Barrie Film Festival

Maxima - 4:30PM
2020-02-22 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Screening:
Saturday, February 22, 2020 – 4:30 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Director: Claudia Sparrow
With: Máxima Acuña, Mirtha Vasquez, Maryum Jordan
Documentary, 14A for mature content, 88 minutes, Language: Spanish with English subtitles (USA)

“Director Sparrow stays unflinchingly focused on the struggle between the two sides, ratcheting up suspense over a tight run time.” – Chaka V. Grier, NOW Toronto

“Sparrow never takes her eyes off Máxima’s tremendous story. It’s the right choice.” – Andrew Parker, The Gate

A multi-billion dollar corporation meets their match in a fearless Indigenous woman who remains uncowed after years of violent intimidation. From Executive Producer Lesley Chilcott (An Inconvenient Truth) and director Claudia Sparrow comes the incredible true story of an illiterate Peruvian farmer (Máxima Acuña) who stood up to one of the largest gold-mining companies in the world and triumphed. MAXIMA tracks the journey from the Peruvian Andes all the way through the Peruvian Supreme Court to the door of the World Bank in Washington D.C. as Máxima Acuña fights for justice and to protect the land, the water supply and the indigenous people from environmental destruction at American hands.

AWARDS: 5 Wins, 1 Nomination
Winner, Audience Award, Best Documentary, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, 2019
Winner, Audience Award, Best National Film, Lima Latin American Film Festival, 2019
Winner, Audience Award, Patagonia ECO Film Festival, 2019
Winner, Best Film, Patagonia ECO Film Festival, 2019
Winner, Jury Award, Honorable Mention, Woodstock Film Festival, 2019
Nominee, Grand Jury Prize, Best Documentary Feature, Slamdance Film Festival, 2020

Tickets are available online By Clicking Here, or at the Uptown Theatre during the festival (Feb 20-23, 2020). Box office opens 1 hour before showtime.
Reel Stories is sponsored by Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Michael & Marion’s, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing, Stewart Esten LLP, Ingrid and John Van Der Marel.

This is Not a Movie - 2PM
2020-02-22 14:00
Screening:
Saturday, February 22, 2020 – 2:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Co-written and Directed by: Yung Chang
With: Robert Fisk, Amira Hass
Documentary, Not Rated – disturbing war-related content and images, viewer discretion is advised, 106 minutes, Language: English/Arabic/English subtitles (Canada/Germany)

“Yung Chang’s documentary about British journalist Robert Fisk is complex and cinematic.” – Norman Wilner, NOW Toronto

“It’s not just journalists, especially print warhorses, who will enjoy this account, but also the others who have no idea what it takes to be a newsperson who has dedicated his or her life to the reporting of truth as they see it.” – Shubhra Gupta, The Indian Express

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, ferreting out the facts and firing reports back home to reach an audience of millions. The process of translating raw experience into incisive and passionate dispatches requires the determination to see things first-hand and the tenacity to say what others won’t. In his relentless pursuit of the facts, Fisk has attracted his share of controversy. But in spite of the danger, he has continued to cover stories as they unfold, talking directly to the people involved. In an era of fake news, when journalists are dubbed “the enemies of the people,” Fisk’s resolve to document reality has become an obsessive war to speak the truth.

AWARDS:
Nominee, Best Canadian Feature Film, Toronto International Film Festival, 2019

Tickets are available online By Clicking Here, or at the Uptown Theatre during the festival (Feb 20-23, 2020). Box office opens 1 hour before showtime.
Reel Stories is sponsored by Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Michael & Marion’s, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing, Stewart Esten LLP, Ingrid and John Van Der Marel.

