27TH ANNUAL ONE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL FEATURES THOUGHT-PROVOKING DOCUMENTARIES FROM CANADA AND AROUND THE WORLD

Docs and talks on indigenous rights, the Syrian refugee crisis, justice for migrant workers, social movements, anti-racism, personal pilgrimages, and more.

The One World Film Festival (OWFF) presents a program packed with a range of thought-provoking Canadian and international documentaries, panel discussions, and Q&As with filmmakers that will inspire audiences to learn more take action on urgent global issues.

Thursday September 29th: On the Frontlines of Indigenous Resistance
Doors open at 5:30PM
Hosted by Nigel Newlove (APTN)
6:00PM Introduction to the 27th Annual One World Film Festival
6:15PM Rigoberta Menchú: Daughter of the Maya (U.S. and Guatemala)
Presented in partnership with the Nobel Women's Initiative
7:15PM Panel Discussion with the Nobel Women's Initiative and special guests.
7:45PM BREAK
8:00PM When Two Worlds Collide (Peru)
Presented in partnership with MiningWatch Canada

Friday September 30th: Stories from the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Doors open at 5:30PM
6:00PM Welcome and Introduction
6:15PM Another Kind of Girl - Short documentaries by Syrian refugees (Jordan)
6:50PM BREAK
7:10PM After Spring CANADIAN PREMIERE (U.S.)
Presented in partnership with Oxfam Canada
9:00PM Panel Discussion with Oxfam Canada, UNHCR Canada, and Professor Peter Showler (University of Ottawa)

Saturday October 1st: Harvesting Freedom and Migrant Dreams
Doors open at 11:30AM
12:15PM Welcome and Introduction
12:30PM Migrant Dreams (Canada)
Presented in partnership with Inter Pares
2:00PM Panel Discussion with Migrant Dreams director Min Sook Lee, Inter Pares and Justicia for Migrant Workers (J4MW)
2:45PM Break
3:00PM Citizens of Nowhere (Haiti, Dominican Republic, Canada)

Saturday October 1st: Politics, Protest, and People Power
Hosted by Adrian Harewood (CBC)
Doors open at 5:00PM
5:30PM Performance
6:00PM Welcome and Introduction
6:15PM Quitte le Pouvoir (Wade, Get Out!) (Netherlands, Senegal)
7:00PM Break
7:15PM The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (U.S.)
9:15 Panel Discussion with anti-racism activist Chelby Marie Daigle and political activist Khalid Haneef-Jabari, moderated by Adrian Harewood