Ninth floor documents an important moment in montreal civil rights history plus a film about the destruction of indigenous culture in colombia. Who we are what we do residenciesclasses contact the 9th floor. Documentary seeks to heal wounds left by landmark protest rci. Quest for the ancient relic is about jimmy romero, an exthief turned adventureloving urban explorer who delves into abandoned buildings, storm drains, and. Ninth floor is worth a lookespecially considering how the decadesold news footage looks painfully similar to contemporary images of racial unrest in ferguson and beyond. Ninth floor 1h 21min 2015 documentary canada shum opens the film with footage of expo 67 and its impossibly rosy vision of canada as a land of boundless benevolence and tolerance. Mar 26, 2015 the sound was rough, the image blurred but the content was gold. Mailing address 1166 avenue of the americas, ninth floor new york ny 10036 business address 1166 avenue of the americas, ninth floor new york ny 10036 212 4780000 d.
Alex embers, a despondent young man experiences reoccurring dreams about an imaginary lover in the midst of wwii. Michaels hospital was shut off to the public, staff, and administrators in 1984. Sep 21, 2015 the complete program guide for the 2015 vancouver international film festival viff. Among them are some familiar local names, and environmental and racial. Ninth floor uk productions limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. Still image from ninth floor, a documentary film directed by mina shum. Stream tracks and playlists from ninth floor on your desktop or mobile device.
Our focus evolved in time into a wide range of interests therefore we. This simple axiom has guided my professional work over the past 18 years. By maurie alioff published september 9th, 2015 issue 99, fall 2015 comments. The sound was rough, the image blurred but the content was gold. The archival material in ninth floor is incendiary and unforgettable. The best design communicates clearly, spurs action, and inspires delight all while providing a transparent, pleasurable experience.
More than great archival imagery, it was evidence, and we jumped with joy when we saw it, says pollard, it was footage of robert. May 14, 2015 the fact that the national film board is producing this film with mina shum as director and me as producer is one important measure of how things have changed. A national film board of canada production, ninth floor tells the story of the most dramatic. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of the ninth floor on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account. Three people stuck in an elevator are forced to get to know each other. The people who were interviewed for this film just kept pointing the finger at the other guy. Director mina shum makes her foray into feature documentary by reopening the file on a watershed moment in canadian race relations the infamous sir george williams riot. Help us to make this the most complete winners of the best of the web. To set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. The vancouver international film festival has unveiled 11 feature films in its lineup for its 2015 bc spotlight program. Viff 2015 complete guide by vancouver international film. Apr 08, 2019 director mina shum makes her foray into feature documentary by reopening the file on a watershed moment in canadian race relations the infamous sir george williams riot. Watch the ninth floor online vimeo on demand on vimeo. At this point, the safdies are young masters of their own aesthetic, which was in formation at the time of daddy longlegs but felt more fully realized in heaven knows what.
Mega tsunami scenes from the film san andreas 2015 duration. India expertrating solutions dlf it park, block d, ground floor chandigarh technology park chandigarh u. Aug 07, 2015 in her first featurelength documentary, director mina shum double happiness takes a penetrating look at the sir george williams university riot of february 1969, when a protest against. Ninth floor, a documentary film about the sir george williams computer riot will be shown where the events took place mostlymovies. Since their launch in 2005, mediastorm has won four emmy awards and four webby awards. In 1969, to protest the administrations mishandling of racist accusations towards a professor, students at sir george williams university occupied a ninth floor computer lab. Buy tickets and see the complete festival du nouveau cinema program here. Veera desai road, andheri west, mumbai 400053, maharashtra, india. Its promal goal was promoting the most original and forthcoming projects with improvising singers. Until a much younger man appears, but shes not convinced yet. The waitresses and loyal customers of the restaurant were the subject of a 1998 national film board of canada documentary, les dames du 9e the ladies of the 9th. Uk expertrating solutions 3rd floor 207 regent street london w1b 3hh.
With saint allen austin, nick bredosky, anna donnel, anna donnell. The ninth floor by jessica dimmock the ninth floor documents a group of addicts who moved into the apartment of a former millionaire in a wealthy neighborhood in downtown manhattan. Streaming vf ninth floor film complet streaming vf 2015. Sep 10, 2015 m ina shums taut and accomplished documentary the ninth floor is an extremely important film about racial discrimination in canada. She is the recipient of a number of awards from the toronto film festival, berlin film festival and the toronto film festival. The royalty network publishing, bmi broadcast music inc. In january 1969, several hundred students from sir george williams university in montreal took over a ninthfloor computer lab, and spent the next two weeks fighting to be heard as equal humans. In her first featurelength documentary, director mina shum double happiness takes a penetrating look at the sir george williams university.
