Barrie Film Festival

I, Daniel Blake - 7PM
2017-03-01 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Screening: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 – 7:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W. Barrie
Directed by: Ken Loach
Principle Cast: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires and Sharon Percy
Drama, 14A for mature themes and coarse language, 100 minutes (UK/France/Belgium)

“I, Daniel Blake is one of Loach’s finest films, a drama of tender devastation that tells its story with an unblinking neorealist simplicity that goes right back to the plainspoken purity of Vittorio De Sica.” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety

“Loach really rages against the machine here – emphatically, heroically, stoically – but the true heart of the film, the friendship between Daniel and Katie, is touching and sincere.” – CJ Johnson, ABC Radio/Australia

Daniel Blake 59, has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn’t know, some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man’s land, caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy as played out against the rhetoric of ‘striver and skiver’ in modern day Britain.
Awards:
Won, Best Actor (Dave Johns) / Most Promising Newcomer (Hayley Squires), British Independent Film Awards, 2016
Won, Palme d’Dor, Cannes Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actress (Hayley Squires) /Nominated Best Film, Denver International Film Festival, 2016
Nominated, Best European Actor/Director/Screenwriter/Film European Film Awards, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Locarno International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Stockholm Film Festival, 2016
Won, Most Popular International Feature, Vancouver International Film Festival, 2016

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I, Daniel Blake - 9:15PM
2017-03-01 21:15
Screening: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 – 9:15 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Directed by: Ken Loach
Principle Cast: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires and Sharon Percy
Drama, 14A for mature themes and coarse language, 100 minutes (UK/France/Belgium)

“I, Daniel Blake is one of Loach’s finest films, a drama of tender devastation that tells its story with an unblinking neorealist simplicity that goes right back to the plainspoken purity of Vittorio De Sica.” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety

“Loach really rages against the machine here – emphatically, heroically, stoically – but the true heart of the film, the friendship between Daniel and Katie, is touching and sincere.” – CJ Johnson, ABC Radio/Australia

Daniel Blake 59, has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn’t know, some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man’s land, caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy as played out against the rhetoric of ‘striver and skiver’ in modern day Britain.
Awards:
Won, Best Actor (Dave Johns) / Most Promising Newcomer (Hayley Squires), British Independent Film Awards, 2016
Won, Palme d’Dor, Cannes Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actress (Hayley Squires) /Nominated Best Film, Denver International Film Festival, 2016
Nominated, Best European Actor/Director/Screenwriter/Film European Film Awards, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Locarno International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Stockholm Film Festival, 2016
Won, Most Popular International Feature, Vancouver International Film Festival, 2016

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I, Daniel Blake - 4PM
2017-03-02 16:00
Screening: Thursday, March 2, 2017 – 4:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Directed by: Ken Loach
Principle Cast: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires and Sharon Percy
Drama, 14A for mature themes and coarse language, 100 minutes (UK/France/Belgium)

“I, Daniel Blake is one of Loach’s finest films, a drama of tender devastation that tells its story with an unblinking neorealist simplicity that goes right back to the plainspoken purity of Vittorio De Sica.” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety

“Loach really rages against the machine here – emphatically, heroically, stoically – but the true heart of the film, the friendship between Daniel and Katie, is touching and sincere.” – CJ Johnson, ABC Radio/Australia

Daniel Blake 59, has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn’t know, some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man’s land, caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy as played out against the rhetoric of ‘striver and skiver’ in modern day Britain.
Awards:
Won, Best Actor (Dave Johns) / Most Promising Newcomer (Hayley Squires), British Independent Film Awards, 2016
Won, Palme d’Dor, Cannes Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actress (Hayley Squires) /Nominated Best Film, Denver International Film Festival, 2016
Nominated, Best European Actor/Director/Screenwriter/Film European Film Awards, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Locarno International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Stockholm Film Festival, 2016
Won, Most Popular International Feature, Vancouver International Film Festival, 2016

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I, Daniel Blake - 7PM
2017-03-02 19:00
Screening: Thursday, March 2, 2017 – 7:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Directed by: Ken Loach
Principle Cast: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires and Sharon Percy
Drama, 14A for mature themes and coarse language, 100 minutes (UK/France/Belgium)

“I, Daniel Blake is one of Loach’s finest films, a drama of tender devastation that tells its story with an unblinking neorealist simplicity that goes right back to the plainspoken purity of Vittorio De Sica.” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety

“Loach really rages against the machine here – emphatically, heroically, stoically – but the true heart of the film, the friendship between Daniel and Katie, is touching and sincere.” – CJ Johnson, ABC Radio/Australia

Daniel Blake 59, has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn’t know, some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man’s land, caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy as played out against the rhetoric of ‘striver and skiver’ in modern day Britain.

Awards:
Won, Best Actor (Dave Johns) / Most Promising Newcomer (Hayley Squires), British Independent Film Awards, 2016
Won, Palme d’Dor, Cannes Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actress (Hayley Squires) /Nominated Best Film, Denver International Film Festival, 2016
Nominated, Best European Actor/Director/Screenwriter/Film European Film Awards, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Locarno International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Stockholm Film Festival, 2016
Won, Most Popular International Feature, Vancouver International Film Festival, 2016

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Paterson - 4PM
2017-03-16 16:00
Screening: Thursday, March 16, 2017 – 4:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Rizwan Manji, Nellie
Comedy/Drama, 14A for some coarse language, 118 minutes
(USA/Germany/France)

“A lovely fable about the fragile, fruitful and occasionally fraught relationship between creativity and everyday life.” – Geoff Andrew, Time Out
“An amazing little film that makes of simplicity its emblema so we can fall in love with its protagonist and the rest of the characters.” – Mikel Zorrilla, Blog de cine

Paterson is a bus driver in the city of Paterson, New Jersey – they share the name. Every day, Paterson adheres to a simple routine: he drives his daily route, observing the city as it drifts across his windshield and overhearing fragments of conversation swirling around him; he writes poetry into a notebook; he walks his dog; he stops in a bar and drinks exactly one beer; he goes home to his wife, Laura. By contrast, Laura’s world is ever changing. New dreams come to her almost daily. Paterson loves Laura and she loves him. He supports her newfound ambitions; she champions his gift for poetry. The film quietly observes the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest of details.
Awards:
Won, Best Actor (Adam Driver), Toronto International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Palm Dog (Nellie), Nominated Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival, 2016
Nominated, Best Actor (Adam Driver) Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, 2016
Nominated, Audience Award, Gotham Awards, 2016
Won, Best Actor (Adam Driver) Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, 2016

Every third Thursday of the month join us for Dinner & Movie night! This is an opportunity to enjoy a wonderful film at Uptown Theatre as well as a special menu offered by an amazing participating Restaurant. The two screening times – 4pm and 8pm will allow you plenty of time to enjoy a meal either after or before the show. This program will cater to two great tastes: that of a fine meal or stellar film. We recommend the delectable pairing of both dinner and movie, but of course the option is there to just go to the restaurant or the theatre. The choice is yours.
Film tickets and meals are sold separately.
Film tickets: $10 for Adults, $8 for Seniors/Students
Advance tickets are available online or two weeks before each screening at the Uptown Theatre box office (in the evenings an hour before their first screening). HST is included in the ticket price.

Program is Sponsored by:

Paterson - 8PM
2017-03-16 20:00
Screening: Thursday, March 16, 2017 – 8:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Rizwan Manji, Nellie
Comedy/Drama, 14A for some coarse language, 118 minutes
(USA/Germany/France)

“A lovely fable about the fragile, fruitful and occasionally fraught relationship between creativity and everyday life.” – Geoff Andrew, Time Out
“An amazing little film that makes of simplicity its emblema so we can fall in love with its protagonist and the rest of the characters.” – Mikel Zorrilla, Blog de cine

Paterson is a bus driver in the city of Paterson, New Jersey – they share the name. Every day, Paterson adheres to a simple routine: he drives his daily route, observing the city as it drifts across his windshield and overhearing fragments of conversation swirling around him; he writes poetry into a notebook; he walks his dog; he stops in a bar and drinks exactly one beer; he goes home to his wife, Laura. By contrast, Laura’s world is ever changing. New dreams come to her almost daily. Paterson loves Laura and she loves him. He supports her newfound ambitions; she champions his gift for poetry. The film quietly observes the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest of details.
Awards:
Won, Best Actor (Adam Driver), Toronto International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Palm Dog (Nellie), Nominated Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival, 2016
Nominated, Best Actor (Adam Driver) Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, 2016
Nominated, Audience Award, Gotham Awards, 2016
Won, Best Actor (Adam Driver) Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, 2016

Every third Thursday of the month join us for Dinner & Movie night! This is an opportunity to enjoy a wonderful film at Uptown Theatre as well as a special menu offered by an amazing participating Restaurant. The two screening times – 4pm and 8pm will allow you plenty of time to enjoy a meal either after or before the show. This program will cater to two great tastes: that of a fine meal or stellar film. We recommend the delectable pairing of both dinner and movie, but of course the option is there to just go to the restaurant or the theatre. The choice is yours.
Film tickets and meals are sold separately.
Film tickets: $10 for Adults, $8 for Seniors/Students
Advance tickets are available online or two weeks before each screening at the Uptown Theatre box office (in the evenings an hour before their first screening). HST is included in the ticket price.

Program is Sponsored by:

Country Crush Canadian Premiere - 7PM
2017-03-31 19:00
Presented by: Good Soldier Films and First Beacon Entertainment
Screening: Friday, March 31 – 7:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

There are only a limited amount of tickets available. Tickets are available through Glenn Coulson, contact email is below.

There will be a post screening Q&A with the Creative Team as well as these stars from the movie:

Madeline Merlo
Madeline Merlo is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. In 2015, Merlo received the “Rising Star” award from the Canadian Country Music Association.

Munro Chambers
He is an actor and is best known for his character, Eli Goldsworthy, on Degrassi and for his role on “The Latest Buzz”, as Wilder.

