Prolific Ottawa filmmaker Brett Kelly is back and this time, hes wearing cowboy boots! In this love letter to the Italian westerns of the 60s and 70s, two men, bound together and left for dead in the middle of the desert, must fight for survival and their chance
WINNER – BEST CENTRAL AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY –Mittelamerikanisches Filmfestival 2018 Love, doubt, disillusionment and a changing Nicaragua Gloria’s parents are revolutionary Sandinistas, fighting to liberate Nicaragua from decades under dictatorship. In 1979, they are finally successful, plunging the nation into civil war. Living life on the front line, the greater good
Director Mitchell (Rabbit Hole) dragged himself onscreen to star in his first feature, an anatomically incorrect rock odyssey that is irrepressible, weaving consistently infectious and memorable songs through an operatic tale that’s by turns playful, witty, and disarmingly emotional. (A.V. Club) Probably the best modern musical you will ever see.
Director Mitchell (Rabbit Hole) dragged himself onscreen to star in his first feature, an anatomically incorrect rock odyssey that is irrepressible, weaving consistently infectious and memorable songs through an operatic tale that’s by turns playful, witty, and disarmingly emotional. (A.V. Club) Probably the best modern musical you will ever see.
Heavy Metal – 40th Anniversary screenings of the partially produced in Ottawa classic on July 16th, 18th, 19th, and 20th! Advance tickets for Heavy Metal now available via events.com! A glowing green orb – which embodies ultimate evil – terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and
A small “Dance-ercize” studio fights for its existence against the unscrupulous owner of a rival club. The conflict boils down to a “Dance Marathon” to settle the score.
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
Monday August 6th & Tuesday August 7th! 30th Anniversary! Winona Ryder Film Festival throughout August! In order to get out of the snobby clique that is destroying her good-girl reputation, an intelligent teen teams up with a dark sociopath in a plot to kill the cool kids. Edgar Allan Poe
HOLOCAUST EDUCATION MONTH | FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE In December of 1944, Auschwitz inmate Fania Landau received a birthday gift of a handmade, heart-shaped book from her fellow prisoners. This remarkable doc traces the lives and journeys of the women who made the heart. Director Carl LeBlanc will conduct a Q&A
When an art thief who masquerades as a corporate recruiter ignores the wrong job prospect, the title of this thriller (based on the novel by Norwegian bestseller Jo Nesbø) rapidly becomes literal. What seemed like a lightweight heist thriller careens into a bloody-minded game of cat and mouse [to become]