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OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS DECEMBER 5 Starring Gregg Turkington (a.k.a. Neil Hamburger) John C. Reilly, and Ottawa’s own Mike Hickey! A broken, aging comedian tours the California desert, lost in a cycle of third-rate venues, novelty tourist attractions, and vain attempts to reach his estranged daughter. By day, he slogs
Mexico Barbaro
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS DECEMBER 4 Eight Mexican directors have united to create a film anthology featuring the most brutally terrifying Mexican traditions and legends, brought to vividly shocking life. MÉXICO BARBARO presents haunting stories that have been woven into the fabric of a nation’s culture, some passed down through
He Named Me Malala
This film is an intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, who was wounded when Taliban gunmen opened fire on her and her friends’ school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old teenager, who had been targeted for speaking out on behalf of girls’ education in her region of Swat Valley
Miss You Already
An honest and powerful story following two best friends, Milly and Jess, as they navigate life’s highs and lows. Inseparable since they were young girls, they can’t remember a time they didn’t share everything -secrets, clothes, even boyfriends — but nothing prepares them for the day Milly is hit with
Haida Gwaii: On The Edge of the World
OTTAWA PREMIERE | JANUARY 20 & 21 Charles Wilkinson continues his string of BC-based eco docs with Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World and his latest documentary might be his strongest one yet. Wilkinson follows Peace Out and Oil Sands Karaoke with another look at the changing Canadian climate. This film
Roar
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS JANUARY 29 No animals were harmed in the making of this movie. 70 members of the cast and crew were. An unprecedentedand wholly unpredictableaction-adventure, Roar follows wildlife preservationist Hank (The Exorcist producer Noel Marshall in his sole and career-derailing turn as an actor and director), who lives harmoniously alongside
Miracle on 34th Street
WINNER OF 3 ACADEMY AWARDS – BEST ACTOR, BEST ORIGINAL STORY AND BEST SCREENPLAY! When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. Starring Edmund Gwenn, Maureen
All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records
OTTAWA PREMIERE | DECEMBER 16 & 17 Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with two hundred stores, in thirty countries, on five continents. From humble beginnings in a small-town drugstore, Tower Records eventually became the heart and soul of the music world, and a powerful force
Home Alone
DECEMBER 5 & 6 The holiday classic starring Macauley Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern and Catherine O’Hara! An 8-year old troublemaker must protect his home from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.
Suffragette
Suffragette – Screening on Tuesday March 19. Presented by CFUW-OTTAWA To celebrate International Women’s Day, CFUW-Ottawa would like to welcome you to join in the screening of Suffragette, starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, and Meryl Streep. Set in 1912, this powerful story follows these women in their fight