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Film Club Newsletter - June, 2008
FILM CLUB -- June, 2008
Dear Film Club members,
1st rule of Film Club: Tell everyone about Film Club. Please forward to your friends, family, acquaintances -- anyone you can think of. Show your support: check out some Canadian films.
Film Club Newsletter -- June, 2008
1. Now playing
2. June releases/ events
3. Coming soon
1. Now Playing
a) Up the Yangtze
Across Canada, check website for details.
A documentary set on China's Yangtze waterway, which is home to the world's largest mega-dam and the main route of a luxury cruise boat that carries many wealthy Western tourists.
Directed by Yung Chang.
b) Prom Wars
Across Canada, check local listings.
Students at a private high school for girls challenge the boys at a nearby school to a series of "battles" leading up to prom.
Directed by Phil Price. Starring Raviv Ullman, Alia Shawkat
c) The Stone Angel
Across Canada, check local listings.
A feisty woman escapes after her son tells her she must move into a nursing home. On her journey, she reflects on past experiences. Based on the novel by Margaret Laurence.
Directed by Kari Skogland. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Christine Horne
2. June releases/ events
a) Mystic Ball: Burma Cyclone Relief Benefit Screening
June 4, 7pm, The Bloor Cinema, Toronto. $10.
Following director Greg Hamilton as he explores the culture of chinlone, a traditional sport of Myanmar.
All proceeds from the screening will go to the Burmese people featured in this documentary. Greg Hamilton will be in attendance.
b) CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
June 10-15, Toronto
Highlighting the top 250 short films selected from submissions from more than 80 countries worldwide.
www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com
c) Regeneration
June 26, 7pm, CSIF Sofa Cinema, Calgary.
Regeneration is the result of the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre commissioning seven new works in response to material from its archives to mark its 40th anniversary.
d) Nickel Independent Film Festival
June 24-28, St. John's.
Showcasing independent films and videos by both local and foreign filmmakers.
3. Coming Soon
a) Young People Fucking
Summer, 2008
Following four couples and one threesome who all run into complications throughout a "crazy night of sex."
Directed by Martin Gero. Starring Carly Pope, Aaron Abrams, Josh Dean
b) Atlantic Film Festival
September 11-20, 2008, Halifax
An international film festival with a focus on film and music.
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