Screening and Director’s Talk

Screening and Director’s Talk

Categories: General, Lectures and Seminars | Intended for

Monday, November 03, 2014

2:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Add to calendar

100 St Patricks

1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON

Contact Information

Aboubakar Sanogo, 613-520-2600 x2346, Aboubakar.Sanogo@carleton.ca

Registration

No registration required.

Cost

Free

About this Event

Host Organization: School for Studies in Art and Culture
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In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide, The School for Studies in Art and Culture present a special screening and director's talk:

Peter Raymont's award winning documentary "Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire"

The screening and director’s talk will be followed by a discussion and Q &A with the director, and moderated by Film Studies Professor Aboubakar Sanogo, on the theme: Documentary, Genocide and Humanitarianism.

Monday, November 3, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., in 100 St. Patrick's Building.

White Pine Pictures’ president and founder, Peter Raymont, has produced and directed over 100 documentary films and series. Raymont has received over 52 international awards. His documentary Shake Hands with the Devil received a 2007 Emmy Award and A Promise to the Dead was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Documentary. He co-directed West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson, which has screened theatrically across Canada, and was nominated for four 2014 Canadian Screen Awards. Raymont is also Executive Producer of the hit CBC drama series, The Border and Cracked.