The Right to Remain

When:

April 27, 2017

Time:

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Category:

Community event

Location:

Cinecenta

Details:

The Right to Remain

Film screening and Q&A with filmmaker Greg Masuda

27 April - 3:00pm
Cinecenta
Free and Open to the Public

Landscapes of Injustice is pleased to invite members of the general public and the Japanese-Canadian community to join us for a screening of Greg Masuda’s film “The Right to Remain,” followed by a Q & A session with the director. 
The Right To Remain, a CBC documentary, looks at Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside residents and the fight to save the community from development. Started as an idea five years ago, Greg Masuda accumulated over 300 hours of footage. He says “The Right to Remain is a culmination of my entire career as a filmmaker. As a Japanese Canadian, I could not resist participating in the advocacy for the Downtown Eastside community as it looked down the barrel of the real estate industry in the second most expensive city in the world.” 

Once known as ‘Japantown,’ this area was home to thousands of Japanese Canadians before World War II. 

In addition to this screening, Landscapes of Injustice also invites you to their Spring Institute Public Day. This event is free and open to the public and all are welcome to attend any or all of the sessions on Friday, April 28, 2017. More information and the full itinerary is available on landscapesofinjustice.com 

Contact:

Michael Abe
250-721-7020
mabe@uvic.ca