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Contact Photo video selection: Ritual of the Slaves with archival Toronto film clips
The ongoing Contact photography festival across Toronto includes video installations. This one, called Rituals of the Slaves by Toronto filmmaker James...
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Event: This Space Available at Next Wave Film Festival
From May 10-12, young movie lovers will take over the TIFF Bell Lightbox for Next Wave, a film festival programmed for and partly curated by cinema lovers...
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Hot Docs Event: Detropia
In 1930, Detroit was the fastest growing city in the world. According to the 2010 census, its population has now dropped back to 1910 levels, and the...
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TODERIAN: Discovering the worlds of Twitter and urbanism
This special column is from Brent Toderian, the former chief urban planner of Vancouver. Last week I had lunch with a friend and fellow urbanist, Bob...
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HEAD SPACE VIDEO: Brett Hendrie, Hot Docs
Brett Hendrie is Managing Director at Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival. Early last year, Hot Docs acquired and began a systematic...
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My City Lives: “Old Town Toronto” part III
In the third instalment of our video series with Bruce Bell, Toronto’s famous historian, we have profiled St. Lawrence Hall. Built in 1850 by William...
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VIDEO: The Social Life of Small Places
William Whyte got it right: the legendary urbanist created the film “The Social Life of Small Places” that has become one of the best learning...
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My City Lives: “Old Town Toronto” part I
Introducing the first video in our five part series on the history of Old Town Toronto with Bruce Bell. Bell is a popular historian and tour guide, as...
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My City Lives: Waterfront Toronto
Ken Greenberg is an architect and urban designer residing in Toronto. Instead of redevelopment, Greenberg believes in revitalization, and the protection...
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My City Lives: Dave Meslin and the Fourth Wall
The ‘fourth wall’ is a term used to describe the imaginary barrier separating an audience from a stage. When an actor speaks directly to the...
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Keep Toronto Reading 2012
Every April, the Toronto Public Library celebrates the city’s thriving literary culture with the Keep Toronto Reading festival. Once again, Spacing...
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My City Lives: Adam Vaughan
Adam Vaughan is serving his second term at Toronto City Hall where he is completing his mandate to bring change. In this video Vaughan discusses how to...
By My City Lives