A special opportunity for movie lovers! Jo in us for a screening of this 2024 National Film Board of Canada documenta ry and then get an intriguing inside look at how local filmmaker Don McWil liams brought his vision to life. \;
\nThe women who helped create Canadian cinema come to vibrant life in \;A Return to Memory\, a documentary masterwork illuminat ing their vital but little-known role in establishing Canada&rsquo\;s Nati onal Film Board. When Canada entered World War II\, the National Film Boar d suddenly had an urgent new mission&mdash\;and hundreds of women stepped forward\, helping to create Canadian cinema as we now know it.
\nDir ector Donald McWilliams evokes the heady wartime years\, when women played a key part in transforming the NFB into a major international studio.&nbs p\;With men engaged elsewhere in the war effort\, hundreds of women pursue d careers at the newly formed public producer&mdash\;and pioneering figure s like Evelyn Spice Cherry\, Red Burns\, and Jane Marsh Beveridge made mov ie history\, creating work that spoke to the world with a distinctive Cana dian voice.
\nIf you need an accessibility accom modation during this program\, please register early so we can confirm arrangements a few days before your visit.
\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info/e vent/13407629 URL;VALUE=URI:https://bpl.libnet.info/event/13407629 ATTACH:https://static.libnet.info/images/events/bpl/movie-return-memory.jp g END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR