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Bowen Youth Film GalaFriday June 27, 2008 Collins Hall, Bowen Island |
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Make your way over to Collins Hall, Friday June 27 at 7:30 for a memorable evening of short films crafted by our island’s young people. The range of films is quite remarkable: Lego stop-motion animation, comedies, international documentaries shot in Ireland and Nepal, imagistic poetry, dramas, whew! Our kids are such a creative bunch! Organized by Silvaine Zimmermann and the usual suspects on the board of directors this is a showcase full of surprises and remarkable depth and may be the start of an annual event. Bring your budding young film-maker along to be inspired by the productions of their island chums; maybe their films will grace next year’s program. Young film-makers whose projects are included will be given free admission and a certificate of participation. Please call 604-947-0450 to reserve seats, recommended for this screening. The 2008 Bowen Youth Film Gala includes works by:Andrew Cameron, Arthur Szabo, Austin Wrinch, Calder Stewart, Calum Cole, Clancy Sindlinger, Emily Allan, Emmett Sparling, Holly Kasaslan, Jake Bagshaw, Kailey Spear, Kyla Jameison, Lacey O'Neill, Lina Martin-Chan, Mariah Fleetham, Megan McPhee, Natasha When, Robyn de Zwart, Ruth Kasasian, Sam Spear, Susanne Curry, Taylor Milne, Tobin Sparling You can get a taste of the Gala on YouTube with the trailer for Natasha When’s comedy, "Till Death Do Us Part" (caution, some coarse language). You can also visit Bowen TV after Tues June 24 to see an interview with the organizers. The Youth Film Gala is the final event for our 2007-08 schedule. We thank our members for their support in making this a real turnaround year for the Film Society. In addition to bringing fine films to our Bowen audience, we have continued, without resorting to outright kidnapping, to attract film-makers (and even movie stars) from afar to present their films in our rustic auditorium. This year we were honoured to host such luminaries as the directors of the critically acclaimed "King Corn"; Rupinder Nagra, the star of "Amal" who traveled from Toronto for the occasion; as well as local film-makers Jack Silberman and Len Gilday who brought personal perspectives to challenging content. It was a great year. Our new Fall schedule begins with a screening on Sat., Sept. 27. | |
| Bowen Island Film Society, RR#1, E-1, Bowen Island, B.C., V0N 1G0 604-947-0450 http://www.bowenfilm.com |
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Celebrate summer, celebrate Bowen's youth and come to the first ever Bowen Youth Film Gala on Friday, June 27th, presenting films made by young Bowenites. - Same venue as monthly films, Collins Hall, but different day: Friday. As usual, bring a pillow for comfort and enjoy the sumptious offerings of the concession. Call 604-947-0450 to reserve your seat.
This Saturday’s Bowen Island Film Society’s screening is Emotional Arithmetic. The story is set in the summer of 1985. A reunion is taking place at a farm in rural Quebec. Melanie [Susan Sarandon] is about to reconnect with two other survivors of a transit camp where she was interned as a child during World War II.
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Emotional ArithmeticSaturday May 31, 2008 Collins Hall, Bowen Island |
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In our troubled times of polarized politics and debilitating war, this extraordinary film (adapted from the novel by the late Matt Cohen) by Canadian director Paolo Barzman asks how we heal emotional wounds that linger after great upheaval. Portrayed by a masterful ensemble cast featuring Susan Sarandon, Christopher Plummer, Max von Sydow, Gabriel Byrne, and Roy Dupuis, the film’s characters gather in the idyllic locale of Quebec’s Eastern Townships to reflect upon another time when the world was in great peril. After being separated during the Second World War, three people must find the strength to face tragedy and reclaim the friendships that transformed their lives. "... Emotional Arithmetic could never be replicated because it is a moment in time when the talent, the setting and the story came together perfectly." John Powell, Cineplex Entertainment
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| Bowen Island Film Society, RR#1, E-1, Bowen Island, B.C., V0N 1G0 604-947-0450 http://www.bowenfilm.com |
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Movie Journals
- Bowen Youth Film Gala - Review by Michael Epp
- EMOTIONAL ARITHMETIC, Canada, 2007
- Away From Her (Canada, 2007)
- Steel Toes - Review by Michael Epp
- Kinky Boots - Review by Michael Epp
- Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles - Review by Michael Epp
- Quinceañera - Review by Michael Epp
- Tristram Shandy: ‘Film within a Film’, a treat for movie aficionados
- A Simple Curve: BIFS’ First Fall Showing
- Moolaade test
