Movies
Little Women
Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on their own terms. Oscar winner: Best Costume Design! Also, 5 additional nominations: Best Motion Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Leading Actress (Saoirse
World Water Day
Blue Drinks Ottawa and the Canadian Water Resources Association Ontario branch are thrilled to be hosting their fifth annual World Water Day event in Ottawa, at the Mayfair Theatre. World Water Day, which dates back to the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, is a day
Women’s Adventure Film Tour (Night 2)
The Women’s Adventure Film Tour returns to Ottawa on Wednesday March 25th at 6:30pm, and Thursday March 26th at 6:30pm The Film Tour is an evening of short documentary films from around the world showcasing strong, empowered and physically active women. Some of these women perform at professional levels of
About Endlessness
https://www.iffo.ca/about-endlessness Ottawa audiences love the work of Swedish absurdist master filmmaker, Roy Andersson. Since the Canadian Film Institute presented his Songs From The Second Floor (2000) at the European Union Film Festival in 2002, local audiences have enthusiastically embraced his subsequent films, You, The Living(2007) and A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting
Stories From The Chestnut Woods
https://www.iffo.ca/stories-from-the-chestnut-woods Set in a decaying forest on the Yugoslavian-Italian border in the years immediately after World War II, Stories From The Chestnut Woods weaves its fairy tale tinged stories of survival in an area between Italy and Slovenia named Slavia-Veneta, perched on the frontier where the Iron Curtain meets Western Europe.
Made In Bangladesh
https://www.iffo.ca/made-in-bangladesh Shimu, 23, works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she decides to start a union with her co-workers. Despite threats from the management and disapproval of her husband, Shimu is determined to go on. Together the women must fight and find
Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer
https://www.iffo.ca/andrey-tarkovsky An affectionate, intimate portrait of one of cinema’s greatest artists, Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer is a revealing behind-the-scenes documentary about the life and work of the extraordinary Russian director through the eyes of his son, Andrey A. Tarkovsky. Weaving together archival footage of his father on set, generous excerpts
Ghost Town Anthology
https://www.iffo.ca/ghost-town-anthology Set in tiny Irénée-les-Neiges, Quebec (population: 215), Ghost Town Anthology is talented writer-director Denis Côté’s (Curling, Vic + Flo ont vu un ours, etc.) fascinating Canadian variation on the idea of the undead. One gray day in the small town a young man named Simon Dubé dies in a car
EyeCANdy
https://www.iffo.ca/eye-candy A collection of wildly inventive and provocative Canadian independent animation films that showcase an amazing range of styles and stories from across the country. Films in the program include Emily Pelstring’s 1980s-inspired neon “fever dream” Insect Express, Charlie Tyrell’s Oscar nominated My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes, Valerie Barnhart’s Vimeo award-winner The
The Gentlemen
An American expat tries to sell off his highly profitable marijuana empire in London, triggering plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him. Starring Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey, Golden Globe award winner Colin Farrell, BAFTA winner Hugh Grant, and Golden Globe nominee