<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:4.95pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">February
3, 2020 </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:4.95pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Public Service Announcement</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Continuous Journey: the documentary that was
(almost) impossible to make<br>
</span><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A
screening with award-winning filmmaker and Caetani Centre’s
Artist-In-Residence, Ali Kazimi</span></i></p>
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<i>“This was a story I was told was impossible to make, because there was so
little visual material,”</i> shares Kazimi. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Creative people just
don’t take no for an answer. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">“<i>I had to come up
with inventive ways of making it visually and emotionally engaging. I used a
handful of archival images in unexpected ways."</i></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Kazimi, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">a
2019 laureate of the Governor General’s Award for lifetime achievement in
Visual and Media Arts,<span style="color:black"> made the impossible possible,
and </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">on Wednesday,
February 12<sup>th</sup>, at 7pm, he’ll share his<i> </i>award winning</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">,</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> critically acclaimed feature
documentary in Vernon at the Caetani Centre.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">"I
had photocopies of photographs or simple drawings. I embraced what I had,
literally every scrap of visual archives, or version of it, I could lay my
hands on,”</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> he continues.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Continuous
Journey</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> brings</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> to light the little</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">-</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">known history of the turning away of the passenger
ship, the Komagata Maru</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> from Vancouver in
1914. </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"></span></i></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">“There were 376 would</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">-</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">be Punjabi immigrants from British India</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">. M</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">ost of the passengers were not
allowed to land</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> and</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> were forced to
return,”</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> said Kazimi.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Since its launch this
landmark film has spurred academic research, and inspired other artists and writers.
In 2016, following the apology offered by Prime Minister Trudeau in the House
of Commons, excerpts from the film were screened at the official
reception. </span></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Visually innovative</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> while drawing links between the past and the
present, the film offers a vital reflection on the history of race and
immigration in Canada. </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Kazimi’s body of work spans a broad
spectrum of genres and media, and includes three feature documentaries
(Narmada: A Valley Rises, Continuous Journey, and Random Acts of Legacy),
several short and mid-length documentaries (including Shooting Indians and
Runaway Grooms), experimental films, and 3D media art installations. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Born and raised in
India, Kazimi has lived in Toronto since 1983. He is an
Associate Professor in the Department of Cinema and Media Arts, York University
where he has been teaching since 2006. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">In 2019, the University of British
Columbia conferred him with a honorary Doctor of Letters degree.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">There will be a unique
opportunity to have a discussion with the filmmaker following the film on </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Wednesday, February 12th, 7pm - 9pm.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Kazimi is in Vernon as the Caetani
Cultural Centre’s Self-Directed Artist-in-Residence. These programs are
available to artists working on creative projects anywhere from 2 weeks to 3
months in length. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">The artist stays and creates at
the Caetani Cultural Centre and is invited to share workshops, readings and
exhibitions with the North Okanagan community. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">For more information
please visit our website <a href="http://www.caetani.org" target="_blank">www.caetani.org</a> or contact the Caetani Centre at
250-275-1525.</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span>- 30 -</span></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span><br></span></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><i><b>Please note:</b> I am in the office 2 days per week (Mondays & Thursdays until 1:00pm Pacific Time.) Because of that, replies may be slower than you're accustomed to.</i></div><div dir="ltr"></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Janelle Hardy<div>Artist in Residence Program Coordinator<br>Caetani Cultural Centre</div><div><a href="http://www.caetani.org/creative-residencies" target="_blank">www.caetani.org/creative-residencies</a></div><div>250 275-1525<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>