REEL Canada Film Festival
Deepa Mehta and Geoff Pevere visit The Woodlands as The Woodlands students experience Canadian cinema: REEL Canada Film Festival
Tuesday, November 24 - submitted by Ms. Alexander
The Woodlands School was selected by REEL Canada to host a Canadian film festival on Nov. 24. Grade 7 to 12 students and staff will participate in the day-long event with separate screenings in the morning and afternoon. Secondary students and staff will view six films chosen by two senior media classes, and grade 7 and 8 students and staff will view four. A facilitator from the film industry will lead a post-film discussion at each secondary session.
In attendance will be Deepa Mehta, director, Bollywood/Hollywood and Geoff Pevere, movie critic from the Toronto Star, to facilitate discussions following the screening of Bollywood/Hollywood and RIP.
"Our students have chosen an assortment of films that reflect the diversity of our school and showcase innovative Canadian filmmakers," says Jeanne Gray, principal. "Students will be exposed to and learn about Canadian media in a way that they have never experienced before."
Secondary students and staff will have three film venues set up in the school. The two gymnasiums and a large classroom will be turned into movie theatres with screens, projectors, lights and sound equipment provided by REEL Canada.
REEL Canada Day has been welcomed unanimously by staff as an outstanding educational experience. We expect that all students will be in attendance to take full advantage of this great opportunity on November 24th.
