Screening: Saturday, February 22, 2020 - 2:00 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie   Co-written and Directed by: Yung Chang With: Robert Fisk, Amira Hass Documentary, Not Rated - disturbing war-related content and images, viewer discretion is advised, 106 minutes, Language: English/Arabic/English subtitles (Canada/Germany)   “Yung Chang's documentary about British journalist Robert Fisk […]

Screening: Saturday, February 22, 2020 - 4:30 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie   Director: Claudia Sparrow With: Máxima Acuña, Mirtha Vasquez, Maryum Jordan Documentary, 14A for mature content, 88 minutes, Language: Spanish with English subtitles (USA)   “Director Sparrow stays unflinchingly focused on the struggle between the two sides, ratcheting up suspense […]

Screening: Saturday, February 22, 2020 - 6:30 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie   Written and Directed by: Fredrik Gertten With: Leilani Farha, Saskia Sassen, Joseph Stiglitz, Roberto Saviano Documentary/Comedy, PG, 92 minutes, Languages: English/ Spanish/German/ Italian/Korean/French/English subtitles (Sweden/Canada/United Kingdom)   “Fredrik Gertten’s lively, approachable documentary on the global housing crisis should leave […]

Screening: Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 7:00 pm Saturday, February 22, 2020 - 8:30 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie   Director: Peter McBride With: Kevin Fedarko and Peter McBride Documentary, PG, 84 minutes (USA)   In 2016 filmmaker/photographer Pete McBride and writer Kevin Fedarko set out on a 750-mile journey on foot through […]

Screening: Friday, February 21, 2020 - 7:00 pm Sunday, February 23, 2020 - 12:00 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie Co-written and Directed by: Janice Engel With: Harold Cook, Jim Hightower, Andy Ivins Documentary, PG for coarse language, violence, 93 minutes (USA)   “With free speech under attack, and truth-telling seemingly in short […]

Screening: Friday, February 21, 2020 - 4:00 pm Sunday, February 23, 2020 - 2:00 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie   Co-written and Directed by: Feras Fayyad With: Amani Ballour, Salim Namour Documentary 14A for disturbing war-related content and images, 102 minutes, Languages: English and Arabic with English subtitles (Syria/Denmark/Germany/USA/Qatar)   “A raw, […]

Screening: Sunday, February 23, 2020 - 4:30 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie   Written and Directed by: Sophie Huber With: Ambrose Akinmusire, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Norah Jones, Don Was and many more. Documentary, PG, 85 minutes (USA/Switzerland)   “Sophie Huber's consistently fascinating documentary about Blue Note Records […]

REI presents NEVER NOT COLLECTIVE’s Pretty Strong Screening: Sunday, February 23, 2020 - 6:30 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie   Directed by: Colette McInerney, Julie Ellison, Leslie Hittmeier Documentary, Not Rated – some coarse language, 74 min. (USA)   From 5.13 big walls in Yosemite to 5.14 sport climbs in Mexico to […]

Screening: Sunday, February 23, 2020 - 8:30 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie   Directed: Stacey Tenenbaum, Van Royko, Christina Clark With: Yuan Shen, Thomas Gaynor, Alcee Chriss III, Nick Cappozoli, Sebastian Heindl Documentary, PG for some language, 78 minutes (Canada)   “You'll enjoy the bright cinematography, the earnest nature of these talented […]

Screenings: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 – 4pm, 7pm Thursday, March 5, 2020 – 4pm, 7pm Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie Directed by: Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn Principal Cast: Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, David Wilmot and Amit Shah Drama, 14A for brief sexuality/nudity, 92 minutes (United Kingdom)     “Owen McCafferty's script is […]