Wednesday, Sept. 16th
Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) was once a star of London’s 1960’s and 70’s pop art explosion, but he hasn’t painted in decades and has been broke for years. His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning), desperate for an inheritance, hire Lori, an art restorer and former forger (Michaela Coel), to pose as a prospective assistant in order to access 8 unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in storage. Her plan is to complete them, then return them to storage, where they are to be “discovered” upon Julian’s death.
Wednesday, Oct. 7th
Set on Vancouver Island in the late 1990s, it follows eight-year-old Sasha (Eylul Guven) and her Hungarian immigrant family settling into a new life in Canada.
But their fragile peace is disrupted by the increasingly perilous behaviour of Sasha’s oldest brother Jeremy.
Later an adult Sasha revisits fragments of her childhood experiences through home videos and memories confronting the grief and silence that shaped her family.
Watch for the very evocative and poignant ending.
Wednesday, Oct. 14th
American Doctor is a difficult film to watch, but that’s the point. It’s necessary because it dares its audience not to look away, forcing the question not only of whose story is told, but whose deaths make headlines and matter.
The documentary follows three prominent physicians-Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian-friends who couldn't be more different but are bound by the shared oath to save lives. What they have in common is volunteering their services and expertise in Gaza, which is no small feat when their own lives are at stake.