The Insult - 4PM
2018-06-21 16:00 - 17:52 (America/Toronto) | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Insult (L’insulte)
Screening: Thursday, June 21, 2018 – 4 pm, 7 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Co-written and Directed by: Ziad Doueiri
Cast: Kamel El Basha, Adel Karam, Rita Hayek, Camille Salameh, Diamand Abou Abboud, Carlos Chahine
Drama/Thriller, 14A for coarse language and some violent images, 112 minutes, Language: Arabic with English subtitles
(Lebanon/Belgium/Cyprus/France/USA)

“A powerful and impeccably crafted tale arguing for the crucial importance of addressing history and facing down trauma… Doueiri weaves a starkly intimate fable of violence that’s at once deeply personal and universally, globally relevant.” – Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service

“… eloquently portrays not only the galloping dehumanization that the world is living through, but above all its… deep contempt for the most basic human values ​​that inhabit the world’s geopolitics…” – Toni Vall, CINEMANIA

The latest feature from Ziad Doueiri centres on a dispute between two men on the streets of Beirut that suddenly becomes a national sensation when it opens up old wounds and traumatic memories. One afternoon in the dog days of a Beirut summer, Tony (Adel Karam) gets into an altercation with Yasser over a broken drainpipe. Tony is a mechanic and a Christian; Yasser is a construction foreman and a Palestinian. When Tony, hard-nosed and hot-headed, refuses to accept Yasser’s half-hearted apology, two bruised male egos begin to swell. Tony utters an unforgiveable insult to Yasser. With a speed neither man could foresee, their personal argument escalates through the neighbourhood and the city to the national stage. The dispute comes to encapsulate the lasting legacy of the Lebanese Civil War — and becomes a lightning rod for people with more power than either man to pursue their own agendas. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, The Insult is an impeccably made political drama, layered with clever observations on the complex history of the region as seen through the intimate mechanisms of an interpersonal misunderstanding.

7 Awards, 14 Nominations:
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film of the Year, Academy Awards, USA, 2018
Winner, Audience Award/World Cinema, AFI FEST, 2017
Winner, Best Feature Film, Boulder International Film Festival, 2018
Nominated, Best Lebanese Motion Picture/Best Ensemble Cast in a Lebanese Motion Picture, The Lebanese Movie Awards, 2018
Winner, Best Actor (Kamel El Basha) Venice Film Festival, 2017

The Insult - 7PM
2018-06-21 19:00 - 20:52 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Loveless - 4PM
2018-07-04 16:00 - 18:07, 2018-07-05 16:00 - 18:07 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Loveless (Nelyubov)

Screening:
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, July 5, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Co-written and Directed by: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Cast: Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, Matvey Novikov
Drama, 18A for sexual content, disturbing content, coarse language, 127 minutes, Russian with English subtitles
(Russia/France/Germany/Belgium)

“Beautifully shot and acted, the story and themes get deep under the skin.” – Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

“Everything here – from the image to the dialogue to the landscape to the film’s vision and judgment – is clean, cold, and bracing.” – Matthew Lickona, San Diego Reader

“Loveless is about a state of mind, a lament, an indictment of crimes against the human spirit.” – David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture

Still living under the same roof, the Moscow couple of Boris and Zhenya is in the terrible final stages of a bitter divorce. Under those circumstances, as both have already found new partners, the insults pour down like rain in this toxic familial battle zone, always pivoting around the irresolvable and urgent matter of Alyosha’s custody, their 12-year-old only son. Unheard, unloved, and above all, unwanted, the introverted and unhappy boy feels that he is an intolerable burden, however, what his parents don’t know is that he can hear every single word. As a result, when Boris and Zhenya finally realize that Alyosha has been missing for nearly two days, it is already too late. But is this a simple case of a runaway teenager?

