Movies
Four-Wheeled Furies
LIVE CBC BROADCAST | CAST AND CREW IN ATTENDANCE | FREE ADMISSION This doc (co-directed by our very own Geek-in-Chief Josh Stafford) dives elbows-first into the world of roller derby, covering all aspects of the sport physical, political and social through interviews with new skaters (aka fresh meat)
Leviathan
OTTAWA PREMIERE | LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOC. AWARD-WINNER This experimental doc about the North Atlantic fishery seems at first like a man-vs.-nature story, but quickly becomes something much more. This is cinema on the edge. It shows us a world, ours but unrecognizable, as we’ve never seen it before
A Bay of Blood
With inheritance of a valuable piece of lakeside property at stake, several relatives set about severing family ties permanently in what is often cited as the original slasher flick (Friday the 13th Part II stole several kills directly from this film). AKA Twitch of the Death Nerve, this
Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, SXSW 2013 Chronicling Stevie Nicks 2010 recording of her solo album In Your Dreams, this doc, co-directed by Eurythmics mastermind Dave Stewart, shifts dynamically among video formats, painstaking recording sessions and revealing interviews, [taking us on a] magic-tinged musical journey a loving and tuneful portrait
Escape from Planet Earth
PRESENTED BY MRS. TIGGY WINKLES When his astronaut brother (Brendan Fraser) is stranded on the worst planet in the galaxy Earth an alien scientist (Rob Corddry) must overcome his own timidity and an evil general (William Shatner) to, well, you read the title of the film, right? A
West of Memphis
BAFTA NOMINEE, BEST DOCUMENTARY Produced by Peter Jackson, this doc about the miscarriage of justice that led to 18 years behind bars for the boys known as the West Memphis Three provides a fresh perspective on an important story jam-packed with engrossing interviews and footage [and] packing a serious punch
On the Road
PALME DOR NOMINEE, CANNES 2012 From the director of The Motorcycle Diaries, this adaptation of Kerouacs Beat Generation lodestone is a movie for the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who
Christian McPherson presents My Life in Pictures
CHRISTIAN MCPHERSONS MY LIFE IN PICTURES BOOK LAUNCH Join us for the launch of My Life in Pictures a collection of prose poems by Canadian poet and novelist Christian McPherson that runs the authors life story through a film projector, illuminating a poignant coming of age story infused with
The Final Inch
PRESENTED BY RESULTS CANADA AND ROTARY INTERNATIONAL OSCAR NOMINEE, BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT Following polio workers across India, The Final Inch traces the massive mission to eradicate a forgotten disease in the poorest corners of the planet. A panel discussion including the films main character, Mikail Davenport, will follow the screening
Searching for Sugar Man
ACADEMY AWARD WINNER, BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE This doc, about the attempt to track down 70s folk singer Sixto Rodriguez who, despite flopping in America, was bigger than the Beatles in South Africa goes searching for the truth, and finds something stranger than fiction. Introduce[s us] to musical greatness