ALFF FILMS

NAVALNY

Navalny

DIR. DANIEL ROHER, 2022, USA/ CAN | 98 MIN

SCREENING SPONSOR: ANDREW SMITH

Shot as the story unfolded, Navalny is a fly-on-the-wall documentary thriller about anti-authoritarian Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Recovering in Berlin after nearly being poisoned to death with the nerve agent Novichok, he makes shocking discoveries about his assassination attempt and bravely decides to return home--whatever the consequences.

In English and Russian with English subtitles.

Content advisory: some offensive language.

Nominated for Best Documentary Feature, 2023 Academy Awards

OKAY! THE ASD BAND FILM

DIR. MARK BONE, 2022, ONTARIO | 75 MIN

SCREENING SPONSOR: WHAT’S UP YUKON

Okay! The ASD Band Film follows the members of The ASD Band, four talented autistic musicians, as they embark upon the journey of writing their first original album and performing their first live show.

Director Mark Bone takes time to get to know the bandmates: from Jackson’s love of Elvis, Ron’s background in classical piano, Spenser’s punk rock sensibilities, and Rawan’s perfect pitch. The collaborative nature of their songwriting and performing shines through in their excitement, while also allowing them to open about their hopes and fears, what it means to be autistic and perceived by the world, and how they are (mis)understood by friends and family.

OKPIK: LITTLE VILLAGE IN THE ARCTIC

DIR. TIFFANY AYALIK AND KYLIK KISOUN TAYLOR, 2022, NWT/ BC | 44 MIN

This eye-opening documentary is about one family’s pursuit to become fully self-sufficient, living off the land in a remote location on the north end of the Mackenzie River.

Using local materials and Traditional Knowledge Inuit/ Gwich’in Hunter, Kylik Kisoun Taylor will re-establish and re-imagine the lost practice of building an Inuvialuit log house with a sod roof with the intention of creating housing security in his Traditional Territory of the Beaufort Delta. Kylik builds his future at his off-grid camp and creates an opportunity for language and cultural revitalization.

Part Of The Pack

DIR. ISABELLE GROC AND MIKE MCKINLAY 2022, BRITISH COLUMBIA | 82 MIN

SCREENING SPONSOR: JACKLEG FILMS

Long feared, the wolves that have survived in places such as Vancouver Island now live in a habitat where humans are advancing. At the same time our fascination for the wolf — as the quintessential symbol of something wild and dangerous — has become stronger. As urban lifestyles have increasingly removed us from nature, some of us want to find that connection again. Encountering a wolf can satisfy our craving for the natural world. Some people have even taken a step further by bringing a wolf or wolf-dog into their homes (literally into their living rooms) as a way to feel closer to the wild. The boundary between wild and domesticated is shifting.

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Le Loon Ranger Des Huard

DIR. PAUL DAVIS, 2022, YUKON | 23 MIN

In Canada’s North-West, a library worker caught up in the opioid crisis, observes loons by bike, canoe and by snorkeling. As a result of his obsession, the loons call to him in places and times far from their normal habitat and seasonal migratory patterns.

In French with English subtitles.

Director Paul Davis in attendance.