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May / June 2019
special Events
CAT VIDEO FEST
New world DOCUMENTARIES
MAISON DU BONHEUR Canadian & International Features / architecture + design fILM FESTIVAL
7 8 9 10 11 12Restoration Tuesdays: Memory: The Origins of Alien / 7 pmAlien / 9 pm
Nothing Like a Dame / 7 pmWings of Desire / 9 pm
McDonald at the Movies: Safety Last / 7 pm
Wings of Desire / 9 pm
Nothing Like a Dame / 7 pmSorry to Bother You / 9 pm
Nothing Like a Dame / 3 pm & 7:30 pmWings of Desire / 5 pm & 9 pm
Nothing Like a Dame / 3 pm & 7:30 pmWings of Desire / 5 pm
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
May 2019
1 2 3 4 5 Architecture+Design Film Fest: City Dreamers / 7 pmBonne Maman et Le Corbusier / 9:30 pm
Architecture+Design Film Fest: An Engineer Imagines / 7 pmLeaning Out / 9 pm
Architecture+Design Film Fest: Renzo Piano: The Architect of Light / 7 pmGaming the Real World / 9 pm
Architecture+Design Film Fest: Archishorts / 12 pmEndless Letterpress / 3 pmLeaving Delhi / 7 pmWings of Desire / 9:15 pm
Architecture+Design Film Fest: Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus / 2 pmThe Human Shelter / 4 pmLeaning into The Wind / 7 pm
14 15 16 17 18 19Restoration Tuesdays: Alien / 7 pmThe Juniper Tree / 9:15 pm
WFG Translation Tour: Time and Place / 7 pmBirds of Passage / 9 pm
Afro Prairie: What You Gonna Do When the Worlds On Fire? / 7 pmThe Image Book / 9:30 pm
Birds of Passage / 7 pmThe Image Book / 9:30 pm
Nothing Like a Dame / 3 pm & 5 pmBirds of Passage / 7 pmThe Image Book / 9:30 pm
Birds of Passage / 3 pm & 7 pmThe Image Book / 5:15 pm
Restoration Tuesdays: The Juniper Tree / 7 pmAlien / 9 pm
The Image Book / 7 pmBirds of Passage / 9 pm
CatVideoFest / 7 pmGhost Town Anthology / 9 pm
Black Lodge: Cream of the Crap / 7 pmCatVideoFest / 7 pmGhost Town Anthology / 9 pm
CatVideoFest / 3 pm & 7:15 pmBirds of Passage / 5 pmGhost Town Anthology / 9 pm
CatVideoFest / 3 pm & 7 pmGhost Town Anthology / 5 pm
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Restoration Tuesdays: Alien / 7 pmThe Juniper Tree / 9:15 pm
CatVideoFest / 7 pmGhost Town Anthology / 9 pm
Solid Ground / 7 pmCatVideoFest / 9 pm
The Winnipeg Underground Film Festival / 7 pm & 9 pm
28 29 30 31
4 5 6 7 8 9Restoration Tuesdays: Amazing Grace / 7 pmTrue Stories / 9 pm
Iranian Cinema: Dressage / 7 pmSearching for Ingmar Bergman / 9 pm
McDonald at the Movies: A Night with The Kids in the Hall / 7 pmSearching for Ingmar Bergman / 9 pm
Private Screening / 7 pmAlmost, Almost Famous / 9 pm
Almost, Almost Famous / 3 pm & 7 pmSearching for Ingmar Bergman / 5 pm & 9 pm
Almost, Almost Famous / 3 pmSearching for Ingmar Bergman / 5 pm & 7 pm
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
June 2019
1 2CatVideoFest / 3 pm & 5 pmThe Winnipeg Underground Film Festival / 7 pm & 9 pm
CatVideoFest / 3 pm & 5 pmGhost Town Anthology / 7 pm
11 12 13 14 15 16Restoration Tuesdays: True Stories / 7 pmAmazing Grace / 9 pm
Maison du bonheur / 7 pmBella Ciao! / 8:30 pm
Maison du bonheur / 7 pmBella Ciao! / 8:30 pm
Bella Ciao! / 7 pmMaison du bonheur / 9 pm
Maison du bonheur / 3 pm & 9 pmBella Ciao! / 5 pm & 7 pmARTSPACE ROOFTOP: Secret Cinema on the Rooftop / 9 pm
Bella Ciao! / 3 pmMaison du bonheur / 5 pm & 7 pm
Restoration Tuesdays: Amazing Grace / 7 pmTrue Stories / 9 pm
jazz film fest: Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes / 7 pmMatangi/Maya/M.I.A. / 9 pm
jazz film fest: Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes / 7 pmMatangi/Maya/M.I.A. / 9 pm
WFG Translation Tour: Looking Backward and Moving Forward / 7 pmjazz film fest: Horn from the Heart / 9 pm
jazz film fest: Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes / 3 pmCarmine Street Guitars / 5 pmHorn from the Heart / 7 pmMatangi/Maya/M.I.A. / 9 pm
jazz film fest: Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes / 3 pmCarmine Street Guitars / 5 pmMatangi/Maya/M.I.A. / 7 pm
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Restoration Tuesdays: True Stories / 7 pmAmazing Grace / 9 pm
jazz film fest: Horn from the Heart / 7 pmCarmine Street Guitars / 9 pm
jazz film fest: Carmine Street Guitars / 7 pm Horn from the Heart / 9 pm
The European Union Short Film Festival: Program One / 7 pmBest of French Film Festival: Sink or Swim / 9:15 pm
Best of French Film Festival: Sink or Swim / 3 pm, 5 pm & 9:15 pmThe European Union Short Film Festival: Program Two / 7 pm
The European Union Short Film Festival: Program Three / 3 pmBest of French Film Festival: Sink or Swim / 5 pm & 7 pm
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Nothing Like a Dame Directed by Roger Michell 2018, UK, 84 min
Wednesday, May 8 / 7 pm Friday, May 10 / 7 pm Saturday & Sunday May 11 & 12 / 3 pm & 7:30 pm Saturday, May 18 / 3 pm & 5 pm
What happens when four legends of British stage and screen get together? Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Eileen Atkins, and Dame Joan Plowright are among the most celebrated actresses of our time, with scores of iconic performances, decades of wisdom, and innumerable awards between them. They are also longtime friends who hereby invite you to join them for a weekend in the country as they catch up with one another, reminisce, and share their candid, delightfully irreverent thoughts on everything from art to aging, to love, to a life lived in the spotlight.
