Artist’s Talk:
Rita Leistner
Sunday, September 7, 2025
| Film Screening #1: | 11:30 am – 1 pm |
| Artist’s Talk: | 2 – 3 pm |
| Film Screening #2: | 3 – 4:30 pm |
The conversation will explore themes of human endurance, environmental stewardship, and Canada’s evolving relationship with its forests.
The afternoon also includes screenings of Leistner’s award-winning documentary Forest for the Trees: The Tree Planters, which blends still photography and moving image to capture the physical and emotional realities of life in Canada’s replanting camps. Both intimate and epic, the film offers a compelling portrait of resilience and community.
Choose to see the film either before the talk at 11:30 am or after at 3 pm. Both screenings will be held in the McMichael Theatre, with seating available on a first come, first served basis.
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Sponsors
Lead Supporters
Garth Hadley
and Paola Sartori
Roz and Andy
Heintzman
Martin and Raja
Leistner
Kara McIntosh
and Jeff Taylor
Michelle and
David Newton
Generously Supported By
Patricia and
Tom Muir
Circle of Supporters
Bruce Croxon
Paula Danckert
Eda Holmes
and Tim Southam
Jennifer Lansue and
Taylor Zeller-Newman
Catherine Lash
and Stephen Bulger
Lisa Logan and
Andrew Frontini
Jamie and Ingrid
Macintosh
Sarah Martin
and Xavier Debane
Franco and June
Ntazinda
Nancy Petrick
and Dave Bradley
Rosalind Pieczonka
and Simon Landy
Bridgette Roos
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