The Jury Grand Prize was awarded to Fambul Tok at the 2012 Non Violence International Film Festival (NVIFF), which got underway Thursday evening at the University of Waterloo’s School of Archite…
Organizers of the Non Violence International Film Festival (NVIFF) are thrilled to announce nominees for this year’s festival awards.
With 33 international films selected for the third se…
Tickets for the 2012 Non Violence International Film Festival are available online at www.nviff.com and will be sold at the door for the third annual event. With one…
The only existent documentary film on American author and grand master of literature Kurt Vonnegut will see its world premiere at the Non Violence International Film Festival (NVIFF), during a free …
The Non Violence International Film Festival (NVIFF) is thrilled to announce that this year’s event will be held at the University of Waterloo’s School of Architecture, in downtown Galt (C…
The filmmakers have been notified and locations have been booked. This year’s Non Violence International Film Festival (NVIFF) will be screening 33 international films as part of the only film f…
The first weekend of the 2nd annual Non Violence International Film Festival has been a fantastic experience for those closest to it. There was a nice connection between volunteers, visiting film make…
The opening ceremonies to the second annual Non Violence International Film Festival was a great success.
Ken Kimmelman, director of the short, Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana, received the N…
The New Humanism Award For Excellence and Spirit of Non Violence
Silo: Sage of the Andes
The Gandhi Award For Excellence and Spirit of Non Violence
One Man, One Cow, One Planet…
The Jury Grand Prize was awarded to Fambul Tok at the 2012 Non Violence Internat…
Organizers of the Non Violence International Film Festival (NVIFF) are thrille…
Tickets for the 2012 Non Violence International Film Festival are available onli…
A lonely cab driver tries to connect with people in the busy city of Beijing.
Sierra Leoneans are building sustainable peace – succeeding where the international community's post-conflict efforts failed.
The grown up world of discos is not as mysterious, romantic or exciting as Machteld expected it to be.
"Aquatic Bloom" is a beautiful piece about a flower interacting with a fish, a hermit crab and some dragonflies.
When faced with the unexpected kindness of a stranger, a young boy begins to question himself. Does he have the courage to do what's right?
When a beggar comes upon a box, it isn’t long until others plot to obtain it, realizing it is more than what it seems.
Wonderful, simple and quiet, "Milk" is a short story directed by Goncalo Robalo.
One woman's path of powerful, peaceful protest and personal protection to safeguard ancient lush forested ecosystems from clear-cut logging.
Pastels on a slate chalkboard underscore life's impermanence as the filmmaker confronts the memory of his younger brother killed in Iraq.
Combining traditional and digital methods, Jason Harrington’s "My Mind" celebrates the power of imagination and the mind.
Two teens in East L.A. are being pressured to join the local gang. The choices they make over a single day will alter their lives forever.
How impossible must life be before the open ocean is the only option for survival?
"Wolf Call" transports us back to the historic tension of the 1950s that was pivotal in inspiring a generation to pursue social change.
A young man steps outside his circumstance, understanding the limits of what he can control - armed with faith in humanity.
Jillian Dillon is part Hippo and part Platypus. It's not always easy being different.
Nadine has been living her life in the dark. A gift from a friendly neighbour gives Nadine something to live for and a chance to pay it forward.
Filmed in Egypt, Norway and Turkey, Nefise Özkal Lorentzen’s "A Balloon for Allah' is a story about a dream of gender equality and justice.
"Signage" is clever and witty. How did two friends get into the middle of a political conflict, and what will they do to get out of it?
"Bread" is visualizations of unity and conflict through the creation of two national breads with very similar ingredients.
"Grave Digging" is a reflection on the present circumstances surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
A film that reflects on human conditions and emotions, while questioning measures of security common to Palestinian/Israeli conflict.
A newspaper delivery man discovers the significance of expanding one's perspective.
This film tells the story of Burma's unsung heroes and the price they pay for speaking truth to power in a military dictatorship.
The path to understanding rarely follows a straight line. Insight never arrives fully formed, until one day, real understanding emerges.
Set in an Australian county town in 1942, this award-winning film shows how war spreads its tentacles well beyond the battlefield.
This film follows the lives of Mary-Lou and Ernie Goertzen, Quakers living deep in the Oregon woods.
An extraordinary investigation of the collective memory of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Exploring the incredible story of Kurt Vonnegut, director J.J. Harting interviews Howard Zinn and others. With narration by Mark Vonnegut.
Customers in a coffee shop view live news footage the morning of 9/11 as a daughter searches for her father in the film "Piece Coin".
A poet, dancer, angel, and prisoner converge with community to intervene against racial profiling and hate crimes after the events of 9/11.
"Why I Write" is the first episode in a series of spoken word videos by Khmer American exile Khiev Kosal.
Part anthem, part litany and part rhetorical. "Who’s Got Us?" makes clear that a woman’s survival is an act of resistance and resilience.
The women of Umoja have rewritten traditional tribal laws. This documentary tells the life-changing story of a group of women in Northern Kenya.