MARCH 26 - 28
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ONE(NINE)
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MARCH 26, 7PM EST
MARCH 26 CANADIAN FEATURE
7PM EST
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ONE(NINE)
Directors: Mina Shum, Isa Benn, Dorothee Wenner, Shengze Zhu, Ingrid Veninger, Jennifer Podemski, Slater Jewell-Kemker, Carmen Sangion, and Lydia Zimmermann.
Executive produced by Ingrid Veninger. During the COVID-19 pandemic, nine filmmakers, isolated in different parts of the world, join to make a timeless multiversal experience of what it means to find connection in a time of isolation.
(World Premiere, Chaptered, 2021, 1:23:00, Canada)
Available on Encore+ until March 28
10PM EST LATE NIGHT CANADIAN FEATURE
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Supported by Telefilm Canada
RUSTIC
ORACLE
Directed by Sonia B. Boileau.
Set in the late 90s, Rustic Oracle is a dramatic feature about Ivy, an 8-year-old girl trying to understand what happened to her big sister who has vanished from their small Mohawk community. With minimal clues, Ivy and her mother Susan embark on an unwelcome journey to find Heather which ultimately brings the pair closer together despite challenging circumstances. Behind the story of desperation, told through the eyes of a child, lies one of hope, growth, awakening and love.
MARCH 27
8PM EST
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EASTERN WINDS – EASTERN CANADIAN SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Presented in partnership with St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (SJIWFF).
St. John's International Women's Film Festival is thrilled to partner with our friends at the Female Eye Film Festival to celebrate women storytellers from coast to coast. We hope folks enjoy this sample of some of Newfoundland & Labrador's talented women filmmakers.
Jenn Brown
Executive Director
St. John's International Women's Film Festival
Pronouns: she/her
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FADE FORWARD: THE STORY
OF 1949
Directed by Kerry Gamberg.
Step inside 1949, Newfoundland & Labrador’s first Black owned barbershop, as we meet theinternational community forming around it, and listen in as the staffand clientele discuss whatit means to call a place home, and how important it is to have a community base.

MERB’YS
Directed by Jamie Miller.
Newfoundlanders of varying bodies, identities, ethnicities, and experiences of masculinity come together to create something silly and meaningful in the 2020 MerB’ys Calendar. Hasan, John, Sheldon, and Jason/Queen Irma Gerd talk about vulnerability, gender, and glitter in a project creating space for men to be their authentic selves. (2020, Documentary, 20:00, St. John’s, Canada)
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4 NORTH A
Directed by Jordan Canning, Howie Shia.
A woman sits in a hospital room, alone with her dying father. As the din of hospital noises pushes her to confront her inevitable loss, she escapes into a series of lush childhood memories. 4 North A is a celebration of the fleeting joys of life and a bittersweet reminder that we don’t always get the closure we seek.
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WHEELS
OF LIFE
Directed by Andrea Cass.
A short documentary that covers a single summer day in the lives of three long-term-care residents as they enjoy a bit of freedom on an adaptive bicycle built for two. (2020, Documentary, 8:20, St. John’s, Canada)
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MARCH 28 CANADIAN CLOSING FEATURE
7PM EST
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Supported by Telefilm Canada
QUEEN OF
THE ANDES
Directed by Jillian Acreman.
Pillar has been drafted against her will on a one-way tour to colonize Mars. Queen of the Andes follows her last days on Earth as she navigates final moments with her loved ones. (Feature Drama, 1:36:00, Fredericton, Canada)