Honeyland - 12PM
2020-02-22 12:00
Screening:
Thursday, February 20, 2020 – 4:00 pm
Saturday, February 22, 2020 – 12:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Directors: Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska
With: Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam
Documentary, PG for some coarse language, 85 min., Languages: Turkish with English subtitles (Macedonia)

“Honeyland really is a miraculous feat, shot over three years as if by invisible camera – not a single furtive glance is directed towards the film-makers.”– Cath Clarke, Guardian

“One of the most visually beautiful, even exhilarating movies of 2019.” – Tim Brayton, Alternate Ending

“This is one of the best movies of the year… Over and over again while I was watching it, I was asking myself “How did they get that shot?”…” – Christy Lemire, FilmWeek, NPR LA

Nestled in an isolated mountain region deep within the Balkans, Hatidze Muratova lives with her ailing mother in a village without roads, electricity or running water. She’s the last in a long line of wild beekeepers, eking out a living farming honey in small batches to be sold in the closest city – a mere four hours walk away. Hatidze’s peaceful existence is thrown into upheaval by the arrival of an itinerant family, with their roaring engines, seven rambunctious children and herd of cattle. Hatidze optimistically meets the promise of change with an open heart, it doesn’t take long however, before a conflict evolves that exposes the fundamental tension between nature and humanity, harmony and discord, exploitation and sustainability.

Awards: 31 wins, 43 nominations
Nominee, Best Documentary Feature/Best International Feature Film, Academy Awards, 2020
Winner, World Cinema Documentary/Cinematography Award, Sundance Film Festival, 2019
Nominee, Best Documentary Feature Film, Alliance of Women Film Journalists, 2020
Winner, Best Documentary, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, 2019
Nominee, Best Documentary, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, 2019
Winner, Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary, Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, 2019
Nominee, European Documentary, European Film Awards, 2019
Winner, Bet Cinematography/Nominee Best Director and Best Feature, International Documentary Association, 2019

Tickets are available online By Clicking Here, or at the Uptown Theatre during the festival (Feb 20-23, 2020). Box office opens 1 hour before showtime.
Reel Stories is sponsored by Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Michael & Marion’s, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing, Stewart Esten LLP, Ingrid and John Van Der Marel.

Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins - 7PM
2020-02-21 19:00
Screening:
Friday, February 21, 2020 – 7:00 pm
Sunday, February 23, 2020 – 12:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Co-written and Directed by: Janice Engel
With: Harold Cook, Jim Hightower, Andy Ivins
Documentary, PG for coarse language, violence, 93 minutes (USA)

“With free speech under attack, and truth-telling seemingly in short supply, “Raise Hell” offers an entertaining and bracing look at one of journalism’s least punch-pulling practitioners.” – Michael O’Sullivan, Washington Post

RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS tells the story of media firebrand Molly Ivins, six feet of Texas trouble who took on Good Old Boy corruption wherever she found it. Her razor sharp wit left both sides of the aisle laughing, and craving ink in her columns. She knew the Bill of Rights was in peril, and said “Polarizing people is a good way to win an election and a good way to wreck a country.” Molly’s words have proved prescient. Now it’s up to us to raise hell!

AWARDS: 4 Wins, 1 Nomination
Winner, Best Documentary, Film Club’s The Lost Weekend, 2019
Winner, Women in Film Award, Milwaukee Film Festival, 2019
Winner, Audience Choice Award, Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, 2019
Nominee, Best Documentary, Seattle International Film Festival, 2019
Winner, Audience Award, Festival Favourites, SXSW Film Festival, 2019

Tickets are available online By Clicking Here, or at the Uptown Theatre during the festival (Feb 20-23, 2020). Box office opens 1 hour before showtime.
Reel Stories is sponsored by Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Michael & Marion’s, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing, Stewart Esten LLP, Ingrid and John Van Der Marel.

The Cave - 4PM
2020-02-21 16:00
Screening:
Friday, February 21, 2020 – 4:00 pm
Sunday, February 23, 2020 – 2:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Co-written and Directed by: Feras Fayyad
With: Amani Ballour, Salim Namour
Documentary 14A for disturbing war-related content and images, 102 minutes, Languages: English and Arabic with English subtitles
(Syria/Denmark/Germany/USA/Qatar)

“A raw, urgent film about one of the great humanitarian crimes of our times, made all the starker for the utter lack of a global response.” – Christopher Machell, CineVue

“It has abundant power and value.” – Tom Stone, Sunday Times (UK)

