2017

KONELĪNE: Our Land Beautiful – 7:30 pm SID – 96 min.
KONELĪNE: Our Land Beautiful – 7:30 pm SID – 96 min.

KONELĪNE: Our Land Beautiful Opening Night 7:30 SID 96 min. Canada Wild Productions, 2016 Director: Nettie Wild (in attendance) Cinematography: Van Royko   KONELĪNE is a sensual, cinematic celebration of northwestern British Columbia, and all the dreamers who...

The Brainwashing of My Dad – 10:00 am FFR – 90 min.
The Brainwashing of My Dad – 10:00 am FFR – 90 min.

The Brainwashing of My Dad Saturday 10:00AM FFR 90 min. www.thebrainwashingofmydad.com,  2016 Filmmaker: Jen Senko   As filmmaker, Jen Senko, tries to understand the transformation of her father from a non political, life-long US Democrat to an angry right-wing...

Pan: Our Musical Odyssey – 10:45 am LNS – 53 min.
Pan: Our Musical Odyssey – 10:45 am LNS – 53 min.

Pan: Our Musical Odyssey Saturday 10:45AM LNS 53 min. www.pan.tt , 2015 Directors: Jerome Guiot and Thierry Teston   During World War II, Trinidad & Tobago's underprivileged urban gangs stole oil drums to create a new musical instrument - the Steelpan. This...

WEconomics – 11:45 am UNS – 20 min.
WEconomics – 11:45 am UNS – 20 min.

WEconomics Saturday 11:45AM UNS 20 min. McNabb/ Connolly, 2016 Filmmakers: Mark Dworkin & Melissa Young   The Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy has one of the highest concentrations of cooperative businesses in the developed world. The capital, Bologna,...

Migrant Dreams – 1:20 pm SID – 90 min.

Migrant Dreams – 1:20 pm SID – 90 min.

Migrant Dreams Saturday 1:20PM SID 90 min. www.migrantdreams.ca, 2016 Director: Min Sook Lee   Migrant Dreams exposes the underbelly of the Canadian government's Temporary Foreign Worker Program which empower brokers and growers to exploit and deceive migrant...

The Resurrection of Victor Jara – 1:20 pm LNS – 89 min.

The Resurrection of Victor Jara – 1:20 pm LNS – 89 min.

The Resurrection of Victor Jara Saturday 1:20PM LNS 89 min. 2015 Filmmaker: John Travers   This feature documentary presents the heroic yet tragic story of Victor Jara: from his rise to prominence as a noted theater director, to his years as a folk-inspired...

Keepers of the Coast – 1:35 pm FFR – 38 min.

Keepers of the Coast – 1:35 pm FFR – 38 min.

Keepers of the Coast Saturday 1:35PM FFR 38 min. 2016 Filmmaker: Twyla Roscovich (in attendance)   The central coast of BC is one of the most spectacular and biologically rich places left on the planet – where ancient temperate rainforest intertwines with the...

Tracing Roots – 2:25 pm FFR – 35 min.

Tracing Roots – 2:25 pm FFR – 35 min.

Tracing Roots Saturday 2:20PM FFR 35 min. New Day Films, 2014 Director: Ellen Frankenstein   Tracing Roots is a portrait of an artist and a mystery. The film follows master weaver and Haida elder Delores Churchill on a journey to understand the origins of a...

How I Got Over – 3:05 pm LNS – 87 min.

How I Got Over – 3:05 pm LNS – 87 min.

How I Got Over Saturday 3:05PM LNS 87 min. McNabb/ Connolly, 2014 Director: Nicole Boxer   How I Got Over is an intimate profile of 15 formerly homeless and incarcerated African-American women that dramatically reveals the social causes of their plight and how...

Atlantic – 3:15 pm SID – 75 min.

Atlantic – 3:15 pm SID – 75 min.

Atlantic Saturday 3:15PM SID 75 min. www.theatlanticstream.com, 2016 Director: Risteárd Ó Domhnaill Narrator: Brendan Gleeson   Atlantic follows the fortunes of three small fishing communities in Ireland, Norway and Newfoundland, united and divided by the...

Driving With Selvi – 3:15 pm UNS – 74 min.

Driving With Selvi – 3:15 pm UNS – 74 min.

Driving With Selvi Saturday 3:15PM UNS 74 min. Eyesfull Productions, 2015 Filmmaker: Elisa Paloschi   Selvi, like so many girls living within India’s patriarchal culture, is forced to marry at a young age, only to find herself in a violent and abusive marriage....

Wheel of Life – 3:15 pm FFR – 15 min.

Wheel of Life – 3:15 pm FFR – 15 min.

Wheel of Life Saturday 3:15PM FFR 15 min. Patchwork Films, 2015 Director: Ken Schneider Meet El Oso (the Bear), one of the founders of Casino, the Cuban dance that launched salsa. A simple man whose joie de vivre is a delight, Oso travels through his Havana regaling...

Havana Curveball – 3:35 pm FFR – 56 min.

Havana Curveball – 3:35 pm FFR – 56 min.

Havana Curveball Saturday 3:35PM FFR 56 min. Patchwork Films, 2015 Director: Ken Schneider   Havana Curveball is a heart-warming coming-of-age story about Mica, an ordinary American teenager who faces extraordinary challenges when he sets his heart on donating...

The Babushkas of Chernobyl – 4:40 pm UNS – 96 min.

The Babushkas of Chernobyl – 4:40 pm UNS – 96 min.

The Babushkas of Chernobyl Saturday 4:40PM UNS 96 min. thebabushkasofchernobyl.com, 2015 Director: Holly Morris   In the radioactive Dead Zone surrounding Chernobyl’s Reactor No. 4, a defiant community of women scratches out an existence on some of the most toxic...

Prison Dogs  – 4:40 pm FFR – 72 min.

Prison Dogs – 4:40 pm FFR – 72 min.

Prison Dogs Saturday 4:40PM FFR 72 min. Journeyman Pictures, 2016 Directors: Perri Peltz and Geeta Gandbhir   “Puppies Behind Bars” is a remarkable program that sees New York convicts raise and train service dogs for up to three years. The inmates live with the...