Country Crush Movie Premiere Packages
Crush Package – $20 (Limited tickets available)
Ticket to premiere at Uptown Theatre
Q&A with cast
VIP access (no cover, no line) to after party at Mavricks with Cast and Creative Team
Take Me Home Package – $40 (Limited tickets available)
Ticket to premiere,
Q&A with cast
VIP access (no cover, no line) to after party at Mavricks with Cast and Creative Team
Cast Signed DVD
VIP Star Package -$80 (SOLD OUT)
All the above and a private post screening party at Michael & Marion’s with special acoustic performance by Madeline Merlo, with appetizers and drink (max 60 people)

*Please note that this is an independent booking and Barrie Film Festival vouchers and passes will not be accepted for this screening.

The Producers would like to thank Downtown Barrie BIA, Kicx 106, Republic Live, Boots and Hearts, Barrie Film Festival, our local investors and friends for their support!

A Man Called Ove - 4PM
2017-04-05 16:00
Screening: April 5, 2017 – 4:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Hannes Holm
Principle Cast: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg and Chatarina Larsson
Comedy/Drama, PG for thematic content, some disturbing images, and language, 116 minutes, Languages: Swedish with English subtitles (Sweden)

“Lassgard manages to keep us from completely hating and giving up on him at the beginning of the film – no small trick – and allows us to care for him without engaging in maudlin sentimentality at the end.” – Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

“A nice mix of bitter and sweet, with a strong cast.” – Edward Johnson-Ott, NUVO Newsweekly

Stepping from the pages of Fredrik Backman’s international best-selling novel, Ove is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife’s grave, Ove has given up on life. Enter a boisterous young family next door who accidentally flattens Ove’s mailbox while moving in and earning his special brand of ire. Yet from this inauspicious beginning an unlikely friendship forms and we come to understand Ove’s past happiness and heartbreaks. What emerges is a heartwarming tale.

Awards:
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling, Academy Awards, 2017
Won, European Comedy, European Film Awards, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Cabourg Romantic Film Festival, 2016
2nd place, Audience Award, Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2016
3rd Place Best Film, Seattle International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actor, Rolf Lassgård, Seattle International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Traverse City Film Festival, 2016

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A Man Called Ove - 7PM
2017-04-05 19:00
Screening: April 5, 2017 – 7:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Hannes Holm
Principle Cast: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg and Chatarina Larsson
Comedy/Drama, PG for thematic content, some disturbing images, and language, 116 minutes, Languages: Swedish with English subtitles (Sweden)

“Lassgard manages to keep us from completely hating and giving up on him at the beginning of the film – no small trick – and allows us to care for him without engaging in maudlin sentimentality at the end.” – Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
“A nice mix of bitter and sweet, with a strong cast.” – Edward Johnson-Ott, NUVO Newsweekly

Stepping from the pages of Fredrik Backman’s international best-selling novel, Ove is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife’s grave, Ove has given up on life. Enter a boisterous young family next door who accidentally flattens Ove’s mailbox while moving in and earning his special brand of ire. Yet from this inauspicious beginning an unlikely friendship forms and we come to understand Ove’s past happiness and heartbreaks. What emerges is a heartwarming tale.
Awards:
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling, Academy Awards, 2017
Won, European Comedy, European Film Awards, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Cabourg Romantic Film Festival, 2016
2nd place, Audience Award, Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2016
3rd Place Best Film, Seattle International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actor, Rolf Lassgård, Seattle International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Traverse City Film Festival, 2016

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A Man Called Ove - 9:30PM
2017-04-05 21:30
Screening: April 5, 2017 – 9:30 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Hannes Holm
Principle Cast: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg and Chatarina Larsson
Comedy/Drama, PG for thematic content, some disturbing images, and language, 116 minutes, Languages: Swedish with English subtitles (Sweden)

“Lassgard manages to keep us from completely hating and giving up on him at the beginning of the film – no small trick – and allows us to care for him without engaging in maudlin sentimentality at the end.” – Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
“A nice mix of bitter and sweet, with a strong cast.” – Edward Johnson-Ott, NUVO Newsweekly

Stepping from the pages of Fredrik Backman’s international best-selling novel, Ove is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife’s grave, Ove has given up on life. Enter a boisterous young family next door who accidentally flattens Ove’s mailbox while moving in and earning his special brand of ire. Yet from this inauspicious beginning an unlikely friendship forms and we come to understand Ove’s past happiness and heartbreaks. What emerges is a heartwarming tale.
Awards:
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling, Academy Awards, 2017
Won, European Comedy, European Film Awards, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Cabourg Romantic Film Festival, 2016
2nd place, Audience Award, Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2016
3rd Place Best Film, Seattle International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actor, Rolf Lassgård, Seattle International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Traverse City Film Festival, 2016

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A Man Called Ove - 4PM
2017-04-06 16:00
Screening: April 6, 2017 – 4:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Hannes Holm
Principle Cast: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg and Chatarina Larsson
Comedy/Drama, PG for thematic content, some disturbing images, and language, 116 minutes, Languages: Swedish with English subtitles (Sweden)

