Welcome to the 4th Annual
Varpu Lindström Memorial Lecture
Kelly Saxberg presents:
History and Human Rights in Frame
Tuesday October 15th, 2013 at 7pm
Film producer, director and editor Kelly Saxberg has worked on over 80 films, many of them historical documentaries. “Letters from Karelia” was Kelly’s first feature length documentary about Finnish Canadians who moved to the Soviet Union in the 1930’s. It was nominated for a Gemini for best historical documentary 2006, and won several awards. Her most recent film about Finns, “Under the Red Star” is a feature length docu-drama, in Finnish and English, about the vibrant culture and politics at the heart of Thunder Bay’s Finnish Labour Temple. Both documentaries were inspired by Varpu Lindström’s research, collaboration and mentorship.
Kelly’s professional commitment is to human rights, women, and to her community as a filmmaker and historian in Northern Ontario. She is one of the founders of the Bay Street Film Festival which recently celebrated its 9th year at the Finnish Labour Temple.
Scholarships will also be awarded to University of Toronto students in the Finnish Studies Program.
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The Varpu Lindström Memorial Lecture, instituted in 2009 by the Canadian Friends of Finland (CFF) in Toronto, honours Varpu Lindström as the founder in 1982 of CFF. The Varpu Lindström Memorial Lecture is designed as a tribute to Varpu Lindström’s life’s contributions as an internationally renowned scholar of social history and women’s studies and as a champion of increased understanding of women, immigrants, human rights and equality. The lecture will be delivered annually, normally in the fall. Each year, the board of directors of CFF selects a speaker, preferably a woman, to deliver the Varpu Lindström Memorial Lecture. The selection shall be based on the speaker’s accomplishments in some or all areas of Varpu Lindström’s legacy.
Location of Venue:
Town Hall, Innis College, University of Toronto. 2 Sussex Ave. (St. George Street & Sussex Ave. )
Parking Across from Innis College on east side of St. George under the Rotman School.
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Ticket information:
Free admission!
Special Notice:
You can enjoy a special one-night-only screening of Kelly Saxberg’s latest documentary called Under the Red Star on the following evening, on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at 7:30pm at the Big Picture Cinema, located at 1035 Gerrard St East, in Toronto. Tickets for that evening’s movie screening are $15.00 and Kelly Saxberg will be also be in attendance!