Movies
I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts
The Canadian premiere of “I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts”, a documentary following a group of Rohingya refugee youth who re-enact their memories of fleeing the violence in Burma and Bangladesh in a live theatre production. The screening will be accompanied by a Q&A with the cast and
I Am Not Your Negro
In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, “Remember This House.” The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time
I Am Not Salvador
“I am not Salvador” is a comedy about an Iranian man who is on vacation in Brazil. He is mistaken by a beautiful Brazilian girl for her ex-boyfriend named Salvador; kicking off a string of hilarious incidents. Director: Manouchehr Hadi Cast: Reza Attaran, Yekta Naser, Rivaldo, Mehdi Mehrabi, Zhila Sadeghi
I Am Love
The Zelig-like charm of Tilda Swinton is at the centre of this portrait of Milanese family torn apart by a forbidden love that, as the title suggests, overwhelms the senses and sense of those caught up in it. Lavish and formidable with a power to frighten and seduce.
I Am Greta
Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old student in Sweden, started a school strike to bring attention to the climate change crisis. Her question for adults was, if you don’t care about my future on earth, why should I care about my future in school? Within months, her strike evolved into a global
I Am Eleven
Australian filmmaker Genevieve Bailey travelled the world for six years talking with 11-year-olds to compose this insightful, funny and moving documentary portrait of childhood. From an orphanage in India, to a single-parent household in inner-city Melbourne, to bathing with elephants in Thailand, I AM ELEVEN explores the lives
I Am Divine
OTTAWA PREMIERE This doc about Glenn Milstead (a.k.a. John Waters leading lady Divine) goes behind the eye shadow, chronicling his/her life from painful childhood to exuberant cult film icon. Affectionate, informative and genuinely entertaining. (HitFix)
I Am Chris Farley
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS AUGUST 21 The film, from the directors of A Brony Tale, I Am Evel Knievel and the upcoming Johnny Cash – American Rebel, tells Chris Farley’s story, from his early days in Madison, Wisconsin, and at Marquette University, through his work at the legendary club Second
I Am Bolt
The career and the legacy of Jamaican runner Usain Bolt.
Hysteria
The buzz is right: this true story the invention of the vibrator (as an antidote for the Victorian affliction of female hysteria) is a charmingly posh comedy with greater implications about gender politics, [that uses] historical context and sexuality as a clever self-conscious tapestry where it can all unfold. (Exclaim)