Movies
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
Creed
NOMINATED FOR 1 OSCAR – BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
Harperman: A Dissident Serenade
Tonys Turners “Harperman” protest song was posted on YouTube on June 22, 2015. Two months later, he was suspended from his job as a federal government scientist pending an investigation into whether his creation of this song breached his employers “values and ethics” code. Weve had an election since then, but
88th Annual Academy Awards LIVE Telecast
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Syrian Love Story, A
Cinema Politica presents the Ottawa premiere of A SYRIAN LOVE STORY with director Sean McAllister and protagonist Amer Daoud in attendance A SYRIAN LOVE STORY in Arabic with English Subtitles Short synopsis: Filmed over 5 years, A SYRIAN LOVE STORY charts an incredible odyssey to political freedom. The poignant story of