July 7, 2017
Ava (2017) **
Ava's life is dictated by rules. Coming of age in Iran, she faces pressure to conform to the expectations of her parents, her school, and her friends. When Ava learns that her parents were once flagrant rule breakers themselves, she begins to rebel against the very foundations of her society. The film demonstrates how a culture of authority can force denial and detachment, particularly among young women during their formative yet vulnerable high school years.
June 6, 2017
Unarmed Verses (2017) *
Documentary about a 12-year-old black girl in a community facing relocation.
Porcupine Lake (2017) **
Coming-of-age story of a young girl in Northern Ontario's lake country during the summer.
Adventures In Public School (2017) **
Coming-of-age drama about a homeschooled boy who finally finds himself in a public school.
Hunting Pignut (2017) **
A 15-year-old girl runs away from home after the death of her father and finds herself living among junkies.
Never Steady Never Still (2017) **
A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.
Maudie (2017) **
An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist.
May 5, 2017
Les Rois mongols (2017) **
Children kidnap an elderly English woman during Quebec's October Crisis of 1970.
Boost (2017) **
Hakeem and A-Mac are like brothers. Together facing immigrant life in Montreal, while 'spotting' cars after school. Boost gives us a glimpse into the awkward adventures of teenage boyhood, then the jolt, when that innocence ends abruptly. Directed by Darren Curtis.
April 4, 2017
The Great Undressing (2017) ****
The Silent Child (2017) ***
Oscar-nominated short about the parents of a deaf child refusing to help her learn the sign language.
Praying (2017) ***
Crème de menthe (2017) **
A young woman returns to her home town after the death of her father. As a single daughter, she must empty the house of her father, who was a compulsive accumulator (or hoarder). She will then revisit, through the various stacks of objects, the life of her father, trying to find out what her specific place is among this multitude of memories.
Babe I Hate To Go (2017) *
Short documentary about a migrant worker from Jamaica in Canada and his health problems.
Revolting Rhymes Part One (2017) ***
March 3, 2017
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