The Cuban (2019)
When a naive pre-med student named Mina (Ana Golja) gets her first job in a nursing home, she meets an elderly Cuban jazz musician named Luis (Louis Gossett Jr.). Mkina likes to sing while working and comes to realize that the music triggers Luis’ memories. She uses it to break him out of his dementia and to create moments of lucidity and joy.
July 31, 2020 (Limited)
September 11, 2020 (Carnival Cinemas, Red Deer, AB)
This is Not a Movie
For more than 40 years, journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent and divisive conflicts in the world. Yung Chang’s This is Not a Movie captures Fisk in action—feet on the ground, notebook in hand, as he travels into landscapes devastated by war.
Toronto, ON – Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (March 27 – April 2)
Vancouver, BC – Vancity (March 27, 28, 31 & April 2, 5, 11)
Calgary, AB – Globe Theatre (March 27 – April 3)
Montreal, QC – Cinema du Musee (April 3-9)
Regina, SK – Rainbow Cinema (April 3-9)
Saskatoon, SK – Roxy Theatre (April 3-9)
Run This Town (2019)
A young journalist and a young political aide become entangled in a larger-than-life political scandal in this terrific thriller. One seizes the moment to advance his career. The other grapples with containing the story while maintaining his integrity.
(March 6, 2020)
Come to Daddy
After receiving a cryptic letter from his estranged father, Norval (Elijah Wood) travels to his dad’s oceanfront home for what he hopes will be a positive experience. If only he’d known the dark truth about his old man beforehand. Come to Daddy co-stars Stephan McHattie. Updated Feb. 21:
Continues at Toronto – Carlton Cinema (Feb 21-27, 2020)
She Never Died
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Isabelle
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One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
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Harpoon (2019)
In Harpoon, rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean under suspicious circumstances.
October 11-17 (Toronto, Imagine Carlton)
Easy Land
Jasna, a Serbian architect and mother living in Toronto, wants to create a better future for her daughter Nina, but her mental illness proves to be a problem in their relationship. Easy Land marks the feature debut of writer/director Sanja Zivkovic. Updated March 18:
April 17 – Toronto (TIFF Bell Lightbox)
American Woman
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