Licensed to youtube by tseries music on behalf of tseries. An international coproduction between the united states, portugal, france, and spain, the film is loosely based upon arturo perezrevertes 1993 novel the club dumas. Focusing on three individuals, dimmock watches and listens as the young people on the ninth floor fall into despair, then reflect on their choices and yearn for more. Ninth floor regarder des films avec soustitres francais gratuitement.
Dear chair srinivasan, at its regular board meeting on march 4, 2015, manhattan community board 4 mcb4 voted to write on an application for proposed lobby improvements at 630 ninth avenue film center. The plot involves authenticating a rare and ancient book that purportedly contains a magical secret for summoning the devil. Sep 26, 20 some estimates place numbers of heroin addicts in the united states at 600,000, with growing numbers of teenagers and young adults entering their ranks. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. The ninth gate is a 1999 mystery thriller film directed, produced, and cowritten by roman polanski. Cinema politica is the largest campus and community based documentary screening network in the world. In her first featurelength documentary, director mina shum double happiness takes a penetrating look at the sir george williams university riot of february 1969, when a protest. Dec 03, 2017 a rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a demon text, gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones. Ninth floor this is a penetrating look at the sir george williams university riot of february 1969, when six caribbean students mounted a protest against institutional racism. We are a montrealbased nonprofit media arts organization dedicated to the dissemination of independent political works by canadian and international filmmakers. Ninth floor official trailer 1 2015 documentary hd. Quest for the ancient relic is now available to purchase and download on itunes. Ninth floor par mina shum onf office national du film. Ninth floor 2015 1h 21min documentary 10 september 2015 canada in 1969, to protest the administrations mishandling of racist accusations towards a professor, students at sir george williams university occupied a ninth floor computer lab.
Ninth floor by mina shum nfb national film board of canada. Release dates 2 also known as aka 2 release dates canada 10 september 2015 toronto international film festival canada 26 september 2015 vancouver international film festival also known as aka original title ninth floor. Ninth floor is a 2015 national film board of canada documentary film written and directed by mina shum about the 1969 sir george williams affair, a student. Editor carmen pollard had already completed a rough cut of ninth floor, mina shums feature doc about the sir george williams affair, when a key new piece of visual history came to light. Contact expertrating solutions expertrating addresses. Ninth floor is a 2015 national film board of canada documentary film written and directed by mina shum about the 1969 sir george williams affair, a student occupation led by black west indianborn students to protest alleged racism at the montreal university. She has served as the director resident at the canadian film centre in toronto. When his dreams and reality become intertwined, he is faced with the decision of leaving the meaningless world he has always known for a chance to save the. A woman who struggles in relationships doesnt find the love she wants. The word shareek in urdu means partner but in punjabi we see a complete reinterpretation of this word.
Not only does it retell a crucial part of canadian history that never made it into the history books i studied in school, but the incident it depicts has continued relevance today. Nfbs ninth floor and interview with a free man named to. Sep 11, 2015 besides the many startling accounts of police brutality and a 1969 student mob chanting let the ns burn, whats most disquieting about ninth floor may just be indongos unease in raising. Ninth floor uk productions limited overview free company. Season 10 dvd, 2015, 5disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Cinema scope tiff 2015 ninth floor mina shum, canada. The doors were welded and chained shut, the stop was removed from the elevators, and the no one talked about what happened thereever. Expertly combining interviews and archival footage, ninth floor offers both a revealing look at the shallowness of our home and native lands proudly proclaimed culture of tolerance, and a timely reminder of the importance of civil disobedience, particularly in times when governmental powers go unquestioned and unchecked. Year 2015 runtime 81 mins in january 1969, several hundred students from sir george williams university in montreal took over a ninth floor computer lab, and spent the next two weeks fighting to be heard as equal humans. The ninth floor is one of the projects published on, which uses animation, audio, video, and photography to create stories about the human condition. Visual metaphors range from inscrutable innocuous interviews made to look like hiddencamera security footage to laughably obvious a slowmotion clip of a computer keyboard being smashed to the ground is. Independent filmmaker mina shum was born in hong kong and raised in vancouver. This snowballed into 14days of chaos and violence, with riot police storming the occupied ninth floor, and a storm of computer cards raining into the streets below.
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