Films Previously Shown By The Kelowna Film Society

Crossing

CROSSING is a moving and tender tale of identity, acceptance and unlikely connection that transcends borders and generations. Lia, a retired schoolteacher living in Georgia, hears from a young neighbor Achi that her long lost niece Tekla, a transgender woman, has crossed the border into Turkey. Hoping to bring Tekla home, Lia travels to Istanbul…
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Ghostlight

Finding “one’s people” helps us find our place in the world. But there can also be much to love and learn from those whose experiences and interests don’t immediately seem to overlap with our own Ghostlight tells a story of loss and recovery. And while it’s authentic and heartfelt on the surface, it also has…
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Annual General Meeting

Annual General Meeting of the Kelowna Film Society will be held on June 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM at 419 - 850 Saucier Road, Kelowna Click here to attend
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Closing the Gap – Hockey in North Korea

This is NOT a Kelowna Film Society event. Director NIgel Edwards is a KFS scholarship recipient from 2013. FEATURE DOCUMENTARY (2019) En route to an international competition, Closing The Gap follows the North Korean men’s hockey team as they strive to bring home gold for Marshal Kim Jong Un.While their commitment and dedication to their…
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Solo

Solo, winner of Toronto International Film Festival’s award for best Canadian feature film, is set within Montreal’s vibrant drag queen community. Simon, a rising star, falls in love with the destructive Olivier. At the same time, Simon's mother, a famous opera singer, returns after a fifteen year absence. Finding failure with these two impossible loves,…
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Scrapper

Winner of  the World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film festival, this delightful debut film follows resourcefully smart 12-year old Georgie, (Lola Campbell) who is left all alone after her mother unexpectedly dies. At first, along with her best friend Ali, she successfully tricks those around her into believing that all…
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The Taste of Things

Romance and French gastronomy. Juliette Binoche and her real-life husband Benoit Magimel. The actors and the food shine and simmer in this celebration of all the kinds of love present in a well-run kitchen. Set in a gauzy 1885, the thoughtful direction and skilled cinematography will make you wish you’d made that post-movie restaurant reservation.…
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The Monk and The Gun

Set in Bhutan in 2006, as the country transitioned politically and socially, a young monk is on a quest for his Lama that involves a priceless Civil War rifle. Enter an American also on the hunt for this relic, and so the meeting of the cultures begins to play out. More importantly, the beauty of…
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Seagrass

Written and directed by Vancouver actress and filmmaker Meredith Hama-Brown and set on the B.C. coast, the director’s reflections on her racial identity build into a powerful drama about marriage, childhood, parenting and family dynamics. The parents and children of an interracial marriage struggle with personal and social pressures, leading to a climax which changes…
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