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Best New Films from Canada BEST NEW FILMS FROM CANADA JULY 7 – SEPTEMBER 13 AFI SILVER THEATRE AND CULTURAL CENTER CANADA NOW BEST NEW FILMS FROM CANADA 2017 JULY 7 – SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 AFI SILVER THEATRE AND CULTURAL CENTER On the occasion of Canada's 150th anniversary, AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center and Telefilm Canada present this selection of both classic and contemporary Canadian cinema. As the Hollywood studio system began to falter in the 1960s, Canada seized the initiative with innovative financing and artist-friendly state support to bolster a parallel cinema that eventually launched the careers of internationally acclaimed filmmakers like Denys Arcand, David Cronenberg, Atom Egoyan, Guy Maddin, and Deepa Mehta. Today, a new wave of Québécois filmmakers have become sought-after directors for A-list Hollywood pictures, such as Jean-Marc Vallée — director of DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, WILD and the HBO smash BIG LITTLE LIES — and Denis Villeneuve, Oscar®-nominated for Best Director for 2016's ARRIVAL and whose upcoming BLADE RUNNER 2049 is one of the year's most anticipated releases. Meanwhile, enfant terrible Xavier Dolan has won major awards at the Cannes Film Festival. This series combines a diverse selection of contemporary films, from both veteran and emerging filmmakers, along with a selection of classic Canadian films from some of the country's most accomplished talents. Special thanks to Telefilm Canada and the Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC, for their generous support of this program. All screenings take place at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, 8633 Colesville Road — downtown Silver Spring, MD. TICKETS $13 General Admission $10 Seniors (65 and over) $10 Students with valid ID, and military personnel (discounted tickets available at box office only) $950 AFI Members (2-Star level & up) $8 Children (12 and under) $10 Matinee tickets, weekdays before 5:00 p.m., Sat. & Sun. before noon (holidays excluded) For further information and to purchase tickets visit AFI.com/Silver or call 301.495.6700. OPENING NIGHT WEIRDOS (2016) Fri, Jul 7, 7:30 Q&A with filmmaker Bruce McDonald Renowned director Bruce McDonald (HARD CORE LOGO, PONTYPOOL) — a key figure in Canadian film for over three decades — returns with this offbeat and endearing coming- of-age story about teenagers in small-town Nova Scotia in 1976. As July 4th approaches and America gets ready to celebrate its bicentennial, 15- year-old platonic pals Kit (Dylan Authors) and Alice (Julia Sarah Stone) decide to hitchhike out of their tiny Canadian town to visit Kit's gloriously eccentric and unstable mother (Molly Parker, DEADWOOD), in faraway Sydney. This understated, insightful existential road movie boasts an excellent 1970s soundtrack, a dollop or two of magic realism and an impressive ensemble cast. (Note courtesy of Telefilm Canada.) DIR Bruce McDonald; SCR Daniel MacIvor; PROD Marc Almon, Mike MacMillan. Canada, 2016, b&w, 89 min. NOT RATED GOON Tue, Jul 18, 7:10 Bar bouncer Doug Glatt (Seann William Scott) dreams of the success enjoyed by minor league hockey goon Ross Rhea (Liev Schreiber). When a chance encounter with an on-ice thug leads to a bloody fist fight that Doug easily wins, the coach of the Halifax Highlanders sees Doug's hockey playing potential, despite his lack of ability and skates. Standing up to the other players' taunts, Doug joins the team, and with the encouragement of his best friend (Jay Baruchel, KNOCKED UP) becomes a rising star. This cult comedy boasts a script by director Michael Dowse (FUBAR, WHAT IF), actor Baruchel and comedy multi-hyphenate Evan Goldberg (THE DISASTER ARTIST, THIS IS THE END). DIR Michael Dowse; SCR/PROD Jay Baruchel; SCR Evan Goldberg, from the book by Adam Frattasio and Douglas Smith; PROD Don Carmody, Ian Dimerman, David Gross, André Rouleau. Canada/U.S., 2011, color, 92 min. RATED R MY INTERNSHIP IN CANADA [GUIBORD S'EN VA-T-EN GUERRE] Wed, Jul 19, 7:10 Guibord (Patrick Huard, BON COP, BAD COP) is an independent MP who represents Prescott-Makadewà-Rapides-aux Outardes, a vast county in northern Quebec. As the entire country watches, Guibord finds himself in the awkward position of holding the decisive vote to determine whether Canada will go to war. Accompanied by his wife, his daughter and an idealistic intern from Haiti named Souverain (Irdens Exantus), Guibord travels across his district to consult his constituents. This biting political satire depicts politicians, citizens and lobbyists going head-to-head, tearing democracy to shreds. (Note courtesy of Films Distribution.) DIR/SCR Philippe Falardeau; PROD Luc Déry, Kim McCraw. Canada, 2016, color, 108 min. In French, English and Creole with English subtitles. NOT RATED 30th ANNIVERSARY I'VE HEARD THE MERMAIDS SINGING Mon, Jul 24, 7:30 The first film by Patricia Rozema (INTO THE FOREST, MANSFIELD PARK) is a bittersweet story of