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BOMBSHELL
*Canadian Premiere*
• Finale Screening •
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Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr (ZIEGFELD GIRL, SAMSON AND DELILAH) was known as the world’s most beautiful woman – Snow White and Cat Woman were both based on her iconic look. However, her arresting looks and glamorous life stood in the way of her being given the credit she deserved as an ingenious inventor whose pioneering work helped revolutionize modern communication. Mislabeled as “just another pretty face,” Hedy’s true legacy is that of a technological trailblazer. She was an Austrian Jewish emigre who invented a covert communication system to try and help defeat the Nazis, then gave her patent to the Navy, but was ignored and told to sell kisses for war bonds instead. It was only towards the very end of her life that tech pioneers discovered her concept which is now used as the basis for secure WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth. Hedy never publicly talked about her life as an inventor and so her family thought her story died when she did. But in 2016, director Alexandra Dean and producer Adam Haggiag unearthed four never-before-heard audio tapes of Hedy speaking on the record about her incredible life.
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ATTENDING FILMMAKER
Director Alexandra Dean
will take part in a post-screening Q&A
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BOMBSHELL official trailer
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Join us for the Canadian Premiere of BOMBSHELL
Sunday, Sept 24 at 7:00pm*
Lunenburg Opera House
BUY YOUR PASS NOW
BOX OFFICE
125 Montague Street, Lunenburg
Mon - Fri, 11am - 5pm & Sat 10am - 4pm
*Schedule subject to change
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LUNENBURG
Where the Land Meets the Sea
*WORLD PREMIERE*
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Lunenburg: Where The Land Meets The Sea is a documentary that explores the daily lives of residents from a variety of backgrounds but who share a connection to the ocean, the land, and the town and are maintaining traditions for the next generation.
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ATTENDING FILMMAKERS
will take part in a post-screening Q&A
Friday, Sept 22 at 2:30 pm
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Director RACHEL BOWER
Producer EDWARD PIELL
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* World Premiere *
LUNENBURG: Where the Land Meets the Sea
and FILMMAKERS Q&A
Friday, Sept 22 at 2:30 pm*
Lunenburg Opera House
*Schedule subject to change
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90 min / AUSTRALIA / 2016
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LE RIDE follows Phil Keoghan and his friend Ben Cornell as they attempt to recreate the original route of the 1928 Tour de france. Averaging 240 kilometres a day for 26 days, Phil and Ben traverse both the unforgiving mountains of the Pyrenees and the Alps, on original vintage steel racing bikes with no gears and marginal brakes. The documentary takes inspiration from the remarkable true story of Australians Sir Hubert Opperman, Ernie Bainbridge and Percy Osborne, and New Zealander Harry Watson as the first English speaking team to compete in the Tour de France. They arrived after six weeks at sea, under-trained and under-resourced, untested and completely written off by the French media. The 1928 Tour was the toughest in history – a hell on wheels race of attrition. Only 41 finished out of 161 starters yet remarkably three were from the Australasian team. This extraordinary story of achievement against the odds has never been told on film until now.
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LE RIDE official trailer
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Join us for LE RIDE
Sunday, Sept 24 at 4:00pm*
Lunenburg Opera House
BUY YOUR PASS NOW
BOX OFFICE
125 Montague Street, Lunenburg
Mon - Fri, 11am - 5pm & Sat 10am - 4pm
*Schedule subject to change
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OFFICIAL FILM SELECTIONS
All screenings at Lunenburg Opera House
290 Lincoln St
CLICK AN IMAGE TO LEARN MORE
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106 MIN / USA / 2017
Attending Filmmaker:
Thomas Simmons
CANADIAN PREMIERE
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88 min / USA / 2017
Attending Filmmaker:
Darren Mann
ATLANTIC CANADIAN PREMIERE
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76 min / Canada / 2017
Attending Filmmaker:
Susannah Heath Eves
*WORLD PREMIERE*
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87 min / CANADA / 2017
Attending Filmmakers:
Aube Giroux, Director
Camelia Freiberg, Executive Producer
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102 minutes / Canada / 2017
* one time screening *
OPENING NIGHT FILM
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103 minutes / Syria / 2017
Attending Director: Feras Fayyad
Arabic with English subtitles
ATLANTIC CANADIAN PREMIERE
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72 min / US / 2017
Attending Filmmaker: Sky Bergman
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
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89 minutes / US / 2017
Italian with English subtitles
ATLANTIC CANADIAN PREMIERE
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* FREE EVENT *
Saturday, Sept 23 at 9:30pm
Lunenburg Opera House
Lunenburg-area artists from diverse disciplines have created micro-documentaries on 35mm film. The initial images were captured on 35mm motion picture film. Then the artists directly animated on top of the print -- 1440 frames of 35mm film!
