This month's POV magazine features the man everyone is talking about... David Suzuki discusses the award-winning documentary which celebrates his life and career: Force of Nature. The film is elegantly reviewed by Adam Nayman and includes an interesting interview with director Sturla Gunnarsson about the creative process, his collaborative effort with David Suzuki on his Legacy lecture, and how directing the film has made him a less cynical person.
Colette joined Hello Cool World team back in 2003 and was a key organizer for The Corporation and The Take's grassroots outreach efforts across North America.
After being inspired by the organizing and awareness building potential of the internet and social issue films, she returned to school to study Communications and sharpen her skills.
Once graduating, Colette returned to Hello Cool World once again as a grassroots campaign consultant. She is now the Director of Distribution for Hello Cool World's new fair trade distribution arm.
Hello Cool World Review: When I saw Force of Nature, I didn’t expect to learn so much about Sukuzi the scientist as well as ground-breaking mover and shaker. Or to be so entertained.
The ‘70s footage of Dr. Suzuki skateboarding down the halls of UBC is not to be missed.His long time collaboration with the Haida Nation is inspiring. The film really made me feel what a revolutionary figure in the Canadian landscape David Suzuki was, and still is. Packed full of information, and much more excitingly shot than the ‘legacy lecture’ part would have led me to believe, I think it is one of the most important films to come out this year…
David Ng is a Hello Cool World veteran with experience going back a decade. David first worked with us when he was just 14 years old as a participant in the youth advisory group for the sexual health education program Condomania. Now an accomplished videographer passionate about the issues of gender and power, he is currently on sabbatical in South Africa while he pursues a Masters in Gender Studies with a focus on international development.
I've been blogging about most of this stuff, but here's a re-cap of what's going on with Hello Cool World friends, colleagues and cohorts this weekend, click on the links for the full blog post.
For the Love of Elephants, my dear friend Lynn at Make Believe Media's fiim about orphaned baby elephants is on CBC's The Nature of Things Thursday October 14, 2010. It's narrated by David Suzuki ... and speaking of DS...
FORCE OF NATURE: THE DAVID SUZUKI MOVIE: A Film By Sturla Gunnarsson NOW PLAYING in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. Opens in Vancouver and select theatres in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax and Vancouver on Friday, October 15, 2010. eOne is proud to announce our special initiative whereby the company will donate a $1 per ticket sale to the David Suzuki Foundation in the first two weeks of the film’s theatrical run.
David Ng is a Hello Cool World veteran with experience going back a decade. David first worked with us when he was just 14 years old as a participant in the youth advisory group for the sexual health education program Condomania. Now an accomplished videographer passionate about the issues of gender and power, he is currently on sabbatical in South Africa while he pursues a Masters in Gender Studies with a focus on international development.
