Friday November 11, 6:45pm @ TIFF Bell Lightbox 350 King St West Reitman Square, Toronto, Ontario @ Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival Lauren Parsekian, USA, 2010, 76 min, Beta sp, Canadian Premiere, English, Student Choice Award: Toronto International Film Festival, Sprockets, Rated PG Finding Kind explores real life Mean Girls,…
Monday November 7, 7:00 pm @ Workman Arts, 651 Dufferin St, Toronto, ON @ Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival http://www.rendezvouswithmadness.com Filmmakers: Tellervo Kalleinen, Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen, Netherlands, Finland, 2011, 65 min, Digibeta, Dutch with English subtitles, Rated 14A People In White offers up a different point of view than most mental…
It’s been two years since Mackenzie Phillips came out on Oprah and in her book High On Arrival with the story of sexual abuse from her father. The admission made a huge impact on other survivors out there as finally someone has spoken out about one of the last taboos. …
www.femaleeyefilmfestival.com The Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) launches its 9th annual showcase and celebration of films directed by women with a bang! This March 16 to 20, 2011, join us as we take a look through the lens at sex, violence and politics through the Female Eye! Female Eye Film…
“I think for so long, we swept it under the carpet, for so long when it’s time to deal with THAT issue, when it’s time to deal with molestation inside the home, we walk away from it. We don’t address it so often times we live a lifetime with those demons and not really dealing with it so we continue to have a damaged life and it’s time to stop that, it’s time for us to heal and be survivors and no longer be victims.”
Charmaine Loverin is a talented and expressive artist in many forms and uses her art as a vehicle, through her history of being sexually abused; she supports organizations that have helped her. “I volunteer; I use my art as fundraising opportunities in their events,” she explains. “I’ll do anything to…