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reelworld PRESENTS

THE True Cost

FILM SCREENING + PANEL + AFTER-PARTY

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Tuesday
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October
 
20
 at 
6:30pm
 

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who pays the cost for our clothing?

Toronto Fashion Week VIP Screening

 Join us for a unique evening during Toronto Fashion Week as filmmaker Andrew Morgan screens his latest film, The True Cost presented by Reelworld, CBC, and YYZ Living Magazine.


This is a story about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The True Cost is a groundbreaking film that pulls back the curtain and asks us to consider who really pays the price for our clothing. 

 

Doors open @ 6:00pm

Screening: 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Panel Discussion: 8:00pm to 8:30pm

*After Party: 9:00pm to 11:00pm 


*All ticket holders are invited to the post-screening after party hosted by YYZ Magazine at Orchid Lounge.

Invited Guests

Media

Corporate Knights
BlogTO
NOW
She Does the City

This Is My Life

Dainty Girl
Toronto Star

SEE Change Magazine

Fashion Retailers

Patagonia
MEC
Oliberte

Coal Miner's Daughter

Grey Rock

Harricana

Elroy Apparel 

Education

Ryerson School of Fashion
Seneca College Fashion
George Brown Fashion

Humber College Fashion

Georgian College Fashion

Fanshawe College Fashion

Algonquin College Fashion

Non-Profits

Startup Fashion Week

Fair Trade Toronto

Canadian Fair Trade network

Common Thread
Fashion Takes Action

Fashion Art Toronto (FAT)

TheGood6ix

PANELISTS

ANDREW MORGAN

DIRECTOR, True Cost

Andrew is an internationally recognized director focused on telling stories for a better tomorrow. His experience includes a broad range of work that spans narrative and documentary storytelling for both commercial and film projects. After studying cinematography at the Los Angeles Film School he went on to co-found Untold Creative, a hybrid filmmaking studio where he currently serves as the creative director. He is a contributing writer for the Huffington Post and speaks regularly on the power of storytelling as a tool in the ongoing fight for human rights around the world. Andrew lives in LA with his wife Emily and their four children. 

KATE BLACK

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, MAGNIFECO.COM

Kate Black is the founder and editor-in-chief of Magnifeco.com, the digital source for eco-fashion and sustainable living. Kate is also the founder of EcoSessions®, a global platform bringing together designers, industry and consumers to discuss change. She is regularly featured on the Huffington Post and speaks on ethical fashion at regional and national green living events. Her book Magnifeco: Your Head-to-Toe Guide to Ethical Fashion and Non-toxic Beauty was released in September.

 

TASHA LEWIS

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Tasha Lewis, PhD., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design at Cornell University where she teaches in the area of fashion design management. Her research interests include the disruptive impact of technology in the apparel industry, the behavior of fashion brands, global and domestic apparel production ("glocalization") issues, and the significance of social responsibility and sustainability throughout the apparel supply chain. Dr. Lewis has also worked in the apparel industry in areas of production, sourcing, and retail operations and maintains ongoing contact with industry professionals to inform her research. Dr. Lewis also serves as a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Fashion, Style and Popular Culture.

 

ANDREW MORGAN

DIRECTOR, True Cost

Toronto Fashion Week VIP Screening

 Join us for a unique evening during Toronto Fashion Week as filmmaker Andrew Morgan screens his latest film, The True Cost presented by Reelworld, CBC, and YYZ Living Magazine.


This is a story about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The True Cost is a groundbreaking film that pulls back the curtain and asks us to consider who really pays the price for our clothing. 

 

Doors open @ 6:00pm

Screening: 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Panel Discussion: 8:00pm to 8:30pm

*After Party: 9:00pm to 11:00pm 


*All ticket holders are invited to the post-screening after party hosted by YYZ Magazine at Orchid Lounge.

#TrueCostScreening

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