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Trouble in the Peace

Program Running Time 81 min.

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Trouble in the Peace
Directed By: Julian T Pinder
(Canada, 2013, 81 mins, Blu-ray Disc)

When livestock begin dying and people become mysteriously ill after gas leaks in Peace River Country in northwestern BC, a series of bombs are set off on the pipelines in reaction. "Trouble in the Peace" follows Karl Mattson, an enigmatic and reclusive cowboy, as he struggles to make sense of what’s happening to his town and the people in it. Feeling scared and alone, he embarks on a unique course of action in an attempt to save his family and unite the community.

Ping Pong

Program Running Time 80 min.

Films in Program

Ping Pong
Directed By: Hugh Hartford, Anson Hartford
(GB, 2012, 80 mins, Blu-ray Disc)

8 players with 703 years between them compete in the World over 80s Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongolia. Terry (81) having been given a week to live, gets in sight of winning gold. Inge (89) has used table tennis to train her way out of the dementia ward she committed herself to. Australian legend Dorothy deLow is 100, and finds herself a mega celebrity in this rarefied world and Texan Lisa Modlich, a new-comer at 85 years old, is determined to do whatever it takes to win her first gold.

"It is about ageing, mortality, friendship, ambition and love. The stories stay with you for hours, weeks, after the credits have rolled. But perhaps its most powerful achievement is to leave us with a more humane conception of sport, and of life itself."

Matthew Syed - The Times

"What a heart-warmer… ’Inspirational’ barely covers it." Anthony Quinn, The Independent

"An unabashed crowdpleaser bouncing between sweetly satirical and sincerely moving." Total Film

The Waiting Room

Program Running Time 81 min.

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The Waiting Room
Directed By: Peter Nicks
(USA, 2012, 81 mins, Blu-ray Disc)

"Peter Nicks’s magnificent documentary spends a day in the life of an over-crowded and under-resourced hospital emergency room in Oakland, Calif., where a staff of compassionate professionals provide care to a startlingly diverse population of patients. This subtle, compassionate tableau lifts the veil on a world often described in terms of squalor and despair, finding the inherent dignity and perseverance therein." Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

"Peter Nicks’s magnificent documentary spends a day in the life of an over-crowded and under-resourced hospital emergency room in Oakland, Calif., where a staff of compassionate professionals provide care to a startlingly diverse population of patients. This subtle, compassionate tableau lifts the veil on a world often described in terms of squalor and despair, finding the inherent dignity and perseverance therein." Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

"Documentarian Peter Nicks had extraordinary access to the people in and around the waiting room of a public hospital in Oakland. But what makes this a classic, and a work of art and not journalism, is his taste, his poetic touches and his talent for understatement." Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

The House I Live In

Program Running Time 108 min.

Films in Program

The House I Live In
Directed By: Eugene Jarecki
(USA, 2012, 108 mins, Blu-ray Disc)

For over forty years, America’s "War on Drugs" has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world’s largest jailer, and damaged poor communities at home and abroad. Yet for all that, drugs in America are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever before. Perhaps it’s time to call a ceasefire?

"Searing… One of the most important pieces of non-fiction to hit the screen in years." LA Times

"Fearless… A model of the ambitious, vitalizing activist work that exists to stir the sleeping to wake." New York Times

Vancouver International Women In Film Festival

Program Running Time 840 min.

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Vancouver International Women In Film Festival
(840 mins)

Women in Film presents the Vancouver International Women In Film Festival, celebrating the Best of Women in Cinema.

Highlights are: World Premiere features, local shorts, industry panels and workshops, Spotlight Awards Gala, and guest filmmakers.

March 7 – 10 at the Vancity Theatre.

Philip Bloom's One Day Filmmaking Workshop

Program Running Time 420 min.

Films in Program

Philip Bloom's One Day Filmmaking Workshop
(420 mins)

British Filmmaker - Philip Bloom presents his famous filmmaking workshop in Vancouver for the first time.

Doors open at 8:30am, Workshop from 9am to 5pm

Tickets $250

Asian Contemporary Speaker Series: Phil Tinari On/Off: The Double Consciousness of China’s Newest Generation of Artists

Program Running Time 360 min.

