A MADE IN OTTAWA THRILLER DOUBLE BILL | ALL TICKETS $10 A jet black comedy in which, for ambiguous reasons, all the women in the world have started killing all the men. Hoping to escape this, four young women ranging in age from 18 to 25, decide to go hide
Presented by Helasaviya Canada This event is organized by Helasaviya to raise funds to provide indigenous medical treatments to chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in a Sri Lankan village. Vadeesha Devaminda Wickramanayaka is a highly creative and sensitive young music student in his school. A special love letter that he finds
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS SEPTEMBER 26 Hopes have run understandably high for the first major feature film effort from Matthew Weiner, creator and executive producer of TV’s brilliant “Mad Men.” But between some negative advance reviews and a reportedly underwhelming debut at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, “Are You
HELD OVER FOR A 4th WEEK! Michael Winterbottom’s largely improvised 2010 film, The Trip, took comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon-or semifictionalized versions thereof-on a restaurant tour around northern England. In this witty and incisive follow-up, Winterbottom reunites the pair for a new culinary road trip, retracing the steps of
The Ottawa International Film Festival celebrates it’s 5th Anniversary by showcasing Canadian and International Films at the historic Mayfair Theatre. Over the course of four days OIFF will showcase twenty five films consisting of narrative features, short films and documentaries. Feature Film Highlights will include: Canadian Premiere: Girl house – Director/Producers will
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS NOVEMBER 1 Billy Crudup plays Sam, a former high-profile advertising executive whose life is torn apart by the sudden death of his son. Living off the grid on a docked sailboat, he wastes away his days while drowning his pain in alcohol. When Sam discovers a
500 miles on foot. Bunk-beds. Blisters. Stunning landscapes. World-class snorers. Hot searing sun, freezing cold rain. Kindness from strangers. Debilitating injury. Unexpected romance. No toilet paper when you really need it. Profound grief and deep doubt. Hunger. Laughing with new friends. Total exhaustion. You are guaranteed to experience all of
500 miles on foot. Bunk-beds. Blisters. Stunning landscapes. World-class snorers. Hot searing sun, freezing cold rain. Kindness from strangers. Debilitating injury. Unexpected romance. No toilet paper when you really need it. Profound grief and deep doubt. Hunger. Laughing with new friends. Total exhaustion. You are guaranteed to experience all of
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS SEPTEMBER 19 How to make Hollywood poetically tragic when most of the time it’s just plain old depressing? The players are forgotten, abandoned, chewed up, spit out and they die everyday, and the show goes on. Geniuses and visionaries have to conform or remain in obscurity
To play Dodgers hall of Famer Jackie Robinson in 42, Chadwick Boseman skillfully eased into the role of the contained, cautious outsider who historically crossed the color line in major-league baseball. To play James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, in Get On Up, cautious just won’t cut it. No worries. Boseman tears