For the fifth year in a row organizers of the Female Eye Film Festival ask that we "Don't Forget December 6th," and this year extend the film portion of their program into Montreal.

In Toronto the day is divided into three main sections, including two film programs separated by a panel discussion. There will be an ongoing Silent Auction running most of the afternoon (12pm–4pm) with proceeds donated to Sistering – A Women’s Place.

Following are details of what will take place on Sunday December 6th at the NFB/ONF Mediathèque located at 150 John Street in Toronto:

Film Program One: 12PM–1:30PM

Weight of Memory, directed by Liz Marshall. A contemporary requiem in memory of the 14 women slain Dec. 6th, 1989 at L'Ecole Polytechnique. Performed and choreographed by Toronto’s own Peggy Baker.

Survivors Guide to Freedom from Violence, directed by Lindsay Angus. Survivors of intimate partner abuse and industry experts inspire, inform and guide women on their journey towards violence-free lives.

Room 710, by Canadian director Anne Marie Fleming. A woman's desperate attempt to get some sleep in a hotel room is disrupted repeatedly by her neighbours on the other side of the wall, based on the director's real life experience.

The highly-acclaimed film Sin by Silence, directed by Olivia Klaus is an emotionally packed documentary that teaches us how domestic violence affects each and every person. CWAA has changed laws for battered women, raised awareness for those on the outside, and educated a system that does not fully comprehend the complexities of domestic abuse. With unprecedented access inside the California Institution for Women. Co-presented and distributed by Women Make Movies, New York.


The panel discussion will be moderated by the founder of the Female Eye Film Festival, Leslie Ann Coles. Contributing to the discussion will be Todd Minerson, Executive Director, White Ribbon Campaign; Helen Howe, Attorney General; Margaret Arnason, Assaulted Women’s help Line (AWHL); Wendy Komiotis, Executive Director, Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women & Children and Jerry Herszkopf, Criminal and Family Lawyer. The discussion will be followed by the second film program running from 3:30PM – 4:30 PM.


Film Program Two includes :

Mawal Saba, by Liz Marshall. An Arabic lament - a love poem - a song from a widow to her deceased lover. In a time of brokenness, a widow remembers her deceased lover and offers eternal devotion. Featuring the music of Maryem Tollar.
 
Le Chapeau/The Hat is an award-winning short from the National Film Board, directed by Michèle Cournoyer. The recurring image of a man's fedora on a woman's body expresses a deep-seated obsession with the painful childhood memory of incestuous rape. The film won many awards, including a Jutra for best animated film.
 
Lash, directed by Elka Kerkhofs. A short experimental animated film about religious persecution and the power of love.

Shame, from Director Chantelle Kadyschuk. An Iraqi woman is raped, and then blackmailed into becoming a suicide bomber. Based on a true story.

Calling All Ghosts, directed by Julia Ormond. A first person account of two Bosnian women caught in a war where rape was as much an everyday weapon as bullets and bombs. Co-presented and distributed by Women Make Movies, New York.

Admission is $10.00 at the door. Details about the film program in Montréal, to be held at the ONF/NFB CineRobotheque at 1564, rue Saint-Denis, will be announced soon.