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2022
Annual
Oakville
Film
Festival
FESTIVAL GUIDE
JUNE
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22 ND TO 28 TH 1
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WELCOME TO THE
2022 Annual
Oakville Film
Festival
CONTENTS
Welcome 05
Telefilm Canada 07
Acknowledgements 09
Festival Hosts 10
Schedule 11
Films 14
Sponsors 44
ABOUT OAK VI LLE FESTIVALS OF FI LM & ART
The Oakville Festivals of Film & Art (OFFA) is a registered not- @OA K V I LLE FEST I VA LS
for-profit organization that works to create a community of @TH EO FFA
cultural and artistic diversity with the cinematic arts as a focal
point. Visit us at OFFA.ca for more information @TH EO FFA
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PRO U D LY S P O N SO R E D BY E Y OFFA.CA W W W. E Y.CO M 4
A Welcome Message from The Board of Directors Welcome to the 9th annual Oakville Film Festival! We are thrilled to be returning to live screenings, after two years of pivoting to virtual during a pandemic which has had such an effect on people’s lives. We are pleased to offer a hybrid festival for 2022, which fea- tures both live and virtual screenings, which helps to accommodate everyone’s viewing preferences. 2022 is our biggest festival ever: with 113 films, 3 incredible GALA presentations at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, two days of memorable screening experiences at film.ca cinemas in Oakville, and many films also available virtually until the end of the festival. So if you are not comfortable going out to the theatre just yet, you can watch many of our films online, from the comfort of your own couch. The Oakville Film Festival is an important cultural institution in Oakville, and OFFA is thrilled to be back in the theatre, bringing you exciting and enlightening live screen- ings, absorbing and engaging Q&As with directors, producers, cast and crew, as well as a specially curated collection of music, dance, performance, and art, to elevate your screening experience to a level not seen in most film festivals. There is something for everyone: comedy, romance, thrillers, suspense, Sci-Fi, along with world class docu- mentaries. And for 2022, OFFA is standing with our friends in Ukraine, doing a special fundraiser for Unite with Ukraine, An Evening of Ukrainian film, song, and dance, in partnership with Zirkova Vodka, The Ukrainian World Congress, as well as Grammy and three-time Juno Award-winning Ukrainian Canadian singer and songwriter, Chantal Kreviazuk. A huge thank you to our grant partners for 2022, including the Trillium Community Re- siliency Grant, Telefilm, Ontario Creates, and the Oakville Cultural Grant. We could not have done this without you! And immense gratitude goes out as well to our sponsors, many new, and many returning sponsors, for 2022. It is your generosity and support that have helped us to build such an incredible film festival and arts organization: truly a festival with a big heart. Board of Directors Oakville Festivals of Film and Art OFFA.CA 5
CANADIAN FILMS
HAVE IT ALL.
BIG HITS
BIG TALENTS
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Message from the Executive Director & CEO, Telefilm Canada Watching a film on a big screen, in a communal space is an irreplaceable experience. That is why we are proud to support the Oakville Film Festival! In a time of change, Canada has shown the many innovative and resourceful ways in which we make our audiovisual sector thrive. We have given the world many reasons to take notice of Canada and why we are a Partner of Choice. Telefilm continues to put the needs of Canadian talent and their work at the centre of its decisions. With our modernization efforts along with heightened priorities on equity, diversity and inclusion, and now eco-responsibility, Telefilm has taken major steps to ensure growth and success of the screen-based industry as we head back to cinemas to enjoy the films. Standing united, I want to thank and congratulate the Oakville Film Festival for con- tinuing its work of uplifting a dynamic range of voices through films and celebrating the brilliance of Canadian content at home and around the world. As always, please continue to watch Canadian films wherever they are available and tell others to do the same! Christa Dickenson Executive Director & CEO, Telefilm Canada OFFA.CA 7
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most powerful way
to put ideas into the
world today.”
— Robert McAfee Brown
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partner in storytelling.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
It takes an incredible amount of work, time and commitment
to make this festival happen. Thank you to
Our Volunteer Board of Directors
Wendy Debra Barlow Judah Erick Vidal Shawna Salvo
Donnan Co-Chair & Hernandez Director Director
Executive Treasurer Artistic
Director, Director
Co-Chair & & Secretary
Programming
Christine Tori Nixon Shane Cullis Justin Monaco- Dale Andrews
Leonard Director, Shorts Director Barnes Director
Director Programmer Director
Our Support Staff
Stacey Sinclair-Zahary Paris Trebell Emma Pascu
Marketing Manager/ Event Manager Marketing Coordinator
Sponsorship & Grants Maddi Keizer Greg Tayler
Jennifer Smith Industry Summit Manager Event Coordinator
Programming Coordinator Allyson Xu Kishan Patel
Website Coordinator Designer
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR
AMAZING VOLUNTEERS!
