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New Book Launch at the 3rd Annual
Free Thinking
Film Festival 2012!
I Sleep in Hitler's Room:
An American Jew
Visits Germany
I am proud to announce that Tuvia Tenenbom will be at our
Festival to talk about his book, "I Sleep In Hitler's
Room." Tenenbom, a son of a Holocaust survivor, travels
throughout Germany talking to a wide range of people, and finds that their
crushing awareness of their dark history coexists with virulent
anti-semitism and a stubborn obsession with Israel.
November 4,
2012, 5:00 PM
Library &
Archives Canada
395
Wellington, Ottawa
Admission:
$12 or with Festival Pass.
"a stunner!"
WABC
"An alarming
account of anti-Semitism in Germany."
Haaretz
"Tuvia Tenenbom comes off as a Jewish Hunter S
Thompson, describing cringing encounters in Germany that strip away the
veneer of sanity from his subjects . . . Every encounter with an
interview subject is an experimental drama, redolent sometimes of Pinter
or Beckett, more often of Brecht or the Marx Brothers . . . To understand
Germans, one has to learn their language and live with them - or read
Tenenbom's book."
Asia Times
"Hugely
entertaining -- terribly funny, sarcastic, powerful . . . A tremendous
book."
National Review
"It's a book in a category all its own--deeply
sobering, depressing even, in its observations of the darker side of Germany,
yet at the same time so chatty and engaging and laugh-out-loud funny that
it's hard to put down. Tenenbom is an acute observer of his fellowman,
but also a born entertainer, a comedian, who approaches his interview
subjects--of whom there are dozens, ranging from leading political and
cultural figures to folks he runs into on the street--as a combination
inquisitor and tummler . . . A stunning account . . . Tenenbom is
brilliant." -
PJ Media
3rd Annual Free Thinking Film Festival!!!
We've got an amazing Festival this year!
The Festival will feature four major events: On
November 1st, the Festival will open with "Losing Our Sons", a
poignant tale of two fathers who have lost their sons - one through
terrorism, and one through indoctrination. On November 2nd, the
Festival features the Canadian premiere of "Death by China", a
film about the increasingly destructive economic trade practices of a
rapidly rising China with author Greg Autry in attendance. On
Saturday, November 3rd, Producer Michael King will be on hand to
introduce the film, "The Rescuers" about diplomats who saved
Jews during the Holocaust, and the Festival will end with a tribute to
Raoul Wallenberg - a celebration of his 100th birthday in association
with B'nai Brith Canada.
Other films include "The Invisible Men," about the plight of
gay Palestinians; "Windfall," about the pitfalls of wind power;
"Freedom's Fury," a look at the "blood in the water"
water polo match between the Soviet Union and Hungary at the Olympics in
1956; "Their Eyes Were Dry," a film about the massacre of
teenagers in Ma'alot in Israel by Palestinian terrorists in 1974;
"Occupy Unmasked," a hard look at the Occupy movement; "21
Brothers," a Canadian film about World War I; "The Red
Chapel," a comedy that exposes North Korea's totalitarian system;
"Putin's Kiss", a documentary on the brutality of the Putin
regime; "Winston Churchill: Walking With Destiny,"
examines why Winston Churchill's legacy continues to be relevant in the 21st
Century; "Why Is It Hate?," Martin Gladstone's film on why
Queers Against Israeli Apartheid bring a message of hate to Toronto's Gay
Pride; and many, many other films.
In addition, three authors will be in Ottawa to launch their books.
Bruce Bawer, the acclaimed American author, will read from his new book,
"The Victims Revolution: The Rise of Identity Studies and the
Closing of the Liberal Mind;" Pierre Desrochers will present on two
of his books: "The Locavore's Dilemma: In Praise of the
10,000-mile Diet", and "The False Crises of Rachel
Carson: Silent Spring at 50", and Arpad Szoczi will present
his book, "Timisoara - The Real Story Behind the Romanian
Revolution."
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The complete list of events can be seen at www.freethinkingfilmfest.ca
Festival passes are available for $75 and can be purchased either online
or at the following retailers - Compact Music (785 Bank, 190 Bank),
Collected Works (1242 Wellington), and Ottawa Festivals (47 William
Street). Day passes will also be available for sale.
Some Amazing Speakers Coming to
Ottawa for the Festival!
- Martin Gladstone,
Producer of "Why Is It Hate", a documentary about how
Queers Against Israeli Apartheid bring a message of hate to Toronto
Gay Pride.
- Yariv Mozer, Director of
"The Invisible Men", a documentary about the plight of gay
Palestinians who have run away from their families and are hiding in
Israel. CANADIAN PREMIERE.
- Greg Autry, Author of the
book, "Death By China" will be here to talk about his new
documentary of the same name. CANADIAN PREMIERE.
- Michael King, Producer of
the film "The Rescuers" in which historian Martin Gilbert
teams up with a survivor of the Rwandan genocide to interview
diplomats who saved Jews during the Holocaust.
- Pierre Desrochers,
Professor at the University of Toronto, will be presenting on his
two new books: "The Locavore's Dilemma: In Praise
of the 10,000 mile Diet" and "Silent Spring at 60:
The False Crises of Rachel Carson".
- Bruce Bawer, acclaimed
American Author, will be in Ottawa to launch his new book:
"The Victim's Revolution: The Rise of Identity Politics
and the Closing of the Liberal Mind."
- David Matas, attorney for
the B'nai Brith and Human Rights Activist, will be presenting the
latest research on the fate of diplomat Raoul Wallenberg - the
Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust in
Hungary.
- Clayton Garrett, Producer
of 21 Brothers, a Canadian film about life in the trenches during
WW1. Shot in Kingston, Ontario.
- Marc Lebuis, author of
the website pointdebasculecanada.ca will be in
Ottawa to present on the Muslim Brotherhood in Canada.
Macdonald-Laurier Institute
The Great
Canadian Debates
Our friends at the
Macdonald-Laurier Institute are holding some debates that you should
probably attend:
The Great Canadian
Debates, a series of four provocative debates exploring some of the
most compelling issues to Canadians. Each debate will be presented
at the Canadian War Museum and
will feature well-known personalities and a moderator. Audience
members are invited to get involved by posing questions during
a Q&A session and voting for the winning argument.
Following the debate, the evening also includes private
access to the War Musem's special exhibit.
We'll have a table at their next debate which is on October 4th on
the CBC. Come visit us, please!
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