enewsletter - 2009_05.12
May 12 2009
In this enewsletter:
- Nancy Nicol's Queer Ninties Premiere @ Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film Festival + NEW RELEASE: From Criminality to Equality - A COLLECTION OF FOUR FILMS ON LESBIAN AND GAY MOVEMENT HISTORY IN CANADA
- Indies Toronto - Tuesday May 26
- May 29th - Indigo Vibes - Be Loud, bE PROUD, Be Caribbean!
- Indies Vancouver - Wednesday May 20
- Buy Indie Art -- Support Our Artists
- Our Sponsors
PREMIERE - The Queer Nineties
(90 min. 2009)
 Directed by Nancy Nicol
Saturday, May 23, 12:30 @ Royal Ontario Museum
Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
From the defeat of same sex relationship recognition in Ontario (1994), to the Surrey School Board ban of three children’s books that depicted same-sex parents in B.C. (1997); from the role of ethno-diverse communities and labour in advancing queer rights, to the litigants and lawyers at the forefront of key Charter rights cases – the Queer Nineties takes a look at an amazing decade in the struggle for lesbian and gay equality in Canada.
The screening will be followed by a panel including: Tom Warner, Douglas Elliott, Dr. Alan Li, Gareth Henry, Susan Ursel and director, Nancy Nicol.
Event Flyer click here (*.pdf format)
 NEW RELEASE -
From Criminality to Equality - A COLLECTION OF FOUR FILMS ON LESBIAN AND GAY MOVEMENT HISTORY IN CANADA
This award winning series brings to life a moving legacy, combining rarely seen archival footage with diverse voices of the movement from across Canada, and bonus features including study guide and interview with Nancy Nicol.
For more details and for online sales nightattheindies.com/merchandise
~Night at the Indies~ Toronto
 What: rock.paper.sistahz 8... Indies Style...
Special Presentation by our new community Partner - Indigo Vibes with Dj Arif
For more information facebook indigo vibes
When: Tuesday May 26, 7-10 pm
Where: Gladstone Hotel – Melody Bar – 1214 Queen Street West
Admission: PWYC
Music/Poetry by Kamau
Ian Kamau is a poet, hip hop artists and community activator from Toronto.
Short Films by Sabrina Moella
Nappy Heads and I Love You
Sabrina Moella is a Toronto-based filmmaker, writer and producer whose work primarily focuses on studying and narrating the everyday life, traditions, and culture of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. She grew up in Paris and started writing as soon as she was old enough to hold a pen. She graduated in Media Studies from La Sorbonne University and worked as a journalist and TV writer in Paris before moving to Toronto. Her films have screened at many festivals across Canada and the US and have aired on prestigious channels such as BET J and Movieola. She is currently working on two new short films, "Missing" and "Make a Move". Both are part of a collection of short films entitled "The Nappy Heads Diaries" on which Sabrina has been working since 2007 and that she hopes to finish by 2010.
 Dance by Saba
Saba is a versatile and innovative dancer, choreographer and instructor. She is known for her uniqueness in both traditional and fusion styles of African, Middle Eastern and related dance forms. Her background being Ethiopian dance, Saba has further training and performing experience in styles such as Congolese Soukous, West African, Hip Hop and Belly Dance. She has trained with Sonya Mann McFarlane of Imani Edutainers (USA), Yasmina Ramzy and Denise Mireau of Arabesque, DLM and others. currently is a teacher and lead dancer with Arabesque Dance Academy and Company. She is also director and choreographer of her Jaivah aka Nouvel Exposé African Dance Troupe. SabaSaba further collaborates with other artists for music videos and stage shows. SabaSabina.com
 Theatre by Kanika Ambrose
Kanika Ambrose is a young actress and writer based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is currently in her second year of study at Ryerson University where she is working toward a BFA in Acting. Kanika was part of b current’s summer youth program in 2006, as well as Africanadian Playwrights Festival the same year. In high school, which was not too long ago, Kanika participated in the Sears Drama Festival for three years and had the honour of being invited to perform in the SummerWorks Festival twice. Ms. Ambrose continues to act, write, sing, dance and whatever else she can do while finishing her program at Ryerson. She is truly excited for what’s to come.
Indigo Vibes - Be Loud, bE PROUD, Be Caribbean!