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FESTIVAL HOSTS
TYLER COLLINS
Journalist
Tyler Collins has been hosting the OFFA & Sher-
idan Alumni annual Screening series, and other
special events, since 2020. He is the Oakville
News publishing assistant and arts reporter, and
a film lover! He started with the news in 2016
and now specializes in current and live events,
film, theatre and entertainment. He comes from
Campbellton, NB and has lived in Oakville more
than 20 years. Tyler is also a proud Sheridan grad
of Journalism and Performing Arts.
CYNTHIA CROFOOT
Screenplay Writer and Actress
Cynthia Crofoot is a multi-award winning, produced
screenplay writer and multi-award winning actor.
As a filmmaker, her short films have won numerous
awards including three “Best Canadian Short Film”
Awards for “Obdurate”; two “Best Canadian Short
Film” Awards for “Compliant” and her short film
“Promises” won three awards and was aired on the
SUPERCHANNEL as part of their Halloween line up.
As a writer, her screenplays have won awards in New
York, Los Angeles and Toronto. Her feature screen-
play “Bracewater” has been a semi-finalist in several
competitions and has won four awards. Her short
Screenplay “Savior” has won three awards including
Best Sci-Fi screenplay. As an actor, she has been
working steadily in film, television and theatre for
more than 25 years, with lead and principle roles in
over 60 productions. Her captivating and realistic
performances have garnered her eight Best Actress
and four Acting Excellence Awards. “Made in the
USA, but born in Toronto” she has dual Canadian and
American Citizenship with Scottish, Irish, English and
Slovak ancestry. Cynthia is a member of ACTRA and
is SAG-Eligible.
OFFA.CA 10113 FILMS
21 FEATURES
92 SHORT FILMS
Film
Festival
Line Up
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OFFA.CAFESTI VAL SCHEDULE OVERV IEW The Lost Girls
Fantasy/Drama
Into the Weeds 5:00PM EDT
VIRTUAL ONLY
SCREENINGS Documentary
2:00PM EDT Slash/Back
AVAILABLE FOR 7 DAYS
Indigenous/Sci-Fi
Framing Agnes 5:30PM EDT
UKRAINIAN FILMMAKER’S
SHOWCASE Documentary/Drama
Donbass 2:30PM EDT Drinkwater
Ukraine/Black Comedy/ Comedy
War We’re All In This Together 8:00PM EDT
Ivan the Powerful Drama
5:00PM EDT Ashgrove
Ukraine/Historical Drama/
Drama/Sci-Fi
Comedy
Peace By Chocolate 8:30PM EDT
It’s Just Parkinsons Comedy/Drama
5:30PM EDT GALAS &
Canada/USA
SPECIAL EVENTS
Documentary
SUNDAY, JUNE 26TH
THURSDAY, JUNE 23RD
SHORTS COMPILATIONS:
Best of Canadian Shorts OPENING NIGHT RED
A Slice of Life
CARPET GALA
Drama and Thrills Various Short Films
The Phantom of the Open
11:00AM EDT
Comedy/Drama
SATURDAY, JUNE 25TH
7:30PM EDT
The Long Rider
Local Shorts Showcase Documentary
FRIDAY, JUNE 24TH
Various Short Films 11:30AM EDT
CANADIAN GALA
11:00AM EDT
Tehranto
A Chiara
Romantic Comedy/Drama
SOCIAL JUSTICE/HUMAN Drama
7:30PM EDT
RIGHTS DOUBLE BILL 2:00PM EDT
Tenzin
SATURDAY, JUNE 25TH
Drama The Fire Cats
A CELEBRATION OF
11:30AM EDT Documentary
UKRAINIAN FILM, SONG,
Forgotten on Sinjar 2:30PM EDT DANCE, & ART
Documentary The Earth Is Blue as an
11:30AM EDT Back Home Again Orange
Animated Documentary
2:30PM EDT 7:00PM EDT
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thrillhousestudios.com 13
OFFA.CAStarts Wednesday June, 22nd
Available For 7 Days
V I R TUA L O N LY SC R E E N I N G
Donbass
U K R A I N E | B L AC K CO M E DY/ WA R | 2 H R 2 M
Director: Sergei Loznitsa
Starring: Tamara Yatsenko, Irina Zayarmiuk, Grigory Masliuk
Synopsis: In the historic Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, despite the cruel war
that has been raging since 2014 between the self-proclaimed People’s Republics
of Donetsk and Luhansk and the Ukrainian government, people tries to survive in
the rotten heart of chaos, where violence disguises itself as peace, propaganda
becomes univocal truth and hatred reigns in the name of love.
Film Fact: Donbass was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at
the 91st Academy Awards. Director Sergei was awarded prize for Best Director at Cannes film
festival in the Un certain Regard Section.
