Kabir Cultural Centre collection ➔ [Poster for the screening of Gandhi and Citizen King at de Seve Cinema, Montreal, Quebec]

Item
Identifier:
2023_01_05_004
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.centrekabir.com/en/
Repository Identifier
NonviolenceDay2008
Date
October 3 2008;Date(s) of creation
Creator
Extent
1 poster
Format
ephemera
Description
Poster advertising the screening of two films at de Seve Cinema, Montreal, Quebec in celebration of International Non-Violence Day. The films screened are James Cameron's 1978[?] documentary Gandhi and Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker's 2004 documentary Citizen King. Gandhi originally aired on June 6 1963[?] as the third episode of the of documentary series Men of Our Time. Directed and presented by James Cameron, this documentary covers Gandhi as a person as well as a political strategist. Citizen King originally aired on January 19, 2004 as the fourth episode of the sixteenth season of the documentary series American Experience. Directed by Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker, this documentary covers the final five years of King's life. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian civil rights activist and advocate of nonviolent resistance. He was born on October 2, 1868 in the city of Porbandar in Gujarat, India, then the Porbandar State of the British Raj. He played an integral role in India's struggle for independence from the British Empire. On January 30, 1948, he was assassinated by the Hindu Nationalist Nathuram Godse. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., originally named Michael King Jr., was an African-American clergyman and civil rights leader. He was born on January 15, 1929 in the city of Atlanta in Georgia, United States of America. Influenced by both Christian dogma and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi, he employed nonviolent resistance as part of his activism against segregation and Jim Crow laws. On April 4, 1968, he was assassinated. James Cameron was a writer and director of both drama and documentary films. He was born on June 17, 1911 in the district of Battersea in London, England. He died on January 26, 1985. Noland Walker is a documentary filmmaker and the Vice President of Content at Independent Television Service, which funds and presents documentaries on public television. Orlando Bagwell is a documentary filmmaker known for works covering the history of Black civil rights in America.
Location
Canada;Quebec;Montreal
Language
English
Notes
Ghandi is in English. 35 mins. Citizen King is in English. 40 mins. Screening was followed by a panel discussion. "As I delved deeper into the philosophy of Gandhi, my skepticism concerning the power of love gradually diminished, and I came to see for the first time that the Christian doctrine of love, operating through the Gandhian method of nonviolence, is one of the most potent weapons available to an oppressed people in their struggle for freedom." -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Both films explore development and application of non-violence in different countries, context and times, emphasizing its universal relevance." -Kabir Cultural Centre "James Cameron was born on June 17, 1911 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for ITV Playhouse (1967), The Spanish Civil War (1983) and The Festival in London (1951). He died on January 26, 1985 in Hampstead, London, England, UK." -https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0131609/?ref_=tt_ov_wr. "Noland Walker is Vice President of Content at ITVS and oversees the cultivation of independent documentary films for the award-winning public media series Independent Lens, POV, American Masters, America ReFramed and others. He also steers ITVS’ content partnerships and field relations strategies. Noland’s documentary credits include award-winning films such as Africans in America, Citizen King, Jonestown: The Life And Death Of Peoples Temple and Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story." -https://www.docnyc.net/?bios=noland-walker. "Orlando Bagwell is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose films have captured the history of violence and movement from slavery to the civil rights and Black power movements and present-day stories of race and conflict in contemporary American society. He received his BA and masters degree from Boston University in filmmaking and journalism, and was recently appointed as Director of the Documentary Program at The University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism." -https://graycenter.uchicago.edu/people/orlando-bagwell. The International Day of Non-Violence is an unofficial holiday observed on October 2, the birthday of Mahatma Ghandi. *Date listed refers to date of performance.
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Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Documentary films [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088115];Civil rights movements [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026384];Posters [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001723]