“Lassgard manages to keep us from completely hating and giving up on him at the beginning of the film – no small trick – and allows us to care for him without engaging in maudlin sentimentality at the end.” – Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
“A nice mix of bitter and sweet, with a strong cast.” – Edward Johnson-Ott, NUVO Newsweekly

Stepping from the pages of Fredrik Backman’s international best-selling novel, Ove is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife’s grave, Ove has given up on life. Enter a boisterous young family next door who accidentally flattens Ove’s mailbox while moving in and earning his special brand of ire. Yet from this inauspicious beginning an unlikely friendship forms and we come to understand Ove’s past happiness and heartbreaks. What emerges is a heartwarming tale.
Awards:
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling, Academy Awards, 2017
Won, European Comedy, European Film Awards, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Cabourg Romantic Film Festival, 2016
2nd place, Audience Award, Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2016
3rd Place Best Film, Seattle International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actor, Rolf Lassgård, Seattle International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Traverse City Film Festival, 2016

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A Man Called Ove - 7PM
2017-04-06 19:00
Screening: April 6, 2017 – 7:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Hannes Holm
Principle Cast: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg and Chatarina Larsson
Comedy/Drama, PG for thematic content, some disturbing images, and language, 116 minutes, Languages: Swedish with English subtitles (Sweden)

“Lassgard manages to keep us from completely hating and giving up on him at the beginning of the film – no small trick – and allows us to care for him without engaging in maudlin sentimentality at the end.” – Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
“A nice mix of bitter and sweet, with a strong cast.” – Edward Johnson-Ott, NUVO Newsweekly

Stepping from the pages of Fredrik Backman’s international best-selling novel, Ove is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife’s grave, Ove has given up on life. Enter a boisterous young family next door who accidentally flattens Ove’s mailbox while moving in and earning his special brand of ire. Yet from this inauspicious beginning an unlikely friendship forms and we come to understand Ove’s past happiness and heartbreaks. What emerges is a heartwarming tale.
Awards:
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling, Academy Awards, 2017
Won, European Comedy, European Film Awards, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Cabourg Romantic Film Festival, 2016
2nd place, Audience Award, Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2016
3rd Place Best Film, Seattle International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actor, Rolf Lassgård, Seattle International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Traverse City Film Festival, 2016

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My American Cousin - 7PM
2017-04-19 19:00
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Canada On Screen | National Canadian Film Day 150

My American Cousin
Screening: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 – 7:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Admission: FREE
Written and Directed by: Sandy Wilson
Comedy/Drama, PG for adult situation and language, 94 minutes
(CANADA)
“The film works a gentle spell around its viewer, and ends up leaving an unexpected lasting impression.” – Dustin Putnam TheFilmFile.com
Now a classic of our national cinema, writer-director Sandy Wilson’s charming film à clef is both an affecting coming-of-age tale and a witty meditation on Canadian-American cultural tensions. Sandy Wilcox (Margaret Langrick) is a preteen growing up in the 1950s in B.C.’s Okanagan, where she’s bored (“Nothing ever happens!”) and also tired of being treated like a child. Everything changes with the arrival of Butch (John Wildman), her dreamy, red-convertible-driving cousin from California, who seems to embody everything exciting Sandy’s been longing for. My American Cousin was a popular hit at home and abroad, and won six Genie Awards — for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actress (Langrick), Actor (Wildman), and Editing (Haida Paul). Arriving on the heels of The Grey Fox, it also solidified B.C.’s ascendance as an important filmmaking centre — and was a rallying cry for women in film everywhere!

Tickets are FREE and will be available at the Uptown Theatre box office April 19th starting at 6:00 pm, on a first come first serve basis.

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The Salesman - 4PM
2017-04-20 16:00
Screening: Thursday, April 20, 2017 – 4:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Asghar Farhadi
Cast: Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti and Babak Karimi
Drama, 14A for mature theme, language may offend, and a brief bloody image, 125 min., Persian with English Subtitles (Iran/France)

“The Salesman engages with the choices of its characters, and their consequences, with a particular urgency. That is Asghar Fahardi’s gift, and it should not be undervalued.”– Jason Bailey, Flavorwire

Forced to leave their apartment due to a dangerous construction project in a neighbouring building, a young Iranian couple moves to the center of Tehran where they become embroiled in a life-altering situation involving the previous tenant. Directed by Asghar Farhadi, who also helmed the Oscar-winning feature A Separation.
Awards:
Won, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, USA, 2017
Nominated, Best Motion Picture-Foreign Language, Golden Globes, USA, 2017
Won, Best Actor (Shahab Hosseini) & Best Screenplay, Cannes Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Foreign Language Film, National Board of Review, USA, 2016
Won, Best International Film, Munich Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Motion Picture, International Film, Satellite Awards, 2016
Won, Special Jury Prize, Chicago International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Film, World Cinema Amsterdam, 2016
Nominated, Critics Choice Award: Best Foreign Language Film, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2016

Program is Sponsored by:

Contact the following sponsoring restaurant to make your reservation and inquire about their special Barrie Film Festival Dinner & Movie Menu!