Awards: 30 nominations and 17 Wins
Nominated – Oscar, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2018
Nominated – Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globes, 2018
Won – Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival, 2017
Won – Carlo di Palma Award for Cinematography, European Film Awards, 2017
Won – Best Film, London Film Festival, 2017

Individual Tickets: Adults $10, Seniors/Students $8
(prices include HST)

Loveless - 7PM
2018-07-04 19:00 - 21:07, 2018-07-05 19:00 - 21:07 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Outdoor Screening - FLY AWAY HOME
2018-07-04 21:00 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
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Fly Away Home
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Meridian Place (Memorial Square), Downtown

Starts at dusk (approx. 9pm), weather permitting (rain date is July 5). Admission is Free.
1996, 106 min., Family (USA)
Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed in an auto wreck in New Zealand. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life…that is until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when developers began tearing up a local forest. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes “Mama Goose”. The young birds must fly south for the winter, but who will lead them there? With a pair of ultralight airplanes, Amy, her dad and their friends must find a way to do it…

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Outdoor Screening - FERDINAND
2018-07-11 21:15 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
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Ferdinand
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie

Starts at dusk (approx. 9:15/9:20pm), weather permitting (rain date is July 12). Admission is Free.
2017, 108 min., G – cartoon/animation action (USA)
After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.

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Outdoor Screening - PADDINGTON 2
2018-07-18 21:15 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
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Paddington 2
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie

Starts at dusk (approx. 9:15/9:20pm), weather permitting (rain date is July 19). Admission is Free.
2018, 104 min., G – some scary scenes (UK/France/USA)
Paddington is happily settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, where he has become a popular member of the community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, Paddington spots a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber’s antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.

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The Death of Stalin - 4PM
2018-07-19 16:00 - 17:47 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Death of Stalin

Screening: Thursday, July 19, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Co-written and Directed by: Armando Iannucci
Cast: Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, Jeffrey Tambour, Olga Kurylenko
Dark Comedy/Satire, 14A for coarse language, disturbing content, sexual references, 107 minutes, (UK/France/Canada/Belgium/USA)

“There is one thing that power can’t stand, and that is to be mocked: The social importance of this topical romp should not be underestimated.” – Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail

“From start to finish, director/co-writer Armando Iannucci (creator of HBO’s brilliant Veep) delivers an audacious and insightful and ridiculous and hilarious send-up that reminded me of the classic Monty Python films of the 1970s and 1980s.” – Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times

“It never asks us to laugh at cruelty; it does make us laugh at the absurd pettiness and ultimate small-mindedness of the men perpetrating that cruelty. And Iannucci is a superb ringmaster.” – Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com

The one-liners fly as fast as political fortunes fall in this uproarious, wickedly irreverent satire from Armando Iannucci (Veep, In the Loop). Moscow, 1953: when tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to be the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweeby Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), the wily Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), and the sadistic secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale). But as they bumble, brawl, and backstab their way to the top, just who is running the government? Combining palace intrigue with rapid-fire farce, this audacious comedy is a bitingly funny takedown of bureaucratic dysfunction performed to the hilt by a sparkling ensemble cast. A feature adaptation of Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin’s acclaimed graphic novel.

Awards: 18 Nominations, 11 Wins
Nominated – Best Screenplay, Outstanding British Film of the Year, BAFTA Awards, 2018
Won – Best Comedy, Empire Awards, UK, 2018
Won – Best Supporting Actor, Evening Standard British Film Awards, 2018
Won – Jury Prize – Best Director, Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival, 2018
Won – Best Supporting Actor, Casting, Make up & Hair Design, Production Design, British Independent Film Awards, 2017
Won – Best Original Score for a Comedy Film, International Film Music Critics Award, 2017
Won – FIPRESCI Prize, Armando Iannucci, Torino Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – Platform Prize, Armando Iannucci, Toronto International Film Festival, 2017

Program is Sponsored by:

