OWFF takes a trip with Syrian refugees January 28
ByTowne Cinema
325 Rideau St
Ontario
45.4293545
-75.684684
Description
Online ticket sales for tonight's presentation of On The Bride's Side have closed but there are still tickets available! Please purchase your ticket at the ByTowne Cinema box office at 325 Rideau Street. Note: The ByTowne Cinema only accepts cash, but there's an ATM there that you can use.Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket in advance. We look forward to seeing you this evening!Join One World Arts and the One World Film Festival on January 28th, 2016 at 6:45PM at the ByTowne Cinema (325 Rideau St., Ottawa) for a one-night-only screening of the acclaimed documentary ON THE BRIDE'S SIDE.The film follows five asylum-seekers from Syria and their European supporters as they travel from Milan, Italy to Stockholm, Sweden over four days in a fake wedding party."More than a traditional documentary, On The Bride’s Side is a statement and an irreverent act of defiance on the part of a seldom-heard segment of Europeans who feel the need to speak out against immigration laws they deem unjust and arbitrary." Juan Baquero, Hot DocsA discussion on responding to refugees fleeing the war in Syria will follow On The Bride's Side.Tickets are $12.00. Media are invited to attend free of charge. Please RSVP to media[at]oneworldarts[dot]ca attend.ABOUT ON THE BRIDE'S SIDEA Palestinian poet and an Italian journalist meet five Palestinians and Syrians in Milan who entered Europe via the Italian island of Lampedusa after fleeing the war in Syria. They decide to help them complete their journey to Sweden – and hopefully avoid getting themselves arrested as traffickers – by faking a wedding. With a Palestinian friend dressed up as the bride and a dozen or so Italian and Syrian friends as wedding guests, they cross halfway over Europe on a four-day journey of three thousand kilometres. This emotionally charged journey not only brings out the stories and hopes and dreams of the five Palestinians and Syrians and their rather special traffickers, but also reveals an unknown side of Europe – a transnational, supportive and irreverent Europe that ridicules the laws and restrictions of the Fortress in a kind of masquerade which is no other than the direct filming of something that really took place on the road from Milan to Stockholm from the 14th to the 18th of November 2013.The One World Film Festival is Ottawa's longest-running annual documentary film festival focused on raising awareness on a diverse range of global issues. The festival presents thought-provoking documentaries, panel discussions with experts, Q&As with filmmakers, and an information fair, connecting audiences with opportunities to learn more about and take action on issues of local and global concern.One World Arts is a volunteer-based, Canadian charitable organization that has been raising awareness and fostering public engagement on global issues since 1972.
This listing has no upcoming events
Start:
2016-01-28T18:45:00-05:00
End:
2016-01-28T21:00:00-05:00
Category
Film
Tickets