Caroline Wiess Law Building Films Week of Thursday, August 22, 2024-Wednesday, August 28, 2024


Raqib Shaw, Ode to the Country Without a Post Office, 2019–20, acrylic liner and enamel on birchwood
Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West Through September 2, 2024

Raqib Shaw blends Eastern and Western influences to create mesmerizing works of art that merge fable, history, and autobiography.

23 Aug Fri / 2024

  • Best Of Ottawa 2023 Film Poster
    Best of the 2023 Ottawa International Animation Festival
    7 p.m.—8:15 p.m.

    For adult audiences

    The annual Ottawa International Animation Festival curates a selection of short films, both award winners and audience favorites, for the touring Best of Ottawa Program. The lineup of 10 short films highlights cutting-edge achievements in the art of animation, representing the myriad styles, techniques, and perspectives that animation is uniquely capable of realizing.

24 Aug Sat / 2024

  • Best Of Ottawa 2023 Film Poster
    Best of the 2023 Ottawa International Animation Festival
    7 p.m.—8:15 p.m.

    For adult audiences

    The annual Ottawa International Animation Festival curates a selection of short films, both award winners and audience favorites, for the touring Best of Ottawa Program. The lineup of 10 short films highlights cutting-edge achievements in the art of animation, representing the myriad styles, techniques, and perspectives that animation is uniquely capable of realizing.

25 Aug Sun / 2024

  • Green Border Film Poster
    Green Border (Zielona granica)
    2 p.m.—4:30 p.m.

    Along the treacherous forests (“green border”) between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa are lured by government propaganda promising easy passage to the European Union. Instead, they become trapped in an escalating geopolitical standoff.