The Image Book (Le livre d’image)Directed by Jean-Luc Godard 2018, Switzerland/France, 84 min French with English subtitles
Thursday - Saturday, May 16 - 18 / 9:30 pmSunday, May 19 / 5:15 pm Wednesday, May 22 / 7 pm
The legendary Jean-Luc Godard adds to his influential legacy with this provocative collage film essay, a vast inquiry into the history of the moving image and a commentary on the contemporary world. Displaying an encyclopedic grasp of cinema and its history, Godard pieces together fragments and clips from some of the greatest films of the past, then digitally alters, bleaches, and washes them, all in the service of reflecting on what he sees in front of him. Winner of the f irst special Palme d’Or to be awarded in the history of the Cannes Film Festival.
Searching for Ingmar Bergman Directed by Margarethe Von Trotta 2018, Germany/France, 99 min
Wednesday & Thursday, June 5 & 6 / 9 pmSaturday, June 8 / 5 pm & 9 pm Sunday, June 9 / 5 pm & 7 pm
On the 100th anniversary of his birth, internationally renowned director Margarethe von Trotta created a lovely personal film about Ingmar Bergman’s life and work with a circle of his closest collaborators. Interviewees include Liv Ullmann, Olivier Assayas, Ruben Östlund, Mia Hansen-Løve, as well as Ingmar Bergman Jr., Daniel Bergman, Katinka Faragó, his script assistant for 30 years and fellow Swedish filmmaker Stig Björkman. This documentary presents key components of his legacy, as it retraces the recurrent themes of his life and art, taking us to the places that were central to Bergman’s creative achievements.
Almost, Almost FamousDirected by Barry Lank2018, Canada, 78 min
Friday, June 7 / 9 pm Saturday, June 8 / 3 pm & 7 pmSunday, June 9 / 3 pm
June 7 & 8 screenings introduced by Barry Lank.
On a road trip through an alternate universe, where Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison never died, this film explores the lives of three of the world’s top tribute artists, the cost of borrowed fame and the risk of getting ‘lost in the act’. Fifty years after trailblazers like Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Jackie Wilson defined music as we know it today, three world-class tribute artists carry on their legacy. But what happens when borrowed fame begins to lose its charm? Can they ever find stardom on their own terms? Almost, Almost Famous follows the stories of Texas rockabilly musician Lance Lipinsky as Jerry Lee Lewis, Las Vegas-based R&B singer Bobby Brooks as Jackie Wilson and the “Elvis from Orlando”, Ted Torres, on their “Class of ‘59” cross country road tour. Their intrepid road manager, Marty Kramer, has his work cut out for him as he struggles not only to keep their feet on the ground and the music centre stage, but also to keep the crowds clamouring for more.
Maison du bonheurDirected by Sofia Bohdanowicz2017, Canada, 62 minFrench with English subtitles
Wednesday & Thursday, June 12 & 13 / 7 pmFriday, June 14 / 9 pmSaturday, June 15 / 3 pm & 9 pm Sunday, June 16 / 5 pm & 7 pm
Juliane Sellam is a 77-year-old Parisian astrologer who has lived in the same pre-war apartment in Montmartre for half a century. In this vibrant documentary, which resembles the films of Agnes Varda, Toronto director Sofia Bohdanowicz focuses on Sellam’s daily life over 30 beautifully shot segments, narrated by both Sellam and Bohdanowicz. The matriarch’s life and rich inner world crystallize through her daily rituals of making coffee, applying makeup, and caring for her geraniums. Bohdanowicz captures the minutiae of these everyday acts with skill and humour, showing us that in these seemingly mundane moments, we can find proof of a life well lived. Winner of the Best Canadian Documentary Award by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle and nominated for the Rogers Best Canadian Film Prize by the Toronto Film Critics Association.
