Double Feature Documentary Screening

Join us at Dandelion Collective, located in Jackson Square* on Friday July 25th from 6 PM - 10 PM for a double feature documentary film screening! Screening  “peace, love (unicorns) and communism” with writer, producer & director adeola egbeyemi and “Trainwreck” with writer & director Taras Hemon. 

“peace, love (unicorns) and communism”  focuses on the winning wave of environmental divestment at McMaster University from 2020-2023 which led to a 75% reduction in the university’s investments in fossil fuel companies. Driven by the fact that being a student is both a brief and deeply foundational moment in an organizer's life, the film opens up opportunities for intensity, vulnerability and celebration.

"Trainwreck" delves into Hamilton’s multi-year, $3.4Billion LRT line, weaving together the first-hand accounts of tenants, small business owners, cultural organizations, community activists, and researchers affected by transit-induced gentrification. This film shines a spotlight on Metrolinx and exposes the destructive effects of ‘new urbanist’ policies such as transit-oriented development, intensification, and ‘regeneration’ of working-class neighbourhoods.

Hemon and egbeyemi will host a brief Q&A between films, and will be hosting a larger conversation about micro-budget documentary filmmaking on August 9th! Stay tuned for details on that event. 

*Dandelion Collective is located inside Jackson Square beside Best Buy. It is located in the hallway between Rexall Pharmacy and TD Canada Trust, across from Heroes N' Legends.