Engaging dialogue about urban planning!
Wednesday, February 01, 2017 - Wednesday, February 01, 2017
The City of Calgary presents:
Baconfest 4: Series 1
Wednesday, February 01, 2017 @ 5:30 PM
John Dutton Theatre, Calgary Central Library - 2nd Floor, 616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB
FREE Admission
Calgary’s favorite Urban Planning Film Festival returns for a fourth year with screenings February 1,8,15 and 22.
The brainchild of Rollin Stanley, Baconfest promises thought provoking screenings and conversations in celebration of renowned architect and planner Ed Bacon. Oh, and there's actual bacon too!
Presented in partnership with: Alberta Professional Planners Institute (APPI), Calgary Foundation, Calgary Public Library, Calgary Underground Film Festival, and DIRTT Environmental Solutions
Doors 5:30pm, films + discussion 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. for all events.
All screenings are free and open to the public. Space is limited; first come, first serve.
The Nature of Cities (Charles Davis | 2010 | 40 min)
The film follows the journey of Professor Timothy Beatley as he explores urban projects around the world, representing the new green movement that hopes to move our urban environments beyond sustainability to a regenerative way of living.
Elevated Thinking – The High Line in New York City (GreatMuseams TV | 2014 | 56 min)
Narrated by actress Susan Sarandon, this hour-long documentary film showcases the High Line, a most unusual and unlikely public park. Since opening in 2009, it has become a top global tourist destination, with nearly 5 million visitors annually.
BACONFEST 4 SCHEDULE
February 1: John Dutton Theatre (2nd Floor, Calgary Central Library)
The Nature of Cities (2010) Dir. Charles Davis. (40 min)
Elevated Thinking – The High Line in New York City (2014) GreatMuseams TV (56 min)
February 8: John Dutton Theatre (2nd Floor, Calgary Central Library)
Everything Will Be (2013) Dir. Julia Kwan. (85 Min)
February 15: John Dutton Theatre (2nd Floor, Calgary Central Library)
A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil (2006)
Dir. Giovanni Vaz Del Bello. (52m)
February 22: Globe Theatre (617 8th Avenue SW)
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City (2016) Dir. Matt Tyrnauer. (92m)
About Baconfest
The brain-child of Planning, Development & Assessment General Manager Rollin Stanley, Baconfest was originally intended as one-time film festival in 2014 to celebrate a short film series created by Ed Bacon. The event was so well received by Calgarians that it became an annual film festival celebrating and exploring urbanism in all its forms.
Who is Edmund Bacon?
Ed Bacon is the only city planner to grace the cover page of time magazine in 1964, and on the cover of Life in 1965. While he may be known as the father of Kevin Bacon, the impact of Edmund's work helped shape the landscape of the City of Philadelphia, where he served as the head of the planning commission for two decades beginning in 1949. In retirement, he undertook an extensive four part series titled "Understanding Cities" beginning in 1981.
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