COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL

Wednesday, November 10, 2004
7:30 pm (hosted by Prof. Ric Petry of CCAD)

Ryan 14:00 Chris Landreth, National Film Board of Canada
A gentleman panhandler. One of the pioneers of Canadian animation. Oscar nominee. Poor beggar. An artist unable to create. God observing the world. Fallen angel. Arrogant. Shy. Broken. Not destroyed. "Ryan" is based on the life of Ryan Larkin, a Canadian animator who, thirty years ago, at the National Film Board of Canada, produced some of the most influential animated films of his time. Today, Ryan is living on welfare and panhandles for spare change in downtown Montreal. How could such an artistic genius follow this path?

Student Division Winners

Thursday, November 11, 2004
8:00 pm-10pm

Luther 120:00 Eric Till
Armed with no more than his faith and quick wit, one man confronts the greatest powers on earth. Martin Luther’s bold actions foster an era of personal and religious freedoms unprecedented in history. Starring Joseph Fiennes, Alfred Molina, and Peter Ustinov.

Free Satellite Screening at Stonewall Columbus:
Thursday, November 11, 2004
7:00 PM-8:30 PM
Stonewall Columbus
1160 North High Street

Little Sister's Vs. Big Brother
The story of a high stakes legal drama and a small bookstore’s fight for respect. The movie depicts the battle against censorship, court decisions, book seizures, moments of personal courage and shocking violence inflicted on Vancouver’s gay community.

Saturday, November 13, 2004

10:00 am-11:30 am
Saturday Morning Cartoons From Around The World
Circuit Marine 7:50
Isabelle Favez (Canada/Switzerland) NFB
Good Riddance -Termites 5:00
Nick Hilligoss (Australia) Bullfrog Films
Good Riddance -Flies 5:00
Nick Hilligoss (Australia) Bullfrog Films
I Stink! 8:00
Maciek Albrecht (Finland) Weston Woods Studios
The Wheels On The Bus 6:00
Gary McGivney (USA) Weston Woods Studios
Winter Tales 23:00
Mary Elizabeth Luka (Canada) CBC
Noel Noel 23:00
Nicola Lemay (Canada) NFB

1:00 pm-2:00 pm
Another Way of Seeing Things 22:00 Dan Arden
Based on an essay by Japanese philosopher Daisaku Ikeda, the film tells the story of eminent British historian Arnold Toynbee and his struggle to factually report wartime atrocities perpetuated against Muslims in the early 1900’s.

Q & A with filmmaker Dan Arden immediately following the film

2:30 pm-3:30 pm
Sacred Balance The Matrix of Life 53:00
Robert Lang, Kensington Communications
Scientist David Suzuki travels around the world, exploring our intimate relationship with water and air. His journey begins on the banks of the sacred Ganges River in India, a river that supports the lives of 400 million people. With the guidance of Dr. Veer Bhadra Mishra, a Hindu priest and hydrological engineer, David is introduced to the Hindu worldview - a view that sees water, air and all life on Earth as part of a matrix.

Sunday, November 14, 2004

12:15 pm-2:00 pm
Failure Is Not An Option 100:00 Kirk Wolfinger, Rushmore DeNooyer
Not just another space movie, Failure Is Not An Option is the untold story of the engineers of NASA's mission control.

2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Innovation: The Miracle Cell 52:00
Frank Simmons, Kensington Communications
A young mother, the victim of a car accident that has left her paralyzed, travels to Portugal to undergo a radical treatment. Adult stem cells will be harvested from her nose, amplified, and then injected into her spine. The hope is that the cells will renew and heal the spinal cord, and give her back some feeling and utility. Stem cell therapies, like this one, hold both great promise and great controversy. But just what is stem cell therapy and why is it such a divisive issue? Miracle Cell goes to the front line of regenerative medicine to follow spinal cord and heart patients undergoing stem cell treatments and track their recovery in the months that follow.

3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Ceausescu's Kids 48:00 Mary Ann Alton,
Barna Alper Productions
For a generation Romanian women were forced to have babies they didn't want. It was the work of a madman, Nicolae Ceausescu. He imposed a ban on abortion and birth control and forced every woman of child bearing age to have at least four children. Control over reproduction was strictly enforced. The infant and maternal death rate was high. Thousands of them had AIDS. Ceausescu's lasting legacy is a generation of unwanted children. Warning: This film contains shocking and graphic images.

4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Talk Mogadishu: Media Under Fire 50:00 Judy Jackson
Reporting live, from hell Somali Canadians fight for media freedom in war-torn Mogadishu. It is, simply, one of the worst places on earth. For more than a decade, the African nation of Somalia has languished in a state of near-total anarchy. Rival warlords have battled for control of this lawless country, killing thousands. The former capital, Mogadishu, is a ruined shell of a city where torture, kidnapping and murder are the only things found in abundance. In the midst of violent chaos, HornAfrik is a rare beacon of hope.

7:00 pm-8:30 pm

BEST OF THE FESTIVAL WINNER
Return to Kandahar 65:00 Paul Jay and Nelofer Pazira
Nelofer Pazira, the star of the movie "Kandahar", returns to her native Afghanistan. In the hope of tracking down her childhood friend Dyana -- whose story inspired the feature film -- Nelofer travels to the city of Kabul, Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif. Landing in Kabul, after 13 years, Nelofer unravels her past and the unfolding of history in her country while searching for Dyana.