The Death of Stalin - 7PM
2018-07-19 19:00 - 20:47 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Outdoor Screening - ELF
2018-07-25 21:00 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
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Elf
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie
Starts at dusk (approx. 8:45pm/9pm), weather permitting (rain date is July 26). Admission is Free.
2003, 96 min., G (USA)
Celebrate Christmas in July!
A human baby raised as an elf. A city where no one remembers the true meaning of Christmas. Will Ferrell (Saturday Night Live, Superstar) stars as Buddy, a human raised in the North Pole to be an elf. After wreaking havoc in the elf community due to his size, Buddy heads to New York City to find his place in the world, and track down his father. But life in the big city is not all sugarplums and candy canes. His father is a “Scrooge” and his eight-year-old stepbrother doesn’t believe in Santa. Even the snowmen aren’t friendly in New York. In fact, they don’t even speak. Worst of all, everyone has forgotten the true meaning of Christmas, and it’s up to Buddy and his simple elf ways to win over his family, realize his destiny and, ultimately, save Christmas for New York and the world.

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RGD presents: Design Canada - 7PM
2018-07-31 19:00 - 20:14 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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RGD invites you to attend the film screening of Design Canada at the Uptown Theater in Barrie!

Design Canada
Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Time: 7:00 pm
Doors open at 6:30pm!
Directed by: Greg Durrell, 74 min., not rated, 2018 (Canada)

“The untold story of the images that shaped Canada’s identity.” – CBC Arts

Get transported to the Golden Age of Canadian iconography and meet the innovative artists behind some of our most enduring symbols, from the CBC icon and the CN Railway, to the Roots logo. Charting the transformation of the country from a colonial outpost to a multicultural society, Design Canada shows how graphic design plays a pivotal role in shaping our national identity. Featuring design by Burton Kramer, Rolf Harder, Stuart Ash, Heather Cooper, and interviews with George Stroumboulopoulos, Douglas Coupland, Hannah Sung and more.

Pricing:
Advanced tickets: RGD Members & GDC Members – $8; Non-members – $10
At the door: RGD & GDC Members and seniors – $10; Non-members – $12
* taxes and fees not included in ticket price

This event is supported by the Barrie Film Festival.

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Hearts Beat Loud - 4PM
2018-08-01 16:00 - 17:37, 2018-08-02 16:00 - 17:37 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Hearts Beat Loud

Screening:
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, August 2, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Co-written and Directed by: Brett Haley
Cast: Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, Toni Collette, Sasha Lane, Blythe Danner
Comedy/Drama, PG for mature theme, some language, 97 minutes (USA)

“This is a movie you not only want to see, but also to put on the turntable.” – Peter Howell, Toronto Star

“Haley engagingly traces the arc of the father-daughter relationship while deftly avoiding sentimentality. And he elicits fine performances from a splendid cast.” – Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“A keenly observed story of a Brooklyn father and daughter, charged with the kind of music as free-spirited as the duo is.” – Tomris Laffly, RogerEbert.com

In the hip Brooklyn neighbourhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank (Nick Offerman) is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam (Kiersey Clemons) off to college, while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly “jam sesh” into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an Internet breakout, the two embark on a journey of love, growing up and musical discovery.

Awards:
Won – Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature Film, Sarasota Film Festival, 2018
Won – Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature Film, Wisconsin Film Festival, 2018
Nominated – Music Movies Competition, Cleveland International Film Festival, 2018
Nominated – Audience Award, Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2018

Hearts Beat Loud - 7PM
2018-08-01 19:00 - 20:37, 2018-08-02 19:00 - 20:37 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Outdoor Screening - THE RESCUERS
2018-08-02 20:45 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
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The Rescuers
Thursday, August 2, 2018 (rain date in effect)
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie

Starts at dusk (approx. 8:45/9pm), weather permitting. Admission is Free.
1977, 77 min., G (USA)
An urgent note in a bottle from a kidnapped orphan girl leads two adventuresome mice on a “wild albatross chase” to Devil’s Bayou and a madcap encounter with the villainous Madame Medusa. Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor and Geraldine Page lend their voices.

