enewsletter - 2009_03.16
March 16 2009
In this enewsletter:
- Buy Indie Art -- Support Our Artists
- Indies Toronto
- Meow Films Produces *Our Lady Of Spills*
- Indies Vancouver
- Save The Date - April 28th - ~Night at the Indies~ and Mayworks co-present: Pride and Solidarity
- Artist Submissions
- Our Sponsors
Check out what's for sale online and at our events!!
~Night at the Indies~ Toronto
When: March 31st, doors open 7:30 – show starts at 8pm
Where: Gladstone Hotel – Melody Bar – 1214 Queen Street West
Cover: $10/pay what you can
Showcasing: Short Films & Spoken Word Artists
 Sedina Fiati with accompanist Adam Weinmann
Sedina Fiati is Toronto based actor, singer, creator and producer who fell in love with the performing arts at the age of 12 and for better or for worse has not looked back. She is graduate of the University of Windsor's Music Theatre Program and of Etobicoke School of the Arts' Music Theatre Program. She has performed in everything from Shakespeare to short films and also produces her own cabaret, The Sedina Show. Most recently, Sedina appeared in b current's production of Wise.Woman at Theatre Centre and is also a member of b current's rAiz'n ensemble. She is currently working on a multi disciplinary show called Last Dance. See sedinaf.com for more info on what she is up to.
 Maarit Suomi-Väänänen
SALTY SNOW
experimental film, 9mins, 2007
SALTY SNOW thematises the yearning for a child. The film reflects on the innate human need to breed, to create things new. As hopes, expectations and disappointments become interwoven, life feels fragile and vulnerable, and, at times, the shared sorrow is experienced separately.
 Maarit Suomi-Väänänen
SWAN SONG
experimental film, 6min 20sec, 2004
Swan Song is a video work discussing the experience of interaction and independence, and the feeling of being rejected.
Swan Song is a nature drama in three acts. It starts with the mating dance of swans then shows their copulation, and finally the idyllic family scene, which is about to break up. This is the film's way to demonstrate the power struggle and the sexual desire between woman and man. Even procreation is a part of this power struggle.
Swan Song is a comment on natural selection. It suggests that reproduction cannot be taken for granted. Man cannot control the nature. Swan Song discusses the dependence between parents and children, which lies in their fear of being rejected.
Concept, Director, Producer, Camera Maarit Suomi-Väänänen
Screenings, exhibitions, broadcast, streaming
WWF - New Delhi, India, Film and Documentary Library
Movieola - Short Film Channel, Canada
tv-tv, independent art channel 24.6.2006, Copenhagen, Denmark
ArtFair, MUUgallery, Helsinki 21.9. - 1.10.2006
CARTES FLUX - screening, Luohisali, Espoo 12.2005 and 3.2006
by CARTES Centre for Art and Technology
Filmklubb Video Lick, Göteborg, Sweden 3.2005
VIEW - Festival for Finnish Media Art, Helsinki Finland 2.2005
Foxdays -Film and Video Festival, Helsinki Finland 11.2004
Gallerii Deco, Tallinn, Estonia, 7.-20.9.2004
Gallery Leena Kuumola´s Film-Event 6.2004
premier at MuuGallery, Helsinki Finland 17.5.2004
Rehaset Yohanes & Andrea Henry
Rehaset Yohanes is best known for her work and activism around the local music scene in Atlanta, GA. Now a recent transplant to Canada, Rehaset is a fresh face in the Toronto art scene and hopes to continue to evolve as an artist by exploring other forms and mediums and ultimately help "Bridge the Gap Between Afrikans and the World."
Andrea Henry is a singer-songwriter, visual artist, motivational speaker and model. She is best known as a former member of the Juno-nominated, platinum-selling group Sugar Jones. Andrea has appeared in the Rock Paper Sistahz Festivals many times as a lead in RPS 3 "After All," by Carol Anderson, RPS 4 staged reading "Only You" by Kimahli Powell, and RPS 4 in the play "Zong" by M. Nourbese Philip. Andrea Henry has appeared in magazines and is currently a featured model on the Golden Queen Hair Products line on the web and stores nationwide. She enjoys working in the community using arts and music as an inspirational outlet. mypace.com/andreahenrysoul
 HEAVEN ON EARTH
a film by Bruce Weaver
25 minutes. experimental film, 6min 20sec, 2004
What images do we hold in mind for the future of humankind, and the planet? At present, we are bombarded with images of global climate change, worldwide food and water shortages and catastrophic wars. Heaven On Earth is a video travelogue documenting the work of permaculturist Rico Zook. Join us as we travel with Rico to the Northern most part of India in the shade of the towering Himalayas, to glimpse the future through Rico's eyes and learn what permaculture is, and what it has to offer both humanity and the planet. Is it possible we might find heaven on earth here, and now?