Plays with: Alternating Current / Directed by Rowan Gray, 2018, Canada, 7 min / A woman aging out of a thankless job faces a life of poverty after being suddenly stripped of her hard-earned pension.
Nothing Like a Dame Maison du bonheur
RESTORATION TUESDAYS
New World Documentaries
Memory: The Origins of Alien Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe2019, USA, 95 min
Tuesday, May 7 / 7 pm
One-night only special engagement. Special Event pricing $10 — no passes.
“Memory is the documentary for the film lover inside all of us.”— Ravi Srinivasan, Hot Docs
How did Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece register itself so deeply in our cultural imagination? With brilliant fervor, director Alexandre O. Philippe uncovers the untold origin story rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon and the dark visions behind the most shocking and unforgettable film in sci-fi history. Like Philippe’s previous film, 78/52, which put the iconic shower scene from Psycho under a microscope, Memory: The Origins of Alien is a substantial collection of in-depth interviews, original story notes, rejected concepts and unreleased behind-the-scenes footage that will rouse even the casual fan.
Alien (New 4K Restoration)Directed by Ridley Scott1979, USA, 117 min
Tuesday, May 7 / 9 pmTuesday, May 14 / 7 pmTuesday, May 21 / 9 pmTuesday, May 28 / 7 pm
“After 40 years, this sci-fi horror masterpiece still feels lethally contemporary.” — Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of one of the greatest sci-f i horror f ilms of all time! Ordered to investigate a distress signal emanating from a seemingly uninhabited planet, the crew of a space freighter inadvertently picks up a most unwelcome passenger: a gut-busting alien parasite that quickly grows into an enormous, sharp-toothed, acid-bleeding beast. As the crew members are slowly whittled down, the ship’s warrant officer Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) soon finds herself having to face down the fearsome, canoe-headed creature all by her lonesome.
Amazing Grace
Restoration Tuesdays is a new series shining a light on the important work being done to preserve and promote the history of film.
All admissions to these screenings is $5
Generously Sponsored by IATSE 856.
Ghost Town Anthology Birds of Passage
Wings of Desire (New 4K Restoration)Directed by Wim Wenders 1987, Germany, 128 minGerman with English subtitles
Wednesday & Thursday, May 8 & 9 / 9 pmSaturday, May 11 / 5 pm & 9 pmSunday, May 12 / 5 pm
“Wenders’ Masterpeice! A Visual Tour-De-Force!” — J. Hoberman
“Part romance, part comedy, part meditation on matters political and philosophical, Wenders’ remarkable movie posits a world haunted by invisible angels listening in to our thoughts… A film about the Fall and the Wall, it’s full of astonishingly hypnotic images…” — Geoff Andrew, Time Out (London)
Wings of Desire is one of cinema’s loveliest city symphonies. The late Bruno Ganz is Damiel, an angel perched atop buildings high above Berlin who can hear the thoughts—fears, hopes, dreams—of all the people living below. But when he falls in love with a beautiful trapeze artist, he is willing to give up his immortality just to be with her. Made not long before the fall of the Berlin wall, this stunning tapestry of sounds and images, shot by the legendary Henri Alekan, is movie poetry.
Sponsored by Winnipeg Architecture Foundation.
Sorry to Bother You Directed by Boots Riley2018, USA, 111 min
Friday, May 10 / 9 pm
“Weird, confrontational, and wildly satirical… Sorry to Bother You is one of the funniest, energetic, and best films of the year.” — Witney Seibold, IGN
Musician, rapper, writer and activist, Boots Riley received an Independent Spirit Award for his celebrated first feature. He is coming to Winnipeg to give a talk on Class, Race and Resistance (May 11 - Knox United Church). The night before we will present his groundbreaking Sorry to Bother You. In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield) is struggling to make a living. He gets a job as a telemarketer, but it’s not until a fellow black employee (Danny Glover) advises him to use his “white” voice, that Cassius becomes successful. He gets promoted to being a “power caller,” which puts him on the upper floor, where he’s provided all kinds of perks. However, he soon discovers that what he is being asked to do is morally wrong. His girlfriend Detroit (Tessa Thompson) objects, even when CEO Steve Lift (Armie Hammer) who offers him a salary beyond his wildest dreams.
