1 CONTENTS Tickets and General Festival Information . 4 Special Programs: Secrets & Lies . 13 The Documentary Media Society . 5 Special Programs: Philosophers’ Café . 14 Acknowledgements . 6 Youth Programs . 15 Greetings from our Funders . 9 Sparks Fly by Charles Montgomery . 22 Welcome from DOXA . 11 Nostalgia for the Light by Rebecca Solnit . 24 Awards . 12 Festival Schedule . .80 Special Programs: Justice Forum . 13 SCREENINGS OPENING NIGHT: Virunga . 17 Huhu . 58 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: To Be Takei . 19 The Human Animal: Shorts Program . 59 CLOSING NIGHT: A Brony Tale . 21 Inner Life: Shorts Program . 69 1971 . 49 InRealLife . .41 69: Love Sex Senior . 78 Journey to the Safest Place on Earth . 71 Abu Haraz . 37 Las Vegas Meditation . 67 Big Charity . 31 The Last Moose of Aoluguya . 61 Birds of September . 60 Leap Year: Shorts Program . 51 Bloody Beans . 33 Little Proletarian . 45 Breath . 50 Massacred for Gold . 60 Casablanca Calling . 79 Microtopia . 73 The Case Against 8 . 27 Mirage Men . 47 Cesar’s Last Fast . 77 My Red Shoes . 73 Charlie Victor Romeo . 29 No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka . 37 Chimeras . 49 Nostalgia for the Light . 61 China Concerto . 62 Pete Seeger: A Song and a Stone . 35 Cinéma Vérite: Defining the Moment . 63 Pipeline . 77 The Circle . 63 Plot for Peace . 51 Come Worry With Us! . 57 Point and Shoot . 65 Crazywater . 29 Portrait of a Lone Farmer . 50 DamNation . 35 Powerless . 55 Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus . 58 Private Violence . 71 Death Metal Angola . 75 Return to Homs . 43 Derby Crazy Love . 68 The Reunion . 55 Dusty Stacks of Mom: The Poster Project . 75 Revenge of the Mekons . 59 Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH . 39 Rohmer In Paris . 43 Fly Colt Fly: Legend of the Barefoot Bandit . 62 Shameless Propaganda . 33 A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power and Jayson Blair Song from the Forest . 68 at the New York Times . 39 The Sower . 53 Freak Out! . 47 This Ain’t No Mouse Music . 41 Freedom Summer . 69 Unplugged . 67 The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden . 53 Vulva 3 0. 27 Garden Lovers . 78 Web Junkie . 31 Honour Your Word . 45 Weird Old Winnipeg: Shorts Program . 57 How Strange to be Named Federico: Scola Narrates Fellini . 65 Thank you for picking up your 2014 DOXA Documentary Your donation will help us continue to program films and Film Festival Program Book . Please consider making a organize discussions to connect our community through charitable donation using the QR Code or by going to the best that documentary has to offer . www.doxafestival.ca/donate 2 3 TICKETS AND GENERAL FESTIVAL INFORmatION THE DOCUmentaRY MEDIA SOCIETY TICKETS RUSH TICKETS DOXA is presented by The Documentary Media Society, a Programming Committee Vancouver-based non-profit, charitable society (incorporated Selina Crammond, Nike Hatzidimou, Maria Torres, Tami Wilson, GENERAL ADMISSION Tickets: $12 Rush tickets may be available at the door when all advance tickets in 1998) devoted to presenting independent and innovative Dorothy Woodend weekday evenings and weekends have been sold. A generous allotment of seats are reserved for passholders. Any unclaimed seats will be released just prior to the documentaries to Vancouver audiences. STUDENT/SENIOR Tickets: $10 Screening Committee screening on a first-come first-served basis. Credit card transactions The society exists to educate the public about documentary any screening except opening and closing night Sean Antrim, Luanne Armstrong, Jurgen Beerwald, Barbara will be subject to a processing fee. film as an art form through DOXA’s Motion Pictures Film Series and seniors 65+ and students must show valid ID at door Bedont, Joe Gin Clark, Amanda Doiron, Mary Fowles, Elizabeth the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, a curated and juried festival Weekday Matinee Tickets: $10 Godley, Lia Haleem, Rami Katz, Sonia Marino, Debra Pentecost, WILL CALL comprised of public screenings, panel discussions, public forums Anant Prabhakar, Matt Sipple, Maegan Thomas, Cara Urbshott, weekday films starting at 5:30pm or earlier and educational programs. Will Call opens 60 minutes prior to screenings at the Vancouver Avril Woodend OPENING NIGHT FILM: $15 Playhouse, and 30 minutes prior for all other screenings. Please OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION: $15 arrive in advance to allow time to