Movies
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
March Break Matinees – March 18th and 19th! The surviving members of the resistance face the First Order, and the legendary conflict between the Jedi and the Sith reaches its peak as the Skywalker saga concludes. Oscar nominee: Best Original Score, Visual Effects, and Sound Editing! BAFTA Awards nominee:
Jay & Silent Bob Reboot
Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith return as Jay and Silent Bob, as they embark on a cross-country mission to Hollywood to stop a reboot of the ‘Bluntman and Chronic’ movie from getting made. 9/10 Stars! “a heartfelt, emotional tale…charismatic and charming…while there are chuckles aplenty littered throughout Reboot, this
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