The films will premiere at Lunenburg Doc Fest along with Sea of Change: Docupoems on Lunenburg. Artist will participate in a post-screening Q&A.
Funded with the support of Arts Nova Scotia
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* FREE EVENT *
Saturda, Sept 23 at 9:45pm
Lunenburg Opera House
Five professional filmmakers and five professional poets are collaborating and creating short experimental documentaries to be performed live at Lunenburg Doc Fest, where the films screen and the poetry/words are performed live in unison with the moving image.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts,
which last year invested $153 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.
JOIN US for a "Meet the Filmmaker" mix and mingle
after SEA OF CHANGE at Risser's Social House,
Lunenburg Arms Hotel (cash bar).
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"STILL MOVING"
a free artist talk by LIVES WELL LIVED
director Sky Bergman
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* FREE EVENT *
Saturday, Sept 23, 11:30am - Noon
'Still Moving: The transition from still photography to the moving image in the digital age' will focus on Sky's journey to filmmaking as a photographer.
Sky Bergman is an accomplished, award-winning photographer. LIVES WELL LIVED is Sky’s directorial debut. Her fine art work is included in permanent collections at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Brooklyn Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (National Library of France) in Paris. Sky's book, The Naked & The Nude: Images from the Sculpture Series, includes an introduction by Hèléne Pinet, curator of photography at the Rodin Museum in Paris. She has shot book covers for Random House and Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Inc., and magazine spreads that appeared in Smithsonian, Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel, Reader’s Digest, and Archaeology Odyssey. Sky Bergman currently is a Professor of Photography and Video at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, CA.
 
Lunenburg Doc Fest is pleased to acknowledge the support of Lunenburg Foundation for the Arts and Nova Scotia Health Authority in presenting this free artist talk and Sky Bergman's participation at Lunenburg Doc Fest.
Lunenburg Doc Fest is honoured to present the
* International Premiere *
of Sky Bergman's directorial debut
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Festival, Film & Gala Passes!
A limited number of passes available
Purchase online or at the Festival Box Office (125 Montague St)
Pass buyers receive a 25% Coupon to Spa NINETY4
Festival & Gala Passes include the one-time screening of
the Opening Night Film
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World
& LDF Gala celebration
Passes are now available for Pick-up at the Box Office.
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FRESH FOR THE PICKING!
Come Visit Us!
TODAY SEPTEMBER 7TH
8 AM - 12:00 PM
PASSES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AT THE MARKET
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The Festival Box Office is open!
125 Montague Street, Lunenburg
Mon - Fri 11am - 5pm
Sat 10am - 4pm
Already bought a pass?
Passes are now available for pick-up!
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HOT DOCS WORKSHOP
* APPLY NOW *
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Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival -- the largest documentary festival in North America -- will return to the Doc Fest to present more professional development sessions and take part in The Doc Market and networking events!
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2016 Hot Docs Workshop. Photo by Beatrice Schuler
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Madelaine Russo, Industry Programmer of Deal Maker at Hot Docs in Toronto, will host a Hot Docs Doc Ignite workshop and round table at Lunenburg Doc Fest.
Before joining Hot Docs, Madelaine ran the Alternate Realities Market at Sheffield Doc/Fest in the UK. She has also worked at short film distributor Ouat Media. Madelaine holds a Master of Arts in English and Cultural Studies.
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A limited number of filmmakers
will be selected to participate in each session.
APPLY to HOT DOCS DOC IGNITE
REGISTER for THE DOC MARKET
See the INDUSTRY tab at www.lunenburgdocfest.com for details.
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The 2016 Doc Market. Photo by Beatrice Schuler
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For filmmakers seeking support, exposure and opportunities for their documentary projects, The Doc Market offers a valuable platform to meet one-on-one with industry partners and decision-makers.
Confirmed decision-makers attending the 2017 edition:
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Stewart Young, Executive Producer-Land and Sea, and Independent Production
Films We Like
Michael Boyuk, Vice President
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
Madelaine Russo, Industry Programmer-Deal Maker
National Film Board (NFB)
Rohan Fernando, Producer - Atlantic Centre /
Paul McNeill, Producer - Atlantic Studio
Zeitgeist Films
Nancy Gerstman, co-president & co-founder
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STEP INTO THE STORY
INTERACTIVE ARCADE
*FREE EVENT*
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Lunenburg Doc Fest will offer the festival’s first-ever interactive arcade where youth of all ages can ‘Step Into The Story’. This hands-on initiative will showcase a captivating midway of attractions that shape the way we work, play and connect. From fact-based virtual reality and animation installation loops to video games, a range of immersive experiences that make you part of the story!
