The Lethbridge Public Library’s twenty-sixth annual International film festival will bring to life and the screen, some of the more pressing issues of the day.
It will be taking place at the downtown branch of the Lethbridge Public Library, March 21-26.
The festival, which started as a program of the World Citizen Centre whose mandate included public education about the developing world, features six days of films from around the world which explore important issues.
Each film is followed by a question and answer session with an expert in the topic the film explored.
“The movies explore social issues and world issues, but we try to look at issues like fracking which affect local people,” said committee member Sheila Braund, adding the seven member committee pre-screen numerous films throughout the year from all over the world and choose the ones they think are most thought and discussion provoking. The films run from 7-9 p.m. each night, plus a matinee on Saturday afternoon.
“This year we’re looking at films about discrimination and globalization,” she said adding the committee is looking at films from South Africa, Brazil, the United States and Great Britain.
“The purpose of this festival is to make people aware of these issues that are taking place in the world and affect us,” she continued adding most of the films being screened are documentaries and all of them are in English.