Julian Carrington
@jvcarrington.bsky.social
Woke lobbyist (Racial Equity Media Collective) & professional movie nerd (curator of Hot Docs' For Viola community film series) • Formerly: Documentary Organization of Canada; TIFF • Toronto 📍
Free tickets to For Viola’s Toronto premiere presentation of THE ENCAMPMENTS are now available.
Join us on Friday, May 23 at 7PM for our screening and filmmaker Q&A.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Join us on Friday, May 23 at 7PM for our screening and filmmaker Q&A.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
May 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Free tickets to For Viola’s Toronto premiere presentation of THE ENCAMPMENTS are now available.
Join us on Friday, May 23 at 7PM for our screening and filmmaker Q&A.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Join us on Friday, May 23 at 7PM for our screening and filmmaker Q&A.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Speaking of, For Viola proudly presents the Toronto premiere of THE ENCAMPMENTS on May 23!
This will be a FREE community screening and folks can pre-register now to have the first opportunity to book tickets when they go live:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1R7b...
Sign up and please spread the word! 🙏🏽
This will be a FREE community screening and folks can pre-register now to have the first opportunity to book tickets when they go live:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1R7b...
Sign up and please spread the word! 🙏🏽
May 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Speaking of, For Viola proudly presents the Toronto premiere of THE ENCAMPMENTS on May 23!
This will be a FREE community screening and folks can pre-register now to have the first opportunity to book tickets when they go live:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1R7b...
Sign up and please spread the word! 🙏🏽
This will be a FREE community screening and folks can pre-register now to have the first opportunity to book tickets when they go live:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1R7b...
Sign up and please spread the word! 🙏🏽
“The people here deserve to live peaceful lives. They have a right to feel safe.”
March 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“The people here deserve to live peaceful lives. They have a right to feel safe.”
His remarks also included a plea to Canadians to exert political pressure against the Israeli government.
March 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
His remarks also included a plea to Canadians to exert political pressure against the Israeli government.
Hamdan Ballal recorded a video for our February community screening of NO OTHER LAND in Toronto, lamenting increasing settler violence, including four attacks on his own home.
March 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Hamdan Ballal recorded a video for our February community screening of NO OTHER LAND in Toronto, lamenting increasing settler violence, including four attacks on his own home.
For Toronto folks!
Tomorrow’s free screening has gone rush but any empty seats will be made available 15 minutes before show time!
It’s a big cinema (650 seats) so I want to say chances are decent! 🤞🏽
Tomorrow’s free screening has gone rush but any empty seats will be made available 15 minutes before show time!
It’s a big cinema (650 seats) so I want to say chances are decent! 🤞🏽
February 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
For Toronto folks!
Tomorrow’s free screening has gone rush but any empty seats will be made available 15 minutes before show time!
It’s a big cinema (650 seats) so I want to say chances are decent! 🤞🏽
Tomorrow’s free screening has gone rush but any empty seats will be made available 15 minutes before show time!
It’s a big cinema (650 seats) so I want to say chances are decent! 🤞🏽
Finally, on Friday, Feb 7, it’s the For Viola presentation of NO OTHER LAND.
At latest count, we’ve had over 300 tickets booked, which puts us on pace to sell out pretty soon.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Tell a friend and see you there. 🍉
At latest count, we’ve had over 300 tickets booked, which puts us on pace to sell out pretty soon.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Tell a friend and see you there. 🍉
January 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Finally, on Friday, Feb 7, it’s the For Viola presentation of NO OTHER LAND.
At latest count, we’ve had over 300 tickets booked, which puts us on pace to sell out pretty soon.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Tell a friend and see you there. 🍉
At latest count, we’ve had over 300 tickets booked, which puts us on pace to sell out pretty soon.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Tell a friend and see you there. 🍉
Out Jan 24: Mike Leigh’s HARD TRUTHS is a tour-de-force vehicle for Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Playing a pathologically ornery British Jamaican mother, Jean-Baptiste’s searingly specific portrayal just bypasses chat about “Angry Black Women.”
The Best Actress race is surely over before it’s begun.
The Best Actress race is surely over before it’s begun.