“In the midst of this brutal war, the compassion and bravery of those working at this underground hospital is inspiring. They are true heroes. This is a very powerful film, made by a very brave and compassionate film crew.” – Robert Roten, Laramie Movie Scope

Oscar nominee Feras Fayyad (Last Men in Aleppo) delivers an unflinching story of the Syrian war with his powerful new documentary, The Cave. For besieged civilians, hope and safety lie underground inside the subterranean hospital known as the Cave, where paediatrician and managing physician Dr. Amani Ballour and her colleagues Samaher and Dr. Alaa have claimed their right to work as equals alongside their male counterparts, doing their jobs in a way that would be unthinkable in the oppressively patriarchal culture that exists above. Following the women as they contend with daily bombardments, chronic supply shortages and the ever-present threat of chemical attacks, The Cave paints a stirring portrait of courage, resilience and female solidarity.

AWARDS: 11 wins and 17 nominations
Nominee, Best Documentary Feature, Academy Awards, 2020
Winner, People’s Choice Award – Documentary, Toronto International Film Festival, 2019
Winner, Audience Award/Nominee, Best Documentary Feature, Camden International Film Festival, 2019
Winner, The Unforgettables, Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US, 2020
Winner, Cinematic Documentary Award,Cork International Film Festival, 2019

Tickets are available online By Clicking Here, or at the Uptown Theatre during the festival (Feb 20-23, 2020). Box office opens 1 hour before showtime.
Reel Stories is sponsored by Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Michael & Marion’s, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing, Stewart Esten LLP, Ingrid and John Van Der Marel.

Into the Canyon - 7PM
2020-02-20 19:00
Screening:
Thursday, February 20, 2020 – 7:00 pm
Saturday, February 22, 2020 – 8:30 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Director: Peter McBride
With: Kevin Fedarko and Peter McBride
Documentary, PG, 84 minutes (USA)
In 2016 filmmaker/photographer Pete McBride and writer Kevin Fedarko set out on a 750-mile journey on foot through the entire length of the Grand Canyon. From the outset, the challenge was far more than they bargained for. More people have stood on the moon than have completed a continuous through hike of the Canyon. McBride and Fedarko took a sectional approach, achieving a feat that many adventurers have taken decades to complete. Others have lost their lives trying. But their quest was more than just an endurance test – it was also a way to draw attention to the unprecedented threats facing one of our most revered landscapes.
Awards:
Winner, Best Feature-Length Mountain Film, Banff Mountain Film Festival, 2019

Tickets are available online By Clicking Here, or at the Uptown Theatre during the festival (Feb 20-23, 2020). Box office opens 1 hour before showtime.
Reel Stories is sponsored by Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Michael & Marion’s, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing, Stewart Esten LLP, Ingrid and John Van Der Marel.

Honeyland - 4PM
2020-02-20 16:00

The Song of Names - 7PM
2020-02-06 19:00, 2020-02-05 19:00
Screenings:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, February 6, 2020 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Directed by: François Girard
Principal Cast: Tim Roth, Clive Owen, Catherine McCormack, Saul Rubinek
Drama, PG for violence and coarse language, 113 min. (Canada/Hungary)

“[François] Girard proves once again that he’s a master of music. By weaving both original compositions and classic works flawlessly into the film, The Song of Names becomes a solemn reflection on war and a lost brotherhood.” – Sara Clements, Flick Feast

Tim Roth and Clive Owen star in François Girard’s latest sweeping historical drama, about a man searching for his childhood best friend — a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust — who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.

With The Song of Names, acclaimed filmmaker François Girard returns to the classical music milieu of his seminal The Red Violin. And like that film, The Song of Names sets personal, professional, and family tragedies against sweeping historical events.

