In Rememberance of December 6, 1989

FILM PRESENTATIONS MARKING THE MONTREAL POLYTECHNIQUE TRAGEDY

Sunday, December 6th, 2009 at the NFB CinéRobothèque, 1564 Saint-Denis, Montreal
Tickets are $10 at the door

Program One: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (shorts and feature documentary)
Featuring Weight of Memory, Le Chapeau/The Hat, Suckerfish, Lash, Au-delà du 6 décembre

Program 2: 2:45 PM to 4:15 PM (shorts and feature documentary)
Featuring Mawal Samba, Room 710, Shame, Calling All Ghosts

Studio XX joins The Female Eye for a presentation of films commemorating the December 6th 1989 École Polytechnique tragedy, 20 years after. Leslie Ann Coles, The Female Eye Festival Founder and Executive Director, brings her specially curated film program to the Montreal public. The day-long presentation of thought-provoking screenings pertaining to issues of violence against women will be taking place at the NFB CinéRobothèque.

The line up includes Weight of Memory, directed by Liz Marshall, in memory of the 14 women slain at L’École Polytechnique, and Catherine Fol’s Au-delà du 6 décembre, featuring an interview with survivor Nathalie Provost one year after the tragedy. The screening also presents Chantelle Kadyschuk’s film Shame, based on a true story about an Iraqi woman’s rape and her subsequent blackmail into becoming a suicide bomber. Lash, directed by Elka Kerkhofs explores love in a hostile world, while Mawal Samba, by Liz Marshall, shares a song from a widow to her deceased lover. Featured animated films include Room 710 by award winning Canadian director Anne Marie Fleming, and Le chapeau/The Hat, an award winning NFB film directed by Michèle Cournoyer. In Suckerfish, director Lisa Jackson explores her relationship to her mother and native identity through animation and photographs. Calling All Ghosts, directed by Mandy Jacobson and Karmen Jelincic, chronicles two women’s personal struggle for survival in a concentration camp, evolving into a larger fight for peace and justice. In 1991, Canadian Parliament declared December 6 as National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

The Female Eye Film Festival, established in 2001, is Ontario’s one and only annual international independent film Festival showcasing films directed by women. The Female Eye presents films by debut, emerging and established directors in conjunction with the Script Development Program, a professional development program for screenplay writers encompassing the Script Reading Series and the Good To Go industry event. The Script Development Program is open to male and female writers.