Films in Program

Asian Contemporary Speaker Series: Phil Tinari On/Off: The Double Consciousness of China’s Newest Generation of Artists
(360 mins)

From Up on Poppy Hill

(2011, 91 mins, DCP)
Japanese and English
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Classification: G (violence)
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All screenings in Japanese with English subtitles except:
Saturday 23, Sun 24, Fri 29, Sun 31 March (when we will show the English language dubbed version).

Rated: G (Violence) Youth discount applies - no membership needed for youth (18 and under).

Program: From Up on Poppy Hill

Set in Yokohama in 1963, the latest animated feature from Studio Ghibli is a poignant teen love story, graceful, understated but full of feeling. Written by Hayao Miyazaki and directed by his son Goro, the movie transports us to a bustling seaside town, with its misty harbor, sun-drenched gardens, shops and markets, and some of the most mouthwatering Japanese home-cooking set to film.

The story centers on an innocent romance between Umi and Shun, two high school kids caught up in the changing times. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics - and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. While the children work together to save a dilapidated Meiji era club house from demolition, their tentative relationship begins to blossom. But - in an unexpected twist that parallels what the country itself is facing - a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.

"With its beautiful visuals and songs, Poppy Hill finds a deserving place among its Studio Ghibli peers."

- Variety

"A beautifully artful, wistfully nostalgic coming of age romance!"

- Twitch

Ernest & Celestine

(2012, 79 mins, DCP)
French
Directors:
CAST Anne-Marie Loop, Dominique Maurin, Lambert Wilson
Classification: G
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Suitable for all ages. Youth discount applies - no membership needed for youth (18 and under).

Program: Ernest & Celestine

Ernest, a busking bear, and Célestine, a boho mouse, forge an interspecies friendship and instantly become a cause célèbre in this thoroughly entertaining and slightly demented adaptation of Gabrielle Vincent’s French children’s books. Living in a subterranean labyrinth with her fellow rodents, artsy Célestine (voiced by Pauline Brunner) is pushed into the stodgy family—well, breed actually—business of dentistry. When making a supply run to the surface one day, she discovers the more liberal lifestyle enjoyed by musician-poet Ernest (voiced by Lambert Wilson). After (platonically) shacking up, the kindred spirits are hauled in front of a kangaroo court to defend their friendship.

Teaming up with co-director Benjamin Renner, A Town Called Panic’s Vincent Patar and Stéphane Aubier curb their anarchic tendencies in favour of a more restrained brand of lunacy. And while the film’s visuals are constantly inventive—the intricate dentistry practiced by the mice is particularly inspired—its values are timeless, making this an earnest, big-hearted tale that will resonate with viewers of all ages.

"A delightfully old-fashioned kid’s flick with a meaningful message… The screenplay by bestselling French novelist Daniel Pennac keeps things on a believable plain (for a fairy tale), and it’s easy enough to invest in the plights of the duo… Ernest et Célestine gradually becomes a cautionary fable where friendship tries to stand the test of bigotry and intolerance…" Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter

"A delightful melding of visual style and narrative pirouettes, Ernest And Célestine is a just-about-perfect hand drawn animated feature. The unlikely but eventually rock solid alliance between gruff bear Ernest and artistically inclined orphan mouse Célestine is loaded with charm and adventure." Lisa Nesselson, Screen Daily

In French with English subtitiles

Bruce Cockburn - Pacing the Cage

(2012, 65 mins, Blu-ray Disc)
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CAST Bruce Cockburn, Sarah Harmer, Romeo Dallaire, Michael Ondaatje, Colin Linden, Bernie Finkelstein
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Program: Bruce Cockburn - Pacing the Cage

In 2008, Canadian music icon Bruce Cockburn set out on tour to make a live solo album, “Slice ‘o’ Life”. Cameras followed the man whose legacy includes songs like Wondering Where the Lions Are, If I Had a Rocket Launcher, and If A Tree Falls, as he performed to sold-out crowds in benefit concerts across North America. The filmmakers also followed Bruce to his home for candid conversations about his views on topics from religion to new parenthood. Featuring Romeo Dallaire, Sarah Harmer, and Michael Ondaatje.

“If I try to understand what it means to be a Christian, I look at the two instructions that were given in the Bible that are paramount, and those are to love God with all your heart and mind, and to love your neighbour as yourself. That’s it.” -Bruce Cockburn

$6 for Vancity Theatre Members.

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