What's On
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
Baby Amelie believes herself to be a god. Her parents (Belgian diplomats in 60s Japan) can barely cope -- but find the perfect nanny to restore order in this delightful animated feature.
The Prowler
Written by an already-blacklisted Dalton Trumbo and directed by a soon-to-be blacklisted Joesph Losey, this creepy noir thriller stars Van Heflin as a venal cop with an eye for the main chance. Intro by Mike Archibald.
My Father's Glory
Yves Robert's bucolic adaptation of the first memoir by Marcel Pagnol, a loving evocation of a childhood summer holiday in the mountains of Provence, a time when the ten-year-old author fell in love with nature.
Meadowlarks
Fifty years after being separated during the Sixties Scoop, four Cree siblings reunite for the first time on a long weekend trip to Banff. Tasha Hubbard’s sensitive drama relates an emotional and life-affirming story of kinship and belonging.
Mistress Dispeller
Sensing her husband has strayed, a Chinese woman hires a mistress dispeller to insinuate herself between the lovers and sow enough doubt to break up the liaison. A documentary.
Measures for a Funeral
When a young academic discovers a personal link to Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow, she is compelled to dig deeper. Her investigations lead her on the trail of an elusive concerto, lost for over a century, but which she is determined to bring to light.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? + The Soda Crackers
Join us for a fun afternoon of bluegrass music with the Soda Crackers, followed by a special 25th anniversary screening of the Coen brothers' beloved Homeric comedy, O Brother, Where Art Thou? starring George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson.
He Ran All the Way
John Berry's gripping, poignant thriller stars John Garfield in his final film performance. He plays Nick Robey, a small-time hood on the run from a stick-up gone wrong. The last gasp of "Red" Hollywood, this fine film deserves to be better known.
The New Year That Never Came
Bogdan Mureşanu’s polyphonic tragi-comedy tracks six interconnected stories to capture the mood in Romania on the brink of revolution in 1989.
Traffic
Natalia and Ginel leave their small Romanian Danube village to work abroad in a big Flemish city. One evening, when she is assaulted after meeting a local, Natalia asks Iță, a friend from home turned into a crook, to help her.
Box of Freedom
Escaping post-Communist Romania in a cargo ship's container bound for Canada, comedian Dora writes and performs new comedic material to the other two passengers in the container.