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March 19, 2015
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Waltz with Bashir
NEW DATE: APRIL 23, 2015 (same time, same place)
Novel Tech Ethics in conjunction with Brain Awareness Week is offering a free public screening followed by a panel discussion of WALTZ WITH BASHIR (2008 Oscar nominee & Golden Globe winner: Best Foreign Language Film). All are welcome.
April 23, 2015, at 7pm.
Location: QEII Royal Bank Theatre, Halifax Infirmary Main Floor, 1796 Summer St. entrance
Download event poster (pdf, 530kb)
Synopsis: An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
Issues to be discussed include: Post-traumatic stress disorder; trauma; memory; coping & resilience.
Panelists: Alon Friedman (Neuroscience); Kenneth Cooper (Psychiatry & Canadian Forces); Shannon Brownlee (Film Studies); Sarah Clift (Social & Political Theory)
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