Sponsored by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Birds of Passage (Pájaros de verano)Directed by Ciro Guerra & Cristina Gallego2018, Colombia, 125 minWayuu, Spanish and English with subtitles
Wednesday, May 15 / 9 pmFriday & Saturday, May 17 & 18 / 7 pm Sunday, May 19 / 3 pm & 7 pm Wednesday, May 22 / 9 pm Saturday, May 25 / 5 pm
From the team that made Embrace of the Serpent, this Colombian crime drama completely reinvents the gangster f ilm. Going back to the roots of the cocaine trade in 1968, when indigenous farmers started cultivating marijuana for eager backpackers, the movie spans 12 years, tracing the incredible influx of money — and violence — as demand for harder drugs takes off. Visually spectacular, the film has a folkloric quality that sets it far apart from traditional genre fare. But make no mistake, this is a film about capitalism, and the way that “success” wreaks havoc with traditional beliefs and customs, tearing families apart and leaving a trail of corpses in its wake. — VIFF
Ghost Town Anthology (Répertoire des ville disparues)Directed by Denis Côté2019, Canada, 97 minFrench with English subtitles
Thursday – Saturday, May 23 - 25 / 9 pm Sunday, May 26 / 5 pm Wednesday, May 29 / 9 pmSunday, June 2 / 7 pm
In Irénée-les-Neiges, a small, isolated town with a population of 215, Simon Dubé dies in a car accident and the stunned townspeople are reluctant to discuss the circumstances of the tragedy. For the Dubé family, as well as for Mayor Smallwood and a handful of others, time seems to have lost all meaning, and the days stretch on without end. Something descends slowly upon the area. In this period of mourning and in this fog, ghostly strangers start to appear.
Bella Ciao!Directed By Carolyn Combs 2018, Canada, 84 min
Wednesday & Thursday, June 12 & 13 / 8:30 pmFriday, June 14 / 7 pm Saturday, June 15 / 5 pm & 7 pmSunday, June 16 / 3 pm
Written by Michael Springate (former PTE Artistic Director) Bella Ciao! takes place on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive. This compassionate and heartfelt ensemble drama about home and displacement, isolation and solidarity unfolds over the course of a day. Constanza (Carmen Aguirre) relationship with her daughter is tested by serious health concerns they’d rather not confront. This is only one thread played out amidst a carnival of characters from myriad walks of life who converge on the Drive daily.
Canadian & International Features
The Juniper Tree
The Juniper Tree (New 4K Restoration)Directed by Nietzchka Keene1990, Iceland, 78 min
Tuesday, May 14 / 9:15 pmTuesday, May 21 / 7 pmTuesday, May 28 / 9:15 pm
Director, professor and Fulbright scholar Nietzchka Keene’s stunning debut feature is loosely based on a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, and stars Björk in her first on-screen performance. Set in medieval Iceland, it follows Margit (Björk) and her older sister Katla as they flee for safety after their mother is burned to death for witchcraft. Photographed on location in the stunning landscapes of Iceland in spectacular black-and-white, The Juniper Tree is a deeply atmospheric film, evocative of Dreyer’s Day of Wrath and Bergman’s The Virgin Spring, and is a potent allegory for misogyny and its attendant tragedies.
Amazing GraceDirected by Sidney Pollack & Alan Elliot2018, USA, 87 min
Tuesday, June 4 / 7 pmTuesday, June 11 / 9 pmTuesday, June 18 / 7 pmTuesday, June 25 / 9 pm
In 1972, Sydney Pollack was hired to film the making of Aretha Franklin’s live album Amazing Grace, as she performed with a full gospel choir over two consecutive nights at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. The concert film was intended to be released alongside the album, but technical issues and contract battles put the film on the shelf. Nearly 50 years later, Alan Elliot has edited the footage into this essential document that showcases the legend at her absolute peak.
True Stories (New 4K Restoration)Directed by David Byrne 1986, USA, 89 min
Tuesday, June 4 / 9 pmTuesday, June 11 / 7 pmTuesday, June 18 / 9 pmTuesday, June 25 / 7 pm
Music icon David Byrne was inspired by tabloid headlines to direct his sole feature film, an ode to the extraordinariness of ordinary American life. The Talking Heads front man plays a visitor to Virgil, Texas, who introduces us to the citizens of the town during preparations for its Celebration of Specialness. Byrne uses his songs to stitch together pop iconography, voodoo rituals, and a singular variety show— all in the service of uncovering the rich mysteries that lurk under the surface of everyday experience.
McDonald at the Movies Once a month, comedian and co-founder of Kids in the Hall, Kevin McDonald will present a film handpicked from the archives of comic history.
Introduced by Kevin McDonald.
Safety Last! Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor 1923, USA, 80 min
Thursday, May 9 / 7 pm
“Needs to be seen on a big screen with a full house… Lloyd was a master of timing who calibrated each shot to the laughter and gasps of a large public, building crescendos as surely as any great composer.”— Dave Kehr, The New York Times
With its perfectly executed gags and astonishing stunts, Safety Last! is the perfect introduction to the comic artistry of silent comedian Harold Lloyd. A small-town bumpkin trying to make it in the big city finds employment as a lowly department-store clerk. A wild publicity stunt he designs to draw attention to the store results in an incredible feat of derring-do that gets him started on the climb to success.
A Night with The Kids in the Hall
Thursday, June 6 / 7 pm
Come see 80 minutes of the some of the best of the Kids in the Hall sketches from their show in the 90s! There will be a real Kid in the Hall to talk about the sketches and answer questions too! No, not Dave Foley. No, not Scott Thompson. I’m not going to go down the whole list — it’s Kevin McDonald, the weak one. Well, he’s the one who lives in Winnipeg — who else could it be. Kevin has picked some of the Kids’ best sketches and will proudly show them — just don’t boo him when he’s talking.
Safety Last!
