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		<title>An Evening with Deepa Mehta</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In collaboration with the Cinema Studies Institute of University of Toronto, the IDFF celebrates contribution of Deepa Mehta to the Canadian cinema. In this event, clips from Midnight’s Children, the latest Mehta’s film adapted from Salman Rushdie’s novel will be shown and she will participate in a Q/A session. This by-invitation-only event will follow by a free and public screening of Bollywood Hollywood where she will introduce the film.]]></description>
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		<title>Bollywood Hollywood</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deepa Mehta, Canada, 2002, 105 min After the death of his girlfriend, Rahul (Rahul Khanna) is pushed by his mom to find a bride. He meets Sue (Lisa Ray) in a bar. Mistaking her as an escort girl, Rahul ask her to pose as his new girlfriend and future wife just to calm down his mother. But the relationship between the two turns closer than planned. A lighthearted romantic comedy, Bollywood-Hollywood mesmerises the audience with numerous song and dance numbers. What makes it different from the Bollywood stereotype is the Canadian elements.]]></description>
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		<title>The Guests</title>
		<link>http://diasporafilmfest.com/2011/10/17/the-guests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taghreed Saadeh, Canada, 2010, 30’ A documentary that tells the story of hundreds of Palestinian refugees who seek asylum in Canada after being driven away from their homes with no alternative place to go. It focuses on why they came to Canada, the difficulties they faced, and their human suffering after Canada refused to help them. Short Synopsis: A documentary about the plight of Palestinian refugees in Canada. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. For Film Screening Time and Venue Click here to visit our schedules and venue page]]></description>
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		<title>Sibil</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ronak Ghorbani, Canada, 2011, 5’A personal view of the significance of body hair in Iranian culture. Ronak is a graduate student in the Ryerson’s Communication and Culture Graduate &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. For Film Screening Time and Venue Click here to visit our schedules and venue page]]></description>
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		<title>Round Trip</title>
		<link>http://diasporafilmfest.com/2011/10/09/round-trip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Golkou Parhizgar, UK, 2010, 52 min, North American Premiere, FREE ADMISSION (Part of “Spotlight on Muslim and Arab Women’s Stories”, in partnership with Ryerson University) In English and Farsi, with English Subtitles Round-trip is inspired by the director’s personal experience of returning to Iran after 11 years of living in the UK and rediscovering relationships of those left behind. It is a journey through the heart of Tehran, one caught between modernity and tradition, through the lives of its young generation, their struggles, hopes and aspirations and witnessing their identity crisis within their own divided society. Round Trip, above all, is a search for the director&#8217;s place back “home” while the others are mostly seeking a way out in pursuit of liberty. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. For Film Screening Time and Venue Click here to visit our schedules and venue page]]></description>
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		<title>Unveiled Views &#8211; Muslim Women Artists Speak Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Alba Sotorra Clua / Spain / 2009 / 52 mins, Canadian Premiere, FREE ADMISSION (A part of `Spotlight on Muslim and Arab Women`s Stories` in partnership with Ryerson University) In Bosnian, Turkish, Farsi, Urdu, with English Subtitles Winner: Best Documentary, REC Film Festival, 2009 &#8211; Barcelona. In this revealing documentary five extraordinary women talk about their occupations, aspirations, and the rights and status of women in their Muslim countries. Bosnian Alma Suljevic risks her life daily clearing the landmines near Sarajevo that are war’s deadly legacy, then sells minefield earth in European art galleries so that she can continue her work. Eren Keskin, a longtime human rights activist and lawyer with music conservatory training, fights to change Turkey’s legal practices that perpetuate violence against women. Veteran filmmaker Rakshan Bani-Ehmad, true to her credo that art must “look, observe, and discover”, frequently pushes Iran’s censorship rules to the limit. Surrounded by conflict since childhood, young Afghani writer Moshagan Saadat creates brave, profoundly moving and memorable poems. And renowned Pakistani dancer Nahid Siddiqui, once forced to live outside her homeland when her work was banned, continues to perfect, renew, and teach her art form. Captured by Spanish filmmaker Alba Sotorra, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gaza Women Film Festival</title>
