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December 2016
Screening of Fingers on the line in Montreal
There will be a screening of the ACT-sponsored film Les mains au bouts du fil/Fingers on the line on December 7 at 6pm. The projection is part of the exhibit “Le peuple de l’œil. 160 ans d’histoire de la communauté sourde/People of the Eye. 160 years in the history of the Deaf community,” presented at the Écomusée du fier monde in Montreal from October 13 to February 5. The creators of the video, Line Grenier, Véro Leduc et Pamela Witcher will be…
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Ageing (Wo)Men and their World
Ageing (Wo)Men and their World will showcase the cross-cultural complexity of the ageing experience through a medley of still and moving images of elders in Montreal. It is a response to the limited (and often, white) representations of ageing in popular culture. The exhibition’s theme is guided by a remix of Nuit Blanche’s Expo theme—the Man and his World. Ageing (Wo)Men and their World will demonstrate the enthusiastic and active world of elders in Montreal and the different projects that they do, specifically their relationship…
Find out more »September 2018
Premiere of Madhu’s Saris
Join us for the premiere of the short documentary film Madhu's Saris, which will be screened during the AGM for Respecting Elders: Communities Against Abuse on September 20, 2018. The film is the outcome of a collaborative research creation project between ACT and RECAA, and was directed by Dr. Mariam Esseghaier. The film features RECAA member Madhu Nambiar as she discusses how her own life in India and Canada is intertwined with the stories of her many saris.
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