MARCH 19 - 21
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SISTERS:
DREAM & VARIATIONS
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MARCH 19, 7PM EST
MARCH 19 NORTH AMERICAN DOCUMENTARIES
7PM EST
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SISTERS:
DREAM & VARIATIONS
Supported by Telefilm Canada
Directed by Catherine Legault.
Sisters Tyr and Jasa grew up in an artistic household where art was a way of life. Tyr is a musician and singer, while Jasa is an interdisciplinary artist. Inspired by their great-grandmother’s recordings of Icelandic folk songs, they have developed artistic practices that draw on their colourful imaginations and roots. Their exploration sees them journey to Iceland for the first time and collaborate on a project that marries their artistic disciplines and cultural heritage. (Animation/Documentary, 1:25:00, Montreal, Canada)
Available on Encore+ until March 21
9PM EST
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THE
INVISIBLE FATHER
Directed by Thérèse Heliczer.
Thérèse, daughter of Beat poet and experimental filmmaker Piero Heliczer, explores the artistic legacy and life of a man she never knew. (Documentary, 57:00, Washington, USA)
Available on Encore+ until March 28
MARCH 20 FOREIGN INTERNATIONAL SHORTS
8PM EST
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THE DESERT
Directed by Daphski.
Jordan, a rebellious 24-year-old girl with nothing to lose, travels to a camp in the desert to become a mule, a smuggler who, for a few thousand euros, will carry drugs in her stomach to fulfil her nihilistic life. (Drama, 22:34, UK/Spain)
Available on Encore+ until March 21st
MARCH 20 ART OF THE FOREIGN SHORTS
8PM EST
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WHO GOES THERE?
Directed by Astrid Thorvaldsen.
Minnesota 1880: The trust of three Norwegian sisters is tested when a stranger appears on their prairie. When the eldest invites him in to heal her dying sister, she doesn’t realize that a supernatural force is crossing her threshold. (Western/Horror, 24:16, UK)
Available on Encore+ until March 21st
MARCH 20
9PM EST
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SOME
HAPPY DAY
Directed by Catherine Hill
Presented in partnership with Encore+
A homeless woman in desperate search of a better life meets a social worker with troubles of her own.
(2021, Drama, 01:14:00, Australia)
MARCH 21 CANADIAN FEATURE
8PM EST
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Supported by Telefilm Canada
LITTLE
ORPHANS
Directed by Ruth Lawrence
Still struggling with their childhood abandonment, three sisters reunite at a wedding. But coming home and making a new family can come at a high cost.
(Drama, 1:19:07, Canada).
ONLY available on Encore+ March 21
Winner of the Borsos Prize 2020.