 Ania Soul
Ania is a guitarist and singersongwriter who brings soul folk music to life adding her acoustic sound and powerful voice for an irresistible combination. nominated for best female in the ontario independent music awards (oima) 2007, she has played at trane studios, the revival bar, st. lawrence centre for the arts, opened up for spoken word artist ursula rucker and more. myspace.com/aniasoul
 Theatre Archipelago
proudly presents
The world premiere of Edwige Jean-Pierre's
*Our Lady of Spills*
April 24-May 10 2009. Papermill Theatre - TORONTO
Click here for tickets and information!!
~Night at the Indies~ Vancouver
A celebration of independent film, spoken word and music
When: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 8:30 p.m.
Admission $5
Where: Café Deux Soleils
2096 Commercial Dr
Vancouver
For more details nightattheindies.com/vancouver
 Spoken Word - Ryan Fletcher
With a simple and direct writing style and a gift for perspective, Ryan Fletcher writes works built to reach any kind of crowd, whether it be analytical academics or regular blue collar workers. With an academic background of English, History, and Psychology, and work experience ranging from harvests and landscaping, to warehouses, fast food joints, organic delis, casinos, offices, museums and radio stations, Fletcher knows many voices. He said his ultimate interest lies in, "Disarming any lies we may be telling ourselves and celebrating the human experience, good and bad", "It is my hope that my poems will leave audiences with beautiful impressions of truth that has them to feeling good and curious about the magic of life."
To read some of Ryan's works visit the 'Rhyme and Punishment' section of the unconformed.com website.
Films - ~Night at the Indies~ Vancouver Short Film Slam
To support independent film makers we are offering you a chance to screen your productions. Every month we will set aside an hour of our program for film makers to show their latest work. We will then ask the audience to judge the submissions. The winning submission will be promoted on our website and presented at next months Night at the Indies in Toronto.
- Films submitted must be 10 minutes or less in length
- Films must be on DVD
- Registration begins at 8:00 p.m. and will end when the hour is programmed
- Film makers must submit their own original productions and retain all rights to their productions
- There are no submission fees or screening costs beyond your $5.00 admission to enjoy our evening's program
- This is an all ages venue so may not be suitable for explicit material
Come join the audience! You be part of the Academy
 Music - John Pippus
Canadian singer/songwriter John Pippus has written songs in genres that span: rock, folk, blues, pop, and country. In addition to writing well over 150 of his own songs, he has co-written songs with both award-winning and up-and-coming writers such as Trooper's Ra McGuire (Vancouver), Angela Lauer (Nashville), Ivan Boudreau (Vancouver), Kacy Crowley (Austin), Aaron Joyce (Vancouver), Tim Shean (Nashville), Karina Morin (Montreal/Vancouver), Chris Aaron (Denver).
Releasing a first full-length album at an age when most people are browsing the last-minute cruise line deals and senior's rates specials takes some kind of nerve. Or passion. Or both. Although playing guitar and performing since the age of 12 (around the same time the Beatles hit it big in America), it's taken this long for John Pippus to get around to recording and releasing a collected dozen of his 100+ original songs. "Myspace, Facebook, and other networking sites have been good places to post singles and get people listening and commenting - and sometimes buying," Pippus says. "As a result, I haven't felt the strong need to have a full-length CD out there - until now".
For more information about John visit johnpippus.com or myspace.com/johnpippus
Save the Date - April 28th - ~Night at the Indies~ and Mayworks co-present:
Pride and Solidarity
Tuesday April 28, 7-10 pm, $5-$10 s/s
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander Street
Pride and Solidarity is a jam-packed evening that will trace the histories and current of queer political movements in Canada and the United States,
and the engagement of workers, artists and unions fighting for social justice.
Opening the evening, Hannah in Bedlam, a monologue written and performed by acclaimed Toronto artist christina starr.
Two documentary films by award-winning filmmaker Nancy Nicol will be screened, which capture the victories and struggles for same-sex relationship recognition and marriage in Canada and the United States.
Politics of the Heart (68min, 2005) is a moving portrait of lesbian and gay families who profoundly re-shaped the cultural, political and legal landscape of Quebec and Canada by fighting for recognition of their relationships and their families.
One Summer in New Paltz
(54 min, 2008) is a cautionary tale of a young mayor of a small village who decided to do the unthinkable, set against a backdrop of the Bush administration’s policy of endless war and assault on civil liberties.
A question and answer period will close the program, including Nancy Nicol and Fred Hahn. Fred was elected Secretary Treasurer of CUPE Ontario in 2006, making him the first openly gay man to be elected to a full-time officer position in CUPE Ontario.
Co-presented with ~Night at the Indies~. Co-sponsored by CAW Queer Caucus, CUPE Ontario Pink Triangle Committee, OPSEU Rainbow Alliance, and Elementary Teachers of Toronto Political Action Committee.
~Night at the Indies~ Call for Submissions
– No submission fee
– All Artists are welcome to submit
– Please use the form on the website nightattheindies.com
- Deadline for the 3rd quarter of 2009 is May 1, 2009
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