Metro Cinema Society: Doc Talks

Doc Talks

Doc Talks are documentary films presented in collaboration with DOC Alberta, the Alberta wing of the Documentary Organization of Canada. One screening of each Doc Talks film includes a conversation with the filmmaker, or a panel discussion on the topic, or both.

Doc Talks: The Avenue

Director: Jaimie Clements

Canada 2012, 93 min, Digital

Oct 24 (2012) @ 7pm

For years 118th Avenue in Edmonton has been synonymous with crime, drugs and prostitution. But now that image is changing. _The Avenue_ exposes the heart of the people residing around 118th Ave as they fight to reclaim their neighbourhood through... view more

Doc Talks: Who Cares?

Director: Rosie Dransfeld

Canada 2012, 80 min, Digital

Nov 27 (2012) @ 7pm

Locally based award-winning filmmaker of vérité cinema, Rosie Dransfeld enters the gritty and dangerous world of Edmonton's sex trade workers to craft a powerful new film about women caught in a heartbreaking cycle of addiction, violence and prostitution. Taking the... view more