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PROPAGATE CONTENT ACQUIRES THE FILM RIGHTS TO BURNT SUGAR, THE DEBUT NOVEL BY AVNI DOSHI

Deepa Mehta photo credit - Janick Laurent; Avni Doshi photo credit - Sharon Haridas

DEEPA MEHTA ATTACHED TO WRITE AND DIRECT THE FEATURE FILM November 5, 2021 – Los Angeles/Toronto – Ben Silverman’s Propagate Content has acquired audiovisual rights for the internationally acclaimed debut novel, Burnt Sugar, by Avni Doshi. The film will be produced by Propagate. The Academy Award nominated Indian-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta is attached as writer/director for the feature film adaptation of the novel. Mehta’s ...

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Celebrate Jewish Book Month 2021

Jewish Book Month poster 2021

WRITERS IN CONVERSATION | FILM | DANCE | LECTURES | CONCERTS | WORKSHOPS | Q&A Jewish Public Library presents Jewish Book Month 2021 (not just books!) Tuesday, Oct. 26 -Tuesday, Nov. 30, various dates and times Livestreamed from cities around the world Montreal, October 2021 – The Jewish Public Library (JPL) is pleased to announce the return of its annual ...

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Racial Justice Summit 2021/Sommet sur la justice raciale 2021

Racial Justice Summit 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many of the racial inequities that millions of racialized Canadians have always faced.  Furthermore, the global protest around anti-Black racism in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, the rampant anti-Asian sentiment and violence, and the recent discovery of thousands of unmarked graves at residential schools has forced Canadians to take stock of how ...

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