Q&A: Film includes an introduction from Director Sergei Loznitsa
Short Films: Clue (dir. Julia Germanieva, Ukraine)
My Baba’s Kitchen (2015, Dir. Stephanie Turenko, Canada)
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Available For 7 Days
V I R TUA L O N LY SC R E E N I N G
Ivan the Powerful
U K R A I N E | H I STO R ICA L D R A M A /CO M E DY | 1 H R 2 9 M
Director: Viktor Andrienko, Igor Pismennyy
Starring: Dmytro Khaladgi, Ivanna Sakhno, Vasyl Virastyuk, Viktor Andrienko
Synopsis: "Ivan the Powerful" tells the outstanding life story of Ivan Firtsak who
was born in June 1899 in Ukraine. At 18 he became a performer with a Czechoslovak
circus and travelled to 64 countries around the world, astonishing everybody with
his victories.
Film Fact: Ivan Firtsak was a weightlifting champion of Czechoslovakia and a bodybuilding
champion of Europe. He earned the nickname Strong Ivan Croton for his incredible strength.
Ivan Firtsak won a great number of single combats with famous wrestlers of the world.
Q&A: Film includes introduction from Director Viktor Andrienko.
Short Films: Clue (dir. Julia Germanieva, Ukraine)
My Baba’s Kitchen (2015, Dir. Stephanie Turenko, Canada)
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Available For 7 Days
V I R TUA L O N LY SC R E E N I N G
It’s Just Parkinsons
CA N A DA /USA | D O C U M E NTA RY | 1 H R 2 9 M
Director: Diane Akam
Starring: John Cullen
Synopsis: It’s Just Parkinson’s is an inspiring and emotional look at one man’s
journey to live to the fullest while living with a disease that has no cure. John Cullen
is a 62-year old man battling Parkinson’s disease with grit, courage, grade, and a
warrior mindset.
Film Fact: Diane is a local director living in Milton, Ontario.
Q&A: Virtual Q&A will include Dir. Diane Akam and subject of film John Cullen. Hosted by
Cynthia Crofoot.
Short Films: Ain’t No Mercy for Rabbits (dir. Aliza Brugger, USA),
Into the Mountains (dir. Christopher Anagnostopoulos, Greece)
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Available For 7 Days
V I R TUA L O N LY SC R E E N I N G
Virtual Shorts
A Slice of Life
Enjoy a selection of shorts exclusively available in an online screening from around
the world. This programme highlights human stories, whimsical worlds, music,
laughs and quirky characters.
7 LBS 8 OZ, dir. Yoo Lee (USA) Life Stream dir. Hao-Tai Wang (Taiwan)
And He Said Yes! dir. Gintarė Parulytė Otterly in Love dir. Ella Ye (Canada)
(Luxembourg)
Rat Snacks dir. Antony Kos (Canada)
Baduk dir. Induk Lee (Canada)
Space Woman dir. Hadi Moussally
Echo dir. Sergio Kotsovoulos (Greece) (France/Lebanon)
Feeling Through dir. Doug Roland (USA) Thanks Again! dir. Yifan Jiang (China)
Hatha dir. Asia Youngman (Canada) When The Rain Sets In dir. James
Hughes (UK)
Hot Toddy dir. Mary Sette (USA)
Landline dir. Matt Prazak (Canada)
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Available For 7 Days
V I R TUA L O N LY SC R E E N I N G
Virtual Shorts
Drama & Thrills
Enjoy a selection of shorts exclusively available in an online screening from around
the world. This programme highlights hard-hitting drama, reflections on life and
death, thrillers and important issues.
A Cigarette dir. Somin Lee (South Korea) Inertia dir. Mat Johns (UK)
A New Perspective dir. Emanuela Mulligan dir. Mathias Lundin (Canada)
Ponzano (Italy)
Russian Vodka dir. Seyed Payam
A World Free Of Crisis dir. Ted Hardy- Hosseini (Iran)
Carnac (France)
Soarin' dir. Carla Lugo (Canada)
Al Bahr dir. Vanessa Chauvin Degenne
Sons of Toledo dir. Monty Cole (USA)
(France)
The Way Home dir. Sydney Sidoriak
Break Any Spell dir. Anton Jøsef
(Canada)
(Canada/USA)
Til It Blooms dir. Wendy Xu (Canada)
Housemaid #2 dir. Roxanne Stam
(Netherlands)
OFFA.CA 18On behalf of the entire Film.Ca Cinemas team, hello!
We are proud to sponsor the
Oakville Film Festival once again.
As your local independent cinema,
we strive to be Oakville’s favourite
movie theatre. When it comes to
movies, we not only love to screen
films but we also support filmmakers
of all ages. From our popular kid’s
programs, to providing set rentals
for small- to large-tier productions,
to producing our own content, we
are very passionate about our role in
the film industry.
To our long-time guests, thank you for making Film.Ca Cinemas your
theatre of choice. And, if this is your first time hearing about us, we
would love to welcome you to the Film.Ca family.
We’ll see YOU at the movies!
Jeff Knoll,
CEO of Film.Ca Cinemas Inc.
171 Speers Road 905-338-6322 film.ca/showtimes19
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film.ca filmca filmcacinemasSaturday, June 25th
11:00am EDT
AVA I L A B LE L I V E & V I R TUA LLY I N PA R TN E RS H I P W I TH
Local Shorts
Showcase
A selection of short films from Oakville and Halton-area filmmakers, including
students from Sheridan College's Film & Television and Animation programs.
A Foundry Fumble, dir. Daniel Callin In-Tents, dir. Stephanie Nakashima,
Scott Morris
Balloom, dir. Kayla Borecky
Not Just a Car Show, dir. Nikolai Osborn
Black Box, dir. Nicole Sofia
Send Pic?, dir. James Cooper
Charade, dir. Josh Aubin
State of the Art, dir. Grace Crawford
Coming Distractions Episode 1.02
“Lights Out”, dir. Gina Simone Stealing Murakami, dir. Michaela
Aguirre, Asa Kazerani
Guardians, dir. Minerva Marie Navasca
Her & Her, dir. Monty Banks
Q&A: Q&A included for all short films featuring the blue icon.
OFFA.CA 20Saturday, June 25th 11:30am EDT AVA I L A B LE L I V E & V I R TUA LLY Tenzin CA N A DA | D R A M A | 1 H R 13 M Director: Michael LeBlanc/Joshua Reichmann Starring: Tensin Kelsang, Tensin Choekyi, Salden Kunga, Tenzin Yeshi, Chemi Lhamo Synopsis: Tenzin is a young Tibetan man living in Toronto, when his older bother self-immolates as a form of nonviolent protest of the treatment of Tibetans living under the current Chinese occupation. Tenzin struggles to come to terms with the loss of his brother while navigating a life with one foot in Western youth culture and the other, somewhat reluctantly in the devoted community of his fellow exiled. Q&A: Q&A includes: Directors Michael Leblanc and Joshua Reichmann, Producer Julie Baldassi, Brian Robertson, Tenzin Kelsang, Chemi Lhamo, Yeshi Tenzin, Salden Kunga, (possibly Tenzin Choekyi and Ivan Romero. Plus Dir. Igal Hecht will join us on skype for Forgotten on Sinjar. OFFA.CA 21
Saturday, June 25th 11:30am EDT AVA I L A B LE L I V E & V I R TUA LLY Forgotten on Sinjar CA N A DA | D O C U M E NTA RY | 52 M Director: Igal Hecht Synopsis: Forgotten on Sinjar, explores the story of the horrific Genocide of the Yazidi people at the hands of ISIS terrorists. The film follows Emma Broyan a German Yazidi activist who moves to Greece in order to help survivors. Through Emma we are exposed to the horror that was committed on the Yazidi people in August of 2014, while the world watched it all unfold on television. Film Fact: Hecht says that on the last day of filming day in Germany, they visited a Yazidi survivor, who they never met before. During the course of the interview they learned that she has an amazing connection to a person followed in Toronto by Igal Hecht. It allowed the film crew to connect people who were worlds apart. Q&A: Directors Michael Leblanc and Joshua Reichmann, Producer Julie Baldassi, Brian Rob- ertson, Tenzin Kelsang, Chemi Lhamo, Yeshi Tenzin, Salden Kunga, (possibly Tenzin Choekyi and Ivan Romero. Plus Dir. Igal Hecht will join us on skype for Forgotten on Sinjar. OFFA.CA 22
Saturday, June 25th
2:00pm EDT
L I V E O N LY SC R E E N I N G
Into the Weeds
OA K V I LLE PR E M I E R E | CA N A DA | D O C U M E NTA RY | 1 H R 36 M
Director: Jennifer Baichwal
Starring: DeWayne Lee Johnson
Synopsis: Dewayne Johnson, a Bay Area groundskeeper, suffered from rashes
in 2014 and wondered if they were caused by the herbicide he'd been using for
the past couple years. As his health deteriorated, Johnson became the face of a
David-and-Goliath legal battle to hold a multi-national agrochemical corporation
accountable for a product with allegedly misleading labelling.
Film Fact: The sale of weed killers containing glyphosate like Roundup has been banned
in Montreal since Jan. 1, 2022, but a Radio-Canada investigation found Roundup still on the
shelves at seven Rona outlets.
Q&A: Pre-recorded virtual introduction by Director Jennifer Baichwal.
Short Films: Feeling The Apocalypse (dir. Chen Sing Yap, Canada),
The Cure (dir. Scott Morris, Canada),
Train Project (dir. Luhan Wang, Canada)
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2:30pm EDT
AVA I L A B LE L I V E & V I R TUA LLY
Framing Agnes
OA K V I LLE PR E M I E R E | USA | D O C U M E NTA RY/D R A M A | 1 H R 15 M
Director: Chase Joynt
Starring: Angelica Ross, Jen Richards, Zackary Drucker
Synopsis: Framing Agnes turns the talk show format inside out in response to
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.
Film Fact: Framing Agnes won two awards at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, including the
NEXT Audience Award.
Q&A: Q&A with Director Chase Joynt.
Short Films: Butterfly (dir. Lazarus Lazarides, USA/Greece)
Alfie (dir. Emily Ryder, Canada),
Petrichor (dir. Whitman Theofrastous, Canada)
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5:00pm EDT
L I V E O N LY SC R E E N I N G I N PA R TN E RS H I P W I TH
We’re All In
This Together
OA K V I LLE PR E M I E R E | CA N A DA | D R A M A | 1 H R 2 6 M
Director: Katie Boland
Starring: Katie Boland, Alisha Newton, Jenny Raven, Martha Burns
Synopsis: The members of the Parker family have had their fair share of
complications. When matriarch Kate Parker miraculously survives plummeting over
a waterfall in a barrel - a feat captured on a video that goes viral - the dysfunctional
Parkers have to do something they never thought possible: act like a real family.
Film Fact: The author of the book the film is based on, “We’re All in This Together,” Amy
Jones, is from Hamilton, Ontario.
Q&A: Q&A with Amy Jones, author of the book We’re All in This Together, that the film is
based on.
Short Films: Benevolent, (dir. Jared Marino)
She Keeps Me (dir. Erica Orofino, Canada)
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5:30pm EDT
AVA I L A B LE L I V E & V I R TUA LLY I N PA R TN E RS H I P W I TH
Peace By
Chocolate
CA N A DA | CO M E DY/D R A M A | 1 H R 36 M
Director: Jonathan Keijser
Starring: Hatem Ali, Ayham Abou Ammar, Yara Sabri
Synopsis: After the bombing of his father's chocolate factory, a charming young
Syrian refugee struggles to settle into his new small-town life, caught between
following his dream and preserving his family's legacy.
Film Fact: In late 2012 the original Hadhad family chocolate factory in Damascus, Syria was
destroyed in a bombing that forced the family to leave everything behind and flee to Leba-
non. They have been able to rebuild their chocolate company in Antigonish, NS.
Q&A: Virtual pre taped Q&A with Peace by Chocolate Director Jonathan Keijser, and Emmet
Kelly Director The Secret Life of Jim.
Short Films: The Secret Life of Jim (dir. Emmet Kelly, Ireland)
Ruby (dir. Momo Daud, Canada)
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8:00pm EDT
AVA I L A B LE L I V E & V I R TUA LLY
Drunken Birds
CA N A DA | D R A M A | 1 H R 4 5 M
Director: Ivan Grbovic
Starring: Jorge Antonio Guerrero, Marine Johnson, Hélène Florent
Synopsis: Willy and Marlena. She is the girlfriend of a cartel leader in Mexico, he
is in love with the boss's wife. Fearing the worst, the lovers will flee on their own
to survive better. Willy suspects that Marlena is hiding in Montreal, and in the
hope of finding her, he goes to Quebec as a seasonal worker at Ferme Vinet. While
friendship bonds are woven between foreign workers on the farm, a gap is growing
between members of the Vinet family. Willy, unknowingly, will arouse the desire in
Julie, the owner, and the situation will not be without consequences for the group -
Willy is soon accused of a crime he hasn't committed.
Film Fact: The Canadian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy
Awards.
Q&A: Film includes a virtual introduction by Director Ivan Grbovic.
Short Films: Night Syndrome (dir. Oren Gvili, Israel)
I Am Latina (dir. Emilia Mieres, Canada)
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8:30pm EDT
AVA I L A B LE L I V E & V I R TUA LLY
You Resemble Me
CA N A DI A N PR E M I E R E | USA | D R A M A | 1 H R 30 M
Director: Dina Amer
Starring: Lorenza Grimaudo, Ilona Grimaudo, Mouna Soualem
Synopsis: Cultural and intergenerational trauma erupt in this story about two
sisters on the outskirts of Paris. After the siblings are torn apart, the eldest, Hasna,
struggles to find her identity, leading to a choice that shocks the world. Director
Dina Amer takes on one of the darkest issues of our time and deconstructs it in an
intimate story about family, love, sisterhood, and belonging.
Film Fact: In the rush of reporting and frenzied desperation to assemble a narrative, the
media misrepresented Hasna as the continent's first female suicide bomber. Footage of the
explosion surfaced later, and in it Hasna can be heard screaming, “Please help! Let me jump!