The North Restaurant
49 Mary St., Barrie, ON
705-812-2192

Groovy Tuesday’s Bistro
73 Collier St. Barrie
705-721-0302

The Salesmen - 8PM
2017-04-20 20:00
Screening: Thursday, April 20, 2017 – 8:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Asghar Farhadi
Cast: Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti and Babak Karimi
Drama, 14A for mature theme, language may offend, and a brief bloody image, 125 min., Persian with English Subtitles (Iran/France)

“The Salesman engages with the choices of its characters, and their consequences, with a particular urgency. That is Asghar Fahardi’s gift, and it should not be undervalued.”– Jason Bailey, Flavorwire

Forced to leave their apartment due to a dangerous construction project in a neighbouring building, a young Iranian couple moves to the center of Tehran where they become embroiled in a life-altering situation involving the previous tenant. Directed by Asghar Farhadi, who also helmed the Oscar-winning feature A Separation.
Awards:
Won, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, USA, 2017
Nominated, Best Motion Picture-Foreign Language, Golden Globes, USA, 2017
Won, Best Actor (Shahab Hosseini) & Best Screenplay, Cannes Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Foreign Language Film, National Board of Review, USA, 2016
Won, Best International Film, Munich Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Motion Picture, International Film, Satellite Awards, 2016
Won, Special Jury Prize, Chicago International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Film, World Cinema Amsterdam, 2016
Nominated, Critics Choice Award: Best Foreign Language Film, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2016

Program is Sponsored by:

Contact the following sponsoring restaurant to make your reservation and inquire about their special Barrie Film Festival Dinner & Movie Menu!
The North Restaurant
49 Mary St., Barrie, ON
705-812-2192
Groovy Tuesday’s Bistro
73 Collier St. Barrie
705-721-0302

Burn Your Maps - 4PM
2017-05-03 16:00
Screening: May 3, 2017 – 4:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Jordan Roberts
Principle Cast: Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Virginia Madsen, Marton Csokas, Suraj Sharma
Adventure/Drama, PG mature thematic elements including some mature sexual material and brief strong language, 102 minutes (USA)

Based on the short story of the same name by Robyn Joy Leff. In this film adaptation, an eight-year-old boy named Wes (Jacob Tremblay, The Room) has an existential epiphany after a family tragedy, and becomes convinced that he is actually a Mongolian goat herder. He uses the help of an aspiring filmmaker to convince his parents to take a soul-searching journey to a village in Mongolia, where Wes believes he belongs.

Awards:
Won – Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Calgary International Film Festival, 2016
Won – 1st Place, American Indie Competition, Leiden International Film Festival, 2016
Won – Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Gold Coast International Film Festival, 2016

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Burn Your Maps - 7PM
2017-05-03 19:00
Screening: May 3, 2017 – 7:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Written and Directed by: Jordan Roberts
Principle Cast: Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Virginia Madsen, Marton Csokas, Suraj Sharma
Adventure/Drama, PG mature thematic elements including some mature sexual material and brief strong language, 102 minutes (USA)

Based on the short story of the same name by Robyn Joy Leff. In this film adaptation, an eight-year-old boy named Wes (Jacob Tremblay, The Room) has an existential epiphany after a family tragedy, and becomes convinced that he is actually a Mongolian goat herder. He uses the help of an aspiring filmmaker to convince his parents to take a soul-searching journey to a village in Mongolia, where Wes believes he belongs.
Awards:
Won – Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Calgary International Film Festival, 2016
Won – 1st Place, American Indie Competition, Leiden International Film Festival, 2016
Won – Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Gold Coast International Film Festival, 2016

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Burn Your Maps - 9:15PM
2017-05-03 21:15
Screening:
May 3, 2017 – 9:15 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Jordan Roberts
Principle Cast: Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Virginia Madsen, Marton Csokas, Suraj Sharma
Adventure/Drama, PG mature thematic elements including some mature sexual material and brief strong language, 102 minutes (USA)

Based on the short story of the same name by Robyn Joy Leff. In this film adaptation, an eight-year-old boy named Wes (Jacob Tremblay, The Room) has an existential epiphany after a family tragedy, and becomes convinced that he is actually a Mongolian goat herder. He uses the help of an aspiring filmmaker to convince his parents to take a soul-searching journey to a village in Mongolia, where Wes believes he belongs.
Awards:
Won – Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Calgary International Film Festival, 2016
Won – 1st Place, American Indie Competition, Leiden International Film Festival, 2016
Won – Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Gold Coast International Film Festival, 2016

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Burn Your Maps - 4PM
2017-05-04 16:00
Screening: May 4, 2017 – 4:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Jordan Roberts
Principle Cast: Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Virginia Madsen, Marton Csokas, Suraj Sharma
Adventure/Drama, PG mature thematic elements including some mature sexual material and brief strong language, 102 minutes (USA)

Based on the short story of the same name by Robyn Joy Leff. In this film adaptation, an eight-year-old boy named Wes (Jacob Tremblay, The Room) has an existential epiphany after a family tragedy, and becomes convinced that he is actually a Mongolian goat herder. He uses the help of an aspiring filmmaker to convince his parents to take a soul-searching journey to a village in Mongolia, where Wes believes he belongs.
Awards:
Won – Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Calgary International Film Festival, 2016
Won – 1st Place, American Indie Competition, Leiden International Film Festival, 2016
Won – Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Gold Coast International Film Festival, 2016

