BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.1//EN TZID:America/Toronto X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6261@stittsvillecentral.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250224T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250224T210000 DTSTAMP:20250216T063108Z URL:https://stittsvillecentral.ca/events/ottawa-stittsville-rotary-club-in ternational-film-series/ SUMMARY:Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsville - International Film Series DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nJoin members of the Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsvill e for their International Film Series in collaboration with the Film Circu it of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Each month a differe nt film will be shown.\n\nSo Surreal: Behind the Masks (Canada\, English\, 88 min) showing on February 24.\nRené Magritte\, André Breton\, Salvado r Dali\, Marc Chagall. We are familiar with these famous painters who were major characters in the post WW II surrealist painting movement. We are l ess familiar with the tragedy of their accumulation of west coast indigeno us masks that became an essential part of their artistic output. This docu mentary unveils how the surrealists incorporated the Yup’ik and Kwakwaka ’wake ceremonial masks into their work. Cree co-director and lead actor\ , Neil Diamond\, tells the story of the quest to bring some of the masks b ack to their homes. The quest takes Diamond and the viewers\, to New York\ , Alaska\, BC\, and Paris. This documentary addresses issues of cultural a ppropriation\, reconciliation\, and repatriation. Interviewees talk about value and ownership in an entertaining and informative film.\n\nPlease con tact Charles Mossman (charcz@yahoo.com) for the 4:00pm showing\, or Sandra Burt (sburt@uwaterloo.ca) for the 7:00pm showing. The price of a pass f or the four films is $60. If you cannot attend all the films\, you may sen d a substitute attendee. Note that these films deal with mature subjects and are not suitable for children. CATEGORIES:Cinema & Film,Entertainment,Fundraisers LOCATION:Landmark Cinemas\, 801 Kanata Avenue\, Kanata\, Ontario\, Canada GEO:45.3120427;-75.91123479999999 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=801 Kanata Avenue\, Kanata\ , Ontario\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Landmark Cinemas:geo:45.3120 427,-75.91123479999999 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR