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ALFF FILMS
Ever Deadly
Ever Deadly
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DIR. CHELSEA MCMULLAN AND TANYA TAGAQ, 2022, NU/ QC | 90 MIN
SCREENING SPONSOR: MOLOTOV AND BRICKS TATTOO
Ever Deadly weaves concert footage with stunning sequences filmed on location in Nunavut, seamlessly bridging landscapes, stories and songs with pain, anger and triumph--all through the expressions of Tanya Tagaq, one of the most innovative musical performers of our time.
Framing Agnes
DIR. CHASE JOYNT, 2022, CAN/ USA | 75 MIN
Framing Agnes turns the talk show format inside out in response to the media’s ongoing fascination with trans people. The film breathes life into six previously unknown stories from the archives of the UCLA Gender Clinic in the 1950s.
An incredibly important, thematically dense film. It offers a rich and nuanced story about how queernesses involving trans persons in the 1960s, were contained and framed by the narrow, and subjective opinion of male members of medical academia and television.
Recommended for ages 13+ for mature themes.
Geographies Of Solitude
Geographies Of Solitude
DIR. JACQUELINE MILLS, 2022, QC/ NS | 103 MIN
SCREENING SPONSOR: ECLIPSE NORDIC HOT SPRINGS
Geographies of Solitude is an immersion into the rich ecosystem of Sable Island, guided by naturalist and environmentalist Zoe Lucas who has lived over 40 years on this remote sliver of land in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Shot on 16mm and created using a scope of innovative eco-friendly filmmaking techniques, this feature-length experimental documentary is a playful and reverent collaboration with the natural world. Zoe leads us among wild horses, seals and bugs, through peaks, valleys, seasons and stars. The film tracks its protagonist’s labor to collect, clean and document marine litter that washes up on the island shores.
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DIR. CHANDLER LEVACK, 2022, ONTARIO | 99 MIN
SCREENING SPONSOR: SHAUNAGH STIKEMAN, BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR
A cheeky film nerd stands on the threshold of adulthood. We’re going back to 2002, a year when video rental was huge. Lawrence and Matt are film lovers who dream of becoming great filmmakers. They spend all their time watching movies. Lawrence gets a job at the local video shop, where he becomes close with his boss, the grown-up and attractive Zita. At the same time, he loses contact with Matt, and his mother says that they cannot afford to send him to New York to study film, so he has to settle for university in Canada. Is his filmmaking dream crushed before it even gets going?
Content advisory: themes of suicide, sexual abuse, and mental distress.