Afro Prairie Film Festival Presents:
WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE WORLD’S ON FIRE?Directed by Roberto Minervini2018, Italy/USA/France, 123 min
Thursday, May 16 / 7 pm
$10 ALL ADMISSIONS. NO PASSES.
“Roberto Minervini’s documentary vibrates with energy in step with daily battles of different but all-impressive personalities.” — Slate.com
“A stirring, committed portrait of Black lives at a crossroads in the American south.” — Screen Daily
The story of a community of black people in the American South during the summer of 2017, when a string of brutal killings of young African American men sent shockwaves throughout the country. A meditation on the state of race in America, this film is an intimate portrait of the lives of those who struggle for justice, dignity, and survival in a country which is not on their side.
Presented in partnership with the Afro Prairie Film Festival.
WFG TRANSLATION TOUR Time and Place
Wednesday, May 15 / 7 pm / Free Admission
This program looks to f ilmmakers who have gone before, to fathers and mothers and grandmothers, to historical f igures, to past events, and to the pop culture of the past. While each film presents an interpretation of history, together they provide a glimpse into the history of Canadian prairie filmmaking. Featuring work by Guy Maddin, Berny Hi, Jaimz Asmundson, Matthew Rankin, Carole O’Brien, John Paizs, Cecilia Araneda, and Shimby Zegeye-Gebrehiwot.
Looking Backward and Moving Forward
Friday, June 21 / 7 pm / Free Admission
To mark National Indigenous People’s Day we present a program of great work by Indigenous filmmakers looking back on Canada’s ugly history of racism, abuse, and the cultural genocide of Indigenous groups and reflecting upon the experiences of Indigenous peoples across Canada today, celebrating and reclaiming their cultures, traditions, and spiritual practices. Featuring work by Sam Karney, Sonya Ballantyne, Jackie Traverse, Shane Belcourt, Darryl Nepinak, Amanda Strong, Kristin Snowbird, and Jessie Hort.
CatVideoFest2019, USA, 72 min
Thursday & Friday, May 23 & 24 / 7 pmSaturday, May 25 / 3 pm & 7:15 pmSunday, May 26 / 3 pm & 7 pmWednesday, May 29 / 7 pmThursday, May 30 / 9 pmSaturday & Sunday, June 1 & 2 / 3 pm & 5 pm
CatVideoFest is a compilation of the latest and greatest cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and, of course, classic internet powerhouses. CatVideoFest is a joyous communal experience, only available in theaters, and raises money for cats in need through partnerships with local cat charities, animal welfare organizations, and shelters to best serve cats in the area. A percentage of the box office will be donated to D’Arcy’s ARC — Animal Rescue Centre.
IRANIAN CINEMA
Dressage Directed by Pooyah Badkoobeh2018, Iran, 95 minPersian with English subtitles
Wednesday, June 5 / 7 pm
$10 ALL ADMISSIONS. NO PASSES.
For Iranian teenager Golsa and her group of bored, upper-class friends, it seems like a bit of fun to rob a local corner shop. But the robbery quickly become serious when they realise they left behind security footage that could incriminate them. Bullied by her “friends” into retrieving the footage, Golsa hides it at her favourite place, the horse stables where she rides. Refusing to hand over the footage, she is ostracised by her rich friends and finds herself at odds with her family; the stables become her only sanctuary. She must confront the hypocrisy and moral dilemmas of society, and try to right the wrongs she’s had a hand in. — Persian Film Festival
An ongoing series of Iranian films presented in conjunction with Amir Ganjavie, president of the Phoenix Cultural Centre of Toronto
and CineIran—an annual festival of contemporary Iranian cinema in Toronto.
Now in its eighth year, the Architecture + Design Film Festival (www.adff.ca) presents critically acclaimed films on architecture and design in everyday life. Presented by the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation, Urban Idea and Cinematheque.
Sponsored by Winnipeg Foundation, MAA and Stantec Architecture.
City Dreamers (Rêveuses de villes)Directed by Joseph Hillel2018, Canada/USA, 80 minFrench and English with subtitles
Wednesday, May 1 / 7 pm
Followed by a panel discussion with BEAPrairies members.
A film about four forward-looking architects, women who have helped shape our cities.
Sponsored by Prairie Architecture, Public City Architecture, and Richard Wintrup Ltd.
Bonne Maman et Le CorbusierDirected by Marjolaine Normier2017, France, 58 minFrench with English subtitles
Wednesday, May 1 / 9:30 pm
After her grandmother’s apartment in Unité d’Habitation went up in flames, filmmaker Marjolaine Normier documented the process of its reconstruction in line with Le Corbusier’s exacting standards and specifications.
Sponsored by 1X1 Architecture.
An Engineer ImaginesDirected by Marcus Robinson2019, Ireland, 80 min
Thursday, May 2 / 7 pm
A bold cinematic portrait of the influential engineer Peter Rice, who has a global reputation as one of the most important engineers of the 20th Century.
Sponsored by Crosier Kilgour & Partners.