January 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Out Jan 24: Mike Leigh’s HARD TRUTHS is a tour-de-force vehicle for Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Playing a pathologically ornery British Jamaican mother, Jean-Baptiste’s searingly specific portrayal just bypasses chat about “Angry Black Women.”
The Best Actress race is surely over before it’s begun.
The Best Actress race is surely over before it’s begun.
From Jan 17, TIFF hosts a run of Johan Grimonprez’s monumental SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT, an essay film that’s somehow both super dense and thrillingly fluid.
It’s about jazz, African independence struggles, Lumumba's assassination, and a CIA psyop to turn iconic musicians into cultural weapons.
It’s about jazz, African independence struggles, Lumumba's assassination, and a CIA psyop to turn iconic musicians into cultural weapons.
January 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
From Jan 17, TIFF hosts a run of Johan Grimonprez’s monumental SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT, an essay film that’s somehow both super dense and thrillingly fluid.
It’s about jazz, African independence struggles, Lumumba's assassination, and a CIA psyop to turn iconic musicians into cultural weapons.
It’s about jazz, African independence struggles, Lumumba's assassination, and a CIA psyop to turn iconic musicians into cultural weapons.
UNION plays Hot Docs this coming Sat + Sun. A behind-the-scenes look at the struggle to unionize an NYC Amazon warehouse, it's is revealing, richly nuanced, and hugely timely.
It's also being self-distributed because none of your fave streamers wanted blowback from our billionaire overlords. 🙃
It's also being self-distributed because none of your fave streamers wanted blowback from our billionaire overlords. 🙃
January 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
UNION plays Hot Docs this coming Sat + Sun. A behind-the-scenes look at the struggle to unionize an NYC Amazon warehouse, it's is revealing, richly nuanced, and hugely timely.
It's also being self-distributed because none of your fave streamers wanted blowback from our billionaire overlords. 🙃
It's also being self-distributed because none of your fave streamers wanted blowback from our billionaire overlords. 🙃
Literally no one asked for this.
But as the humble curator of the For Viola series, I feel compelled to shout out four truly phenomenal films that will be hitting Toronto cinemas in the very near future.
But as the humble curator of the For Viola series, I feel compelled to shout out four truly phenomenal films that will be hitting Toronto cinemas in the very near future.
January 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Literally no one asked for this.
But as the humble curator of the For Viola series, I feel compelled to shout out four truly phenomenal films that will be hitting Toronto cinemas in the very near future.
But as the humble curator of the For Viola series, I feel compelled to shout out four truly phenomenal films that will be hitting Toronto cinemas in the very near future.
NO OTHER LAND is also a portrait of friendship and solidarity between a Palestinian activist and an Israeli journalist, a complex bond that lays bare the stark injustice of apartheid.
January 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
NO OTHER LAND is also a portrait of friendship and solidarity between a Palestinian activist and an Israeli journalist, a complex bond that lays bare the stark injustice of apartheid.
Captured over four years by a collective of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, NO OTHER LAND is a portrait of the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta and its struggle against a relentless campaign of demolitions and expulsions carried out by Israeli occupation forces.
January 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Captured over four years by a collective of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, NO OTHER LAND is a portrait of the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta and its struggle against a relentless campaign of demolitions and expulsions carried out by Israeli occupation forces.
ICYMI: Free Toronto Community Screening - NO OTHER LAND - FEB 7 🍉
For Viola is grateful to present one of 2024’s essential films, which remains without North American distribution despite being one of the year’s most celebrated docs, including a special citation from @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social
For Viola is grateful to present one of 2024’s essential films, which remains without North American distribution despite being one of the year’s most celebrated docs, including a special citation from @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
ICYMI: Free Toronto Community Screening - NO OTHER LAND - FEB 7 🍉
For Viola is grateful to present one of 2024’s essential films, which remains without North American distribution despite being one of the year’s most celebrated docs, including a special citation from @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social
For Viola is grateful to present one of 2024’s essential films, which remains without North American distribution despite being one of the year’s most celebrated docs, including a special citation from @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social
Playing at Hot Docs for free on Feb 7, btw!
January 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Playing at Hot Docs for free on Feb 7, btw!
TORONTO!
