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Point of View Human Edge
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Gitmo: The New Rules of War
CANADIAN PREMIERE
Wednesday April 5 at 10:00 pm, repeated Sunday April 9 at midnight
60 minutes
A film by Erik Gandini and Tarik Saleh, co-produced with Zentropa
A timely look at human rights in the war on terror
It has become a public relations nightmare. Amnesty International has described it
as the new gulag, and the United Nations has called for its shutdown. Since 9/11, nearly
500 suspected terrorists have been held indefinitely at the U.S. military's prison camp in
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, known to the troops as Gitmo. Prompted by the detainment of one of
their own - Mehdi Ghezali - a pair of Swedish-Danish filmmakers pay a visit to find out what
really goes on at the naval base. They're met with enthusiasm, but getting behind the prison
walls proves to be a challenge. Even Ghezali - who is released during the making of the
documentary - only reluctantly speaks of his experience.
Contact: Rosanna Meandro 416.484.2600 x2389 rmeandro@tvontario.org
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The Armenian Genocide
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Wednesday April 12 at 10 pm, repeated Monday April 24 at 10 pm and 1 am
60 minutes
A film by Andrew Goldberg
Armenian holocaust
It is one of the few systematic atrocities of the 20th century that has yet to
be fully examined. Between 1915 and 1923, more than a million Armenians perished
at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Ninety years later, present-day Turkey
continues to deny this tragedy. Now, The Armenian Genocide takes a compelling look
at the events. Andrew Goldberg, an Emmy Award-winning director, seeks out Armenian,
Turkish, and American scholars to help explain the political, historical, and cultural
conditions that led to the genocide, and explore its aftermath. This North American
premiere can be seen Wednesday April 12 at 10 pm on Human Edge, and again Monday April
24, at 10 pm. Julianna Margulies narrates; Orlando Bloom, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, and
Natalie Portman also lend their voices.
Contact: Rosanna Meandro 416.484.2600 x2389 rmeandro@tvontario.org
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Facing the Dead
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Wednesday April 19 at 10 pm, repeated Sunday April 24 at midnight
60 minutes
A film by Gabrielle Pfeiffer
Past recollections
What happens when a whole generation is stripped of images of their loved
ones and all visual record of their existence? In the years that Stalin ruled
the Soviet Union, some 20 million people, so called "enemies of the state,"
were killed or perished in labour camps. To even own a photograph of one of them
was to risk death. Tonight's documentary searches across today's Russia - and
through the vast Soviet image archive by British historian David King - for the
lost faces and incredible stories of survival.
Contact: Rosanne Meandro 416.484.2600 x2389 rmeandro@tvontario.org
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Docs Masterworks
Docs Our World
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Heavy Metal
CANADIAN PREMIERES
Thursdays in April at 7 pm
60 minutes
There's more to technology than your PC
Gear up to Heavy Metal every Thursday at 7 pm for a fascinating hour of
world-class documentaries that will appeal to the technically expert and neophyte
alike. On April 6, Hydraulics takes you from ancient Roman aqueducts to Universal
Studios, a veritable hydraulic theme park. On April 13, see how Machine Tools, the
power-driven devices that shape metal, sparked the Industrial Revolution by freeing
people of backbreaking jobs. On April 20, soar with Balloons, the first human-made
flying machines to grace the skies. And on April 27, Nuclear Tech goes behind the
scenes at working reactors and gives you a glimpse of how the CIA keeps track of weapons.
Contact: Paul Ginis 416.484.2600 x2445 pginis@tvontario.org
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Current Affairs and Information
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Person 2 Person with Paula Todd
Alice Munro
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Tuesday, April 4, 8 pm
60 minutes
Series producer: Liane Kotler
Literarily speaking
Alice Munro is one of the most admired and widely-read of short story writers, known for
her evocative and keen insights into the workings of the human soul. From her groundbreaking
Lives of Girls and Women to the recent The Love of a Good Woman and Runaway, her work has won
every major Canadian literary prize-the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction three
times and the Giller Prize twice. Munro has been called the Chekhov of our times. Some believe
she deserves the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Did she ever imagine all of this as a young girl growing up in a farming family in Wingham,
Ontario, as she cared for a sick mother at the tender age of nine? In a rare television interview,
the famously private and media shy Munro shares her story with Paula Todd. Digging into her past,
Munro candidly speaks of her writing journey, how stifled she felt under the weight of domestic
responsibilities, the debilitating writer's block that has plagued her career, and the heartbreaking
death of her second child. Finally, the Canadian literary legend answers the mostimportant question
of all: Why has she always felt compelled to write?
Paula Todd talks with Alice Munro on a special full-hour edition of Person 2 Person Tuesday April
4 at 8 pm on Studio 2. For more on the program, visit www.tvo.org/person2person.
Contact: Rosanne Meandro 416.484.2600 x2389 rmeandro@tvontario.org
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