 May 29th - come see a special presentation by ~Night at the Indies~
The last Friday of every month @ The Barn Night Club 418 Church Street
Release your oils - with Hip Humping, Waist Wining SOCA, Chutney, Reggae and Bollywood beats! Indigo Vibes - Where sexuality has no limits, diversity is pleasurable and Flirting is encouraged! Heat up your Soul and make friends, lovers or who knows what else!!!
A gay positive event that welcomes all openminded individuals. We provide a venue for artists of caribbean influence at every event with as much exposure we can provide.
Indigo Vibes - providing a social setting for LGBTTQ Caribbean/West Indian Communities. The objective is to unite Gay Men & Women from Caribbean/West Indian backgrounds in mainstream communities! Everyone Welcome!
Bringing Gay MEN and WOMEN together - facebook indigo vibes
~Night at the Indies~ Vancouver
What: A celebration of independent film, spoken word and music
When: Wednesday May 20 @ 8:30 pm
Where: Café Deux Soleils. 2096 Commercial Drive. Vancouver, BC.
Admission: $5-$10 s/s
For more details nightattheindies.com/vancouver
 Spoken Word - Scruffmouth
Scruffmouth is a scribe, spoken word artist and a creator. He is the reigning Grand Champion of the 2008 Vancouver Poetry Slam. His voice expresses the stories of the Black experience throughout history to connect the dots of the past, now and future. Scruffmouth wears the titles of slam poet, hip-hop griot, dub poet like a pick in his afro. Scruff is a published poet and an independent recording artist. He is currently collaborating with conscious artists to achieve creative freedom.
Before receiving his poetic license, Scruffmouth was known as Kevan Cameron. A first-generation Canadian born of Jamaican parents, he attended Simon Fraser University on a soccer scholarship, and graduated with a Bachelor's of General Studies and a Certificate in Liberal Arts. When he is not playing or coaching the beautiful game, Kevan "Scruffmouth" Cameron is wanjuring up new ways to always do the write thing.
Scruffmouth has performed his poetry in motion pictures and television as well as on spoken word stages from Nairobi to New York; Halifax to Denver. He is the founder and creative director of the Black Dot Roots & Culture Collective, storytellers committed to the education, creation and celebration of the Black experience at home and abroad.
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 - Elizabeth Fischer & Tony Wilson
Canadian singer/songwriter of Métis heritage, Janet Panic is a veteran of the Vancouver music scene. A co-founder of 10 Ft Henry, her music has really developed since she struck out on her own. Her earlier CD "The Girl Who Passed For Normal" will be followed by the release of "You Look Good Naked" to be released before the summer.
 Elizabeth Fischer:
A recognized vocalist, composer and lyricist, Elizabeth Fischer is the singer in DarkBlueWorld, who are about to release their second CD. She has recorded and performed with internationally reknowned musicians, led the noted art-rock band Animal Slaves in the 80's, loves Hungarian songs and French chansons, and continues to explore the music of Brecht/Weill and Hans Eisler in a number of contexts. Recently she was featured on an on-air concert of the songs of Leonard Cohen on CBC radio. She is also a cutting edge new media artist whose work has been internationally exhibited and a published poet who values the literary element of song structures.
"Songs that ache with truth"
~ The Globe and Mail
"... songs visceral and enraged and yet with tenderness and naked vulnerability"
~ The Georgia Straight
"With her cigarette-rough voice, Fischer invites comparison to Nico or Patti Smith, though her superior range and color indicate that the similarity has more to do with persona than sound. The slow burning anger in these songs is hardly apparent at first, but finally surfaces as defiance rather than cynicism. It is the sound of a damaged romantic"
~ JunkMedia
 Tony Wilson:
Vancouver's Coastal Jazz and Blues hails Tony Wilson as "unquestionably one of the most original guitar stylists on the Canadian scene". Down Beat Magazine entitles him as "...a talismanic West Coast figure." Tony won a West Coast Music Award with his band Video Barbeque and released the critically acclaimed 'Lowest Note' in 2001, which went on to become a pick of the year in the Globe and Mail. Tony's current sextet is turning heads after recent successful appearances at this year's Guelph and Vancouver Jazz Festivals. Tony's compositions have been played by artists as diverse as the NOW Orchestra, The Hard Rubber Orchestra, Myra Melford, Kokoro Dance, Marilyn Crispell, François Houle and Zubot & Dawson.
"...heartfelt, mercurial, and inspired"
~ The Georgia Straight
"wonderful and exotically quirky"
~ Exclaim!
"fearless music-making that spits in the face of too-polite conservatism"
~ textura
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