A little reminder that our For Viola presentation of SEEKING MAVIS BEACON happens this Friday at 7pm.
Filmmakers will in attendance and the tickets are FREE!
Get yours at:
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
A little reminder that our For Viola presentation of SEEKING MAVIS BEACON happens this Friday at 7pm.
Filmmakers will in attendance and the tickets are FREE!
Get yours at:
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
December 10, 2024 at 11:43 PM
TORONTO!
A little reminder that our For Viola presentation of SEEKING MAVIS BEACON happens this Friday at 7pm.
Filmmakers will in attendance and the tickets are FREE!
Get yours at:
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
A little reminder that our For Viola presentation of SEEKING MAVIS BEACON happens this Friday at 7pm.
Filmmakers will in attendance and the tickets are FREE!
Get yours at:
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
We’ve now had over 200 tickets booked for the Toronto community screening of SEEKING MAVIS BEACON!
Still plenty of balcony seating tho!
Come through!
Still plenty of balcony seating tho!
Come through!
December 4, 2024 at 4:03 PM
We’ve now had over 200 tickets booked for the Toronto community screening of SEEKING MAVIS BEACON!
Still plenty of balcony seating tho!
Come through!
Still plenty of balcony seating tho!
Come through!
There is no #cybermonday discount on tickets to SEEKING MAVIS BEACON at the Hot Docs Cinema on December 13 because the tickets are already free.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
December 2, 2024 at 6:34 PM
There is no #cybermonday discount on tickets to SEEKING MAVIS BEACON at the Hot Docs Cinema on December 13 because the tickets are already free.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Attn: #Toronto art / culture / #film folks!
The #ForViola community screening series returns to the #HotDocs Cinema on December 13 with a FREE presentation of the fantastically creative and very fun SEEKING MAVIS BEACON!
Plus! A Q&A with director Jazmin Jones and collaborator Olivia McKayla Ross.
The #ForViola community screening series returns to the #HotDocs Cinema on December 13 with a FREE presentation of the fantastically creative and very fun SEEKING MAVIS BEACON!
Plus! A Q&A with director Jazmin Jones and collaborator Olivia McKayla Ross.
November 26, 2024 at 1:35 AM
I am also the former Senior Industry Manager at Hot Docs, and I was the administrator of the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund when RUSSIANS AT WAR was selected to receive production support in 2022.
I have seen the finished film.
The notion that it is pro-Russian propaganda is bewilderingly upside down:
I have seen the finished film.
The notion that it is pro-Russian propaganda is bewilderingly upside down:
September 11, 2024 at 8:26 PM
I am also the former Senior Industry Manager at Hot Docs, and I was the administrator of the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund when RUSSIANS AT WAR was selected to receive production support in 2022.
I have seen the finished film.
The notion that it is pro-Russian propaganda is bewilderingly upside down:
I have seen the finished film.
The notion that it is pro-Russian propaganda is bewilderingly upside down:
Btw, I think these shirts would do pretty well:
April 25, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Btw, I think these shirts would do pretty well:
Just shared by the programmers:
March 26, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Just shared by the programmers:
Unsure Toronto's bsky userbase warrants plugging a local event—but why not?
On Aug 12, join us for a 🆓 film clash for the ages, featuring the Canadian cinema premiere of Steve McQueen's LOVERS ROCK!
*Limited* 🎟️ available—but likely not for long!
https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/fv-patty-vs-party
On Aug 12, join us for a 🆓 film clash for the ages, featuring the Canadian cinema premiere of Steve McQueen's LOVERS ROCK!
*Limited* 🎟️ available—but likely not for long!
https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/fv-patty-vs-party
July 31, 2023 at 6:27 PM
Unsure Toronto's bsky userbase warrants plugging a local event—but why not?
On Aug 12, join us for a 🆓 film clash for the ages, featuring the Canadian cinema premiere of Steve McQueen's LOVERS ROCK!
*Limited* 🎟️ available—but likely not for long!
https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/fv-patty-vs-party
On Aug 12, join us for a 🆓 film clash for the ages, featuring the Canadian cinema premiere of Steve McQueen's LOVERS ROCK!
*Limited* 🎟️ available—but likely not for long!
https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/fv-patty-vs-party