Barrie Film Festival

SUNSHINE SUPERMAN - 5:30PM
2015-10-24 17:30 - 19:10 (America/Toronto) | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Sunshine Superman
Screening:
Saturday, October 24, 5:30 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Written and Directed by Marah Strauch
Norway/USA / 2014 / Documentary/Biography / Rated PG for coarse language and tobacco use / 102 min.
A heart-racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular – and dangerous – feats of foot-launched human flight.
Watch the trailer here!

SLOW WEST - 4PM
2015-10-24 16:00 - 17:25 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Slow West
Screening:
Saturday, October 24, 4:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 4
Written and Directed by John Maclean
UK/New Zealand / 2015 / Action/Thriller/Western / Rated 14A for graphic violence and brief coarse language / English and French with English subtitles / 84 min.
Set in 19th century Colorado but undeniably European in sensibility, Slow West tells the story of sixteen-year-old Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) as he travels from Scotland to Colorado in pursuit of his lost love. Quickly confronted by the dangers of the American frontier, he teams up with a mysterious traveler named Silas (Michael Fassbender) who agrees to protect him – for a price. Jay’s quest will be one of double-crossing peril and violence, as the guileless adolescent learns that the West takes no pity, least of all on the innocent.
Watch the trailer here!

RAIDERS! (doc) - 3PM
2015-10-24 15:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Raiders!
The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Directed by Jeremy Coon and Tim Skousen
USA / 2015 / Documentary / Rated G / 104 min.
SCREENING:
Saturday, October 24, 3:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, screen 1
“Fans of film, filmmaking and ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ are going to adore ‘Raiders!’ ” – Germain Lussier, SLASHFILM.COM
In 1982, three 11-year-olds in Mississippi set out to remake their favourite film: Raiders of the Lost Ark. It took seven turbulent years and severely tested the limits of their friendship. By the end – and nearly burning down one of their houses in the process – they had completed every scene except one. Thirty years later, they attempt to finally complete their childhood dream by building a replica of the 75 foot “Flying Wing” plane from Raiders in a mud pit in the backwoods of Mississippi… and then proceeding to blow it up. This documentary delivers the remarkable story behind the making of what is known as “the greatest fan film ever made”.

Once you’ve seen this documentary of the story behind “Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation”, you will likely want to see the original fan film… and here is your chance!

Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation
Directed by Eric Zala
USA / 1989 / Adventure / Not rated / 100 min.
FREE Screening: Sunday, October 25, 3:00 pm, Uptown Theatre, screen 1
From 1982-1989, this shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark was produced and directed by three boys from the Mississippi Gulf Coast: Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala and Jayson Lamb.

I AM BIG BIRD - 1:30PM
2015-10-24 13:30 - 15:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Screening:
Saturday, October 24, 1:30 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 4
Directed by Chad N. Walker, Co-Directed and written by Dave LaMattina
USA / 2014 / Documentary / Rated PG / 90 min.
For 45 years, Caroll Spinney has been beloved by generations of children as the man behind Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch – and at 80 years old, he has no intention of stopping. A loving portrait of the man in the yellow suit, I Am Big Bird features extraordinary footage of Spinney’s earliest collaborations with Jim Henson, as it traces his journey from bullied child to childhood icon. And as the yellow feathers give way to grey hair, it is the man, not the puppet, who will steal your heart.

“#1. Must-List: “A loving documentary about a puppeteer who’s brightened the lives of countless children weaned on Sesame Street.” – Entertainment Weekly Must List
“A behind-the-feathers look at the soul of Sesame Street.” – Eliza Berman, TIME
“A facscinating and life-affirming story” – Bruce DeMara, TORONTO STAR
“An involving and affectionate study of Caroll Spinney, whose Sesame Street bird we’ve all been following for almost half a century.” – Alan Scherstuhl, THE VILLAGE VOICE

WON – Audience Award – Honorable Mention, Philadelphia Film Festival, 2014
WON – 3rd Place, Golden Space Needle Award, Best Documentary, Seattle International Film Festival
NOMINATED – Audience Award, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, 2014
NOMINATED – People’s Choice Award, Melbourne International Film Festival, 2014
NOMINATED – Best Documentary, Cleveland International Film Festival, 2015

FRANCOFONIA - 1PM
2015-10-24 13:00 - 14:25 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Francofonia
Screening:
Saturday, October 24, 1:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Written and Directed by Alexander Sokurov / France/Germany/Netherlands / 2015 / Drama / Rated PG / French, German, Russian with English subtitles / 87 min.
June 1940: as German troops marched into Paris, Jacques Jaujard and Count Franziskus Wolff Metternich worked together to protect and preserve the treasures of the Louvre Museum. At the very heart of one of the most devastating conflicts the world has ever known, Russian master filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) dramatizes their story, asking what art tells us about ourselves as he explores the relationship between art, culture and power. This film had its North American Premiere at TIFF 2015.
Watch the trailer here!

THE AFTER PARTY - 9PM
2015-10-23 21:00 | Georgian BMW, 220 Essa Road, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
The After Party
Friday, October 23, 9:00 pm
Georgian BMW (Showroom), 220 Essa Road, Barrie
Tickets: $35
Check out the Barrie Film Festival’s After Party and see how we do celebration! We’re kicking off the evening at Uptown Theatre with our gala screening of Love & Mercy, an extraordinary film about the life, loves and genius of The Beach Boy’s Brian Wilson.
Afterwards, make your way to Georgian BMW for a rockin’ beach party. Dance the night away to great live music by The Dirty Little Swing Thing and tantalize your taste buds with fabulous food catered by five of our local restaurants: this exciting event on your festival calendar is the perfect opportunity for everyone to talk movies and get their groove on! Cash bar.

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LOVE & MERCY - 7PM
2015-10-23 19:00 - 21:05 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Love & Mercy – Gala Screening night
Screening:
Friday, October 23, 7:00 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Directed by Bill Pohlad
USA / 2014 / Drama/Biography / Rated 14A for thematic elements, drug content and language / 122 min.
Love & Mercy paints an unconventional portrait of Beach Boys multi-tasking frontman and co-founder Brian Wilson (portrayed by both John Cusack and Paul Dano). The film intimately examines the unique journey and ultimate salvation of this musical icon whose legendary success was achieved at extraordinary personal cost.
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Watch the trailer here!

HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD - 4PM
2015-10-23 16:00 - 17:50 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
How To Change The World
Screening:
Friday, October 23, 4:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Written and Directed by Jerry Rothwell
Canada/USA / 2015 / Documentary/Adventure / Rated PG for language, restrained portrayals of limited violence and disturbing scenes / 109 min.
In 1971, a group of friends sailed into a nuclear test zone and their protest captured the world’s imagination. Using archival film footage that brings their extraordinary and historic exploits to life, How To Change The World tells the story of the idealistic pioneers who founded Greenpeace and in the process, defined the modern environmental movement.

GRANDMA - 9:30PM
2015-10-22 21:30 - 22:50 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Grandma
SCREENING:
Thursday, October 22, 9:30 pm
Uptown Theatre, screen 1

Written and Directed by Paul Weitz
USA / 2015 / Comedy/Drama / Rated 14A for mature themes, coarse language and some drug use / 80 min.

“This constantly surprising character piece should spark deserved awards chatter for Tomlin.” – Scott Foundas, VARIETY
“A story about three generations of women and how they interact with each other. Lily Tomlin adds heart, soul, and, naturally, tons of comedy.” – Brian Moylan, THE GUARDIAN
“Tomlin’s greatest role since ‘Nashville.’ Genuinely funny, totally smart, and generous.” – Nathaniel Rogers, THE FILM EXPERIENCE
“A refreshingly modest, no-frills movie that is character-driven in the most rewarding possible sense.” – David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

Comedy legend Lily Tomlin shines in this spirited and touching film from director Paul Weitz (About a Boy), which plays out as a sharply observed comedy-drama about intergenerational relationships and the ways in which our past is never really left behind.
Elle Reid (Tomlin) has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend, when granddaughter Sage (Julia Garner) unexpectedly shows up needing six hundred dollars before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash, as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and dredging up secrets.