I want to leave.” Dina Amer, then a reporter with Vice News, was part of that wave of early
coverage, and, according to press notes, found herself haunted by Hasna’s voice in that clip.
Q&A: Q&A includes Director Dina Amer, Producers Elizabeth Woodward, and Avery McCann.
Short Films: Night (dir. Ahmad Saleh, Palestine)
Lioness (dir. Sara Oliva, USA)
Between Wings and Swings (dir. Yuyang Yan, Canada)
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OFFA.CA 29Sunday, June 26th
11:00am EDT
AVA I L A B LE L I V E & V I R TUA LLY I N PA R TN E RS H I P W I TH
Best of
Canadian Shorts
A short film programme highlighting Canadian filmmakers from coast to coast,
ranging from romantic comedy to sci-fi to documentary.
Demonstration Sport, dir. Monica Stranded, dir. Emile Viens
Mustelier
Sweaty, dir. Sean Edwards
Fetch, dir. Sam Gill
The Holocaust: A Love Story, dir Victoria
God Loves a Cheerful Giver, dir. Nin Cesareo
Meyboom
The Middle, dir. Hanna Jovin, Adrian
Lenny, dir. Kristen McNaule Morphy
Marbles, dir. Kyle Lawrence When Worlds Collide, dir. Patricia
Seaton
My First Fish, dir. Nadiya Shuvalova
Something Special, dir. Jisoo Kim
Q&A: Q&A included for all short films featuring the blue icon.
OFFA.CA 30Sunday, June 26th
11:30am EDT
L I V E O N LY SC R E E N I N G I N PA R TN E RS H I P W I TH
The Long Rider
OA K V I LLE PR E M I E R E | CA N A DA |
D O C U M E NTA RY | 1 H R 3 5 M
Director: Filipe Masetti Leite
Starring: When Filipe Leite leaves his adoptive home of Canada, the aspiring
journalist sets out on an epic quest to ride from Calgary to his family's home in
Brazil - and later beyond - entirely on horseback. Inspired by Aimé Tschiffely's
1925 equestrian journey, Filipe's 8 year odyssey of over 25,000 kms across 12
international borders, sees the young immigrant battle intense heat, drought,
speeding transport trucks, nature's wrath and corrupt border guards on his history-
making long ride home. Culled from over 500 hours of never-before-seen-footage.
Film Fact: Filipe's 8 year odyssey of over 25,000 kms across 12 international borders, sees the
young immigrant battle intense heat, drought, speeding transport trucks, nature's wrath and
corrupt border guards on his history-making long ride home.
Q&A: Live with Director Sean Cisterna.
Short Films: The Hadlee Projects (dir. Brandon Wilson, Canada)
The Smell of Mango (dir. Andressa Back, Canada)
Pater Et Filio (dir. Pablo de Estrada, Canada)
OFFA.CA 31Sunday, June 26th
2:00pm EDT
L I V E O N LY SC R E E N I N G
A Chiara
I TA LY/F R A N C E | D R A M A | 2 H R 1 M (EN G L IS H S U BT I T LES)
Director: Jonas Carpignano
Starring: Swamy Rotolo, Grecia Rotolo
Synopsis: Follows the story of 15-year-old Chiara whose close-knit family falls apart
after her father abandons them in Calabria.
Film Fact: A Chiara is part of a trilogy of films by the same director and has won many awards
on the festival circuit. The film concludes Carpignano’s trilogy after 2015’s “Mediterranea”
and 2017’s “A Ciambra.” Documentary-esque realism is a trademark of all 3 exceptional films.
Q&A: This screening includes a performance by short filmmaker and country and western
star, Anthony Rio Tullo, as well as a Q&A with Anthony and Daisy Gao from Inner Balance.
Short Films: Inner Balance (dir. Daisy Gao, Canada)
Repent (dir. Anthony Rio Tullo, Canada)
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2:30pm EDT
AVA I L A B LE L I V E & V I R TUA LLY I N PA R TN E RS H I P W I TH
Back Home
Again
CA N A DA | A N I M ATE D | 30 M
Director: Michael Mankowski
Starring: Catherine O'Hara, Mena Suvari, Jeremy Renner, Kim Basinger, Michael J.
Fox, Eugene Levy
Synopsis: An animated reimaging of the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's
history, with upwards of 88,000 people forced from their homes
Film Fact: Dir. Michael Mankowski managed to all-star voice cast to help build mental health
awareness and spark conversations in communities across Canada and around the world.
Q&A: Live Q&A includes Director Katharine Parsons (The Fire Cats) as well as Exec Producer
Charmaine Hammond (Back Home Again) Director Michael Mankowski will join us via skype.