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Outdoor Screening - JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
2018-08-08 20:30 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie

Starts at dusk (approx. 8:30pm), weather permitting (rain date is August 9). Admission is Free.
2017, 119 min., PG – frightening scenes, violence, language may offend. (USA)
In a brand new Jumanji adventure, the tables are turned as four teenagers are sucked into Jumanji’s world pitted against rhinos, black mambas and an endless variety of jungle traps and puzzles. To survive, they’ll play as characters from the game: meek Spencer becomes a stupid and girl crazy jock (Dwayne Johnson); football jock Fridge becomes a tiny Einstein (Kevin Hart); It-girl Bethany becomes a bookworm professor (Jack Black); and unathletic Martha becomes an amazonian warrior (Karen Gillan). To beat the game and return to the Planet Earth with their lives, they’ll have to start seeing things in an entirely different way.

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Outdoor Screening - WONDER
2018-08-15 20:30 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
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Wonder
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie

2017, 113 min., PG – language may offend, bullying (USA)
Starts at dusk (approx. 8:15pm/8:30pm), weather permitting (rain date is August 16). Admission is Free.
Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman. Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the fifth grade. As his family, his new classmates, and the larger community all struggle to discover their compassion and acceptance, Auggie’s extraordinary journey will unite them all and prove you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.

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Mary Shelley - 4PM
2018-08-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Mary Shelley
Screening: Thursday, August 16 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Directed by: Haifaa Al Mansour
Cast: Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth, Bel Powley, Tom Sturridge, Maisie Williams
Drama, PG – mature theme, nudity, sexual content, 120 minutes (UK/Luxembourg/USA)

“A reminder that England in the early 19th century remains a rich repository of stories and characters, and era that can be made to feel charmingly quaint and bracingly modern, on both the page and the screen.” – A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES

“A welcome showcase for the considerable talents of Elle Fanning, who deftly shades the trials and tribulations of the young writer and her complicated relationship with Percy Shelley” – Jason Bailey, VILLAGE VOICE

“A passionate film about a woman’s ideas.” – Deborah Young, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Mary Shelley tells the story of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin – author of one of the world’s most famous Gothic novels ‘Frankenstein’ – and her fiery, tempestuous relationship with renowned romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. The pair are two outsiders constrained by polite society but bound together by a natural chemistry and progressive ideas that are beyond the boundaries of their age and time. Mary and Percy declare their love for each other and much to her family’s horror they run away together, joined by Mary’s half-sister Claire. In the midst of growing tension within their relationship and during their stay at Lord Byron’s house at Lake Geneva, the idea of Frankenstein is conceived when a challenge is put to all house-guests to write a ghost story. An incredible character is created, which will loom large in popular culture for centuries to come, but society at the time puts little value in female authors. At the tender age of 18, Mary is forced to challenge these preconceptions, to protect her work and to forge her own identity.

Awards:
Nominated – Audience Award, Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2018

Mary Shelley - 7PM
2018-08-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Outdoor Screening - COCO
2018-08-22 20:00 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
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Join us for a fun-filled evening with the Barrie Fire & Emergency Service!
Come early as there will be a lot of pre-show activities. There will be fire trucks, a bouncy castle and lots of fire safety fun!

Coco
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie

Screening starts at dusk (approx. 8-8:30pm), weather permitting (rain date is August 23). Admission is Free.
2017, 105 min., G – some scary scenes, cartoon/animation action (USA)

The Barrie Fire Fighters will be onsite with their fire trucks!

In Disney© Pixar’s vibrant tale of family, fun and adventure, an aspiring young musician named Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) embarks on an extraordinary journey to the magical land of his ancestors. There, the charming trickster Héctor (voice of Gael Garcia Bernal) becomes an unexpected friend who helps Miguel uncover the mysteries behind his family’s stories and traditions.

