Ok, Y'all. I went to see 'What Just Happened' at Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center last night. Before the movie the proprietor, Rene, stood before us and told us about the upcoming movies and musical performances they will host in Jan-Feb. There are quite a few things that I'd like to experience. However, Rene had us rolling on the floor laughing as he was describing why he has chosen to honour our Canadian film-making neighbors with an on-going series highlighting work from that country. Thought y'all might enjoy reading what Rene has posted on Zeitgeist's web site describing the series.

In Joy:

CANADA IS BIGGER THAN THE U.S.

Zeitgeist is in the process of initiating a monthly series of films, music, performances and visual art exhibitions celebrating the innovative, utterly bizarre and extremely vast body of work from our neighbors to the north. Their films may be smaller, but at least their country is bigger!

I have been attending the Toronto Film Festival regularly since 1990. Aside from seeing films from all the world, it has given me a profound appreciation of the work of Canadian filmmakers. Due to my love for
the work of filmmaker Guy Maddin, in 1991 I programmed the largest exhibition of works by the Winnipeg Film Group outside of Canada, THE MONDO MANITOBA MARATHON which I presented at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center in Buffalo, N.Y. as well as here in New Orleans. As part of the marathon, I produced a 30 minute video on the working relationship between filmmaker Guy Maddin and screen-writer George Toles entitled STRANGLED BY A LARGE INTESTINE. Then from 1995 to 1998, Zeitgeist presented the on-going series of films and performances entitled QUEERLY CANADIAN, which celebrated works and artists from Canada that personified both definitions of the word "queer", meaning either "gay" or "odd". Over the years Zeitgeist has screened hundreds of films and hosted Canadian performers and filmmakers Bruce La Bruce, David Bateman, Michael Achtmann, and David Roche. But that's not enough…we need bigger!

According to Canadian author and Presbyterian minister Tristan Emmanuel, Canada is looking to destroy America. In his new book, WARNED: CANADA'S REVOLUTION AGAINST FAITH, FAMILY AND FREEDOM THREATENS AMERICA, Emmanuel writes:

"Canada is being used as a staging ground to export radical liberalism and its being aimed right at America: everything from gay 'marriage' to polygamy to lowering the age of sexual consent and strengthening 'human rights' laws to protect prostitution. If it's radically liberal, Canada is involved."

Well if this is true, it's all the more reason for Zeitgeist to celebrate and to help promote their agenda.

I'm not saying that Canada is trying to turn America Gay, but not only is Canada bigger than the U.S. (and we all know size does matter!), when you look at the map, it's on top...

Please note: Even though we will be including events in this series on the Zeitgeist website, a series this "Big" deserves a website/blog of it's very own...http://canadaisbigger.blogspot.com