Gallery 1C03

Cinema Politica at the University of Winnipeg

In partnership with The UWSA, Gallery 1C03 is pleased to be part of the international documentary screening network, Cinema Politica, as the first Manitoban chapter through the formation of

Cinema Politica at The University of Winnipeg

Together we will screen several socially and politically resonant films on campus over the course of the 2011/2012 academic season.

CP at The University of Winnipeg strives to engage students through creative and critical thinking via the medium of media art. CP at UW is a vehicle which helps Gallery 1C03 & UWSA grow its relationships with students, faculty, and staff on campus, as well as the surrounding community. Watching films about issues that matter and taking time to talk about them and plan actions can move us to a more equitable and sustainable world. Art and culture matter and the capacity for creative documentaries to inspire and challenge us is a testament to this fact.

Featured films are typically selected by students affiliated with the UWSA's on-campus service groups.  On occasion we will partner with other campus groups for additional film screenings. We invite special guests from on and off campus to facilitate discussions after our screenings.

Our next screenings will be shown in the winter of 2012.

PAST SCREENINGS THIS YEAR:

• Please Vote for Me Directed by Weijun Chen (China, 2007)
  Tuesday, September 20 at 7:00 p.m. in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
  Selected by the Politics Students' Society. Discussion to follow with Dr. Allen Mills, Professor of Politics, The University of Winnipeg.
  
  
• Exit Through the Gift Shop Directed by Banksy (UK, 2010)
  Thursday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 2M70 (2nd floor of Manitoba Hall)
  Selected by the UWSA Executive. Panel discussion to follow with Cliff Eyland and Pat Lazo. Part of the UWSA's Freestyle V festival.
  
  
• Crude Sacrifice Directed by Lawrence Carota (Canada, 2009)
  Tuesday, November 15 at 7:00 p.m. in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
  Selected by the Aboriginal Students' Council. Discussion to follow with Dr. Julie Pelletier, Chair of the Department of Indigenous Studies and Director of the MDP Program at The University of Winnipeg.
  

UPCOMING SCREENINGS 

• Girl Inside Directed by Maya Gallus (Canada, 2007)
  Wednesday, February 15 at 6:30 p.m. in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
  Selected by the LGBT* Centre as part of Gender Week. Discussion to follow with Dr. Wade Nelson, faculty member of the Department of Rhetoric, Writing & Communications at The University of Winnipeg.
  
• Dive! Living Off America's Waste Directed by Jeremy Seifert (US, 2010)
  Tuesday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
  Selected by Ecopia as part of UW's Grass Routes Festival. Discussion to follow with facilitator to be announced.

All screenings will be open to all audiences -- everyone is welcome from across the campus, and across the city. Our screenings will always be free, but donations to offset costs are welcome.

Gallery 1C03 and the UWSA thank Cinema Politica for making it possible for us to participate in this network. We are grateful to the Canada Council for the Arts for generously supporting this initiative.


For further information about the Gallery, our programming, booking a tour, or submitting an exhibition proposal, please contact:

Jennifer Gibson
Art Curator
Art Curator Department/Gallery 1C03
University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB
R3B 2E9
Ph: 204.786.9253
Fax: 204.774.4134