Leaning Out — An Intimate Look at Twin Towers Engineer Leslie E RobertsonDirected by Basia Myszynski & Leonard Myszynski2018, USA, 57 min
Thursday, May 2 / 9 pm
This is the story of Leslie Robertson, the lead structural engineer of the World Trade Centre, a man who oversaw the construction of the tallest building on the planet at the time, and is haunted by its collapse and the events of 9/11.
Sponsored by Wolfram Engineering.
Renzo Piano: The Architect of LightDirected by Carlos Saura2018, Italy, 70 minItalian and English with subtitles
Friday, May 3 / 7 pm
Carlos Saura captures the genius of one of the most famous Italian architects in the world, Renzo Piano, during the design of the Botín Centre in Santander, Spain.
Sponsor by Cibinel Architecture.
Gaming the Real WorldDirected by Anders Eklund2016, Sweden, 73 min
Friday, May 3 / 9 pm
Introduced by Hazel Borys, Placemakers.
A cinematic exploration of the convergence of urban planning and gaming. Can video games change the way cities are designed, built, and experienced?
Sponsored by LDA Engineering.
Archishorts Award Ceremony & Screening
Saturday, May 4 / 12 pm / free admission
A screening and Q&A with the winners of the annual two-minute film contest, hosted by Ted Landrum.
Endless Letterpress (Los Ultimos)Directed by Pablo Pivetta & Nicolas Rodriguez Fuchs2018, Argentina, 68 minSpanish with English subtitles
Saturday, May 4 / 3 pm
Q&A with Sean McLachlan (Letter Peddler Press), Pablo Pivetta and Nicolas Rodriguez Fuchs.
Facing the deterioration of the machines and the advancement of new technologies, the printing presses are closing their workshops. At the same time, a group of young people are rediscovering the greatest technical innovation in the history of the written word: typeset printing.
Sponsored by 5468796 architecture.
Leaving DelhiDirected by Etienne Desrosiers2019, Canada, 80 minFrench, Hindi and English with subtitles
Saturday, May 4 / 7 pm
Q&A with Etienne Desrosiers.
Now at age 84, Canadian modernist architect Luc Durand (the Quebec Pavilion, Olympic Village) returns to New Delhi, where he started his career after studying with French architect Eugene Beaudoin in the 1950s, and embarks on a new journey.
Sponsored by h5 architecture.
Wings of DesireDirected by Wim Wenders 1987, Germany, 128 minGerman with English subtitles
Saturday, May 4 / 9:15 pm
Wings of Desire is one of cinema’s loveliest city symphonies. Bruno Ganz is Damiel, an angel perched atop buildings high over Berlin who can hear the thoughts — fears, hopes, dreams — of all the people living below.
Sponsored by Stantec Architecture.
Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of BauhausDirected by Niels Bolbrinker & Thomas Tielsch2018, Germany, 95 min
Sunday, May 5 / 2 pm
Introduced by Oliver Botar.
On the occasion of the Bauhaus centennial, the film traces the history of the school from its Weimar era beginnings through its continued impact in architecture, design and sustainable living today.
Sponsored by Unit 7 architecture.
The Human ShelterDirected by Boris Benjamin Bertram2018, Netherlands, 57 min
Sunday, May 5 / 4 pm
Director Boris Benjamin Beltram takes the viewer on an anthropological and poetic journey to discover what home means to people around the world, from the centre of Tokyo to the expanses of Northern Finland to a refugee camp outside Mosul, Iraq.
Sponsored by Faculty of Architecture, Endowment Fund.
Leaning into the Wind: Andy GoldsworthyDirected by Thomas Riedelsheimer2017, Germany, 97 minEnglish, Portuguese and French with English subtitles
Sunday, May 5 / 7 pm
A portrait that captures the beauty and wonder of Goldsworthy’s interaction with landscape and the environment.
Sponsored by HTFC Planning & Design.
ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN FILM FESTIVAL
SOLID GROUND: NEW INDIGENOUS SHORTSThursday, May 30 / 7 pm
Introduced by Amanda Kindzierski.
Our relationship to land comes into focus in this programme of shorts by Indigenous filmmakers from Canada. From fear to strength and displacement to pride, these artists take us on a journey requiring a firm footing and a strong stance. Curated by imagineNATIVE this program features works from emerging to senior Indigenous artists. Featuring work by Caroline Monnet, The Digital Lodge, Alexandra Lazarowich, Kelton Stepanowich, Tasha Hubbard, Thirza Cuthand, Louisa Papatie, Michelle Derosier and Michael Captain.
The European Union Short Film Festival Program One: Friday, June 28 / 7 pmProgram Two: Saturday, June 29 / 7 pmProgram Three: Sunday, June 30 / 3 pm
Free Admission
The European Union Short Film Festival offers three separate programs of the best of contemporary short film production from across the European Union including films from Ireland, Lithunia, Latvia, Slovenia, Finland, Austria, Croatia, Greece, Poland, Hungary, Germany, and Sweden. Two programs are for adults only and the third is for all ages and family friendly. As the Winnipeg Film Group has demonstrated for decades, short films are some of the most innovative, inventive, and downright entertaining film experiences you can have. This festival demonstrates that in an incredible variety of films from filmmakers working in over twenty nations.