’71 - 7:30PM
2015-10-22 19:30 - 21:10 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
’71
Screening:
Thursday, October 22, 7:30 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 4
Directed by Yann Demange
UK / 2014 / Action/Drama/Thriller / Rated 14A for coarse language, strong graphic violence, disturbing images, crude content, not suggested for young or sensitive viewers / 99 min.
A young British soldier (Jack O’Connell) is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, and increasingly wary of his own comrades, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through an unfamiliar and deadly landscape.
Watch the trailer here!

99 HOMES - 7PM
2015-10-22 19:00 - 20:55 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
99 Homes
Screening:
Thursday, October 22, 7:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1

Co-written and Directed by Ramin Bahrani
USA / 2014 / Drama / Rated 14A for coarse language including some sexual references, and a brief violent image / 112 min.
In this timely thriller, single father Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) is evicted from his home and his only chance to win it back is to go to work for Rick Carver (Michael Shannon), the charismatic and ruthless businessman who evicted him in the first place. This deal with the devil provides security for his family but as Nash falls deeper into Carver’s web, he finds his situation growing increasingly more brutal and dangerous than he had ever imagined.

TESTAMENT OF YOUTH - 4PM
2015-10-22 16:00 - 18:10 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Testament of Youth
Screening:
Thursday, October 22, 4:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Directed by James Kent
United Kingdom / 2014 / Biography/Drama / Rated PG for mature material, including gory and disturbing war-related scenes / 129 min.
A powerful story of love and remembrance, Testament of Youth is based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, an account which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. Following the searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make the most sense of the darkest times.
Watch the trailer here!

TESTAMENT OF YOUTH - 7PM
2015-10-21 19:00 - 21:10 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Testament of Youth
Screening:
Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Directed by James Kent
United Kingdom / 2014 / Biography/Drama / Rated PG for mature material, including gory and disturbing war-related scenes / 129 min.
A powerful story of love and remembrance, Testament of Youth is based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, an account which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. Following the searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make the most sense of the darkest times.
Watch the trailer here!

COURT - 4PM
2015-10-21 16:00 - 17:55 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Court
Screening:
Wednesday, October 21, 4:00 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Written and Directed by Chaitanya Tamhane
India / 2014 / Drama / Rated G / Gujarati, Hindi, English and Marathi with English subtitles / 116 min.
A sewage worker’s dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai and subsequently, an aging folk singer is arrested and accused of performing an inflammatory song which may have incited the worker to commit suicide. As the trial unfolds in a lower court, the hopes and dreams of the city’s ordinary people are played out, and forging these fates are the lawyers and judge, who are observed in their personal lives beyond the theatre of the courtroom.
Watch the trailer here!

A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH... - 9PM
2015-10-20 21:00 - 22:40 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch
Reflecting on Existence
Screening:
Tuesday, October 20, 9:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Written and Directed by Roy Andersson
Sweden/Germany/Norway/France / 2014 / Comedy/Drama / Rated PG for brief sexuality and some disturbing images / Swedish with English subtitles / 100 min.
Master Swedish director Roy Andersson takes up the theme of “being a human being” with this meticulously crafted, dreamlike black comedy. Featuring Sam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesmen, we are taken on a kaleidoscopic tour of the human condition which unfolds in absurdist episodes: a sing-along at a 1940s beer hall, a randy flamenco teacher, a thirsty King Charles XII of Sweden en route to battle, and a diabolical metaphor for the horrors inflicted by European colonialism. Ultimately, it is a journey that unveils the beauty of single moments, the pettiness of others, life’s grandeur, and the humour and tragedy hidden within us all.
Watch the trailer here!

