Closing Gala Film: Wildhood w/My Favourite Food is Indian Tacos, My Favourite Drink is Iced Tea and My Favourite Thing is Drumming – ONLINE
Wildhood Filmed in English and Mi’kmaw, Wildhood is a Two-Spirit odyssey filmed along the Bay of Fundy in Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia). In a rural trailer park, Link lives with his toxic father and younger half-brother Travis. When Link discovers his Mi’kmaw mother could still be alive, it lights a flame to make a run for…
Read MoreThe Big Picture Program: Meat the Future – ONLINE
Meat the Future presents a timely case for “cultivated” meat, a food science that grows real meat from animal cells in a controlled and clean environment. This revolution in food production proposes a sustainable way to feed the world in the future without the need to breed, raise, and slaughter animals. Canada, 2020, 90 minutes…
Read MoreThe Big Picture Program: Meat the Future – VIRTUAL CLASS
Meat the Future presents a timely case for “cultivated” meat, a food science that grows real meat from animal cells in a controlled and clean environment. This revolution in food production proposes a sustainable way to feed the world in the future without the need to breed, raise, and slaughter animals. Canada, 2020, 90 minutes…
Read MoreThe Big Picture Program: Meat the Future – IN PERSON
Meat the Future presents a timely case for “cultivated” meat, a food science that grows real meat from animal cells in a controlled and clean environment. This revolution in food production proposes a sustainable way to feed the world in the future without the need to breed, raise, and slaughter animals. Canada, 2020, 90 minutes…
Read MoreCulinary Master Class for Youth w/Peter Dewar – IN PERSON
Under the guidance of Chef Peter Dewar and students from the Nova Scotia Community College’s culinary program, students will learn how to get creative with plants in this hands-on workshop series. Recipe: Vegetable dumplings with a Sesame Slaw Sponsored by the Nova Scotia Community College Peter Dewar Chef Peter Dewar is a Faculty member of…
Read MoreCulinary Master Class for Youth w/Peter Dewar – ONLINE
Under the guidance of Chef Peter Dewar and students from the Nova Scotia Community College’s culinary program, students will learn how to get creative with plants in this hands-on workshop series. Recipe: Vegetable dumplings with a Sesame Slaw Sponsored by the Nova Scotia Community College Peter Dewar Chef Peter Dewar is a Faculty member of…
Read MoreThe Big Picture Program: Toxic Puzzle – IN PERSON
We are on the brink of an ecological catastrophe. Due to pollution, and with climate change compounding the situation, cyanobacteria are growing more than ever. Toxic blooms now occur in lakes, rivers, dams, and lagoons all over the world. Meanwhile, diseases linked to this bacteria — such as ALS, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s — are increasing…
Read MoreThe Big Picture Program: Toxic Puzzle – ONLINE
We are on the brink of an ecological catastrophe. Due to pollution, and with climate change compounding the situation, cyanobacteria are growing more than ever. Toxic blooms now occur in lakes, rivers, dams, and lagoons all over the world. Meanwhile, diseases linked to this bacteria — such as ALS, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s — are increasing…
Read MoreThe Big Picture Shorts Program – ONLINE
When the Swallows Fly In a small rural village, a young boy befriends Fernand and Andrée, a farmer couple who, at 80 years old, find themselves having trouble feeding their remaining livestock. Belgium, 2022, 19 minutes Director: Sébastien Pins Transfarmation Sarah Heiligtag, a Swiss animal activist, helps farmers who struggle morally with using animals to…
Read MoreThe Big Picture Shorts Program – IN PERSON
When the Swallows Fly In a small rural village, a young boy befriends Fernand and Andrée, a farmer couple who, at 80 years old, find themselves having trouble feeding their remaining livestock. Belgium, 2022, 19 minutes Director: Sébastien Pins Transfarmation Sarah Heiligtag, a Swiss animal activist, helps farmers who struggle morally with using animals to…
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