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January 14, 2010

Wild at Heart: The Films of Nettie Wild

By David Ng

Bevel Up will be shown at the Pacific Cinematheque on January 15th at 7:00pm.

Bevel Up filmmaker, Nettie Wild, will be having her films shown by the Pacific Cinematheque January 15 – 17. Nettie Wild is one of Canada’s most respected documentarians. Her films touch upon many pressing social issues in Vancouver, Canada, and in the rest of the world as well.

Apart from Bevel Up, Nettie Wild has made films about other issues including indigenous justice and sovereignty, to Filipino theatre.

This award-winning filmmaker has made Vancouver the centre of some of her films, including Fix: The Story of an Addicted City and Bevel Up. Both Fix and A Place Called Chiapas won Genies for Best Canadian Feature Documentary, and all of her films have been widely distributed in cinemas across North America.

For more information, visit: www.cinematheque.bc.ca/wild-at-heart-the-films-of-nettie-wild

Tag(s): Bevel Up, Health/Health Advocacy, Poverty and Economic Justice, Social Justice, Media Activism, Film Launch

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