Awards:

Nominee, Best Canadian Feature Film, Toronto International Film Festival, 2019
Nominee, Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film, Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards, 2020

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The Song of Names - 4PM
2020-02-06 16:00, 2020-02-05 16:00

Marriage Story - 7PM
2020-01-16 19:00
Screening: Thursday, January 16, 2020 – 4pm, 7pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Written and Directed by: Noah Baumbach
Cast: Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern and Wallace Shawn
Drama, 14A for coarse language and sexual references throughout, 136 minutes (USA/UK)

“One of the most realistic and genuinely told love stories I have ever seen. Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson & Laura Dern are perfect.” – Lauren Veneziani, WBAL-TV

“Johansson and Driver are remarkably, heartbreakingly good in every scene; showing their characters’ journeys to an unflinching camera, letting the gap between them get wider yet unable, for their son’s sake, to completely walk away.” – Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

“It’s a triumph, a mix of pleasure and pain that cuts so deep it leaves a scar. It hurts, but it hurts so good.” – Adam Graham, Detroit News

New York theatre director Charlie (Adam Driver) and actress Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) struggle through a gruelling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes. For years, Nicole, who was once a successful Hollywood actress, has wanted to return to Los Angeles, but Charlie has no interest in moving. When she relocates with their eight-year-old son, Henry (Azhy Robertson), things get ugly between the two spouses. Charlie has to fly back and forth to see Henry, while their legal teams drive wedges between the two, who at first, began their separation amicably. (synopsis from tribute.ca)

Awards:
Nominee, Best Actress in a Drama (Johansson)/Best Actor in a Drama (Driver)/Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Dern) /Best Screenplay/Best Original Score/Best Motion Picture-Drama, Golden Globes, USA, 2020
Nominee, Best Picture/Best Supporting Actress/Best Director/Best Screenwriter/Readers’Choice, AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, 2020
Winner, Best Actor (Adam Driver)/Nominee Top Ten Films (3rd Place) Atlanta Film Critics Circle, 2019
Nominee/Best International Independent Film, British Independent Film Awards, 2019
Nominee, Best Picture/Best Actor/Best Actress/Best Supporting Actress/Best Acting Ensemble/Best Director, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2020
Winner, Robert Altman Award, Film Independent Spirit Awards, 2020

Program is Sponsored by:

Marriage Story - 4PM
2020-01-16 16:00

From the Vine - 7PM
2020-01-09 19:00, 2020-01-08 19:00
Screenings:
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, January 9, 2020 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Directed by: Sean Cisterna
Principal Cast: Joe Pantoliano, Wendy Crewson, Marco Leonardi, Paula Brancati, Kevin Hanchard
Comedy/Drama, Not Rated, 97 minutes, Language: English and Italian with English subtitles (Canada/Italy)

Includes Q&A with Producer/Director Sean Cisterna

“Cisterna has always had a good sense of story, it all has a genuine flow to it as we move along and it really has a strong sense of self. That kind of narrative confidence not only comes from the script, from the director leading the ship.” “ – David Voigt, IN THE SEATS

From the Vine is the heartwarming story of a middle-aged corporate executive who has all but lost his way, and travels abroad in hopes of finding the missing piece. What he discovers is a vineyard on the brink of ruin, and a desire within to breathe new life into it.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Kenneth Cancellara, Finding Marco, the film takes us on an emotional journey of loss, rebirth and self-discovery. Set against the beautiful backdrop of a vineyard in Southern Italy, the tale of a man reconnecting with his family’s roots, figuratively and literally, is one that many will find relatable. From the Vine is a story of community and love, and serves as a great reminder that our connection to our heritage is one that cannot easily be forgotten. (ICFF)

Awards:
Winner, Best Feature Drama, Devour! Food Film Festival, Wolfville, NS, 2019
Winner, Best Foreign Film/Best Career Achievement Award (Pantoliano), Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, 2019
Winner, Ishia Legend Award (Pantoliano) Ischia Global Film & Music Festival, 2019
Winner, Best Film, Italian Contemporary Film Festival, 2019
Winner, Impact Award (Pantoliano) Naples International Film Festival, 2019

From the Vine - 4PM
2020-01-09 16:00, 2020-01-08 16:00

Waves - 7pm
2019-12-19 19:00
Waves
Screening: Thursday, December 19, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Written and Directed by: Trey Edward Shults
Cast: Kelvin Harrison JR., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Alexa Demie, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Sterling K. Brown
Drama, 14A for coarse language and sexually suggestive scenes, 136 minutes (USA)