Presented by the European Delegation to Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Film Institute (Ottawa).
Best of Alliance Française French Film Festival:
Sink or Swim (Le grand bain) Directed by Gilles Lellouche 2018, France, 122 min French with English subtitles
Friday, June 28 / 9:15 pmSaturday, June 29 / 3 pm, 5 pm & 9:15 pmSunday, June 30 / 5 pm & 7 pm
“Sink or Swim features Mathieu Amalric as the depressed, unemployed new recruit; Guillaume Canet as an uptight factory manager; Jonathan Zaccaï as the dim but lovable one; Benoît Poelvoorde as the bordering-on-bankrupt salesman; and Jean-Hugues Anglade as an aging wannabe rock-star… once the gang hit Norway for the synchronised swimming championships..it’s hard not to grin. — Adam Fresco, Flicks.Co.NZ
A hugely popular hit at the recent Alliance Française French Film Festival. Sink or Swim is the story of a group of 40-somethings on the verge of a mid-life crisis who decide to form their local pool’s first ever synchronized swimming team — for men.
2 Spirit Dream Catcher Dot Com
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes Directed by Sophie Huber2018, Switzerland/USA, 85 min
Wednesday & Thursday, June 19 & 20 / 7 pmSaturday & Sunday, June 22 & 23 / 3 pm
A revelatory, thrilling and emotional journey behind the scenes of Blue Note Records, the pioneering label that has been home to such groundbreaking artists as Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Bud Powell and Art Blakey. Through rare archival footage, current recording sessions and conversations with Blue Note artists including Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) Robert Glasper, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, and Norah Jones, the film reveals Blue Note’s powerful mission and illuminates the vital connections between jazz and hip hop.
Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.Directed by Steve Loveridge2018, UK/USA/Sri Lanka, 96 min
Wednesday & Thursday, June 19 & 20 / 9 pmSaturday, June 22 / 9 pm Sunday, June 23 / 7 pm
“Loveridge celebrates the mashup aesthetic that enabled the artist to find a voice, and reveals that reconciling contradictions… is key to both Arulpragasam’s music and the life she’s constructed with audacity and wit.”— Serena Donadoni, L.A. Weekly
Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, this Sundance award winning film is a startlingly personal profile of the critically acclaimed artist who continues to shatter conventions, chronicling her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to pop star.
Horn from the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story Directed by John Anderson2018, USA, 95 min
Friday, June 21 / 9 pmSaturday, June 22 / 7 pmWednesday, June 26 / 7 pmThursday, June 27 / 9 pm
June 21 & 22 screenings introduced by Big Dave McLean.
Paul Butterfield has been called the greatest blues harmonica player of all time. A white, teen-age harmonica player from Chicago’s south side, Paul learned the blues from the original Black masters including Muddy Waters, Paul’s mentor and lifelong friend. He snatched guitar legend Mike Bloomfield from Bob Dylan’s group and put together a crackerjack blues band. The only artist to perform at The Newport Folk Festival in 1965, The Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and Woodstock in 1969, Paul broke new musical ground while standing up for racial equality wherever he played. Featuring rare footage and interviews with Elvin Bishop, BB King and Todd Rundgren.
Carmine Street Guitars Directed by Ron Mann 2018, Canada, 80 min
Saturday & Sunday, June 22 & 23 / 5 pmWednesday, June 26 / 9 pm Thursday, June 27 / 7 pm
Saturday, June 22 screening introduced by N. Jeremy Hamm of Hamm tone Guitars.
A beautiful portrait of a New York custom guitar maker Rick Kelly and his store Carmine Street Guitars located in the heart of Greenwich Village, New York. Rick Kelly and his young apprentice Cindy Hulej, build handcrafted guitars out of wood reclaimed from old hotels, bars, churches and other local buildings. Featuring great guitar performances and stories from a cast of sharp players and artists including Bill Frisell, Nels Cline (Wilco) Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Marianne Faithful), Kirk Douglas (The Roots), Jim Jarmusch (Sqürl) Christine Bougie (Bahamas), Lenny Kaye and Eleanor Friedberger (Fiery Furnaces).
Generously sponsored by TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival and Brian Wolfe, RE/MAX Professionals.
Winnipeg Film Group presents The Winnipeg Underground Film Festival
Friday, May 31 & Saturday, June 1 / 7 pm & 9 pm
The Winnipeg Underground Film Festival is an annual showcase for contemporary experimental film and video from Canada and around the world, taking place over two days at Cinematheque. This year focuses on analog films shown on 16mm, including new work by Nazli Dinçel, Dan Browne, Bea Haut, Ross Meckfessel and more. WUFF will also present a retrospective screening of work by the late Canadian filmmaker Josephine Massarella, who passed away June 22, 2018. WUFF will (as always) open with its annual 90 Second program. Hope to see you there — bring all your friends!
Full festival passes are available for sale now at the WFG online store. Full program details will be announced at winnipeguff.com on the first of May — stay tuned!
On the Rooftop!
Saturday, June 15 / 9 pmArtspace Rooftop (6th floor, 100 Arthur St.)$10 Admission / Limited capacity event!
