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January 07, 2005 -- 12:03 PM
posted by eric

(Be warned, it's long...)

RIFF! The Real Independent Film Festival...
Jan. 14-16, 2005
Queen Alexandra Hall, 10425 University Avenue

~ Some of the hardest hitting ‘real’ reality programming you won't see on TV ~

War, Globalization, Peak Oil, 9/11, Missile Defence, Weaponization of Space, Environment, GMO's, Food Security, Consumerism, Sustainability, Money,
Urban Design, Peace, Social Justice, Civil Liberties, Media Democracy

Session 1. Media Democracy / Perceptions Fri. Jan. 14, 3 - 6 pm

Independent Media in a Time Of War
www.hm.indymedia.org / www.democracynow.org

Orwell Rolls In His Grave
www.orwellrollsinhisgrave.com

State of the Union
www.4seasonsproductions.com

Session 2. Activism / War / Globalization Fri. Jan. 14, 7 - 12 pm

Grass Through Concrete: The Struggle to Protect the Red Hill Valley
www.grassthroughconcrete.com

Jenin, Jenin
www.jeninjenin.org

In Whose Interest: The Practical Horrible Realities of Power
www.thirdstonefilms.org

The Red Pill
www.davidsheen.com/redpill

Surplus: Terrorized into being consumers
www.atmo.se/zino.aspx?articleID=382

Session 3. Money / Bankers / Globalization Sat. Jan. 15, 10 am - 2 pm

The Money Masters: How International Bankers Gained Control of America
www.themoneymasters.com

Money: Who Creates It? Who Controls It? Who Profits?


Session 4. Food Security / GMO's Sat. Jan. 15, 3 - 6 pm

Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World
www.soundandfuryproductions.com

Food on Earth
www.thirdstonefilms.org

The Future of Food
www.thefutureoffood.com

Session 5. Latin America / Globalization / War Sat. Jan. 15, 7 - 12 pm

Plan Colombia: Cashing in on the Drug War Failure
www.freewillprod.com

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
www.chavezthefilm.com

VENEZUELA BOLIVARIANA: People and Struggle of the Fourth World War
www.calleymedia.com

Storm Before the Mountain
www.bignoisefilms.com/storm/

The Fourth World War
www.bignoisefilms.com/home.htm

Session 6. Anarchy / Spirituality / HAARP Sun. Jan. 16, 10 am - 1 pm

A Peace of the Anarchy: Ammon Hennacy and other Angelic troublemakers in the USA
http://movies.lovarchy.org/POA/

Crisis of Faith
www.4seasonsproductions.com

Holes in Heaven
www.haarp.com

Session 7. Civil Liberties / Space Weapons Sun. Jan. 16, 2 - 6 pm

Liberty Bound
www.libertybound.com

Arsenal of Hypocrisy: The Space Program and the Military Industrial Complex
www.arsenalofhypocrisy.com

Full Spectrum Submission: The Disgrace of Canadian Complicity in the Weaponization of Space
www.thedreamofcanada.ca

Session 8. War / Media / Deceptions / 911 Sun. Jan. 16, 7 - 11 pm

Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11 Fear & and the Selling of American Empire
www.mediaed.org

The Great Conspiracy: The 9/11 News Special You Never Saw
www.greatconspiracy.ca

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
www.outfoxed.org

* Entire festival pgm. interspersed w/
Indymedia Newsreal (Best of 2003/04),
assorted shorts, animations, web flash, etc.!

Festival Pass $ 20
Day Pass $10
Session Pass $ 5

(These prices are rough.
Pay more if you have it and less if you don't.)
Tickets become available from 12 noon Fri. Jan 14 at QA Hall

Bring your own bum cushion (wooden chairs)
Food will be available.

RIFF is presented in co-operation with:

CAWR – Coalition Against War and Racism
Sierra Club of Canada - Prairie Chapter
Edmonton Small Press Association
Rainbow Bridge Communications
Tooker Gomberg Memorial Funds
Earth’s General Store
International Funk
Bio-Freedom
APIRG

Please bring community announcements and related info to share.

Queries can be emailed to:

Kelly (416) 766-0218

http://www.boilingfrog.ca

or

Edmonton Small Press Association (ESPA)
(780) 434-9236

"People Before Profits, Collaboration Before Competition"
http://www.edmontonsmallpress.org

January 07, 2005 -- 12:00 PM
posted by eric

i believe Edmonton's favourite Weakerthansiz are throwing a CD release this weekend. and next friday is their navelgazer sister's release.

5 O'clock Charlie w/ AA Soundsystem & Red Not Evil
Saturday Jan 8
@ Sidetrack

Storyboard w/ Por Nada & Clinker
Friday Jan 14
@ Seedy's

Division & Wellesley w/ Petkau & Darren Day
Saturday Jan 15
@ Seedy's

Limblifter w/ Doubting Paris
Thursday Feb 17
@ New City

January 07, 2005 -- 11:54 AM
posted by eric

Al, if no one else is offering, i can give you a ride, but it's a little out of the way for me. unless of course i'm picking up Clarky. but yeah, call me at like 7 or something.

January 07, 2005 -- 11:01 AM
posted by Al

Someone give a generic asian guy a lift down to Halo?

January 07, 2005 -- 6:07 AM
posted by Beck

Good morning

January 07, 2005 -- 5:00 AM
posted by nobody knows my face

thank you and goodnite.

January 06, 2005 -- 10:29 PM
posted by carlee

ok anybody that i told to buy eric phone min for his non exsistent cell phone, it was a joke...i think it was only mary and tay....but yeh erock is all ascared cuz he thinks he's gonna get that shit....so remember...he doesn't own a phone...he doesn't want one....i was kidding

January 06, 2005 -- 8:27 PM
posted by Al

Look it is your doppelganger Par! Go here to see some info and the webpage he has!

January 06, 2005 -- 6:22 PM
posted by nobody knows my face

in case anyone's confused (because I for one was), I don't want you thinking the wrong thing:

there's nothing happening between Kara and I besides being friends. Just so you know. I don't want to make things akward when we get back to school.

January 06, 2005 -- 6:21 PM
posted by Al

Can anyone give me a ride? Generic asian guy asking.

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