls in the Family to People of the Deer.

Screening Info:
Day: Friday, April 8th
Time: 1:00 PM
Room: 1

Blue Gold: World Water Wars

In the future, wars will be fought over water. As the supplies diminish, the value of clean water increases. Governments, private corporations, and the public try to gain control of this necessity of life.

Screening Info:
Day: Friday, April 8
Time: 9:00 AM
Room: 1

The Scars of Mercury

Explores the processes that lead to the destruction of the traditional and contemporary ways of hunting, fishing, and gathering along the English-Wabigoon River in Northern Ontario. Introduced by Filmmaker with Q & A to follow.a

Screening Info:
Day: Friday, April 8
Time: 9:00 AM
Room: 2