CCA 4 Friday 19th October 6.30pm–7.15pm The Yellow Monster Vicky Lesley UK • 2007 • 14 mins From 1944 to 1986, nearly 4 million tons of uranium ore were extracted from the Navajo Indian Reservation to fuel Americaís nuclear industry. The Yellow Monster reveals the story of 3 ordinary people whose lives have all been affected by the uranium mining - a former miner, a mill workerís daughter and a resident whose land lies next to an unprocessed waste pile. The film examines the way the Navajoís have been treated by the uranium industry over the last 6 decades, uncovering a culture of secrecy, environmental pollution and lasting health impacts. They continue to fight for recognition of the legacy of the past, while facing a new threat. As the nuclear industry seeks to reassert itself as a clean energy source for the 21st century, the uranium stock price is rising rapidly and mining companies are once again seeking to mine on the Reservation, with one eye on a fast buck, and seemingly scant regard for the Navajo people. The Shaman's Oil Glenda Rome Scotland ï 2007 ï 18 mins UK/World Premiere In the heart of the Amazonian rain forest of Eastern Ecuador live the Cofan people. They speak their own language, Aíingue, and maintain a traditional hunter-gatherer way of life. In the 1960ís the missionaries arrived, some say to pave the way for the white man. Shortly after the land was found to be rich in oil, and the oil companies moved in. Many indigenous people lost their lands and saw their communities and ways of life destroyed, as oil wells sprung up and the local environment was exploited and polluted. The Cofan people however refused to sell out or be moved, believing that the oil that ran through the veins of their land was the spirit of their ancestors, the Coan-Coan, with whom the Shamans communicate during ceremonies to determine the future of their people. Over the years the Cofans have fought relentlessly to preserve their culture, environment and dignity. This is their story. An inspiring portrait of an alternative vision of nature and what can be achieved when people work together. Tickets available from the CCA box office: Day Passes £10/£5 4 day Festival Passes: £30/£15 Single Screenings:£4/£2 Asylum Seekers/Refugees: Free For more information contact: docfestinfo@gmail.com Festival Hotline: 07765 396226 Music at the CCA bar Wednesday 17th October 10.00 pm - 1.00pm Shiona McPhail traditional Scots singer Roma band Thursday 18th October 10.00 pm - 1.00pm Political Song Night Bring along cd's with your favorite popular, obscure, powerful, bizarre, outrageous political songs. Also open mic to sing, rant or play the guitar... CCA: The Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow Tel: 0141 352 4900 Closing Party CCA Cafe Sunday 21st Oct 10.30pm Sheila Stewart is one of Scotland's traditional Traveller storytellers, and Ballad singers. She has a rich repertoire and has a style of singing that is strong and passionate and distinctively her own yet in the fi nest mainstream of the Scottish tradition. Last in the Line is screened in CCA 4 earlier in the day 1.15pm- 2.00pm where Sheila will also read from her biography of her mother (Belle Stewart) Queen Amang The Heather.