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Talking About Trees
Stratus Vineyards 2059 Niagara Stone Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, CanadaDirector Suhaib Gasmelbari chronicles the demise of Sudanese cinema and the group of retired directors hoping to revive their country’s love of film
Call Me Human/Je m’appelle Humain
RiverBrink Art Museum 116 Queenston St, Queenston, CanadaInnu writer Joséphine Bacon devotes her life to passing on her knowledge and that of her ancestors.
The Reason I Jump presented w/ short film The Fork
Silver Spire United Church 366 St Paul St, St. Catharines, ON, CanadaBased on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, later translated into English by author David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas), The Reason I Jump is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world.
Psycho Goreman
Niagara Artists Centre 354 St. Paul St., St. CatharinesIntergalactic assassins converge on a small town after two siblings unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord.
Let The Corpses Tan w/ live score by The Northern Arm
Niagara Artists Centre 354 St. Paul St., St. CatharinesA grizzled thug and his gang head to an island retreat with a haul of 250 kilograms of gold bullion to lay low; however, a bohemian writer, his muse, and a pair of gendarmes further complicate things, as allegiances are put to the test. Live Musical Score performed by Northern Arm.
Some Kind of Heaven
Silver Spire United Church 366 St Paul St, St. Catharines, ON, CanadaSome Kind of Heaven explores life inside the palm-tree-lined streets of The Villages, Florida’s largest retirement community, a planned city that is home to over 130,000 seniors.
A Reggae Session
Stratus Vineyards 2059 Niagara Stone Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, CanadaGathered together for one night in a lifetime, the legendary names of Reggae music and more met at Fort Charles, Jamaica, in a musical event that would make Reggae history and reverberate around the world.
Media Artist Spotlight
Niagara Artists Centre 354 St. Paul St., St. CatharinesFree animation series and artist talk by Gustavo Cerquera Benjumea + MIDST, a short film by Donna Szoke
Beans
Niagara Artists Centre 354 St. Paul St., St. CatharinesInspired by true events, BEANS is about a Mohawk girl on the cusp of adolescence who must grow up fast and become her own kind of warrior during the armed stand-off known as the 1990 Oka Crisis.
Beans
Niagara Artists Centre 354 St. Paul St., St. CatharinesInspired by true events, BEANS is about a Mohawk girl on the cusp of adolescence who must grow up fast and become her own kind of warrior during the armed stand-off known as the 1990 Oka Crisis.
Talking About Trees
Niagara Artists Centre 354 St. Paul St., St. CatharinesDirector Suhaib Gasmelbari chronicles the demise of Sudanese cinema and the group of retired directors hoping to revive their country’s love of film
Malni—Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore
Niagara Artists Centre 354 St. Paul St., St. CatharinesThis film follows Sweetwater Sahme and Jordan Mercier's wanderings through each of their worlds as they wonder through and contemplate the afterlife, rebirth, and the place in-between. Spoken mostly in chinuk wawa, their stories are departures from the Chinookan origin of death myth, with its distant beginning and circular shape.
Women of Resilience with Q&A
Niagara Artists Centre 354 St. Paul St., St. CatharinesThe film is a celebration of women who let love shine through their cracks, show that broken attachments can heal, and the ability for humans to thrive through loving, secure relationships. Their open, connected hearts are the keys to their resilience.
FANNY: The Right To Rock
Niagara Artists Centre 354 St. Paul St., St. CatharinesThe story of a Filipina American garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, which almost became the female version of the Beatles.
Women of Resilience
Niagara Artists Centre 354 St. Paul St., St. CatharinesThe film is a celebration of women who let love shine through their cracks, show that broken attachments can heal, and the ability for humans to thrive through loving, secure relationships. Their open, connected hearts are the keys to their resilience.
FANNY: The Right To Rock
Niagara Artists Centre 354 St. Paul St., St. CatharinesThe story of a Filipina American garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, which almost became the female version of the Beatles.
Women of Resilience
Niagara Artists Centre 354 St. Paul St., St. CatharinesThe film is a celebration of women who let love shine through their cracks, show that broken attachments can heal, and the ability for humans to thrive through loving, secure relationships. Their open, connected hearts are the keys to their resilience.
TAKE A CHANCE
Niagara Artists Centre 354 St. Paul St., St. CatharinesThe film that raises the most hands high hits the screen