“Prepare to be bowled over by two relative newcomers: actress Taylor Russell, who quite simply has the most expressive young face to be seen onscreen in many a season, and Kelvin Harrison Jr., who can be cocky and vulnerable in the same split second.” – Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press

“Whatever your reaction to this ambitious, boldly original and hard-hitting family drama, you could never accuse writer-director Trey Edward Shults of holding anything back.” – G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle

“[A] powerful artistic undertow that sucks viewers in and spits them out gasping.” – Ty Burr, Boston Globe.

Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, and featuring an astonishing ensemble of award-winning actors and breakouts alike, Waves traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family – led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. From acclaimed director Trey Edward Shults, Waves is a heartrending story about the universal capacity for compassion and growth even in the darkest of times.

Awards:
Nominee, Best Supporting Female, (Taylor Russell) Film Independent Spirit Awards, 2020
Nominee, Audience Award/Best Feature/Breakthrough Actor (Taylor Russell) Gotham Awards, 2019
Winner, Best Screenwriting, Hamptons International Film Festival, 2019
Winner, Virtuoso Award (Taylor Russell) Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 2020

Program is Sponsored by:

Waves - 4pm
2019-12-19 16:00

Youth Unstoppable - 7pm
2019-12-12 19:00
Special Presentation:
Youth Unstoppable: The Rise of the Global Youth Climate Movement
Thursday, December 12 – 7pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Documentary, Not Rated, 87 min., Canada

At age 15, filmmaker Slater Jewell-Kemker began attending environmental summits, camera in hand, wide-eyed and ready to make a difference. What began as a single journey evolved into an intimate and challenging documentary shot behind the front lines of the largely unseen and misunderstood Global Youth Climate Movement. Seen through the lens of Slater’s camera, Youth Unstoppable documents the struggles, events, and first hand effects on the youth fighting to be heard at home and within the frustrating and complex process of UN Climate Change negotiations. From flood ravaged villages in Nepal to luxury hotels in Cancun, from the tailings ponds of the Alberta Tar Sands to the riots of Copenhagen, culminating with the intense and defining events at the 21st UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, Youth Unstoppable shows us a powerful vision for the future of our planet and the young people who will lead us there.

This film is the 2019 Education offering for grades 7-12.

Youth Unstoppable premiered at Michael Moore’s invite-only Traverse City Film Festival, going on to screen at dozens of festivals around the world and garnering thirteen awards.

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead - 7pm
2019-12-05 19:00, 2019-12-04 19:00
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Screening:

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 – 4pm and 7pm
Thursday, December 5, 2019 – 4pm and 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Written and Directed by: Ben Wheatley
Principal Cast: Sam Riley, Neil Maskell, Hayley Squires, Joe Cole and Charles Dance
Comedy/Drama, 14A for mature content, strong coarse language, 95 minutes
(United Kingdom)

“Colin Burstead is spectacularly well-written, Wheatley’s dense, rapid-fire dialogue packed with laughs and crafting a believable family dynamic.” – Jack Blackwell, One Room with a View

“With Happy New Year, Colin Burstead, Ben Wheatley has crafted a very funny, very real family drama that shows a simple universal truth: all families are weird.” – Sean Fallon, Film Inquiry

“Ben Wheatley strips things way back for his nerve-raddled family reunion comedy, and the result is one of his best, most fluid films.” – Variety

Colin Burstead (Neil Maskell) has hired a heritage mansion for a New Year’s Eve party for his extended family and various hangers-on, with his own wife Val (Sura Dohnke), teenage daughter Fran (Nicole Nettleingham) and infant son Jamie in tow. A few little tensions and dramas leading up to the festivities are then overshadowed by the return of Colin’s black sheep brother David (Sam Riley) to the family fold after an absence of five years, along with his German girlfriend Hannah (Alexandra Maria Lara). Invited by their sister Gini (Hayley Squires) as what she thinks will be a nice surprise, backfires as Colin then finds himself less than welcome, and not just to his ex-wife Paula (Sarah Baxendale) – however, over the course of the evening, his presence will shift the family’s power dynamics.

