Upcoming Event-Twelve

The National Film Board of Canada’s “Twelve” to be screened at Ed Video Media Arts Centre Guelph, May 1, 2009 – The National Film Board of Canada’s documentary “Twelve” will be presented at Ed Video Media Arts Centre on Friday May 29, 2009 at 8:00 pm, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. Directed and written by Peterborough-based Lester Alfonso, Twelve was produced as part of the Reel Diversity Competition for emerging filmmakers of colour. Reel Diversity is a National Film Board of Canada initiative in partnership with CBC Newsworld.

If you could go back and speak to your 12-year-old self, what would you say? Philippine-born filmmaker Lester Alfonso attempts to answer this question by interviewing twelve diverse subjects, each of whom moved to Canada at age 12, like himself. On the cusp of teenage hormones, 12-year-olds often experience emotions with more intensity. Adapting to a new country at this age can be overwhelming. In collecting other people’s stories, Lester is forced to face the demons from his own past. Will this journey finally set him free?

The free screening and after party will be hosted by Hot Pie Records and held at Ed Video Media Arts Centre on Baker Street. The after party will feature creative visual artistic performances and live electronic music from the Hot Pie Records artist collective. For more information on the film, visit www3.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=55221#ff-salle

About Hot Pie Records Hot Pie Records is a collective of musicians and artists who publish their music and art online. As a collective we look to explore the boundaries between audio and art, sound and sculpture, events and education. www.hotpierecords.com

About the National Film Board of Canada The world changes, our stories live on – that’s the National Film Board of Canada’s pledge to Canadians as it marks its 70th anniversary in  2009 with a new national online Screening Room and a slate of bold, innovative productions. Canada’s public film producer and distributor, the NFB produces and distributes  social-issue documentaries, auteur animation, alternative drama and digital content that provide the world with a unique Canadian perspective. In collaboration with its international partners and co-producers, the NFB is expanding the vocabulary of 21st century cinema and breaking new ground in form and content, through community filmmaking projects, cross-platform media, interactive cinema, stereoscopic animation – and more. Since the NFB’s founding in 1939, it has created over 13,000 productions and won over
5,000 awards, including 12 Oscars and more than 90 Genies. To watch over 900 productions online or for more information, visit nfb.ca.

Title: Twelve
Location: Ed Video Media Arts Centre
Link
Start Time: 20:00
Date: 2009-05-01
End Time: 23:00
For more information, to arrange interviews, etc. contact:
Heather Couture, Hot Pie Records
tel: 519-265-3355 e-mail: heather@veridian-design.com