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Burn Your Maps - 7PM
2017-05-04 19:00
Screening: May 4, 2017 – 7:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Jordan Roberts
Principle Cast: Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Virginia Madsen, Marton Csokas, Suraj Sharma
Adventure/Drama, PG mature thematic elements including some mature sexual material and brief strong language, 102 minutes (USA)

Based on the short story of the same name by Robyn Joy Leff. In this film adaptation, an eight-year-old boy named Wes (Jacob Tremblay, The Room) has an existential epiphany after a family tragedy, and becomes convinced that he is actually a Mongolian goat herder. He uses the help of an aspiring filmmaker to convince his parents to take a soul-searching journey to a village in Mongolia, where Wes believes he belongs.

Awards:
Won – Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Calgary International Film Festival, 2016
Won – 1st Place, American Indie Competition, Leiden International Film Festival, 2016
Won – Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Gold Coast International Film Festival, 2016

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After the Storm - 4PM
2017-05-18 16:00
After the Storm (Umi yori mo mada fukaku)
Screening: Thursday, May 18, 2017 – 4:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Cast: Hiroshi Abe, Yoko Maki, Kirin Kiki and Lily Franky
Drama, 117 minutes, Language: Japanese with English subtitles (Japan)

“Japanese master Kore-eda Hirokazu delivers one of his most satisfying efforts to date with his tender look at a disintegrating family and what truly remains of the love that was once there in abundance.” – Ken Eisner, Georgia Straight
“Kore-eda chronicles all this with his customary warmth and patience, [exploring] themes of familial and generational conflict while barely raising his voice above a whisper.” – Kenji Fujishima, Movie Mezzanine
Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota (Hiroshi Abe) wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father, his aging mother (Kirin Kiki) and beautiful ex-wife (Yoko Make) seem to be moving on with their lives. Renewing contact with his initially distrusting family, Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting place in the life of his young son (Taiyo Yoshizawa) – until a stormy summer night offers them a chance to truly bond again.
Awards:
Nominated, Un Certain Regard Award, Cannes Film Festival, 2016
Nominated, Best Feature, Chicago International Film Festival, 2016

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After the Storm - 8PM
2017-05-18 20:00
After the Storm (Umi yori mo mada fukaku)
Screening: Thursday, May 18, 2017 – 8:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Cast: Hiroshi Abe, Yoko Maki, Kirin Kiki and Lily Franky
Drama, 117 minutes, Language: Japanese with English subtitles (Japan)

“Japanese master Kore-eda Hirokazu delivers one of his most satisfying efforts to date with his tender look at a disintegrating family and what truly remains of the love that was once there in abundance.” – Ken Eisner, Georgia Straight
“Kore-eda chronicles all this with his customary warmth and patience, [exploring] themes of familial and generational conflict while barely raising his voice above a whisper.” – Kenji Fujishima, Movie Mezzanine
Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota (Hiroshi Abe) wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father, his aging mother (Kirin Kiki) and beautiful ex-wife (Yoko Make) seem to be moving on with their lives. Renewing contact with his initially distrusting family, Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting place in the life of his young son (Taiyo Yoshizawa) – until a stormy summer night offers them a chance to truly bond again.
Awards:
Nominated, Un Certain Regard Award, Cannes Film Festival, 2016
Nominated, Best Feature, Chicago International Film Festival, 2016

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Land of Mine - 4PM
2017-06-07 16:00 - 17:40
Land of Mine (Under Sandet)
Screening: June 7, 2017 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Martin Zandvliet
Principle Cast: Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Emil Belton and Joel Basman
Drama/War, 14A for gory scenes, disturbing content, graphic violence, some language, not suitable for sensitive or young viewers, 100 minutes, English, Danish and German with English subtitles (Denmark/Germany)

As World War II comes to an end, a group of German POWs, boys rather than men, are captured by the Danish army and forced to engage in a deadly task – to defuse and clear land mines from the Danish coastline. With little or no training, the boys soon discover that the war is far from over. Inspired by real events, Land of Mine exposes the untold story of one tragic moment in post-war history.

Awards (26 wins, 20 nominations):
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2017
Won, Audience Award World Cinema, AFI Fest, 2016
Won, Best Actor (Louis Hofmann), Beijing International Film Festival, 2016
Won, 3 awards: Cinematography, Costume Design, Hair & Makeup, European Film Awards, 2016
Won, 2 awards: Audience Award and MovieZone Award, Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2016
Won, SIGNIS Award, Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2016
Won, 3 awards, Jameson CineFest – Miskolc International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actor (Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann), Tokyo International Film Festival, 2015
Won, Audience Award, Gijón International Film Festival, 2015

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Land of Mine - 7PM
2017-06-07 19:00 - 20:40
Land of Mine (Under Sandet)
Screening: June 7, 2017 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Martin Zandvliet
Principle Cast: Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Emil Belton and Joel Basman
Drama/War, 14A for gory scenes, disturbing content, graphic violence, some language, not suitable for sensitive or young viewers, 100 minutes, English, Danish and German with English subtitles (Denmark/Germany)

As World War II comes to an end, a group of German POWs, boys rather than men, are captured by the Danish army and forced to engage in a deadly task – to defuse and clear land mines from the Danish coastline. With little or no training, the boys soon discover that the war is far from over. Inspired by real events, Land of Mine exposes the untold story of one tragic moment in post-war history.

