DOC SHORTS Festival - March 7/8 event
Documentary, Independent, Short Films
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SHIRINGA: AMAZON WHITE GOLD, 9min., Canada
Directed by Oscar Akamine, Joseph Neyra
Jorge Escompani is a "Shiringa" master, "Shiringa" is a tree which produces natural latex. This is considered a tradition that preserves great passion and environmental awareness. The extraction of latex from the Shiringa three led to the death of thousands of indigenous people due to slavery during "the fever of latex" in the 19th century.
QUIET MINDS SILENT STREETS, 14min., Canada
Directed by Karen Chapman
A community plagued by gun violence turns to an unlikely solution: mindfulness and meditation.
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A PEACE OF EUROPE: BREXIT, THE EU & THE GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT, 26min. UK
Directed by Thom Jackson-Wood
Twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998, EU Supergirl Madeleina Kay and indie filmmaker Thom Jackson-Wood explore how the European Union has supported the Northern Irish Peace Process whilst also campaigning against the biggest threat to the Peace Process since it was signed - Brexit.
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