GIMLI LUTHERAN CHURCH THEATRE | 12:30 PM | THURS , JULY 26
GIMLI LUTHERAN CHURCH THEATRE | 10 PM | FRI , JULY 27
TALES FROM THE WINNIPEG FILM GROUP
14A | MANITOBA | 2017 | 80 m | English DAVE BARBER & KEVIN NIKKEL ** FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE ** The explosive story of how a stubborn band of independent filmmakers started a film co-operative that became the most highly respected film centre in Canada . Packed with rare archival footage , dynamic film excerpts , and hilarious interviews , this documentary traces the history of the legendary Winnipeg Film Group .
LADY OF THE LAKE THEATRE | 3 PM | THURS , JULY 26 ASPIRE THEATRE | 8 PM | SAT , JULY 28
THOSE WHO COME , WILL HEAR
PG | CANADA | 2018 | 77 m | Various Indigenous Languages | English Subtitles Premiere : Manitoba | Awards : Best Documentary , Ann Arbor Film Fest 2018 SIMON PLOUFFE ** FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE ** A cinematic survey of several indigenous languages of Quebec - all threatened with extinction . The film allows us to better understand the musicality of these languages and reveals the cultural importance of these oral traditions by reflecting on the consequences of their disappearance and through listening to the daily life of those who still speak them today .
GIMLI THEATRE | 5:30 PM | FRI , JULY 27 GIMLI THEATRE | 3 PM | SUN , JULY 29
THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS
14A | UNITED KINGDOM | 2018 | 98 m | English | Premiere : Manitoba TIM WARDLE New York , 1980 : three complete strangers accidentally discover that they are identical triplets , separated at birth . The 19-year-olds ’ joyous reunion catapults them to international fame , but it also unlocks an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes beyond their own lives - and could transform our understanding of human nature forever .
GIMLI THEATRE | 3 PM | FRI , JULY 27 GIMLI THEATRE | 5:30 PM | SUN , JULY 29
TRANSFORMER
PG | CANADA | 2017 | 77 m | English | Premiere : Manitoba Awards : Audience Choice Award , Hot Docs 2018 MICHAEL DEL MONTE | ** PRODUCER PAUL KEMP IN ATTENDANCE ** Matt “ Kroc ” Kroczaleski - father , ex-marine and world-record powerlifter – stares down a singular feat of strength : transitioning from male to female . Risking professional and personal rejection , Matt comes out as Janae , a powerful woman who searches for peace in her own skin in this clear-eyed portrait of the transition process .
ASPIRE THEATRE | 3 PM | FRI , JULY 27 ASPIRE THEATRE | 10 AM | SUN , JULY 29
WHAT WALAA WANTS
PG | CANADA / DENMARK | 2018 | 89 m | Arabic | English Subtitles Premiere : Western Canada | Awards : Special Jury Prize , Hot Docs 2018 CHRISTY GARLAND ** FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE ** Young Walaa , her sights set on becoming one of the few women to join the Palestinian Security Forces , fights to survive police training bootcamp with her wildly rebellious spirit intact .