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Celebrating the documentary at ReFrame Film Festival

Peterborough's international film festival returns for its 11th year in

January 2015

by Elliott BurtonPublished December 6, 2014

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The 11th annual ReFrame International Film Festival runs from Friday, January 23 to Sunday,January 25, 2015 in Peterborough

If the impending barrage of Hollywood’s award season offerings aren’t your kind of film experience, then the ReFrameFilm Festival is your premiere destination for alternative media.

Featuring over 50 meticulously selected films, Peterborough and theKawarthas’ flagship film festival continues to showcase the very best ininternational documentary cinema, with a wide range of stories designed toentertain, inspire and — most importantly — make you think.

With an attendance that continues to grow every year, ReFrame is anticipatinganother great season.

Festival director Krista English and her team have assembled yet anotherdynamic lineup that ranges range from audience favourites at Sundance topieces crafted by Peterborough’s nationally renowned local artists.

Krista English, ReFrame Festival Director (photo courtesy of ReFrame Film Festival)

Having spent the past year viewing literally hundreds of films ranging from feature length narratives to three-minute-longshorts, English explains that it’s always intriguing to see what subjects are trending in the film world.

“The films always act as a frame of reference for where we are in terms of a political as well as artistic perspective,” saysEnglish. “This year we have a prominent representation of food issues, whereas last year it was considerably more difficultto find quality material on the subject. We’ve known there is a crisis for years, so why now? Hopefully, the subjectcontinues to have the attention it deserves.”

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ReFrame programmers working to choose the films for the 2015 festival (photo courtesy ofReFrame Film Festival)

Cinema has long been considered a mirror of society itself. The stories we see in the film world represent massive shifts inattitude towards the environment and social justice which people now not only wish to acknowledge but drasticallyimprove.

“I think that people come out on the strength of the buzz films and can really walk away having grasped something else,”English says. “This kind of soft activism helps bring awareness to the table.”

Another prominent theme this year is individuals making a difference on a global scale.

Director Stephanie Soechtig’s Fed Up exposes the deceptive nature of labelling food packaging and how this has resultedin one of the biggest health epidemics in American history, despite having been essentially sanctioned by the United Statesgovernment.

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In Living on the Edge, filmmaker Susan Woodfine examines the work of Joan Sullivan and her photography chroniclingthe climate change affecting communities along the St. Lawrence River. The film may document a Canadian experience,but it speaks to a frighteningly prominent global situation.

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Woodfine will be in attendance at the annual Filmmaker’s Panel, which has become one of the must-see events ofReFrame. The panel offers the filmmakers’ insights into how they really address issues and use film as a means to achievechange.

In Living on the Edge, filmmaker Susan Woodfine follows photographer Joan Sullivan as sheexplores how people along the St. Lawrence River are being affected by climate change; Woodfinewill be part of ReFrame’s Filmmaker’s Panel (photo courtesy of Susan Woodfine)

As always, the main role of the Festival is curatorship. ReFrame has established a sterling reputation for what it decides topresent to our fair community.

“Film is so available from a variety of sources that it can be overwhelming at times,” says English. “Endlessly siftingthrough Netflix can be a bit daunting, so even if someone misses a film screening at the festival, they’ll know what to lookfor down the road.”

11th Annual ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival

When: Friday, January 23 to Sunday, January 25, 2015Where: Market Hall (140 Charlotte St., 705-749-1146), Showplace (290 George Street N., 705-742-7089), The Venue (286 George St. N., 705-872-4510)How much: Passes are $30 adults, $15 students/un(der)employed (prices increase by $5 after January 1, 2015); individual rush tickets $10 per film (at door only;passholders receive priority seating)

Passes are available online at www.reframefilmfestival.ca, in Peterborough at the GreenUp Store (378 Aylmer St. N., 705-745-3238), Green Eyewear Optical (374George St. N., 705-775-3937), Trent Central Student Association (Suite S110, Champlain College, Trent University, 705-748-1000), Fleming College Bookstore(599 Brealey Dr., 705-749-5539), KWIC (Room B101, Environmental Sciences Building, Trent University, 705-748-1680), and in Lakefield at HappenstanceBooks and Yarn (44 Queen St., 705-652-7535).

When asked how the festival has changed from last year, English explains how the window from a theatrical release tohome video continues to diminish and so too does the opportunity to see some spectacular imagery on a big screen.

“Watching a film at a festival with your community is considerably more impactful than watching it in your living room,”she affirms. “It truly creates discussion and we can see what’s really going on in the world.”

An exciting new addition to the festival roster is a collaboration with the stalwart downtown institution Artspace (378Aylmer St. N., Peterborough). The gallery and media space will be home to innovative animation workshops as part of theReel Kids program, which has already seen another runaway success with over 4000 registrations within the first fourdays.

Once again, ReFrame attendees can enrich their weekend via the ReFrame mobile app — available for both iOS andAndroid devices — to instantly access even more film specifics. With schedules, film and event listings (alphabeticallyand by category), venue maps, ticket info and more, you can plan your time at the film festival with ease. A new featurethis year allows festival-goers to create a custom film “playlist” to easily keep track of which films they want to attend.Links to rhis year’s app will be available soon on the ReFrame website.

The festival will also showcase “Hand to Mouth”, a one-of-kind interactive art installation by artist Annie Jaeger (writer ofthe popular local arts blog Trout in Plaid). This installation continues the analysis of the role of food by inviting theaudience to examine the relationship between nutrition and textiles.

At ReFrame, audiences can look forward to a diverse array of subjects that, as always, will set the topic of filmconversation for the next 12 months.



For more details on the ReFrame experience, including ticket information, screening schedules, and a comprehensive listof the films being featured, visit www.reframefilmfestival.ca.

You can also visit ReFrame on Facebook and follow @reframefilmfestival on Twitter.

Trailers for Selected Films at the 2015 ReFrame Film Festival

Living on the Edge (Canada, 2014, 51 minutes, directed by Susan Woodfine) screens at Showplace on Saturday, January24 at 10 a.m.

Official Trailer - Living on the Edge

from Susan Woodfine PRO

02:42

To be Takei (USA, 2014, 90 minutes, directed by Jennifer M. Kroot) screens at the Market Hall on Saturday, January 24at 1:15 p.m.

Alive Inside (USA, 2014, 75 minutes, directed by Michael Rossato-Bennett) screens at the Market Hall on Saturday,January 24 at 7:30 p.m.

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