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Land of Destiny – film screening and social

The deets:

Friday, September 23, 2011
7:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Cinecycle
In the old coach house down the lane behind 129 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON
Presented by the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty

The call-out:

Please join the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty for a screening of OCAP member Brett Story’s documentary film, Land of Destiny. Music and social to follow!

About the film:

Land of Destiny: A documentary film directed by Brett Story
80 minutes, 2010

A hard-working petrochemical town is rocked by revelations that its workers suffer an epidemic of cancers. But even more terrifying is the looming spectre of deindustrialization and joblessness.

Retired pipefitters serving fries, basement musicians, boilermakers and volunteer firemen, heartbroken widows and an optimistic mayor — the lives of a diverse medley of characters intersect to reveal the dramas and contradictions of an industrial town out of sync with a post-industrial economy. In the rich fabric of the city’s landscape — rows of boarded storefronts, the bright sprawl of petrochemical plants and the swollen rooms of hospital wards and crowded bars — one finds a microcosm of the 21st century. A portrait of a working-class city in paralysis and a meditation on work and place in the modern economy, Land of Destiny offers an intimate story about work, struggle, and survival.

Winner of the best Canadian documentary alongside Peter Mettler’s Petropolis at this year’s Canadian Environmental Awards.

$5-10, sliding scale, no one turned away
Doors open at 6 p.m., film at 6:30
Friday, September 23

Join us also for the post-film Q&A and then music and socializing. An OCAP event.

Cinecycle — in the old coach house down the lane behind 129 Spadina Ave

Hope to see you there!

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Krystalline Kraus

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