The Social Distancing Festival (SDF) and Canada’s diplomatic missions in the United States are proud to announce a new online digital exhibition of 13 cross-disciplinary artworks, entitled Connecting Perspectives: A Cross-Border Art Initiative. This unique virtual exhibit showcases the work of 26 visual artists, choreographers, dancers, composers, musicians, poets and spoken word artists from across […]

June 4, 2021

The story of the Hadhad family is a compelling one. For nearly 30 years, the Hadhad family sold chocolate through their factory in Damascus, Syria across the Middle East. Everything changed in 2012 when the factory was destroyed in a bombing, forcing the family to leave their home and go to Lebanon. After three years […]

May 3, 2021

COMPULSIVE LIAR With Louis-José Houde, Antoine Bertrand, Catherine Chabot Directed by Émile Gaudreault, Comedy, 1h50, 2019, Canada In French with English subtitles  When: August 26, 2021; 8:30 P.M. Where: Sylvan Theater (National Mall) Independence Ave SW & 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20024 For Simon, a public relations manager at a major aerospace company, lying is […]

April 27, 2021

UPDATED August 6, 2021 Film Screening: COMPULSIVE LIAR  When: August 26, 2021; 8:30 P.M. Where: Sylvan Theater (National Mall) Independence Ave SW & 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20024 Presented by the Québec Government Office in Washington, in partnership with Quebec Cinema. Directed by Émile Gaudreault, Comedy, 1h50, 2019, Canada  With Louis-José Houde, Antoine Bertrand, Catherine […]

April 27, 2021

Years from now, 2021 may well be regarded as a tipping point on global climate action. The COVID-19 pandemic that gripped the world in 2020 ravaged communities and economies.  Many of those communities, already vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, were forced to deal with unprecedented wildfires, extreme weather events, flooding and severe storms. […]

April 19, 2021