Mar 1
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 7:30pm
Great Britain 2008. Director: Olly Lambert
Post-screening discussion with Dr. Ian Forbes
Cosponsored by Richmond Hospital’s Dept of Psychiatry.
VANCOUVER PREMIERE - When Ben Rogers picked up a video camera in 2004, he didn’t think he’d be filming the final two years of his life. Ben was 32 at the time and had been a heroin addict for 14 years.
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Sep 1
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 8:00 PM
** Please note this one-time only special start time of 8:00 PM **
VANCOUVER PREMIERE! FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE!
USA 2009. Director: Mary Katzke
Post-screening discussion with Mary Katzke and Dr. Carolyn Steinberg
Co-sponsored by Richmond Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry.
A woman sets off to find her estranged mother, beginning what is a five-year journey towards healing and acceptance in this heartrending documentary.
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Mar 1
Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 7:30 PM
Canada 2000. Director: Bruce Spangler
Post-screening discussion with Bruce Spangler
Co-sponsored by the BC Association of Social Workers
Winner of the Best Canadian Independent Feature, 2000, Vancouver Critics Circle and Best First Feature Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival 2000, Protection is a riveting film that accurately resonates the real life dramas and agonizing decidions associated with the ambiguous world of child protection.
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Nov 1
Thursday, November 21, 7:30 pm
USA, 2000. Director: Darren Aronofsky
Post-screening discussion with Mr. Dean Wilson
Co-sponsored by the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)
The
follow-up to his darkly brilliant debut “PI”, director Darren
Aronofsky’s second feature is a jaw-droppingly cinematic deconstruction
of addiction. Adapted from Hubert Selby’s 1968 novel, this is a
visceral and unflinching dissection of addiction.
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