[getsmart-l] Fw: [Discover Local Food] see food on film at the Planet in Focus Film Festival, October 24-28, 2007

[John O'Gorman]

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see food on film
>From a News Release

 

at the Planet in Focus Film Festival, October 24-28, 2007

Innis College (2 Sussex at St George, UofT) and The Royal Cinema (608 College)

Come for premiere screenings of several compelling new documentaries about food issues:  

 

The Island Project




Chef Michael Stadtlander sets out in a biodiesel powered kitchen bus, heading west to BC’s Quadra and Cortes Islands.  In plein-air dinners made with locally foraged ingredients he lavishes guests with delectable creations. (Canada, 102 mins) 

WORLD PREMIERE  Thursday October 25, 7 PM @ The Royal

 

Cry Sea

In Senegal local and European fisherment prepare in different ways for the big catch.  The Europeans use radars and GPS to trawl, while the Senegalese use traditional methods (Italy, 55 mins)         

CANADIAN PREMIERE    Thursday October 25, 9:30PM @ Innis College

 

Worms in the Big Apple  



Nature makes a comeback in New York as activists turn garbage into gardens and first graders learn about the role worms play in composting (USA, 18 mins)      

CANADIAN PREMIERE    Saturday October 27, 1 PM @ Innis College 

 

Fridays at the Farm

Feeling disconnected from their food, a filmmaker and his family join a community supported organic farm (USA, 19 mins)   CANADIAN PREMIERE  screening with: 

Fledgling Expectations 

In New Zealand vineyards, winegrowers fight a losing battle against pest birds.  Can the New Zealand Falcon save the grapes?(UK, 24 mins) Saturday October 27, 11 AM @ Innis College 

 

Il Giardino: The Gardens of Little Italy

A secret rural world lies steps beyond the buzz of Toronto's College Street.  Bucolic footage reveals Little Italy denizens - not all of whom are Italian - passionately sustaining their cultures in small but thriving gardens (Canada, 46 mins)  

Saturday October 27, 3 PM @ Innis College  (To be followed by a panel discussion about Greening Toronto)

 

Fowl    



A history of the chicken from its days as a jungle bird to the cultivated animal we eat today (Ireland, 26 mins)        

CANADIAN PREMIERE   Sunday October 28, 11AM @ Innis College 

 

Sludge Diet 

Many food crops are fertilized with sewage sludge.  Some hail the practice as environmentally sound, while others claim it is dangerous (Canada, 52 mins)       

TORONTO PREMIERE   Sunday October 28, 3 PM @ Innis College




For the full festival schedule or to purchase tickets visit  www.planetinfocus.org.

 

Planet in Focus: International Environmental Film & Video Festival
55 Mill Street, Case Goods Warehouse
Building 74, Studio 402
Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
Canada

Email:  information at planetinfocus.org

Phone:  416-531-1769

Fax:  416-531-8985

Special Event Information & Registration:  416-531-4689

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