Documentary film festivals : Transformative learning, community building & solidarity / Carole Roy.

Acknowledgements
Politics, Media, and Documentary Film Festivals
Film Festivals: Identity and Crisis
Media
Media and Adult Education
Why a Festival?
Documentary Film Festivals
Three Documentary Film Festivals: Short Histories
World Community Film Festival (Wcff) Courtenay, British Columbia
Reframe International Film Festival Peterborough, Ontario
Antigonish International Film Festival Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Common Threads
Transformative Learning: Surprises and Disorienting Dilemmas
Film Festivals as Educational Events
Documentary Films
Igniting a Transformative Learning Process
Challenging Assumptions and Gaining New Perspectives
Critical Assessment of Assumptions
"Why Don't They Show Those on TV?" Promoting Media Literacy
Fostering Empathy and New Perspectives
Amplifying Voices and Challenging Perspectives
Political and International Issues
Hope and Inspiration
Fostering Community and Solidarity: Expanding Transformative Learning
Community Building
Fostering Solidarity
Inspiring Engagement: From Attitudes to Actions
Taking a Step: Seeking Information, Changing Attitudes, and Taking Initial Steps
Actively Engaged
Weavers of Dreams: Organizing with Vision & in Collaboration; Who Are the Organizers?
Curatorial role; Fostering Criticality
Promoting Media Literacy
Encouraging Critical Self-Reflection
Conclusion: Critique and Expansion
Responding to Urgent Calls
Critiques and Limits of Documentary Film Festivals
Extending Mezirow's Transformative Learning Theory
Embodying Freire's Pedagogy of Indignation and Hope; References
Lists of Documentary Films and Film Festivals.