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DOC MANITOBA PRESENTS
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IN CELEBRATION OF THE DOC35 ANNIVERSARY
FRIDAY, JULY 27TH WITH SCREENINGS AT 12:30PM, 3PM & 5:30PM
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) and DOC Manitoba
are proud to present a selection of classic and dynamic documentaries by Manitoba-based filmmakers.
12:30PM | LADY OF THE LAKE THEATRE | FRI, JULY 27 | 72 M
FAT CHANCE
DIR. JEFF MCKAY | 1994
This documentary follows Rick Zakowich as he faces his lifelong struggles with his weight and body
image. The film takes on fat-shaming by examining the ways in which society treats people whose
bodies don’t necessarily match the narrow ideal of attractiveness.
3PM | LADY OF THE LAKE THEATRE | FRI, JULY 27 | 85 M TOTAL
TWO FILMS BY E LISE SWE RHONE
TOMMY DOUGLAS: KEEPER OF THE FLAME | 1986 | 58 m
Known as the “Father of Medicare,” T.C. (Tommy) Douglas was a one-time champion boxer and fiery
preacher who entered politics in the 1930s and never looked back.
HAVAKEEN LUNCH | 1979 | 27 m
Summer 1977. A roadside lunch counter in Manitoba’s Interlake. Friends, strangers and oddball
characters wander in and out as owner Ellen Kihn prepares to retire.
5:30PM | LADY OF THE LAKE THEATRE | FRI, JULY 27 | 74 M TOTAL
THE WAY THINGS WE RE // CL ASSIC SHORT MB D OCS
TED BARYLUK’S GROCERY | DIRS. JOHN PASKIEVICH & MICHAEL MIRUS | 1982 | 10 M
A wistful rendering of a shopkeeper’s relationship with his daughter and a fascinating portrait of a
neighbourhood and its inhabitants from a bygone era.
GRAIN ELEVATOR | DIR. CHARLES KONOWAL | 1981 | 16 m
A visual portrait of “Prairie Sentinels,” the vertical grain elevators that once dotted the Canadian Prairies.
BUSH PILOT | NORMA BAILEY & BOB LOWER | 1980 | 22 m
A reflection on the development of the North, where towns are increasingly being remade in the
image of the South and bush pilots are slowly becoming obsolete.
NOSE AND TINA | NORMA BAILEY | 1980 | 27 m
An intimate domestic study of the lives of a brakeman and a prostitute. The film documents their
hassles with work, money and the law.
Films in this program provided courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.