The upcoming Bowen Island Film Society screening is of the short films, twelve in all, which were solicited from the youth of Bowen. Yes folks, it’s the first-ever Bowen Island Film Society Youth Gala, and we anticipate that many of the filmmakers will be on hand at this screening to accept the huzzahs of their peers and hopefully answer a question or two about their creations.

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.

We are proud to present the first ever Bowen Youth Film Gala celebrating Bowen Island youth creativity! A considerable number of young Bowen women and men have been working very hard producing shorts, comedies, features, and documentaries. Our Tir Na NOg trained actors are discovering new horizons and our young writers are writing amazing scripts. We are really looking forward to showcasing the dedication, creativity and talent of young Bowen filmmakers. Come help us honour and support their creative efforts.

This film resists easy categorization - it's simultaneously a thrilling sports movie, an insightful journey to a new world, and a lyrical personal story. Like the film, the sport chinlone is hard to define. It's a team sport without an opposing team, part dance, part meditation. There is no competition, no winner and no loser. The game is back-breakingly difficult, yet is played by almost all Burmese, from young children to octogenarians.

This film marks the directorial debut of Sarah Polley, well-known Canadian actress who, at 28, has now broadened her resume to include screenwriting and directing. The film is based on Alice Munro’s short story The Bear Came Over the Mountain. It deals with the subtle changes in a lifelong relationship between husband and wife when the wife begins to suffer the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The story seemed “immediately cinematic,” says Polley.