Projecting Change FF 2011 closer: Mother

I feel really lucky to have seen the opening and closing films at Projecting Change this year because despite my busy schedule I feel it’s important to have a sense of opening my mind to new ideas and then reflecting on them. Once again, PCFF has not disappointed.

Closing night started off with some awards:

I really would like to have seen this doc which was real early Saturday morning, made by a friend of one of my VSFF colleagues. Next time!

I was stoked Eco-Pirate won the Best Documentary award! Well deserved.

An award also went out to the people who made a short 60-second video on how they are projecting change by making SFU a Fair Trade campus. It was a really campy rap music video – check it out on PCFF’s Facebook Page.

And now, for Mother.

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Projecting Change Film Fest Opening: Eco Pirate

While the kickoff of the 2011 Projecting Change Film Festival was supposed to be Thursday night with a fashion show by Jeff Garner of Prophetik, plans changed and instead Eco Pirate kicked off the festival. Held at the brand-spankin new SFU Woodward’s Theatre, it was a cool change from the traditional theatre space, with plenty of room in the lobby atrium for pro-change exhibitors. While a RUSH line had formed with people trying to get into the film, Sea Shepherd fans swarmed their booth for swag:

The theatre has ample capacity, and I was really impressed at the screen quality, though space was a bit tight and it got really hot when it was full.

While Projecing Change co-founder Brady Dahmer introduced Director Trish Dolman (go female directors!) and Captain Paul Watson, Trish introduced a few special guests.

Cody and Katie had lost their sister in a car accident last year, who was passionate about the animal cause. They decided to raise money in her name to Sea Shepherd, and have raised $12,500 to date. What an emotional start to the evening!

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Middle Child’s Year (of Reviews) in Review

It hasn’t completely been a year since I started Middle Child Reviews, but it sure feels like I’ve done a lot of ‘em!

Thank WordPress for the existence of this blog and the ability to share reviews of great places, events, films, and products.  It’s been great to have an additional outlet other than Yelp where I can post cool stuff.

Sit back as I recap the highs of Middle Child Reviews’s first year!

April 2010: I celebrate my birthday with one of the best meals of my life at Vij’s and got a photo with VV himself – totally worth the 1.5 hour wait.

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