Join us for a retrospective film screening, followed by a discussion on Riots, Rebellions, and Anti-colonial Formations.
One of the most influential political films in history, The Battle of Algiers, by Gillo Pontecorvo, vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s.
Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. Pontecorvo’s tour de force has astonishing relevance today.
Schedule
3-5PM: Battle of Algiers (1966)
5-6:30PM Panel discussion with Esmat Elhalaby and Mathieu Rigouste
7-9PM: La Haine (1995) NOTE: FOR TICKETS TO LA HAINE, PLEASE REGISTER SEPERATELY at mayworks.ca
Accessibility: Innis College is accessible on the main floor, including Town Hall. There are four dedicated spaces for assistive mobility devices at the rear of Town Hall, and the theatre has power-assisted doors for full access. Assistive-listening devices are also available. An accessible gender-neutral washroom is located on the third floor of the east wing. Please direct any accessibility inquiries to rentals.innis@utoronto.ca.
Mayworks Festival of Working People & the Arts annually presents new works by a diverse range of artists, who are both workers and activists. We prioritize the participation of artists and audiences from communities facing systemic discrimination. Our programming offers bold, insightful, responses to pressing issues at the intersection of art, social justice and labour. We are actively engaged in a social dialogue that challenges the logics of capitalism, and seeks to reimagine and represent a just future. Explore the 2024 Mayworks Festival calendar.
