Honolulu Museum of Art

And This Is My Garden  May, 12. 2012, 7:30 p.m. 
Garden of Cinematic Delights Film Festival
Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Museum of Art 
http://honoluluacademy.org/12828-garden_cinematic_delights

 

10th FEMALE EYE FILM FESTIVAL

AND THIS IS MY GARDEN selected to screen at 10th Anniversary Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF), Wed. June 20th - Sunday, June 24th, 2012 (Toronto, Canada)

Screening in Honolulu, Hawaii!

AND THIS IS MY GARDEN has been accepted in the Garden of Cinematic Delights Film Festival, May 11 -13, at the Honolulu Museum of Art's Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu, Hawaii.

More information will be posted when available, we will be editing a short (2 minute) new trailer for this event.

Calcary Herald re. ATIMG screening

And This Could Be Your Garden, Too

Jacquie Moore | Mar.19.2012 | comment 1

As every kid who didn’t grow up on a farm knows, “baby” carrots come from sealed plastic bags with pictures of bunnies on them; they are uniform in size, no larger than a grown-up’s pinkie finger, dirt-free and as smooth as if they’d been individually turned on a lathe. Right? Guess again, city boy.

In the 2010 documentary And This Is My Garden, Winnipeg filmmaker Katharina Stieffenhofer follows school teacher Eleanor Woitowicz of Mel Johnson School in Wabowden, northern Manitoba, as she educates a class of Grade Five students on how to raise vegetables in backyard gardens. The goal is to empower the kids to sustainably grow their own food; the result is this engaging, internationally acclaimed film (Winner Most Inspirational at the Ecofocus Film Festival; 2011 Winner of the Audience Award Inspiring Lives! Princeton Environmental Film Festival) chronicling how children’s lives can be altered in positive ways by the power of education. The 58-minute film follows the students from planting to harvesting to a community feast.

This is a Cheap Date in more ways than one: first, admission to the flick (at Cardel Park, 180 Quarry Park Blvd. S.E. on Monday, March 19, 7 p.m.) is free with a food-bank donation and, second, you may come away inspired to plant a backyard garden this spring and reap your own affordable and tasty rewards. Following the film, which is brought to you by local non-profit association R.E.A.P. (Respect for the Earth and All People), chat with local gardening types and peruse displays of local community gardens for inspiration.

Pre-Show Dirt: Garden Lounger

Get in the vegetable-growing mood before you see the documentary by spending time wandering the aisles of Green Gate Gardening Centres, one of the movie’s sponsors. While it’s still too early to plant outdoors, now is the perfect time to start planting long-season or warm-weather veggies inside— including broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, herbs and, for the adventurous Calgary gardener, melons. Stock up on seeds and seed-starting equipment such as humidity trays and mini-greenhouses, or just wander, breathe in some mossy goodness and help yourself to a free coffee or hot chocolate in the lounge while you dream of cultivating your garden after the snow melts.

Green Gate is at 14111 Macleod Tr. S. Open 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. (403) 256-1212, greengate.ca.

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Eleanor Woitowicz

9:49 AM

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Thank you for screening the film. Katharina worked very hard to create this wonderful film. She took the time to highlight the beauty of our small northern community. Our students will feel proud to know that others are continuing to watch the documentary. Much appreciate the interest in our project and we hope it will inspire others to garden even though it can be hard work but at the same time, very therapeutic and rewarding. Once again thanks!

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HAIDA GWAII FILM FESTIVAL 2012 - feedback

Feedback from Tina Schliessler, producer "Peace Out" http://www.haidagwaiifilmfestival.ca/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=7&sobi2Id=45&Itemid=5
& artist/photographer "Bushwack" http://www.literaryfilmfestival.com/Bushwhack-film-by-Tina-Schliessler-and-Heather-Haley
both films screened at HGFF Haida Gwaii Film Festival to screening of "And This Is My Garden"

" Hey Katharina,we so enjoyed your movie!!!! I was so glad we could still see it, we had to leave right after and book it to the airport to get back, had to miss the closing night:((( You can't believe how great this community is! I have not ever met so many nice people in one place. And your film was perfect, such great hope especially after people watched Peace Out and said, what can we do? your film said THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN DO!! Start in your community and built that up with love. Very inspirational. Thank you! The people of Haida Gwaii are struggling very much with the issues of getting back to a self sufficient and sustainable life, one Native told us that once they got a grocery store that introduced their biggest problem. People do not hunt and grow their own food anymore and they have a huge problem with what he called "sugar diabetes". ......
Congratulation! your film is beautiful!
Tina

Entries Haida Gwaii Film Festival 2012 - international documentary films - Peace Out

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Entries Haida Gwaii Film Festival 2012. international documentary films.

REAP: Down To Earth Week, Calgary, AB

Film Screening: And This Is My Garden

Monday, March 19 from 7:00-9:15 pm
Cardel Theatre, 180 Quarry Park Blvd SE, Calgary, AB

And This Is My Garden is the incredible story of one teacher's mission to teach grade five students in Northern Manitoba how to grow their own food. See how her program has changed the town of Waboden, energizing families, improving health, and building intergenerational relationships and community. The success of the Mel Johnson School Gardening Project has been recognized by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, the David Suzuki Foundation, and Manitoba Conservation. The film has won awards at numerous film festivals around the globe.

Donations for the Calgary Interfaith Food Bank will be gratefully accepted in lieu of an admission fee. Doors open at 7:00 pm. Film 7:15-8:15 pm, followed by community gardening displays until 9:15 pm. Presented in partnership with Greengate Garden Centres and Calgary Horticultural Society.

Visit www.reapcalgary.com/earthweek for details.

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HAIDA GWAII FILM FESTIVAL 2012

'AND THIS IS MY GARDEN' has been selected to screen at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26
The Haida Gwaii Film Festival 2012, February 24 to 26th, Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, BC

http://www.haidagwaiifilmfestival.ca/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=7&sobi2Id=8&Itemid=5
http://www.haidagwaiifilmfestival.ca/Film%20Fest%20Book%202012.pdf