FRANCOFONIA - 7PM
2015-10-20 19:00 - 20:25 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Francofonia
Screening:
Tuesday, October 20, 7:00 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Written and Directed by Alexander Sokurov / France/Germany/Netherlands / 2015 / Drama / Rated PG / French, German, Russian with English subtitles / 87 min.
June 1940: as German troops marched into Paris, Jacques Jaujard and Count Franziskus Wolff Metternich worked together to protect and preserve the treasures of the Louvre Museum. At the very heart of one of the most devastating conflicts the world has ever known, Russian master filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) dramatizes their story, asking what art tells us about ourselves as he explores the relationship between art, culture and power. This film had its North American Premiere at TIFF 2015.
Watch the trailer here!

SUNSHINE SUPERMAN - 4PM
2015-10-20 16:00 - 17:40 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Sunshine Superman
Screening:
Tuesday, October 20, 4:00 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Written and Directed by Marah Strauch
Norway/USA / 2014 / Documentary/Biography / Rated PG for coarse language and tobacco use / 102 min.
A heart-racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular – and dangerous – feats of foot-launched human flight.
Watch the trailer here!

PAWN SACRIFICE - 7PM
2015-10-19 19:00 - 20:55 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Pawn Sacrifice
Screening:
Monday, October 19, 7:00 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Directed by Edward Zwick
USA / 2015 / Biography/Drama / Rated PG for some language and sexual content / 116 min.
In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Union and its greatest player, Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber) for the World Championship. Pawn Sacrifice chronicles Fischer’s terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.
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Watch the trailer here!

UNEXPECTED - 4PM
2015-10-19 16:00 - 17:25 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Unexpected
Screening:
Monday, October 19, 4:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1

Co-written and Directed by Kris Swanberg
USA / 2015 / Comedy/Drama / Rated 14A for mature thematics and coarse language / 85 min.
As spirited Chicago schoolteacher Samantha Abbott (Cobie Smulders) adjusts to an unexpected pregnancy and sudden marriage, she finds new perspective on life through a friendship with promising high school senior Jasmine (Gail Bean), who is dealing with a surprise pregnancy of her own. Also starring Anders Holm and Elizabeth McGovern, Unexpected is lovingly realized with warmth, humour, and a keen understanding of life’s complexities.

SLOW WEST - 9PM
2015-10-18 21:00 - 22:25 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Slow West
Screening:
Sunday, October 18, 9:00 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Written and Directed by John Maclean
UK/New Zealand / 2015 / Action/Thriller/Western / Rated 14A for graphic violence and brief coarse language / English and French with English subtitles / 84 min.
Set in 19th century Colorado but undeniably European in sensibility, Slow West tells the story of sixteen-year-old Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) as he travels from Scotland to Colorado in pursuit of his lost love. Quickly confronted by the dangers of the American frontier, he teams up with a mysterious traveler named Silas (Michael Fassbender) who agrees to protect him – for a price. Jay’s quest will be one of double-crossing peril and violence, as the guileless adolescent learns that the West takes no pity, least of all on the innocent.
Watch the trailer here!

CHEVALIER - 7PM
2015-10-18 19:00 - 20:40 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Chevalier
Screening:
Sunday, October 18, 7:00 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari
Greece / 2015 / Comedy/Drama / Rated 18A for mature thematics, coarse language and male nudity / Greek with English subtitles / 99 min.
A buddy movie with a non-traditional twist! On a luxury yacht in the middle of the Aegean Sea, six men on a fishing trip decide to play a game. During this game, things will be compared… things will be measured… songs will be butchered… blood will be tested. Friends will become rivals and rivals will become hungry. But at the end of the voyage – and the game – the man who wins will be the best man. And he will wear upon his little finger the victorious signet ring: the “Chevalier.”

HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD - 3:30PM
2015-10-18 15:30 - 17:20 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
How To Change The World
Screening:
Sunday, October 18, 3:30 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Written and Directed by Jerry Rothwell
Canada/USA / 2015 / Documentary/Adventure / Rated PG for language, restrained portrayals of limited violence and disturbing scenes / 109 min.
In 1971, a group of friends sailed into a nuclear test zone and their protest captured the world’s imagination. Using archival film footage that brings their extraordinary and historic exploits to life, How To Change The World tells the story of the idealistic pioneers who founded Greenpeace and in the process, defined the modern environmental movement.

UNEXPECTED - 1PM
2015-10-18 13:00 - 14:25 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Unexpected
Screening:
Sunday, October 18, 1:00 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1

Co-written and Directed by Kris Swanberg
USA / 2015 / Comedy/Drama / Rated 14A for mature thematics and coarse language / 85 min.
As spirited Chicago schoolteacher Samantha Abbott (Cobie Smulders) adjusts to an unexpected pregnancy and sudden marriage, she finds new perspective on life through a friendship with promising high school senior Jasmine (Gail Bean), who is dealing with a surprise pregnancy of her own. Also starring Anders Holm and Elizabeth McGovern, Unexpected is lovingly realized with warmth, humour, and a keen understanding of life’s complexities.

99 HOMES - 9:15PM
2015-10-17 21:15 - 23:05 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
99 Homes
Screening:
Saturday, October 17, 9:15 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 4

Co-written and Directed by Ramin Bahrani
USA / 2014 / Drama / Rated 14A for coarse language including some sexual references, and a brief violent image / 112 min.
In this timely thriller, single father Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) is evicted from his home and his only chance to win it back is to go to work for Rick Carver (Michael Shannon), the charismatic and ruthless businessman who evicted him in the first place. This deal with the devil provides security for his family but as Nash falls deeper into Carver’s web, he finds his situation growing increasingly more brutal and dangerous than he had ever imagined.

AWARDS/FILMMAKERS PARTY - 9PM
2015-10-17 21:00 | Roxy Side Room, 50 Dunlop Street West, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Awards Presentation / Filmmakers Party
Saturday, October 17, 9:00 pm
Roxy Side Room, 50 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Admission: Free
Right after the Short Film Showcase, please join us across the street at the Roxy Side Room for the Awards presentations and some celebrating! A yummy selection of hors d’oeuvres will be catered by a variety of local restaurants. Admission to the party is free. Cash bar.
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KUMIKO - 7PM
2015-10-17 19:00 - 20:45 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
Screening:
Saturday, October 17, 7:00 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 4
Co-written and Directed by David Zellner
USA / 2014 / Drama / Rated G / English and Japanese with English subtitles / 105 min.
In this darkly comedic odyssey, Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi (Babel, Pacific Rim) stars as Kumiko, a frustrated Office Lady whose imagination transcends the confines of her mundane life. Kumiko becomes obsessed with a mysterious, battered VHS tape of a popular film she’s mistaken for a documentary, fixating on a scene where a suitcase of stolen cash is buried in the desolate, frozen landscape of North Dakota. Believing this treasure to be real, she leaves Tokyo and her beloved rabbit Bunzo behind to recover it… and finds herself on a dangerous adventure unlike anything she’s seen in the movies.

SHORT FILM SHOWCASE - 6:30PM
2015-10-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
2015 SHORT FILM SHOWCASE
Saturday, October 17
Screening: 6:30 pm at Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Awards Presentations/Filmmakers’ Party to follow at Roxy Side Room, 50 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Film Tickets: $10 | Party: Free
Eagerly anticipated year after year, this program presents a highly varied selection of short films submitted by regional, national and international filmmakers. The awards will be announced directly following the screening across the street at the Filmmakers’ party in the Roxy Side Room. Admission to the party is free. (cash bar).
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SHORT FILM LINE UP

DELUSION
Directed by Dan Colvin | Comedy/Action | 2:47 | Barrie
A normal high school student goes about his day until a simple event causes him to become more and more paranoid. Is he being followed? What do they want with him? Can he find escape outside the school’s walls?