Short Films: Footprints in the Forest (dir. Juhaidah Joemin & Sandra Khoo, Malaysia),
Hide! (dir. Alex Shaochen Wang, Canada)
OFFA.CA 33Sunday, June 26th 2:30pm EDT AVA I L A B LE L I V E & V I R TUA LLY I N PA R TN E RS H I P W I TH The Fire Cats CA N A DI A N PR E M I E R E | D O C U M E NTA RY | 1 H R 20 M Director: Katharine Parsons Starring: Philip Craig Synopsis: In 2017 after a firestorm ripped through Santa Rosa, rescuers like Officer Shannon Jay devoted themselves to rescuing the hundreds of cats who survived a fire hot enough to melt glass and returning them to the families who had lost everything. But a year later, when the monstrous Camp Fire wiped out Paradise, an antagonist appeared in the aftermath and tried to stop them. Film Fact: Cats can outrun a wildfire that spreads at 6 feet a second—faster than most dogs can run. They can hear a normal human conversation from more than 500 meters away. When their whiskers were burned off from the heat of the fire, it left them without an important defense mechanism after the fire because they use whiskers to receive important information about their surroundings. Cats escaped the fire by running into storm drains, up trees, into playhouses. Even cats that were locked inside houses escaped because when the burning roofs collapsed, it blew out the windows giving them an exit in a split second. Q&A: Live Q&A with Dir. Katharine Parsons (The Fire Cats), Dir. Michael Mankowski and Exec- utive Producer Charmaine Hammond from Back Home Again. OFFA.CA 34
Sunday, June 26th
5:00pm EDT
AVA I L A B LE L I V E & V I R TUA LLY I N PA R TN E RS H I P W I TH
The Lost Girls
CA N A DI A N PR E M I E R E | U K | FA NTASY/D R A M A | 1 H R 40 M
Director: Livia De Paolis
Starring: Louis Partridge, Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave
Synopsis: Finally, the women of the Peter Pan universe are getting the sequel they
really deserve. The Lost Girls, a new movie about Peter Pan and four generations of
Darling women, shows the trials and tribulations as characters such as Wendy, Tiger
Lily, and Tinker Bell carry on with their lives post-Pan, and really paints Peter out to
be a villain after all.
Film Fact: The Lost Girls is based on a novel of the same name by Laurie Fox.
Q&A: Virtual pre-recorded Q&A with Dir. Livia De Paolis.
Short Films: On Island West (dir. Carolyn Saunders, UK)
The Ferryman (dir. Emma Fraser, UK)
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5:30pm EDT
L I V E O N LY SC R E E N I N G
Slash/Back
CA N A DA | I N DIG E N O US/SC I- F I | 1 H R 2 6 M
Director: Nyla Innuksuk
Starring: Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Wolfe, Nalajoss Ellsworth
Synopsis: When Maika and her ragtag friends discover an alien invasion in their tiny
Inuit hamlet, it's up to them to save the day. Utilizing their makeshift weapons and
horror movie knowledge, the aliens realize you don't mess with girls from Pang.
Film Fact: Using the metaphor of the alien invasion for the encroachment of “white” culture
on Inuit lands, “Slash/Back” reverses the traditional tropes of “Indians” attacking “whites”.
Q&A: Virtual pre recorded Q&A with Director Nyla Inuksuk.
Short Films: S.O.S. (dir. Sarah Hafner, France)
Hungy (dir. Georgia Kavanaugh, Canada)
Nuisance Bear (dir. Jack Weisman & Gabriela Osio Vanden, Canada)
OFFA.CA 36Sunday, June 26th 8:00pm EDT L I V E O N LY SC R E E N I N G I N PA R TN E RS H I P W I TH Drinkwater OA K V I LLE PR E M I E R E | CA N A DA | CO M E DY | 1 H R 52 M Director: Stephen S. Campanelli Starring: Eric McCormack, Daniel Doheny, Louriza Tronco Synopsis: In small-town British Columbia, Canada, awkward teen Mike Drinkwater has trouble fitting in and is bullied by his antagonist and rival: wealthy school jock, Luke Ryan. While Mike's offbeat father, Hank, spends more time defrauding the government than being a role model; Hank is dealing with his own longstanding condemnation by Luke's father Wesley Ryan, which seems to fuel Luke's hostility towards Mike. Enter Wallace, a young girl from the United States who is adjusting to life in a new place while recovering from her own personal tragedy. Wallace's strength of character helps transform her life and the lives of the people around her. Film Fact: The movie Drinkwater is actually based on an 70-minute movie called “Change of Pace” that was shot on Super 8 film in and around Grimsby, Ontario back in 1981, by Graham Fraser and Mike Drinkwater. Q&A: live Q&A includes Director Stephen S. Campanelli, and Actor Daniel Doheny. Short Films: Forever Young (dir. Michel Arribehaute, Nicolas Arribehaute, Sacha Arribehaute, Robinson Arribehaute, France), Quarterlife Cruisers (dir. Karlijn Koel, Netherlands), Mikey's Cubby (dir. Fawn Lenna, Canada) OFFA.CA 37
Sunday, June 26th
8:30pm EDT
L I V E O N LY SC R E E N I N G I N PA R TN E RS H I P W I TH
Ashgrove
CA N A DI A N TH E ATR ICA L PR E M I E R E | CA N A DA |
D R A M A /SC I- F I | 1 H R 33 M
Director: Jeremy Lalonde
Starring: Amanda Brugel, Jonas Chernick, Shawn Doyle
Synopsis: Set in the not-so-distant future, Dr. Jennifer Ashgrove - one of the world's
top scientists - is battling to find a cure to a crisis that affects the world's water
supply. As the weight of the world takes its toll, she retreats to the countryside with
her husband in a bid to clear her mind. But their relationship is strained, and they
soon realize that their ability to save their marriage will literally determine the fate
of humankind itself. .
