Screening: High Stakes followed by Q&A with filmmakers
Date/Time: Mar 10 2018, 3:15 pm to 5:15 pm
Vancouver, Vancity Theatre | Event calendarAge: 19+
Cost: $13.00
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The Ride Home
Laura Adkin, BC, 14 mins
World Premiere
Sometimes a ride home can mean a great deal. A young girl, having made a painful and complicated decision, draws strength from strangers. Both dramatic and poignant.
Under Pressure
Lilli Schwabe, Germany, 33 mins
BC Premiere
Clara’s career as a gynecologist is stressful. Cracks in her everyday life begin to widen. Soon her marriage, her family, and her profession can no longer be kept separate. This film captures a complex and intelligent character struggling to cope in a complex and believable situation.
Marguerite
Maria Gracia Turgeon, Quebec, 20 mins
BC Premiere
Marguerite and her nurse, Rachel, share an endearing routine. When Marguerite learns an important detail about Rachel’s personal life, the two women’s friendship grows into something even more cherished and meaningful.
Aberne
Em Johnson, USA/Spain, 16 mins
Canadian Premiere
This well-crafted film tells a unique story delivered with strong performances. Aberne, a young Basque woman, wants to play Pelota. Her ambitions cause tension amongst her community and she finds herself not only struggling with the challenges of the sport, but to find acceptance from her family and her peers.
Do We Leave This Here
Julia Hutchings, BC, 17 mins
A journalist heads north to report on the projected building of a controversial dam. He discovers that those who live in its flood zone are deeply impacted by the hovering uncertainty that determines their future. In this compassionate tale, the journalist finds himself caught in the growing absurdities of their lives.
Memory of the Peace
Jean Parsons, Jennifer Chiu, BC, 25 mins
Three lives intersect in the historic oil-rush town of Fort St. John as they navigate the cyclical forces of industry, resource extraction and colonization that have shaped Canada for a century and a half. Built along the Peace River Valley, Fort St. John is the site of the highly-contested Site C hydroelectric dam, which promises to submerge 5,500 hectares of the valley under water if completed. As its construction looms, each must contend with what the project means for their shared futures.
Shorts programme followed by Q&A.
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