A KING’S BETRAYAL
Directed by David A Bornstein | Comedy/Drama | 8:27 | USA | Spanish with English subtitles
The final 24 hours in the life of a Piñata, as told from the Piñata’s perspective.

ABOUT ME
Directed by Adam Galloway | documentary | 9:04 | Barrie
True love is a hard thing to find, so why limit the odds of meeting someone to chance encounters within your own boundaries? Break free from those barriers and explore singles, miles and miles away, until you find the person for you. About Me chronicles the stories of six unique individuals who discuss their own views on the stigma of this generations increasingly popular phenomenon: Online Dating.

THE WORKING DEAD
Directed by Fernando González | Fiction/Thriller | 8 | Spain
When everything is lost, raise is the only hope.

THE RIDGE
Directed by Noah Helinski | Drama | 9:59 | Barrie
A girl is living in the woods, cut off from the other side by an unending ridge. Faced with the choice of crossing it and staying put, she must weigh her options and muster the courage to face her true fears.

THE BLUE & THE BEYOND
Directed by Youri Dekker | Animation | 9:36 | U.S.
The Blue & the Beyond is the story of a young, imaginative man named Charlie, who is searching to find someone like him in a world where he is different in every way.

WHO’S BILL?
Directed by Andy Raynor | Documentary | 9:47 | Barrie
Who’s Bill is a documentary film that deals with a first hand look into the world of an elderly woman’s mental decline from Alzheimer’s, and her transition into the hospital. It displays the effect it has upon her husband and how he deals with seeing the woman he has been married to for 50 years slowly forget her family, herself, and him.

BAM
Directed by Dennis Overeem | Comedy | 5:06 | Netherlands | Dutch with English subtitles
Mariska is a big older girl and is very Lonely. She lives in a small boring town in The Netherlands and works in a supermarket. Everyday she eats her lunch alone in the parking lot. She has no friends and no love in her life. She tries to find a man through social media but until today she is not very lucky. No one likes her selfies nor do they contact her. So she likes her own photos.

LOCKED OUT
Directed by Mitch Graszat & Jamie Rogers | 9:58 | Barrie
Greg Mardukus finds himself locked out of his home. He’s going to have to make do with nature for a while, and for him, that is not good news.

MEND AND MAKE DO
Directed by Bexie Bush | Animation | 8 | United Kingdom
Cup of tea? Come and take a seat in Lyn’s cosy front room, hear her story of love during wartime and watch as her belongings come alive with the hope, fear and humour of one spirited lady. Equal parts documentary, animation and magic, “Mend and Make Do” features the original voice of Lyn Schofield of Southport, Merseyside, a woman with a lifetime of tales to tell.

ANIME NORTH
Directed by Peter Harmathy | Documentary | 9:58 | Barrie
This documentary is about the fans: quirky, eccentric, obsessed and interesting, who attend the enormously popular Anime North Convention every year in Toronto.

BOB
Directed by Marc Roessler | Comedy | 4:40 | Germany | German with English subtitles
Bob is an artist in great demand. Despite this, he often feels misunderstood, as an air of gloom surrounds the unveiling of his art, and the funeral procession is never too far behind. An attempt at a filmic portrait.

THE HIT
Directed by Jonny Micay | Comedy | 7:26 | Toronto
In what he believes to be a near death experience, Phillip sees a life flash before his eyes. The only thing is, it wasn’t his.

MOMENTS
Directed by Chris Cronin | Musical/Romance | 5:45 | United Kingdom
Moments is the story of a young man who always seems to just miss out on those special moments in life. But a chance encounter with a beautiful and mysterious woman promises to change all that forever. With only his determination, a flurry of confetti and an irrepressible love of dance, he sets out to win her heart.

BUDDIES
Directed by Wendel Brooks | Comedy | 2:46 | Owen Sound
A story about two bottles and their time together.