		<link>http://diasporafilmfest.com/2011/10/09/gaza-women-film-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Various filmmakers, 2009/2010/2011, in Arabic with English Subtitles, North American Premiere Two years ago, a group of female Palestinian filmmakers got together and decided to have a film festival of their own. On top of all difficulties, they knew that there was no theater in Gaza. But did it stop them? Certainly not! They rented a basketball field, sewed a white curtain and used it as a screen. The festival immediately became a worldwide sensation. In recognition of these women`s courage, the IDFF is proud to announce a partnership with the GWFF to bring a selection of their works to North America every year. Many thanks to Ms. Itemad Washah, the organizer of GWFF for her help in bringing the films to Toronto. The Doll Nabila Mabrook, Palestine, 2010, 14 min A story about a little girl who wants a doll. Her parents are both frustrated that the father is unemployed. When the father’s attempts to find a job fails, will she get her doll? Al-Sha’af Nabila Mabrook, Palestine, 2009, 21 min Outside Gaza City, in Al-Sha’af, we learn of the destruction of the town and the suffering of the people. A family recounts their struggle during the war [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Les Secrets</title>
		<link>http://diasporafilmfest.com/2011/10/09/les-secrets-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Raja Amari / Tunisia, Switzerland, France / 2009 / 91 mins, Canadian Premiere, FREE ADMISSION (Part of “Spotlight on Muslim and Arab Women’s Stories”, in partnership with Ryerson University) With Hafsia Herzi, Sondos Belhassen and Wassila Dari In Arabic with English Subtitles Nominated: Bronze Horse Award, Stockholm Film Festival, 2009 – Stockholm, Sweden Aicha, Radia and their mother live removed from the world in the underground servant&#8217;s quarters of a deserted mansion. The precarious balance of their daily life is shaken by the arrival of a young couple who move into the main house. A bizarre cohabitation settles between the couple and the three women who decide not to make their presence known to these unexpected neighbors. They cannot leave their hiding place as it conceals secrets buried for years. But Aicha, the youngest sister, is attracted by the newcomers. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. For Film Screening Time and Venue Click here to visit our schedules and venue page]]></description>
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		<title>Forget Baghdad</title>
		<link>http://diasporafilmfest.com/2011/10/09/forget-baghdad-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Samir / Germany, Switzerland / 2003 / 111 mins, FREE ADMISSION(Preceded by a Reception and followed by a conversation with renowned cultural studies scholar Dr. Ella Shohat who is also featured in the film. Part of “Spotlight on Muslim and Arab Women’s Stories”, in partnership with Ryerson University) In Arabic, Engish and Hebrew with English Subtitles Winner: Critics Week Award, Locarno International Film Festival, 2003 – Locarno, Switzerland; Best Documentary, Swiss Film Prize, 2003 Forget Baghdad tells the forgotten story of four Baghdadi-Jews, all former members of the Iraqi communist party who were forced to emigrate at Israel’s founding. Iraqi-born, Zürich-based director Samir (Babylon 2) “achieves a density of ideas and images that extend the boundaries of the documentary form” (Vancouver International Film Festival), fashioning a story at once “timely and thought-provoking” (Variety). Reflecting on the stereotypes of the “Jew” and the “Arab” in the last hundred years of cinema, Forget Baghdad masterfully weaves its political, social and cultural themes to a visually innovative and narratively profound end. The four elderly protagonists (all now successful Israelis) were influenced in their youth by the internationalism of the Iraqi communist party. But in the early 1950s, their Jewish identity put them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playoff</title>
		<link>http://diasporafilmfest.com/2011/10/09/playoff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eran Riklis / Germany, France, Israel / 2011, Toronto Premiere With Danny Huston, Amira Casar, Max Riemelt, Mark Waschke, Hanns Zischler, Irm Hermann, Selen Savas, Yehuda Almagor In English/German/Turkish/Hebrew with English Subtitles Co-presented with Toronto Jewish Film Festival Max Stoller, 42 has achieved the impossible. Thirty years after surviving the Holocaust, he has taken Europe by storm as the coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv, the new European basketball champions. One phone call will change his life forever. It is from Germany. And the offer is to return to Germany after all these years and coach the German National team. Everybody believes that Max, with his strong sense of family history, will reject this astonishing offer. Despite the public outrage in Israel, however, and despite his mother, who sees it as an act of betrayal, he accepts and goes back to Frankfurt, the city where his father was taken away by the Gestapo. Once in Germany he is drawn to the area where he lived as a child. There he finds himself attracted to Deniz, a young Turkish woman, lost in a new life in a new country, along with her 13-year-old daughter. While helping Deniz to find her husband, Max [...]]]></description>
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