We are tickled to be launching our EIGHTH great season on Thursday February 21st. We’d love it if you could join us!
Thursday February 21st at 7:00pm
Cinecycle
129 Spadina Avenue (slightly down the alley)
BROTHERHOOD
Dir: Meryam Joobeur
Canada/Tunisia/Qatar/Sweden – 2018
Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural Tunisia with his wife and two sons. He is deeply shaken when his eldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife. Tension between father and son rises over three days until reaching a breaking point.
- Official Selection – Sundance Film Festival
- Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival
Duration: 25:00
ALL-INCLUSIVE
Dir: Corina Schweingruber Ilic
Switzerland – 2018
Under the spell of mass entertainment on the high seas.
- Official Selection – Sundance Film Festival
- Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival
Duration: 10:00
CAROLINE
Dirs: Celine Held and Logan George
USA – 2018
When plans fall through, a six-year-old is faced with a big responsibility on a hot Texas day.
- Best North American Short – Palm Springs International ShortFest
- Official Selection – Cannes Film Festival
Duration: 12:00
BENEATH THE INK
Dir: Cy Dodson
USA – 2018
As society’s belief systems are seemingly changing, or even reverting in time, one Ohio artist is challenging his community by saying, “bring me your mistakes.” Inspired by recent events, Billy Joe White and his Red Rose Tattoo Studio are promoting one simple concept… ERASE THE HATE. Beneath the Ink is a timely look at hate and racism in the western foothills of this Appalachian region that reveals heartfelt stories of change and redemption.
- Audience Award, Best Documentary – Palm Springs International ShortFest
Duration: 12:00
FAST HORSE
Dir: Alexandra Lazarowich
Canada – 2018
Fast Horse follows the return of the Blackfoot bareback horse racing tradition in a new form: Indian Relay. Siksika horseman Allison RedCrow struggles to build a team with second-hand races and a new jockey, Cody BigTobacco, to take on the best riders in the Blackfoot Confederacy at the Calgary Stampede.
- Special Jury Award for Direction – Sundance Film Festival
Duration: 14:00
FATHERLAND
Dir: George Sikharulidze
Georgia – 2018
.In 2016, on the 63rd anniversary of his death, Stalin’s worshippers gather outside his birthplace in Georgia to demand his canonization as a saint … when something uncanny materializes.
- Official Selection – Sundance Film Festival
Duration: 15:00
Help us kick off our 2019 season! The Facebook RSVP is free, and door tickets are just $10 (a 20% price reduction from previous years). And why not bring a friend? 🙂