Funny, heartfelt and intelligent, this semi-autobiographical story explores the challenging interracial courtship of a Pakistani comedian, Kumail, and a grad student, Emily Kazan, beyond the usual confines of romantic comedy.
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This poignant, humorous and enlightening love story is about the significant and largely uncredited contributions of storyboard artist Harold Michelson and his researcher wife, Lillian, to sixty years of the most beloved films of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Details
Winner of the Golden Lion at Venice, this intense psychological thriller examines romance and revenge via two parallel narratives. This modern film noir is also a candid peek into the strange little hurts that make up the soul of an artist. Details
This film is a celebratory examination of the suppressed role of Canadian and American First Nations writers and performers, and their contributions to popular music. Details
This moving film explores and captures the thin line between facing death and celebrating life. It is all the more poignant because it was the last film performance of legendary actor, Harry Dean Stanton, who portrays an elderly U.S. veteran. Details
A Cannes winner, Graduation is a powerful exploration of a parent’s life, duty and values becoming undone by some destructive life circumstances. Details
This richly textured film centres on a Finnish shirt salesman who leaves his alcoholic wife and buys a failing restaurant, and Khaled, a Syrian refugee. Details
A brief romance between a young man and the graduate student who comes to stay with his family for the summer is a stirring depiction of self-discovery and love’s ability to shake the foundations of our lives. Details
Gibsons, Jan 9 and Jan 16, 2017
Socialism, survivalism and an eccentric lifestyle run headlong into the stresses of modern life and commercial culture. Share the journey as Dad takes his six wilderness-raised children from their rural paradise in Washington State to hectic Sacramento where Mom is to be buried, against her wishes, by her family. A Cannes winner, this journey of family love and loss guarantees cheers and tears. Details
Gibsons, Jan 23, 2017
This film takes a nuanced look at the emotional stunting left in the wake of parental abandonment. It follows three adult sisters who are united with a younger half-sibling they never knew existed. A complex study of four strong and uniquely flawed female characters. The result is a gentle masterpiece about people who are constantly learning and redefining what it means to care for and love one another. Details