pick up your order. You must Fundraising Committee as an add-on to your opening night film ticket present your ID for pick up. DOXA Staff, BoaRD & COMMIttees Dave Frank, Sonia Fraser, Tim Herron, Tariq Jamil, Kenji Maeda, Alanna MacLennan, Mahtab Nazari, Chio Olvera Ramierz CLOSING NIGHT RECEPTION: $15 Interim Executive Director as an add-on to your closing night film ticket MEMBERSHIP Kenji Maeda Advisory Committee MEMBERSHIP: $3 DOXA presents films that have not been seen by Consumer Nova Ami, Kris Anderson, Colin Browne, Szu Burgess, Peg $ Protection BC. Under BC law, anyone wishing to see these Executive Director Campbell, Mel D’Souza, Ann Marie Fleming, Cari Green, Colin Festival PASS: 150 includes $3 membership unclassified films must be a member of The Documentary Media Alanna MacLennan (on-leave) Low, Duncan Low, Alex Mackenzie, Wendy Oberlander, Carmen not valid for opening or closing night films or receptions Society and 18 years of age or older. The following film programs Rodriguez, Lauren Weisler, Aerlyn Weissman have been classified for younger audiences and will, therefore, Director of Programming $ Festival 5-ticket pack: 55* (online only) not require a membership: A Brony Tale; DamNation; Fly Colt Fly: Dorothy Woodend Guest Curators Festival 10-ticket pack: $100* (online only) Legend of the Barefoot Bandit; Honour Your Word; Leap Year: Shorts Charles Montgomery, Sparks Fly Program; Web Junkie. Programming and Education Coordinator Rebecca Solnit, Nostalgia for the Night * Festival 5 and 10 Ticket Packs are only available online. Packs valid Selina Crammond * Please note all screenings at the Rio Theatre are only for persons 19 for one ticket each for 5 or 10 films. All films must be chosen in Writers years of age or older. advance. Ticket Packs are NOT valid for Opening and Closing Night Outreach and Volunteer Manager Joe Gin Clark, Selina Crammond, Mary Fowles, Nike Hatzidimou, Screenings, Festival Receptions, or the $3 membership. Gina Garenkooper Adrienne Labelle, Carson Pfahl, Anant Prabhakar, Tami Wilson, THeatRE PROCEDURES FOR FESTIVAL PASSHOLDERS Avril Woodend, Dorothy Woodend Finance Coordinator NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES ON ANY TICKETS. Bring your festival pass and membership to Will Call at least 10 Nancy Loh minutes prior to the screening you wish to attend. A festival pass does not guarantee you seating to sold-out shows. Your festival pass Development and Partnership Assistant STAFF GROUP TICKETS gives you access to all screenings except Opening Night, Closing Carson Pfahl Night, and parties. All passes are strictly non-transferable and To inquire about group bookings of 8 or more people for the same passholders are required to show ID. KENJI Maeda, Dorothy WOODEND, Selina Crammond, GINA Garenkooper screening, please email [email protected]. Group rates Hospitality Manager are not eligible for opening night, closing night, or parties and are Kaen Seguin subject to availability. VENUES Print Traffic Coordinator VIFF’s Vancity Theatre • 1181 Seymour Street (@ Davie St) Kathy Evans Nancy Loh, CARSON Pfahl, KAEN Seguin, Kathy Evans, Tammy BANNISTER ADVANCE TICKETS The Cinematheque • 1131 Howe Street (@ Helmcken St) Vancouver Playhouse • 600 Hamilton Street (@ Dunsmuir St) Online tickets are available for purchase until 9am the day of the Venue Managers Rio Theatre • 1660 East Broadway (@ Commercial Dr) screening at www.doxafestival.ca. Please note: online purchases are Tammy Bannister, Teresa Weir subject to processing fees. AccessIBILITY Media Relations MARNIE wilson, STEVE chow TICKETS at THE VENUES All theatres are wheelchair accessible with limited spots available. Marnie Wilson / The Artsbiz Public Relations VIFF’s Vancity Theatre and The Cinematheque (May 3-11) Please email [email protected] or call the DOXA office to make note of space requirements for advance ticket purchases. Graphic Design BOARD Tickets are available for all festival screenings. 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Credit #5-1726 Commercial Drive | Vancouver, BC | Canada V5N 4A3 card transactions will be subject to a processing fee. 604.646.3200 | www.doxafestival.ca / DOXAfestival 4 5 ACKnowLEDGEMENTS The Documentary Media Society gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our funders, sponsors, and partners. PRESENTING Partner hospitality Partners SOCIAL MEDIA partner MEDIA PARTNERS transportation Partner FUNDERS AWARD Partner SPECIAL EVENT Partners PRINT