Awards (26 wins, 20 nominations):
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2017
Won, Audience Award World Cinema, AFI Fest, 2016
Won, Best Actor (Louis Hofmann), Beijing International Film Festival, 2016
Won, 3 awards: Cinematography, Costume Design, Hair & Makeup, European Film Awards, 2016
Won, 2 awards: Audience Award and MovieZone Award, Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2016
Won, SIGNIS Award, Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2016
Won, 3 awards, Jameson CineFest – Miskolc International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actor (Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann), Tokyo International Film Festival, 2015
Won, Audience Award, Gijón International Film Festival, 2015

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Land of Mine - 9PM
2017-06-07 21:00 - 22:40
Land of Mine (Under Sandet)
Screening: June 7, 2017 – 9pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Martin Zandvliet
Principle Cast: Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Emil Belton and Joel Basman
Drama/War, 14A for gory scenes, disturbing content, graphic violence, some language, not suitable for sensitive or young viewers, 100 minutes, English, Danish and German with English subtitles (Denmark/Germany)

As World War II comes to an end, a group of German POWs, boys rather than men, are captured by the Danish army and forced to engage in a deadly task – to defuse and clear land mines from the Danish coastline. With little or no training, the boys soon discover that the war is far from over. Inspired by real events, Land of Mine exposes the untold story of one tragic moment in post-war history.

Awards (26 wins, 20 nominations):
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2017
Won, Audience Award World Cinema, AFI Fest, 2016
Won, Best Actor (Louis Hofmann), Beijing International Film Festival, 2016
Won, 3 awards: Cinematography, Costume Design, Hair & Makeup, European Film Awards, 2016
Won, 2 awards: Audience Award and MovieZone Award, Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2016
Won, SIGNIS Award, Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2016
Won, 3 awards, Jameson CineFest – Miskolc International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actor (Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann), Tokyo International Film Festival, 2015
Won, Audience Award, Gijón International Film Festival, 2015

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Land of Mine - 4PM
2017-06-08 16:00 - 17:40
Land of Mine (Under Sandet)
Screening: June 8, 2017 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Martin Zandvliet
Principle Cast: Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Emil Belton and Joel Basman
Drama/War, 14A for gory scenes, disturbing content, graphic violence, some language, not suitable for sensitive or young viewers, 100 minutes, English, Danish and German with English subtitles (Denmark/Germany)

As World War II comes to an end, a group of German POWs, boys rather than men, are captured by the Danish army and forced to engage in a deadly task – to defuse and clear land mines from the Danish coastline. With little or no training, the boys soon discover that the war is far from over. Inspired by real events, Land of Mine exposes the untold story of one tragic moment in post-war history.

Awards (26 wins, 20 nominations):
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2017
Won, Audience Award World Cinema, AFI Fest, 2016
Won, Best Actor (Louis Hofmann), Beijing International Film Festival, 2016
Won, 3 awards: Cinematography, Costume Design, Hair & Makeup, European Film Awards, 2016
Won, 2 awards: Audience Award and MovieZone Award, Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2016
Won, SIGNIS Award, Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2016
Won, 3 awards, Jameson CineFest – Miskolc International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actor (Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann), Tokyo International Film Festival, 2015
Won, Audience Award, Gijón International Film Festival, 2015

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Land of Mine - 7PM
2017-06-08 19:00 - 20:40
Land of Mine (Under Sandet)
Screening: June 8, 2017 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Written and Directed by: Martin Zandvliet
Principle Cast: Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Emil Belton and Joel Basman
Drama/War, 14A for gory scenes, disturbing content, graphic violence, some language, not suitable for sensitive or young viewers, 100 minutes, English, Danish and German with English subtitles (Denmark/Germany)

As World War II comes to an end, a group of German POWs, boys rather than men, are captured by the Danish army and forced to engage in a deadly task – to defuse and clear land mines from the Danish coastline. With little or no training, the boys soon discover that the war is far from over. Inspired by real events, Land of Mine exposes the untold story of one tragic moment in post-war history.

