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DOC Ottawa-Gatineau is proud to sponsor the Ottawa premiere of Most Dangerous Man in America:Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, March 5, 7pm at the Mayfair Theatre. Come on out for a great film with your local doc community!

“The story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider, armed only with his conscience, steadfast determination, and a file cabinet full of classified information, decides to challenge an “imperial” Presidency answerable to neither Congress, the press, nor the people in order to help end the Vietnam War.”

92 minutes| TBA | 35 mm | Judith Ehrlich & Rick Goldsmith | US | 2009

To see the trailer: http://mayfairtheatre.ca/movies/?movie_id=618

Please join DOC Ottawa-Gatineau member Najeeb Mirza for the free screening of his documentary:

The Sweetest Embrace: Return to Afghanistan

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INVITATION

The Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

in celebration of the exhibition AFGHANISTAN: Hidden Treasures (CMC)
and the NFB’s film collection The Many Faces of Afghanistan

are pleased to invite you to discover unique perspectives on the culture, people and history of Afghanistan.

Thursday, March 4, 2010, at 7 pm

A screening of the documentary The Sweetest Embrace: Return to Afghanistan
by Najeeb Mirza
(with French and English subtitles)
followed by a discussion with the director, the film’s main subject, Soorgul Sakai,
and other special guests.

AND

Thursday, March 11, 2010, at 7 pm

A screening of the documentary A Dream for Kabul by Philippe Baylaucq
(with French and English subtitles)
followed by a discussion with the director and other special guests

On March 4 and 11 at 5 pm, an exclusive visit of the exhibition AFGHANISTAN: Hidden Treasures and a performance of traditional Afghan music will precede the screenings.

Both evenings will take place at the Canadian Museum of Civilization Theatre
100 Laurier Street, Gatineau

Free tickets at the box office
Tel.: 819-776-7000

For more information on the films, visit NFB.ca/Afghanistan

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INVITATION

Le Musée canadien des civilisations (MCC) et l’Office national du film du Canada (ONF)

ont le plaisir de vous inviter,

pour souligner l’exposition AFGHANISTAN – Les trésors retrouvés (MCC)
et la collection de films Afghanistan – L’autre visage du pays de l’ONF,

à découvrir un regard unique sur ce pays, sa culture, ses habitants et son histoire.

Le jeudi 4 mars 2010 à 19 heures

Projection du documentaire La douce étreinte – Retour en Afghanistan de Najeeb Mirza
(avec sous-titres français et anglais)
suivie d’un échange avec le protagoniste du film Soorgul Sakai et d’autres invités spéciaux

et

Le jeudi 11 mars 2010 à 19 heures

Projection du documentaire Le magicien de Kaboul de Philippe Baylaucq
(avec sous-titres français et anglais)
suivie d’un échange avec le réalisateur et d’autres invités spéciaux

Les 4 et 11 mars à 17 heures, une visite exclusive de l’exposition AFGHANISTAN – Les trésors retrouvés et un concert de musique traditionnelle afghane seront offerts avant les projections.

Les deux soirées se dérouleront au théâtre du Musée canadien des civilisations
100, rue Laurier à Gatineau

Pour vous procurer des billets gratuits au guichet
Tél. : 819-776-7000

Pour obtenir plus de détails sur les films, visitez ONF.ca/Afghanistan

DOC Ottawa-Gatineau is proud to sponsor the Ottawa premiere of Big River Man, Feb. 19, 9:45pm at the Mayfair Theatre. Come on out for a great film with your local doc community!  “This Herzog-style doc plunges into the life of ultra-marathon swimmer Martin Strel, a man who has swum 22,000 miles of the world’s deadliest waterways (and who drinks two bottles of wine a day) and tracks him on his 3,375-mile swim down the Amazon, a “harrowing, borderline insane adventure.” (Variety) Also screening on February 20 & 21. To view trailer: http://mayfairtheatre.ca/movies/?movie_id=558

Algonquin College’s School of Media and Design invites DOC Ottawa-Gatineau members to participate in a workshop with Peter Raymont Feb. 18 at no cost. Mr. Raymont is coming to Algonquin to address the Documentary Production students where he will workshop his new documentary, co-directed with Michèle Hozer, Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould.  Location: Algonquin College, Woodroffe Campus, Room N102 Time: 6:30pm To get the most out of the workshop, DOC members are encouraged to watch “Genius Within” in advance. The Mayfair Theatre has two screenings: February 10 and 11.

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 16, th, 7-9pm

JAN. 22  Ottawa-Gatineau Presents The Ottawa Premiere of “Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam” DOC Ottawa-Gatineau in association with the Mayfair Theatre is proud to sponsor the Ottawa premiere screening of the documentary film “Taqwacore:The Birth of Punk Islam” Friday, January 22, 9:00 pm at the Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank Street, Ottawa. Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam 82 minutes | 14A | DV | Omar Majeed | Canada Ottawa Premiere | Director Omar Majeed in attendance! Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam “Taqwa” (the Arabic word for “higher consciousness”) is at the heart of this doc, which explores a budding music scene that “celebrates Islam while rebelling, in typical punk fashion, against the social and political constraints of the religion… [and] proves every culture has at least one unexplored underbelly.”

Three years in the making, this feature documentary follows the progression of the Muslim Punk scene: from its imaginary inception in a novel written by a white-convert named Michael Muhammad Knight to a full-blown, real-life scene of Muslim punk bands and their fans. When he was 17, Michael Knight left his mother’s home in Rochester to study Islam at a Pakistani madrassa.

It was his first act of rebellion – against his abusive, schizophrenic, white-supremacist father. Years later, burned out on the demands of religious dogma, Mike rebelled once more – by penning a Muslim Punk manifesto called The Taqwacores. His work of fiction struck a chord with young Muslims around the world and before long, real-life Taqwacore bands were creating a scene. This film follows Michael and his band of Muslim punks as they journey across the U.S. and Pakistan, transforming their worlds, their religion and themselves through the spirit of Taqwacore.

Film details and trailer: http://www.taqwacore.com/ Repeat Screenings Saturday January 23 at 9:00pm Sunday January 24 at 9:00pm Monday January 25 at 9:10pm For the complete Mayfair Theatre December movie schedule: http://mayfairtheatre.ca/schedule/ Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) is a national organization that represents independent documentary filmmakers across Canada. It is a member-driven organization dedicated to promoting, supporting and developing the art form of documentary filmmaking. “DOC Ottawa-Gatineau Presents Docs at the Mayfair Theatre”, a series of monthly documentary film screenings, is our chapter’s way of supporting the screening of Canadian and international documentaries for the local community? DOC Ottawa-Gatineau Chapter (https://docorg.ca/ottawa-gatineau)