Awards:
Nominee, Best Editing, British Independent Film Awards, 2018
Nominee, Best Film/Official Competition, London Film Festival, 2018
Nominee, Audience Award/Open Horizons, Thessaloniki Film Festival, 2018

Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Students: $8 (HST included)
Tickets available online or at box office an hour before screening.

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Happy New Year, Colin Burstead - 4pm
2019-12-05 16:00, 2019-12-04 16:00

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band - 7pm
2019-11-21 19:00
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Screening: Thursday, November 21, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Directed by: Daniel Roher
Featuring: Robbie Robertson, Martin Scorsese, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Taj Mahal, Jann Wenner, Ronnie Hawkins, Van Morrison, Dominique Robertson
Music/Documentary, Not Rated (PG), 100 minutes (Canada/USA)

“An engaging, well-travelled music journey” – Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter

“This… is very much guitarist/songwriter Robertson’s version of the truth, but it rings true as it accounts how drugs, petty jealousies and other demons ultimately undid these Fab Five musicians.” – Peter Howell, Toronto Star
“An interesting, folksy doc about a folksy rock band for the uninitiated, and a political apologia for those familiar with the controversies surrounding Robbie Robertson and The Band.” – J. Don Birnam, Splash Report

“Heartbreakingly beautiful film.” – Anne Brodie, What She Said

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band is a confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson’s young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band. The film is a moving story of Robertson’s personal journey, overcoming adversity and finding camaraderie alongside the four other men who would become his brothers in music and who together made their mark on music history. Once Were Brothers blends rare archival footage, photography, iconic songs and interviews with many of Robertson’s friends and collaborators including Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison Martin Scorsese, Peter Gabriel, Taj Mahal, Dominique Robertson, Ronnie Hawkins, and more.

Awards:
Nominee, Best Canadian Feature Film, Toronto International Film Festival, 2019

Program is Sponsored by:

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Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band - 4pm
2019-11-21 16:00

And the Birds Rained Down - 7pm
2019-11-07 19:00, 2019-11-06 19:00
Screening:
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, November 7, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Directed by: Louise Archambault
Cast: Andrée Lachapelle, Gilbert Sicotte, Rémy Girard, Eve Landry, Éric Robidoux, Kenneth Welsh and Louise Portal
Drama, PG, 126 minutes, Language: French with English subtitles (Canada)

“This eco-friendly, elegantly delivered tale about the sunset changes in the lives of a trio of graybeards living in the woods is engaging, thought-provoking and ultimately moving…” – Jonathan Holland, Hollywood Reporter

“Archambault goes straight for the heart in adapting Saucier’s novel. The result is poignant, touching, and profoundly moving.” – Pat Mullen, That Shelf
“Touching, heartbreaking, and dangerously thought-provoking, And the Birds Rained Down will force you to re-examine your relationship with yourself, the world around you, and the people you love.” – Anne T. Donahue, Globe and Mail

Inspired by the novel of de Jocelyne Saucier, a story of intertwined destinies, where love can happen at any age and new life emerges in unexpected places. Three elderly hermits live deep in the woods, cut off from the rest of the world. While wildfires threaten the region, their quiet life is about to be shaken by the arrival of two women. A luminous octogenarian, unjustly institutionalized her whole life, and a young photographer charged with interviewing survivors of the region’s deadliest forest fire.
Awards:
Nominee, Official Competition, Quebec City International Film Festival, 2019
Winner, Solidarity Award/Nominee, Best Film, San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2019
Nominee, Best Canadian Feature Film, Toronto International Film Festival, 2019

Individual Tickets: Adults $10, Seniors/Students $8
(prices include HST)
Advance tickets are available online here, or at the door on screening night at Uptown Theatre box office.

And the Birds Rained Down - 4pm
2019-11-07 16:00, 2019-11-06 16:00
