TORONTO IN THE MOVING IMAGE:
A PLANET IN FOCUS SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM
Spacing is a sponsor of the film series called Toronto In the Moving Image during the Planet in Focus film festival. This retrospective of Toronto’s life on film spans more than a hundred years, from the silent era to the present day. You can check the website at www.planetinfocus.org for details on tickets and screening times as well as the latest information on panel discussions, walking tours, and festival parties.
SUNDAY NOV 5
Aadan (6 min / Canada)
A young woman prays outdoors in the midst of urban bustle, much to the astonishment of passers-by.
• 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Innis College
The Alex Wilson Community Garden (15 min / Canada)
A community garden’s inception, design and construction as well as the connections it creates among people and the natural world.
• 11:00 am to 1:00 pm City of Toronto Archives
Silent Films – Toronto in the Dawn of Cinema
This series begins with the first known film shot in Toronto of the devastation of the Great Fire of 1904. Also shown are the 1912 construction of Canada’s first concrete highway, the 1916 construction of the Don Valley Viaduct, and footage of Toronto transit in 1931.
• 11:00 am to 1:00 pm City of Toronto Archives
Family Viewing (87 min / Canada)
A mirror of familial dislocation expressed through video, pornography, home movies and surveillance, Family Viewing traverses the world of mistaken and found identities. (Atom Egoyan, director)
• 3:00pm-5:00pm @ Innis College
Panel: Toronto — The Price of Growth
Are we at a dangerous turning point or is this an opportune moment for the city to seek solutions? A discussion moderated by Former Mayor of Toronto David Crombie, featuring Ken Greenberg (Former Toronto Director of Urban Design), Cathy Crowe (Toronto Disaster Relief Committee), Martin Blake (Regent Park Developer), Sylvia Maracle (Ontario Federation of Native Friendship Centres).
• 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm @ the Royal Ontario Museum
Glenn Gould’s Toronto (43 min / Canada)
Gould wrote this profile of his native city and acts as the on-camera guide. The reclusive pianist comes across as a charming though frequently bemused tourist in his own hometown. Part of the acclaimed Cities series produced by John McGreevy, who will introduce the screening.
• 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm @ the Royal Ontario Museum
Montrose Avenue (5 min / Canada)
An animated look at multicultural downtown Toronto.
• 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm @ the Royal Ontario Museum
Bollywood/Hollywood (105 min / Canada)
Dot com millionaire Rahul Seth falls in love with a Canadian pop star, much to the dismay of his mother and in defiance of his dying father who has requested that his son maintain Indian traditions and values. (Deepa Mehta, director).
• 5:00pm-7:00pm @ Innis College