Movies
Dear Mandela
Rooftops Canada invites you to join us and our very special guests Leilani Farha UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing and Lorena Zárate President of the Habitat International Coalition, for a screening of the award winning documentary Dear Mandela. The film will be followed by commentary from
Deathgasm
OTTAWA PREMIERE | ONE NIGHT ONLY! WINNER – AUDIENCE AWARD – BEST FEATURE FILM – TORONTO AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL Two teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.
Action Hero Biju
Tickets: $11.99 plus taxes Action Hero Biju is an upcoming Malayalam film directed by Abrid Shine and starring Nivin Pauly in the title role. This is Shines second venture as a director after his debut 1983 (2014). The movie also marks Nivin Paulys debut as a producer. Jerry Amaldev will compose the original songs, while Rajesh Murugesan will score the film. The filming which began in May 2015 was
Fractured Land
OTTAWA PREMIERE | FEBRUARY 3 & 4 “…the film is powerful; a skillful study in landscape as well as character.” – The Globe and Mail “Fractured Land thus becomes something of a hybrid itself. On the one hand its a straight-up environmental doc, calling viewers to action on oil-drilling issues:
Heaven Adores You
OTTAWA PREMIERE | FEBRUARY 24 & 25 “A visually-striking documentary…a tribute to a complicated man and deeply talented artist whose music remains timeless” (Calgary Film Festival) “an expansive overview of the singer/songwriters life…an artful tribute to a talent cut too short” (Docs NYC) “[a] riveting documentary…a beautiful tribute to the
Good Dinosaur, The
“The Good Dinosaur” asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? In this epic journey into the world of dinosaurs, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and
Anomalisa
NOMINATED FOR 1 OSCAR – BEST ANIMATED FEATURE An inspirational speaker (David Thewlis) becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who shakes up his mundane existence.
Joy
NOMINATED FOR 1 OSCAR – BEST ACTRESS JOY is the wild story of a family across four generations centered on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right. Betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence and the scars of love,
2 Countries
Ullas from India moves to Canada with Laya who follows Canadian customs and language which he finds difficult to digest. The resulting humorous incidents in the life of Ullas and Laya form the plot.
Pure Pwnage: Teh Movie
Pure Pwnage: The Movie, Hosted by Jarett Cale & Geoff Lapaire The world’s greatest gamer returns to video games to show the world how much it sucks Tickets – $20 Advance tickets available from www.purepwnage.com/movie