We're back.

It's time for the 4th annual Communications Nova Scotia Diversity Film Festival, a chance to see films that focus in on diversity and show us challenges people deal with daily and victories people win .

We'll go back in time and update the long road to justice with civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond, travel from Halifax to India and Nepal with the reincarnation of a Buddhist master, experience the clash of cultures in Halifax, go fiddling in depression era Cape Breton and address racism with Grade 5 students.

We are not only showing films but will talk about them with some of the filmmakers, who will drop by to explain their work and take your questions.

And like every other year, we'll have popcorn that's free.

When: Thursday, Oct. 6 Where: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1723 Hollis St., Halifax. (Bedford Row entrance) Time: 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Admission: Free

And like every other year, we'll have popcorn that's free.

Please join us for one or all of the films. For more information please visit www.gov.ns.ca/cns or contact John Whidden at 424-2698 or at whiddejl@gov.ns.ca.

Films and showtimes are:

9:30 a.m. - Welcome and opening remarks

9:45 a.m. - Sneak previews of some diverse films coming soon to a DVD or theatre near you.

10:05 a.m. - Tulku - One of the first persons in the world to be recognized as a Tulku - the reincarnation of a Buddhist master - is Gesar Mukpo, a filmmaker based in Halifax. In the film he takes us on a personal journey through North America, India and Nepal to find out what this means and to meet other tulkus to find out how they live with two eras - modern and ancient, and two sides of the world, East and West.

11:35 a.m. - Seeing Different - A short profile of a young man losing his sight due to a hereditary eye condition. Mike discusses his diagnosis, how his life has changed as his vision worsens and the associated challenges and successes he encounters in his life as a student and working age person with a visual impairment.

11:50 a.m. - The Fiddler's Reel, from Marc Almon, the writer-director of The Wake of Calum MacLeod, this Gaelic film, set in depression-era Cape Breton, tells the story of a farm girl and a mysterious wandering musician, who must challenge her domineering father and escape from a powerful bootlegger determined to have her hand in marriage.

12:15 p.m. - Long Road to Justice: The Viola Desmond Story - Produced by Communications Nova Scotia, this film tells the story of Viola Desmond, a civil rights pioneer in the province who fought discrimination in a New Glasgow movie theatre in 1946 and finally received justice more than 60 years later.

1:30 p.m. Journey to Justice - Produced in 2000, this film pays tribute to a group of Canadians who "took racism to court." Focusing on the period between 1930-1950 the film tells the stories of Viola Desmond, Fred Christie, Hugh Burnette and Bromley Armstrong, Donnald Willard Moore and Stanley G. Grizzle. Together these brave pioneers helped secure justice for all Canadians. This film will complement and provide further context to Long Road to Justice: The Viola Desmond Story.

2:20 p.m. - Gerreh - A film produced by NSCAD student Fazila Amiri, for her thesis, Gerreh tells the story of a woman caught between two cultures and customs she has difficulty accepting. The film was shot in Halifax.

2:50 p.m. - Afghan - This short film by Halifax-born writer, director, comedian Pardis Parker takes a darkly comedic look at the issue of racial intolerance. With a familiar Halifax backdrop, Parker and Picnicface star Mark Little consider the ways in which the pair can make light of a typically dark subject. (Please note: To be taken with a grain of salt, and sense of humour).

3 p.m. - Me and the Mosque - This documentary uses personal interviews to portray the multiple relationships Canadian Muslim women have with Islam's place of worship, the mosque. Many mosques force women to pray behind barriers, separate from men, and some do not even permit women to enter the building. Exploring all sides of the issue, the film examines the space – both physical and social – granted to women in mosques across the country. Zarqa Nawaz, produced this film as part of the Reel Diversity Competition for emerging filmmakers of colour, through the National Film Board of Canada.

4:10 p.m. - Mile in Your Shoes and Be the Hero - Two films produced by Grade 5 students under the direction of Andrew Stickings at Ecole Grosvenor Wentworth Park School in Halifax. Mile in Your Shoes is an anti-racism PSA about making others realize what it was like to experience racism by wearing someones else's shoes. Be the Hero is about being a hero to others and standing up against racism. Both videos were voted top 50 in the Racism. Stop It! National Video Competition sponsored by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.