Sponsored by:
Barrie Fire & Emergency Service and
Barrie Firefighter Community Projects

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Outdoor Screening RD - SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING
2018-08-30 20:00 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
Thursday, August 30, 2018 (Rain date in effect)
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie

Starts at dusk (approx. 8/8:30 pm), weather permitting. Admission is Free.
2017, 133 min., PG – violence, language may offend. (USA)
Young Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is a high school student who lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) in a high-rise in Queens. A bit of a misfit, when he discovers his abilities as Spider-Man, he tries to figure out what do with his newfound identity as the web-slinging superhero.
He gets advice from Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) on how to become an Avenger. However, when he encounters the ruthless Adrian Toomes, a.k.a. The Vulture (Michael Keaton), the villain threatens Peter, telling the teen that if he interferes with him, he will kill Peter and everyone he loves. With Iron Man’s guidance, Peter discovers he has to be more than just what the Spidey suit can do for him in order to fight to protect his loved ones.

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Puzzle - 4PM
2018-09-05 16:00 - 17:43, 2018-09-06 16:00 - 17:43 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Puzzle
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, September 6, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Tickets: Adults $10 | Senior/Students $8

Directed by Marc Turtletaub
Cast: Kelly MacDonald, Irrfan Kahn, David Denman, Bubba Weiler, Austin Abrams, Liv Hewson
Drama, 14A for coarse language, 103 minutes (USA)

“As with a jigsaw puzzle, the overall picture may look familiar, but there’s a real sense that craftsmanship has gone in to making sure each of the pieces fit satisfyingly together.” – Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film

“We should be grateful that it exists, if only because it affords a long-overdue leading role to Kelly Macdonald …” – Peter Debruge, Variety

PUZZLE is a closely observed portrait of Agnes, who has reached her early 40s without ever venturing far from home, family or the tight-knit immigrant community in which she was raised by her widowed father. That begins to change in a quietly dramatic fashion when Agnes receives a jigsaw puzzle as a birthday gift and experiences the heady thrill of not only doing something she enjoys, but being very, very good at it.

Puzzle - 7PM
2018-09-05 19:00 - 20:43, 2018-09-06 19:00 - 20:43 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

World Tour Paddling Film Festival
2018-09-05 20:00 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
Happy Paddling Presents:

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie
Starts at dusk (approx. 8-8:30pm), weather permitting (rain date is Sept 6). Admission is free.

Since 2006, the Reel Paddling Film Festival World Tour has been showcasing the very best paddling films. The World Tour screens in more than 120 cities around the world… You’ll be inspired to explore rivers, lakes and oceans, push extremes, embrace the paddling lifestyle and appreciate some incredibly beautiful, wild places.

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Beast - 4PM
2018-09-20 16:00 - 17:47 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Beast
Thursday, September 20, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Tickets: Adults $10 | Senior/Students $8

Written and directed by: Michael Pearce
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James
Drama, 14A for coarse language, sexual and disturbing content, 107 minutes (United Kingdom)

“There is nothing more enjoyable than a film that shatters your expectations, turning a confident hunch about what’s coming next into smithereens of doubt. The British thriller “Beast” does it strikingly well.” – Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Beast is a pitch black ride into the recesses of the human soul, and Buckley is the film’s cold, dark heart.” – Adam Graham, Detroit News

“The dark nail-biter eschews the obvious at every turn and is less a whodunit than a twisted moral meditation grounded by its mesmerizing leading lady.” – Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic

Moll is 27 and still living at home, stifled by the small island community around her and too beholden to her family to break away. When she meets Pascal, a free-spirited stranger, a whole new world opens up to her and she begins to feel alive for the first time, falling madly in love. Finally breaking free from her family, Moll moves in with Pascal to start a new life. But when he is arrested as the key suspect in a series of brutal murders, she is left isolated and afraid. Choosing to stand with him against the suspicions of the community, Moll finds herself forced to make choices that will impact her life forever.

Awards:
Nominated – Best Screenplay, Miami Film Festival, 2018
Nominated – Narrative Feature Competition, Montclair Film Festival, 2018
Nominated – Best Film, Stockholm Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – Platform Prize, Toronto International Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – Sutherland Award, First Feature Competition, London Film Festival, 2017