Awards (26 wins, 20 nominations):
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2017
Won, Audience Award World Cinema, AFI Fest, 2016
Won, Best Actor (Louis Hofmann), Beijing International Film Festival, 2016
Won, 3 awards: Cinematography, Costume Design, Hair & Makeup, European Film Awards, 2016
Won, 2 awards: Audience Award and MovieZone Award, Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2016
Won, SIGNIS Award, Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2016
Won, 3 awards, Jameson CineFest – Miskolc International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actor (Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann), Tokyo International Film Festival, 2015
Won, Audience Award, Gijón International Film Festival, 2015

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Bill Evans: Time Remembered - 4PM
2017-06-11 16:00 - 17:24
Bill Evans: Time Remembered
Screening: Sunday, June 11, 2017 – 4:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Admission: Adults $10, Seniors/Students $8
Directed by: Bruce Spiegel
Documentary/Biography, NR, 84 minutes (USA)

Eight years in the making, over forty interviews, over 30 archival photographers
“The film Bill Evans, Time Remembered took me 8 years to make. Eight years of tracking down anybody who knew Bill and who played with him, to try and find out as much as I could about the illusive and not easy to understand Bill Evans. I feel very honored to have had the chance to interview and get to know good guys that spent a lot of time with Bill: Billy Taylor, Gene Lees, Tony Bennett, Jack DeJohnette, Jon Hendricks, Jim Hall, Bobby Brookmeyer, Chuck Israels, Paul Motian, Gary Peacock, Joe LaBarbera. It was a once in a life time experience talking to these gifted talented guys about their time in jazz music, about their “Time Remembered“ with Bill Evans.” – Bruce Spiegel

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I Called Him Morgan - 7PM
2017-06-11 19:00 - 20:30
I Called Him Morgan
Screening: Sunday, June 11, 2017 – 7:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Admission: Adults $10, Seniors/Students $8
Written and Directed by: Kasper Collin
With: Lee Morgan, Helen Morgan, Wayne Shorter
Biography/Documentary, PG, 89 minutes (USA/Sweden)

“Musicians sometimes paraphrase Debussy, or one another, in saying that music is the silence between the notes. I Called Him Morgan has it all – the notes and the silence, plus the music of spoken language, pitched in rueful tones of recollection.” – Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
“I Called Him Morgan” works as a jazz documentary as well as a bizarre true crime tale about a mysterious crime of passion. All these years later, many questions remain.” – Adam Graham, Detroit News

On a snowy night in February 1972, celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan was shot dead by his wife Helen during a gig at a club in New York City. The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of the event still haunts those who knew the Morgans. This documentary by Swedish filmmaker Kasper Collin is a love letter to two unique personalities and the music that brought them together. A film about love, jazz and America with cinematography by Bradford Young.
Awards:
Nominated, Best Music Supervision for a Documentary, Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, 2017
Won, Best Local Feature/Nominated, Best Documentary, Philadelphia Film Festival, 2016
Nominated, Best Documentary, Stockholm Film Festival, 2016

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Weirdos - 4PM
2017-06-15 16:00 - 17:30
Screening: Thursday, June 15, 2017 – 4:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Directed by: Bruce McDonald
Written by: Daniel MacIvor
Cast: Julia Sarah Stone, Dylan Authors, Molly Parker, Allan Hawco
Drama, 14A, 89 minutes, note: filmed in glorious Black & White (Canada)

“one of Bruce McDonald’s sweetest films” – Toronto Star
“It’s ultimately Stone who walks away with the picture. Adding an impatient clarity to the old-soul watchfulness she displayed in Wet Bum, she slowly becomes Weirdos’ moral centre. And it’s something to see.” – Norm Wilner, Now Magazine
“What’s not to love about Canuck hipster Bruce McDonald’s return to a genre of which he’s a master – the indie road movie with a distinctly Canadian flavour and endearingly peculiar characters?” – Michael D. Reid, Victoria Times Colonist, British Columbia

Canadian master Bruce McDonald teams with veteran playwright and screenwriter Daniel MacIvor for a coming-of-age road movie with the perfect blend of magic and naturalism. It’s July 1976, and the USA is celebrating its bicentennial. But, north of the border in the small Nova Scotian town of Antigonish it’s a weekend like any other, which means not much is going on. Music-loving 15-year-old Kit (Dylan Authorsm) spends his time either alone in his room listening to Elton John albums, or hanging out with his platonic girlfriend, Alice (Julia Sarah Stone, a 2014 TIFF Rising Star for her performance in Wet Bum). Like Kit, Alice feels out of place, and her divorced parents have too many issues of their own to offer much comfort. Craving a turning point in their lives, the two decide to hitchhike to Sydney on Cape Breton Island to visit Kit’s glamorous but unstable mother, Laura (Molly Parker) — a journey guided, by a laconic Andy Warhol apparition (Rhys Bevan-John). Through their quest for something bigger and better — both on the road and at their destination — they’ll face some truths about themselves that will point the way to a more honest, fully lived future. Accompanied by a suitably killer ’70s soundtrack, and shot in softly sunlit black and white, this film is grounded in its quiet and life-affirming moments; the film’s offbeat sense of humour arises organically from the differences in the ways its characters express their love. These sweet weirdos are temporarily lost, but they’re about to help each other find out where they’re headed.
Awards:
Nominated, Generation 14plus BEST FILM, Berlin International Film Festival, 2017
Nominated, Performance by an Actress in Supporting Role (Molly Parker), Canadian Screen Awards, CA, 2017
Nominated, Performance by an Actress in Supporting Role (Molly Parker), Vancouver Film Critics Circle, 2017

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