Join us for a screening of the NFB documentary, Beyond Paper.

At a critical moment in the history of the written word, as humanity’s archives migrate to the cloud, one filmmaker goes on a journey around the globe to better understand how she can preserve her own Romanian and Armenian heritage, as well as our collective memory. Blending the intellectual with the poetic, she embarks on a personal quest with universal resonance, navigating the continuum between paper and digital—and reminding us that human knowledge is above all an affair of the soul and the spirit.

Presentation courtesy of the National Film Board.

2 hours and 10 minutes. English and French, Romanian, Italian, Arabic, Spanish with English subtitles

An open house for persons with dementia, their care partners, and families.

Fun and stimulating mental activities are planned to enhance the social interactions and the connections that are built within the group. Light snacks and warm drinks are served alongside items that aim to spark conversations and reminiscing.

October 2: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

October 23: Oh Canada!

November 27: Try Your Luck

December 18: The Heart of the Home: The Kitchen

Come screen some short Halloween films with us.  Popcorn will be served.  Presentation courtesy of the National Film Board.  For ages 13 +

A Little Craving:  In this surrealist stop-motion animation, two disembodied wigs give in to their desires and grow themselves into something a little more whole. Produced as part of the 10th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship. (duration 1 minute)

Land of the Heads:  This animated short tells the tale of a vampire forced go out every night to separate children from their heads. The reason? His vain wife wants to replace her wrinkled head with one that is young and pretty. What a horror! Especially since the lady of the house is never satisfied and the heads keep piling up on the floor. How will our reluctant vampire ever get out of this vicious cycle? (duration 6 minutes)

Subservience:  In this animated short, the selfishness of the bourgeoisie and the oppression and exploitation of its servants take centre stage as a puppet show presents the tragicomedy of a society in its death throes. (duration 8 minutes)

The Subject:  An animator dissects his own body, extracting memories, emotions and fears that will nurture his work. As he cuts into his skin with a scalpel, various symbolic objects recalling his past emerge. Reaching the heart after cracking his ribs, he succeeds in identifying the burden he’s been dying to cast off. (duration 10 minutes)

Madame Tutli-Putli: This stop-motion animated film takes viewers on an exhilarating existential journey into the fully imagined, tactile world of Madame Tutli-Putli. As she travels alone on the night train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past, she faces both the kindness and menace of strangers. Finding herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure, adrift between real and imagined. (duration 17 minutes)

The Brainwashers: In this animated short, two chimney sweepers clear all the memories from their victim's brain in a quest to determine what goes on in a man's head. A chilling film filled with fearsome puppets inhabiting a world of strange objects. (duration 12 minutes)

Afterlife: This animated short film attempts to answer the eternal questions, What is dying? and How does it feel? Based on recent studies, case histories and some of the ancient myths, the afterlife state is portrayed as an awesome but methodical working-out of all the individual's past experiences. Film without words. (duration 7 minutes)

When buying a PC, you are faced with a lot of choices, laptop or desktop, how many cores in the processor, Intel or AMD processor, size of storage, how big a monitor, is it better to buy a faster processor or more memory…

Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will help sort out the choices so you can buy the computer that is right for your needs.