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Closing Night Film & party
Michelle Esrick, USA, 2009, 87 minutes
Nowhere is the pure joy of activism better embodied than in the big colourful personage of Wavy Gravy. Described as “the illegitimate son of Harpo Marx and Mother Theresa, conceived one starry night on a spiritual whoopie cushion,” Wavy began life as Hugh Romney, a beat poet who played in the same coffee houses as Bob Dylan. Christened Wavy Gravy by none other than blues legend B.B. King, Wavy’s adventures included traveling around with Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters in the infamous psychedelic bus. He was truly immortalized when he took to the stage of the Woodstock Festival and promised 400,000 people “breakfast in bed.”
Saint Misbehavin’ is one of those rare films that forces you not only to reevaluate what is possible in the world, but more importantly, to rethink the means of change. It may send you out determined to change everything, with a smile on your face and revolution in your heart.
» Read more about Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie
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Terra Madre - Opening Night Film
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Opening Night Film & party
Ermanno Olmi, Italy, 2009, 78 minutes
The Terra Madre (Mother Earth) conferences, organized by Slow Food and held in Turin, Italy in 2006 and 2008, attracted some 6,000 delegates, activists and farmers from 153 nations to meet and exchange ideas, experience and plans for the future of food production and sustainability. Italian auteur Ermanno Olmi also attended the conference to document the event. A poem to beauty, food and the slow passage of time, Olmi’s documentary possesses a remarkable grace and a rare form of humility. Terra Madre is a ravishingly beautiful ode to the earth in all its fecundity and abundance.
» Read more about Terra Madre
Join us following the Opening Night Film for a Terra Madre evening celebrating Italy and the Slow Food movement. Enjoy fine food and wine while listening to live entertainment.
 $3.00/ticket for the film and the reception is being donated to Slow Food Vancouver for the Terra Madre Fund. Slow Food has partnered with FarmFolk/CityFolk to raise funds to send local farmers to Terra Madre 2010.
Enjoy food and beverages provided by:
- Aphrodite's Organic Cafe and Pie Shop
- C Restaurant
- Capers Whole Foods Market
- Ethical Bean Coffee
- Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle Downtown
- Nu Restaurant & Lounge
- Peller Estates
- R & B Brewing Co.
- Raincity Grill
- Savoury City Catering
- Schokolade Artisan Chocolates & Cafe
- Subeez Cafe and Catering
- Vine & Garden Catering
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