Movies
Springhammer
This is the Ottawa debut of SpringHammer, a maker’s film by Kevin Kossowan, selected for the EIFF and Relish Film Festival. Through interviews, cultural pieces and working footage Kossowan explores the past, present and future situations of blacksmithing in Japan. Edmontons Kevin Kossowan has written, filmed, directed, edited and scored
Muneeza in the Middle
Muneeza in the Middle is a one-hour documentary about a fashion-savvy lawyer who feels pressured to give up her flashy lifestyle and become a “good” Muslim mother. Filmed over 5 years in partnership with the CBC’s documentary Channel, we invite you to a special pre-broadcast screening of this unique film. Producer/Director Hoda Elatawi and
ABCs of Death 2
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS NOVEMBER 21 ABC’s OF DEATH 2 is the follow-up to the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning from Nigeria to UK to Brazil and everywhere in between. It features segments directed by over two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre
For Your Height Only
In this offbeat action-adventure story, a group of gangsters, under the instructions of their leader Mr. Giant, ambush a scientist and steal the formula for a powerful new weapon, the N-Bomb, which he was about to turn over to the government. It’s imperative that the N-Bomb be recovered as
Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace (10th Anniversary Screening)
10th ANNIVERSARY SCREENING | CAST AND CREW IN ATTENDANCE From Odessa Filmworks, the award winning team that brought the world Harry Knuckles and the Treasure of the Aztec Mummy and rewrote the gospel of Canadian filmmaking with Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter comes a new knuckle-dusting adventure starring everyone’s favourite super
Interstellar
PRESENTED ON 35MM FILM! It may not be quite as magical as Dorothy Gale stepping from her sepia-toned farmhouse into the Technicolor burg of Munchkinland, but it comes mighty close. There is a scene in director Christopher Nolan’s oft-spectacular, doggedly humane space epic “Interstellar” that shifts from deep space back to Earth, from
Boxtrolls, The
A family event movie from the creators of “Coraline” and “ParaNorman” that introduces audiences to a new breed of family – The Boxtrolls, a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who have lovingly raised an orphaned human boy named Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright) in the amazing cavernous home they’ve built
Guardians of the Galaxy
Hollywood saved its biggest summer blast for last. Guardians of the Galaxy is the most successful space western since the first Star Wars trilogy, an irreverent mix of mismatched characters, heavy-handed baddies and huge battle sequences spiced up with sharp one-liners and a healthy helping of attitude. There are no
Kung Fu Elliot
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS NOVEMBER 14 Canadas never had an action hero, says self-proclaimed martial arts expert Elliot Scott in the unbridled documentary Kung Fu Elliot. Elliot gives audiences a glimpse into the world and the markedly eccentric mind of a man hoping to make a splash on the Canadian film scene. Elliot,
Kung Fu Elliot
Elliot “White Lightning” Scott plans on becoming Canada’s first action hero with his low-budget karate epic, Blood Fight. This surreal documentary captures two years in the lives of a passionate amateur filmmaker, his supportive partner Linda, and their outrageous cast-all trying to realize their dreams. With everyone’s hopes and dreams