TWINS
Directed by Brittney Hockley | Comedy | 7:32 | Creemore
A mockumentary that presents the positive and negative aspects of being a twin.

A very big thank you to all those who submitted their work!

A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH... - 4PM
2015-10-17 16:00 - 17:40 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Screening:
Saturday, October 17, 4:00 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 4
Written and Directed by Roy Andersson
Sweden/Germany/Norway/France / 2014 / Comedy/Drama / Rated PG for brief sexuality and some disturbing images / Swedish with English subtitles / 100 min.
“The film’s tone may be one of unrelenting absurdist melancholy, but Andersson does a dynamite job alchemizing despair into big, albeit deadpan, laughs, and the ugliness and banality of everyday existence into moments of beauty…” – Nathan Rabin, GLOBE AND MAIL
Master Swedish director Roy Andersson takes up the theme of “being a human being” with this meticulously crafted, dreamlike black comedy. Featuring Sam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesmen, we are taken on a kaleidoscopic tour of the human condition which unfolds in absurdist episodes: a sing-along at a 1940s beer hall, a randy flamenco teacher, a thirsty King Charles XII of Sweden en route to battle, and a diabolical metaphor for the horrors inflicted by European colonialism. Ultimately, it is a journey that unveils the beauty of single moments, the pettiness of others, life’s grandeur, and the humour and tragedy hidden within us all.

GRANDMA - 3PM
2015-10-17 15:00 - 16:20 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Grandma
Screening:
Saturday, October 17, 3:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, screen 1

Written and Directed by Paul Weitz
USA / 2015 / Comedy/Drama / Rated 14A for mature themes, coarse language and some drug use / 80 min.

“This constantly surprising character piece should spark deserved awards chatter for Tomlin.” – Scott Foundas, VARIETY
“A story about three generations of women and how they interact with each other. Lily Tomlin adds heart, soul, and, naturally, tons of comedy.” – Brian Moylan, THE GUARDIAN
“Tomlin’s greatest role since ‘Nashville.’ Genuinely funny, totally smart, and generous.” – Nathaniel Rogers, THE FILM EXPERIENCE
“A refreshingly modest, no-frills movie that is character-driven in the most rewarding possible sense.” – David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

Comedy legend Lily Tomlin shines in this spirited and touching film from director Paul Weitz (About a Boy), which plays out as a sharply observed comedy-drama about intergenerational relationships and the ways in which our past is never really left behind.
Elle Reid (Tomlin) has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend, when granddaughter Sage (Julia Garner) unexpectedly shows up needing six hundred dollars before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash, as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and dredging up secrets.

SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE - 2PM
2015-10-17 14:00 - 15:25 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Screening:
Saturday, October 17, 2:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, screen 4
Written and Directed by Mark Burton and Richard Starzak
United Kingdom/France / 2015 / Animated/Comedy/Family / Rated G, some rude humour / 85 min.
“Plenty of bigger, more grown-up movies could learn a thing or two from its humanity.” – Bilge Ebiri, NEW YORK MAGAZINE/VULTURE
Shaun is a clever, mischievous sheep who lives with his flock on Mossy Bottom Farm under the nominal supervision of The Farmer, and Bitzer, a well-meaning but ineffectual sheepdog. Despite Shaun’s best efforts, life on the farm has fallen into a bit of a rut, and Shaun concocts a cunning plan to have a day off. However, his plans backfire and events rapidly escalate out of control, with the mischief inadvertently leading to the hapless Farmer being taken away. With the flock’s help, Shaun must leave the farm for the first time and travel into the Big City in order to rescue his owner… and failure is not an option.

NOMINATED – Best Children’s Film, Jerusalem Film Festival, 2015
WON – 2nd place Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature, Nantucket Film Festival, 2015
NOMINATED – Best Animation Film, Shanghai International Film Festival, 2015
NOMINATED – Films4Families Youth Jury Award and Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film, Seattle International Film Festival, 2015
