As the warming spring air invites us out, Denver Botanic Gardens would like to invite all dog lovers to join in the second annual Botanic Bow Wow, taking place on Saturday, May 21 from 8 a.m. – noon.
In support of our upcoming 2011 exhibition, Native Roots | Modern Form: Plants, Peoples & the Art of Allan Houser (opening May 1), the Gardens has partnered with the International Institute of Indigenous Resource Management (IIIRM) to present a year-long film series highlighting indigenous voices and issues from around the world.
All films are free to the public with a suggested donation of $5 to support public programming at IIIRM and Denver Botanic Gardens. Tonight kicks off this monthly film series with the award-wining Israeli documentary, The Film Class.
The Film Class (trailer)
directed by Uri Rosenwaks: Ruth Diskin Films (53 min., 2006)
A filmmaking class in the Bedouin town of Rahat in Israel’s Negev Desert becomes a life-changing experience for a group of Black Bedouin women. The director, hired to teach a filmmaking class, begins with the basics of how to use the equipment, but as the women talk about the discrimination they face on a daily basis from White Bedouins, he begins to ask questions about their roots that they cannot answer.
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(Given from Ollie’s Perspective)
Pretty much every day is the same for me. I wake up, do backyard squirrel patrol, wag my tail and try to look cute (not too hard for me to do) so my owner will take me on a walk, eat, sleep, and start it all over again the next day. I’m fine with the routine, but it would be nice to have a little excitement in my life.
It all changed though when my owner came home one day to tell me about Botanic Bow Wow, a Denver Botanic Gardens event geared specifically towards ME!! (and I suppose I’ll bring my owner) I’ll get to network with other furry friends, eat some treats, try to win a contest, get my picture taken, and much more.
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