Current Studios • Halifax VR Room • NFB Ocean School • South Shore Public Libraries • more soon!
FREE TO ALL
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
10:00 - 11:30am
Festival Centre -- United Church Hall
Lunenburg Doc Fest acknowledges the support of the Province of Nova Scotia’s Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage in presenting the Step Into the Story: Interactive Arcade.
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Feature Documentary Award
All feature documentaries screening during the fourth annual Lunenburg Doc Fest are eligible for the FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AWARD.
Short Film Award
All short films screening during the fourth annual Lunenburg Doc Fest are eligible for the SHORT FILM AWARD.
Audience Award
All feature documentaries screening during the fourth annual Lunenburg Doc Fest are eligible for the AUDIENCE AWARD as chosen by the festival audience.
Atlantic Filmmaker Award
The Atlantic Filmmaker Award goes to a film with a strong Atlantic filmmaker connection. DOC Atlantic returns as a support partner to award a 1-YEAR MEMBERSHIP TO THE DOCUMENTARY ORGANIZATION OF CANADA to the winning filmmaker and William F White International Inc. will award a $1000 Services Package!
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to our generous Sponsors & Festival Partners
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DIAMOND
Canada Council for the Arts
Arts Nova Scotia
Canadian Heritage
Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program
Nova Scotia Communities, Culture and Heritage
PLATINUM
Andy's Tires Shop -- Michelin
FARBLACK
Inge Hatton
Chippie Kennedy and John McLennan
Garry and Mary Lou Pye
Wilsons
Anonymous
GOLD
Bailly’s Fuels Ltd
Bounty Print
Farley and Courtney Blackman
Dennis Carter and Pat McGowan
CBC
Clearwater Seafood
Corporate Research Associates (CRA)
Current Studios
Pierre Lesperance and Susan Dewitt
Hot Docs
Ironworks Distillery
Margaret and Ian Lightstone
Lunenburg Arms Hotel & Spa
Lunenburg County Film Series
Lunenburg Foundation for the Arts
Nova Scotia Health Authority, Lunenburg Wellness
O'Regan's Subaru
Craig Rubadoux
Stelia North America Inc.
West Nova Fuels
Liz Wishart and Bruce MacCormack
Anonymous
SILVER
Adams & Knickle
Alex Astbury FRI ACCI, Red Door Realty
John and Jenice Benton
Colin Carroll
Duckworth Real Estate
David and Roseann Fine
FMAV
Grand Banker Bar and Grill
The Knot Pub
Carol D. Leonard
LighthouseNOW
Richard and Mary Jean Morawetz
Ted and Julia Price
SHOBAC MacKay-Lyons
Maribeth Solomon and Robert Schwartz
Sweet Treasures Confectionery
TD CanadaTrust
Town of Lunenburg
BRONZE
Bank of Montreal
Fern Jordan
FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL
Huestis Insurance Group
Sue Kashanski
Ron and Michele Kaulbach
Kinley Drug Co Ltd
Larry Steinberg and Heather McAllister
Anton Schlemm
Debora Walsh
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DEAR SPONSORS,
If you are a new sponsor, Thank you! If you are a returning sponsor, Thank you! Many thanks to all of our generous sponsors who help make Lunenburg Doc Fest a success!
FESTIVAL PARTNERS
Our Festival Partners demonstrate support through in-kind contributions. We appreciate the individuals and organization that share an interest in films and in helping to make Lunenburg Doc Fest the best it can be.
Thanks to the following Festival Partners:
Lunenburg Arms Hotel and Spa
Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP)
Bounty Print
Current Studios
Centre For Art Tapes (CFAT)
Corporate Research Associates (CRA)
David Francis- Independent Grocers
DOC Atlantic
Eurocentres Atlantic Canada
FMAV
HotDocs
Jost Vineyards
LighthouseNOW
Lincoln Street Food
Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival
Oceanview Nursery
Rumtopf Farms
Smugglers Cover
Star Charters
Tulipwood
William F White International Inc.
VOLUNTEER
WITH LUNENBURG DOC FEST
Support comes in many forms!
Volunteer with Lunenburg Doc Fest and be a part of the local vibrant cultural community!
We seek adult volunteers who share a passion for film, engaging community and supporting a great and growing non-profit organization. Click here to apply!
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Lunenburg Doc Fests acknowledges the support of the Government of Canada.
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