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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Perfect Day
What would a perfect day look like for you? Watching a sunset by the lake with friends and family? For Hirayama his perfect days involve cleaning toilets in Tokyo until they’re pristine. The film, nominated for an Academy Award in the Best International Feature category, sounds like a simple suggestion to live in the moment…
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Spring 2024 Series at Landmark Grand 10
To see our Spring 2024 film selection in Eventbrite, click here or on the button below. Spring 2024 Films You can click on each film to see a description, view a trailer, and set a Reminder for future ticket purchase. We are moving to Landmark for the spring because Cineplex will not provide us with…
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Fallen Leaves
Fallen Leaves takes place in a very personalized version of Helsinki, which may be familiar to admirers of Aki Kaurismäki, the Finnish director’s hilariously deadpan and also humanistic tragicomedies. Ansa (Alma Pöysti,) and Holappa (Jussi Vatanen) spend their waking hours in drab workplaces, pubs with stone-faced patrons, and sparsely decorated homes where a radio is…
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Who’s Yer Father
Who’s Yer Father, a film set and shot entirely on Prince Edward Island, is a hilariously good time with a surprising amount of heart. “Who’s Yer Father”is a Maritime shorthand for a way to quickly figure out family and friend connections in close knit communities. It’s also the name of PEI’s only private investigation agency,…
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Days of Happiness
This emotionally complex drama, from Montreal-based writer-director Chloé Robichaud, follows a young orchestra conductor who’s becoming a major player on the Quebec classical music scene and now finds herself at a crossroads. Emma is a recognizable queer character and proof that there’s a middle ground between the specificities of gay life being ignored and a…
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Anatomy of a Fall
Did he fall or was he pushed out the window? Winner of the prestigious Cannes Palme D’Or award, the film is both a mystery and a courtroom drama. A couple’s troubled marriage might have just simmered on privately and indefinitely, within the walls of their alpine chalet outside Grenoble. But one day the husband Samuel’s…
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Flora and Son
An Irish musical that makes you feel better about life, love and yourself. Who needs that? John Carney makes movies about normal people who make a connection with music that enriches their spirits and soul. Music becomes their salvation and escape from the everyday troubles of their lives. The characters are fundamentally good people down…
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Monster
Monster is a fascinating and complex film with shifting perspectives. The film gradually reveals the truths behind the main characters’ actions as it retells the same events from their various perspectives. First it’s told from Saori’s point of view, the widowed mother who tries to figure out why her young son Minato has been acting…
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