Secret Cinema is movin’ on up 3 floors to the Artspace rooftop! Join us out under the summer night’s sky on June 15 at 9 pm as we present a specially-curated selection of 16mm film as chosen by the Cinematheque team, projected out in the open air. Bring your own short chair or blanket to sit on.
Generously sponsored by William F. White & IATSE 856.
Cream of the Crap 4: “May the Twenty-Fourth be with !”
Friday, May 24 / 7 pm (VHS Swap), 8 pm (Screening)Black Lodge Studio (Suite 304, Artspace Building)Admission by donation
Our special team of cultural archaeologists has sifted through dying video stores, thrift shops and garage sales to dig up some of the worst and weirdest home video atrocities contained on black plastic relics (or V.H.S.). In the vein of Secret Cinema, our film selection will be secret until the night of the screening, and will feature drinking games, trivia and live commentary from our team of tapehead VHexperts and special guests. RSVP for a swap meet table by emailing [email protected]
Sponsored by Lunchmeat.
We acknowledge that Cinematheque is on Treaty One land and on the homeland of the Métis.
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Greg KlymkiwExecutive [email protected]
Melissa Van SoelenOperations Manager
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Dave BarberSenior Cinematheque Programmer
David KnipeCinematheque Manager of Operations & Special Programming
Eric PetersonCinematheque Head Projectionist
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Dorice TepleyDistribution Manager
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Ben WilliamsProduction Centre Director/Director of Development & [email protected]
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Charlene MooreInterim Coordinator of Programs & Training
May/June Staff Picks Director Ciro Guerra follows up his hypnotic feature Embrace of the Serpent with a drug tale set amidst Northern Colombia’s Wayuu people in Birds of Passage. Taking place in 5 chapters from the 1960’s — 80’s this beautifully shot gangster saga is filled with incredible imagery and explosive color. To mark National Indigenous People’s Day we present a program of great work by Indigenous filmmakers in Looking Backward and Moving Forward. And don’t miss the incomparable Amanda Kindzierski introduce new Indigenous shorts in Solid Ground. Finally, in collaboration with the Jazz Festival we have unearthed some rare music gems including a great documentary on the legendary record company Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes. — Dave Barber , Senior Cinematheque Programmer
Here’s a list of reasons why I think you should come see True Stories: 1) David Byrne wears a cowboy hat and drives a privately owned red convertible. 2) It features a fashion show with outfits made from grass. 3) Spalding Gray plays the mayor. 4) There are more than 50 sets of twins in the film. 5) It’s being presented in a brand new 4K restoration and all tickets are $5. — Ryan Steel , Cinematheque Box Office & Projection
May and June offer some tantalizing must-see items. In Bella Ciao!, filmmaker Carolyn Combs and screenwriter Michael Springate (former PTE Artistic Director) deliver an incisive, moving, multi-character portrait of Vancouver’s Commercial Drive. Ridley Scott’s Alien is one of the most chilling horror movies ever made (and will look glorious in the recent 4K restoration). The Winnipeg Underground Film Festival is my favourite local event, a beautifully-curated celebration of avant-garde cinema. — Greg Klymkiw, Executive Director
Wim Wenders’ sensibilities are unmatched, and for that reason among others, Wings of Desire in 4K is a must-see. Beyond that, I am looking forward to the Jazz Film Fest documentaries on M.I.A. and Blue Note records. I will also be attending Iranian Cinema’s Dressage, David Byrne’s True Stories, and especially June’s Secret Cinema on the roof! I’m highly anticipating grabbing a drink and enjoying a hot night curated by Winnipeg’s expert movie lovers. — Omid Moterassed, Cinematheque Box Office & Projection
Some of the most intriguingly-enigmatic films in Canada are being made by Denis Côté. His latest, Ghost Town Anthology, is what the title suggests — a ghost story — albeit with his unique sensibility. Restoration Tuesdays brings back an absolute horror classic with the new 4K restoration of Alien.
If you’re a fan of the film, make sure to catch our special one-night only presentation of Memory: The Origins of Alien, the new doc that tells the story of this watershed film. Feeling Afro Prairie Film Festival withdrawals? We’ve got your fix! What You Gonna Do When the World’s On Fire? is a beautiful and urgent look at Black lives in the Southern U.S. Lastly, Restoration Tuesdays and Jazz Film Fest collide with Aretha Franklin’s finally available much-mythologized concert film Amazing Grace, which is sure to bring even the most hardened audiophiles to their knees. — David Knipe, Cinematheque Manager of Operations & Special Programs
I have no memory of watching Alien, though I know I have seen it many times. The film is the kind of terrifying that causes you to safely parcel it deep away where it won’t plague your everyday thoughts. And although it’s packed away, it begins to seep out. Whether or not we want to, we all know this film through and through. It’s become so deeply embedded in the fabric of our culture that there’s no escape! I can’t wait to finally, properly experience this in a theatre and let a little bit of this perfectly executed slice of cosmic horror leak back into my life. Also, don’t miss our exclusive one night-engagement of Memory: The Origins of Alien! — Jaimz Asmundson, Cinematheque Programming Director
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