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TOWN HALL
Saturday 16 March Doors 10 AM | Session 10:20 AM | End 11:50 PM Six-year-old Cléo loves her nanny more than anyone. When Gloria returns to Cape Verde to care for her own children, Cleo must learn that love is also about letting go.
Director: Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq | 2023 | France / Cape Verde | 83 mins | 15 | French with subtitles
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FREEDOM IS BEAUTIFULPICTURE HOUSE
Saturday 16 March Doors 10:00 AM | Session 10:30 AM | End 12:15 PM Kurdish refugees Farhad Bandesh and Mostafa (Moz) Azimitabar flee persecution from Iran to Australia in an uplifting story of the power of love, hope and our shared humanity.
Director: Angus McDonald | 2023 | Australia | 67 mins | 15 | Documentary | Some Kurdish with subtitles Followed by Q&A with Angus McDonald (director) and Farhad Bandesh and Mostafa Azimitabar (the two Kurdish refugees in the film) |
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TOWN HALL
Saturday 16 March Doors 12:40 AM | Session 1:00 PM | End 3:00 PM Years after leaving Palestine to pursue an acting career in France, Hiam Abbass returns with her daughter. An intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.
Director: Lina Soualem | 2023 | Palestine/France/Belgium/Qatar | 82 mins | 12a | Documentary | Arabic & French with subtitles Followed by Q&A with Dr Mona El-Farra (Director of Gaza Projects for Middle East Children's Alliance) and Jenny Lynn (Halifax Friends of Palestine) |
IF ONLY I COULD HIBERNATE
PICTURE HOUSE
Saturday 16 March Doors 1:00 PM | Session 1:30 PM | End 3:15 PM Teenager Ulzii needs to win a physics competition for a scholarship and a ticket out, while trying to keep warm and look after his siblings through a harsh Mongolian winter.
Director: Zoljargal Purevdash | 2023 | Mongolia/France/Switzerland/Qatar | 98 mins | 12 | Mongolian with subtitles
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MASTERCLASS: FROM ARTIST TO FILMMAKERTOWN HALL
Saturday 16 March Doors 1:50 PM | Session 2:00 PM | End 3:30 PM Award-winning documentary maker Jeanie Finlay takes the audience on an image-laden journey through her adventures in independent production, moving from artist to filmmaker across 10 features.
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TOWN HALL
Saturday 16 March Doors 4:00 PM | Session 4:20 PM | End 6:05 PM Sarah has a genetic mutation for breast cancer. Should she have a preventative double mastectomy? An intimate exploration of how we are seen and how we see ourselves.
Director: Ali Grant | 2022 | Canada | 47 mins | 12A | Documentary English Premiere Followed by Q&A with Ali Grant (director) and Sarah White (film subject) Screening with PRIVATE VIEW Director: Sarah Myland | 2022 | UK | 17 mins | 15 | Documentary |
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PICTURE HOUSE
Saturday 25 March Doors 4:15 PM | Session 4:45 PM | End 7:10 PM Etero is a fiercely independent woman whose solitude is disrupted by a tender and unexpected affair with unforeseen consequences. A unique and uplifting tale of being true to oneself.
Director: Elene Naveriani | 2023 | Georgia/Switzerland/Germany | 110 mins | 15 | Georgian with subtitles
Followed by Q&A with Elene Naveriani (director) |
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TOWN HALL
Saturday 16 March Doors 7:40 PM | Session 8:00 PM | End 10:10 PM The rise of Aubrey Gordon, from anonymous blogger to bestselling author. Her aim? A paradigm shift in the way we view fatness. A film about fat, family and change.
Director: Jeanie Finlay | 2023 | UK/USA | 96 mins | 15 | Documentary | Followed by Q&A with director Jeanie Finlay |
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PICTURE HOUSE
Saturday 16 March Doors 7:45 PM | Session 8:15 PM | End 10:30 PM Against the backdrop of a shared obsession with Bollywood fantasy, Mariam, a Pakistani Muslim woman, and her Canadian-born daughter Azra come of age in two different eras.
Director: Fawzia Mirza | 2023 | Canada/Pakistan | 97 mins | 12 | Some Urdu with subtitles
Followed by Q&A with Fawzia Mirza (director) and Nimra Bucha (actress) |
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