Film Fact: People who purchase a ticket for Ashgrove get a free link for a documentary on
the making of Ashgrove.
Q&A: Dir. Jeremy Lalonde, Actor Jonas Chernick actress Amanda Brugel (Handmaid's Tale)
and other cast and crew.
Short Films: Y (Water in Guarani) (dir. Cris Arana, Paraguay)
Saint Android (dir. Lukas von Berg, Germany)
Diptera (dir. Anna Harestad, Canada)
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7:30pm EDT
L I V E O N LY SC R E E N I N G I N PA R TN E RS H I P W I TH
The Phantom
of the Open
CA N A DI A N F EST I VA L PR E M I E R E | U K | CO M E DY/D R A M A | 1 H R 46 M
Director: Craig Roberts
Starring: Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins
Synopsis: Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain
entry to The British Open Golf Championship, qualifying in 1976 and subsequently
shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.
Film Fact: The film is based on a true story, and the screenplay is based on the biography
The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, The World's Worst Golfer by Farnaby and Scott
Murray. Maurice Flitcroft has the highest score ever the British Open.
Q&A: Q&A with golf historians Lorne Emery and Stan Lapidus, active executive members of
the Golf Historical Society of Canada.
Short Films: Corners (dir. James Brylowski, Canada)
Cruise (dir. Sam Rudykoff, Canada)
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7:30pm EDT
L I V E O N LY SC R E E N I N G I N PA R TN E RS H I P W I TH
Tehranto
CA N A DI A N TH E ATR ICA L PR E M I E R E | CA N A DA /I R A N
| RO M A NT IC CO M E DY/D R A M A | 1 H R 3 1 M
Director: Faran Moradi
Starring: Sammy Azero, Mo Zeighami, Navid Negahban
Synopsis: In Toronto, lively music, intricate textiles and vibrant colours paint an
unlikely story of love and family when, Badi and Sharon, two young students with
very different upbringings from a divided Persian community, accidentally fall in
love.
Film Fact: Director Faran Moradi is from Oakville and has participated in the festival in previ-
ous years.
Q&A: Q&A will feature most of the cast from the film: including: Mo Zeighami - Sharon
Moridi, Sammy Azero - Badi Alavi, Ali Badshah - Fred Moridi, Mahsa Ghorbankarimi - Tessa
Moridi, Elias Edraki - Arash Alavi, Sarah Camacho - Jess, Venus Razzaghi - Mondana Moridi,
Feraidoon Moradipour - Rostam Alavi. Also Crew: Faran Moradi, Writer Director, Keenan
Lynch Cinematographer, and Jarrid Dudley Composer.
Short Films: A Mensch is a Mensch (dir. Tamara Moos, Canada)
Diya (dir. Aroona Khiani, Canada)
Plastic Flowers (dir. Rodolfo Alexandre, Canada)
OFFA.CA 41Saturday, June 25th 7:30pm EDT AVA I L A B LE L I V E & V I R TUA LLY I N PA R TN E RS H I P W I TH The Earth Is Blue as an Orange U K R A I N E , L I TH UA N I A | D O C U M E NTA RY | 1 H R 13 M Director: Iryna Tsilyk Starring: Ganna Gladka, Stanislav Gladky, Anastasiia Trofymchuk, Myroslava Trofymchuk, Vladyslav Trofymchuk Synopsis: To cope with the daily trauma of living in a war-zone, Anna and her children are making a film together about their life in the most surreal surroundings. This screening is part of the fundraiser for the Ukrainian World Congress, An Evening to Cele- brate Ukrainian Arts and Culture Featuring Chantal Kreviazuk, with a performance by the Barvi- nok Ukrainian Dance School. Tickets only available at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts Film Fact: Iryna Tsilyk is a Kyiv based filmmaker and poet, who captures a family caught up in the conflict with Russia who are trying to make a film of their own. The film won the Direct- ing Award: World Cinema Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. Q&A: Film includes an introduction from Director Iryna Tsilyk, from Ukraine. OFFA.CA 42
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