The ACT Arts Centre and The Ridge Film Studios, with the support of the City of Maple Ridge, are pleased to present a new festival highlighting films created in British Columbia
Date/Time: Mar 18 2017, 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Maple Ridge, The ACT Arts Centre | Event calendarCost: $11.00
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The inaugural Maple Ridge Festival of BC Film is scheduled to take place at The ACT Arts Centre in Maple Ridge from Friday, March 17 to Sunday, March 19, 2017. The Festival kicks off with an Opening Reception on Friday, March 17 and features a total of six shorts and six feature films over the course of three days.
Feature: Fractured Land (2015)
Director: Damien Gillis, Fiona Rayher
Starring: Caleb Behn, Janet Annesley, Maude Barlow
Synopsis: With some of the world’s largest fracking operations on his territory, a young indigenous leader and lawyer confronts the fractures within his community and himself as he struggles to reconcile traditional teachings with the law to protect the land.
Short: Counter Act (2016)
Director: Heath Affolter, Jon Affolter, Nathan Affolter, and Thomas Affolter
Starring: J. Alex Brinson, Naika Toussaint, Teal Fiddler
Synopsis: When Alice, a naïve young woman having lunch in a diner circa 1960, joins Mary and Ray in their “sit-in” protest, the ire of the racist patrons boils over and Alice learns what it truly takes to stand up for what you believe in.
Warning: Some films contain adult content.
Ticket prices range from $11 for single tickets, $27 for a 3-pack of tickets, and $50 for a 6-pack of tickets.
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