self-discovery which won the Prix de la Jeunesse at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. When aspiring photographer and professional daydreamer Polly Vandersma (Sheila McCarthy) lands a job as an assistant to self-important art dealer and painter Gabrielle (Paule Baillargeon), she becomes infatuated, blown away by what she sees as astronomical talent, business acumen and sophistication. When Polly takes naive measures to help her idol achieve artistic success, however, she gradually discovers that Gabrielle may not be everything she seems. DIR/SCR/PROD Patricia Rozema; PROD Alexandra Raffe. Canada, 1987, b&w/color, 81 min. RATED R 15th ANNIVERSARY BOLLYWOOD/HOLLYWOOD Wed, Jul 26, 7:30 Known for her acclaimed Elements Trilogy (FIRE, EARTH and WATER), Indo-Canadian auteur Deepa Mehta takes a lighter tone with this delightful Bollywood-inspired rom- com about Rahul (Rahul Khanna, LOVE AAJ KAL, WAKE UP SID), a young Toronto businessman pressured by his traditional Indian mother (Moushumi Chatterjee) to pick a bride after his white fiancée dies in a bizarre accident. To placate his family, Raul hires an escort (Lisa Ray, WATER) to pose as his fiancée. Simultaneously celebrating Bollywood cinema and reflecting Canada's rich and diverse cultural landscape, the film is replete with spontaneous musical numbers, silly situations and serious romance. DIR/SCR Deepa Mehta; PROD David Hamilton. Canada/India, 2002, color, 105 min. In English, Hindi and Spanish with English subtitles. RATED PG-13 20th ANNIVERSARY THE SWEET HEREAFTER Tue, Aug 1, 7:10 Adapting Russell Banks' heart-wrenching novel, auteur Atom Egoyan transports the story to a mountain community in British Columbia. When a bus accident leaves 14 children dead, a big-city lawyer (Ian Holm, CHARIOTS OF FIRE, THE LORD OF THE RINGS) convinces the victims' families to embark on a class-action suit against their town. An unsparing look at tragedy, loss and grief, the film also features director/writer Sarah Polley (STORIES WE TELL, TAKE THIS WALTZ) as a teenage survivor of the crash. The first Canadian film to win the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, it received Oscar® nominations for Best Director and Adapted Screenplay. DIR/SCR/PROD Atom Egoyan, from the novel by Russell Banks; PROD Camelia Frieberg. Canada, 1997, color, 112 min. RATED R WINDOW HORSES (THE POETIC PERSIAN EPIPHANY OF ROSIE MING) Wed, Aug 2, 7:00 Veteran indie animator Ann Marie Fleming's charming animated feature follows aspiring Chinese-Iranian-Canadian poet Rosie Ming on an amazing trip to a poetry festival in Iran. Travelling alone from her home in Vancouver to Shiraz, the awkward, tentative Rosie soon finds herself in the company of renowned Persian poets and writers from Europe who ask about her Iranian roots. In this heady world of poetry and politics, she uncovers secrets about the Iranian father she thought had abandoned her as a child. At once whimsical and serious, personal and geopolitical, this animated marvel features the voices of Don McKellar, Ellen Page and Sandra Oh. (Note courtesy of Telefilm Canada.) DIR/SCR/PROD Ann Marie Fleming; PROD Sandra Oh. Canada, 2016, color, 88 min. In English, Farsi and Mandarin with English subtitles. NOT RATED GOOD RIDDANCE (1980) [LES BONS DÉBARRAS] Sun, Aug 6, 5:30 Repeatedly placed on lists of the top 10 Canadian films of all time, GOOD RIDDANCE took home eight Genies (Canada's equivalent to Oscars®) in 1981 and has come to be regarded as a classic of Québécois cinema. Michelle (Marie Tifo) is an overwhelmed working mother caring for her precocious, unstable 13-year-old daughter Manon (Charlotte Laurier, THE DAME IN COLOR) and mentally challenged brother Guy (Germain Houde). Jealous of her mother's suitors and angry at being left home to care for Guy, Manon sets off a course of events that will change the family forever. Restoration by Éléphant: The Memory of Quebec Cinema. DIR Francis Mankiewicz; SCR Réjean Ducharme: PROD Marcia Couëlle, Claude Godbout. Canada, 1980, color, 120 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED AUGUST 32ND ON EARTH [UN 32 AOÛT SUR TERRE] Mon, Aug 7, 7:20 Denis Villeneuve (ARRIVAL, BLADE RUNNER 2049, INCENDIES) made a splash at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival with this debut feature, a sweet and soulful road movie about Simone (Pascale Bussières, WHEN NIGHT IS FALLING), a young woman sent into existential free-fall after surviving a car crash. Feeling her mortality, she quits her job, cancels a trip and decides to have a baby. Her ideal candidate for father is her best friend Phillipe (Alexis Martin), who feigns agreement on the near-impossible condition that they conceive in a desert. Undeterred, Simone locates the nearest desert and the pair leaves for Utah, where an unexpected journey of self-discovery awaits. This restoration by Éléphant: The Memory of Quebec Cinema premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. DIR/SCR Denis Villeneuve; PROD Roger Frappier.
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