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Celebrating ♥ 20 Years
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20th Anniversary
Kamloops Film Festival
Congratulations on this impressive milestone and to
the many volunteers who have worked to bring
acclaimed International and Canadian films to our
city in an exciting festival format!
The City of Kamloops is a proud sponsor and
encourages residents of Kamloops, the TNRD and
visitors to come out, be riveted and help celebrate
the 20th Anniversary!
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BCS 3615
March 3 - 12, 2016
My Good Man’s Gone
James, a twentysomething New Yorker,
struggles to take control
of his self-destructive
behavior in the face
of momentous family
challenges.
saturday, march 5
10Am
7pm
tea party
HAIDA GWAiI: ON THE
EDGE OF THE WORLD
– Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
Kamloops Art Gallery,
465 Victoria st.
Maybe we’re not totally
screwed.
“A WONDERFUL
FILM ABOUT THE
ENVIRONMENT THAT
DOESN’T JUST TALK
ABOUT SOLUTIONS,
BUT SHOWS PEOPLE
ACTUALLY PUTTING
THOSE IDEAS TO
GOOD USE.”
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12pm SNOWTIME!(3D)
– Toronto Film Scene
*Q&A, Hotel 540
When winter break
arrives, a boy and his
friends are joined by the
new girl in town for a
prolonged snowball fight.
9:30pm opening Mingle
hotel 540, 540 victoria st.
“A GENUINELY
SWEET FILM THAT
KIDS AND FAMILIES
WILL REALLY ENJOY.”
– Rotoscopers
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Lale and her four sisters
are walking home from
school, playing innocently
with some boys. The
immorality of their
play sets off a scandal
that has unexpected
consequences.
“A LOVELY
PORTRAYL OF
SIBLINGHOOD…
POWERFUL…
HEARTFELT”
“BEST COMBINATION
OF HORROR AND
THRILLER I’VE EVER
SEEN… A FANTASTIC
PIECE OF CINEMA”
– Third Act Film [Todd James]
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9pm
A father is accused of a
crime he has no memory
of committing.
A man forms an
unexpected bond with a
transient woman living in
her car that’s parked in his
driveway.
“A BIZARRE AND
FASCINATING TRUE
STORY. A TOTAL DELIGHT
SO RARE IN MOVIES
TODAY. MAGGIE SMITH
GIVES A SPECTACULAR
PERFORMANCE.”
– New York Observer
– Indiewire’s The Playlist
REGRESSION
THE LADY IN THE VAN
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9pm
youth
A retired orchestra
conductor is on holiday in
the alps with his daughter
when he receives an
invitation from Queen
Elizabeth II to perform for
Prince Philip’s birthday.
“THE DIRECTOR’S
MOST TENDER AND
HEARTFELT FILM”
– Way Too Indie
Following the death of
their estranged father, Joni
and Wes Carver travel to
Arkansas to deal with their
inheritance.
“HEARTFELT”
– Josh Hamm, popOtiq
sunday, march 6
12pm
kiss
The KISS Film Festival is a
celebration of the short film
format and local filmmakers.
This event is our way of
encouraging the hard work
and passion of our regional
talent. Support these films
and filmmakers from our
community by attending
the FREE family friendly
screenings.
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“NO FILM AT
SUNDANCE HIT ME
WITH MORE FORCE
EMOTIONALLY.
CYNTHIA NIXON
DOES THE BEST
WORK OF HER
CAREER”
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One City. One Night.
One Take.
“DAZZLING… A HEARTRACING, ADRENALINEPUMPED HEIST
THRILLER.”
– S
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The Hollywood Reporter
7pm
o Men Beyond
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In a world where women
have become asexual
and are no longer
giving birth to males, a
quiet, unassuming male
housekeeper finds himself
at the center of a battle
to keep men from going
extinct.
“SIDE-SPLITTING”
– Richard Scheib, Moria
* Q&A
monday, march 7
6pm
Born to be Blue
A re-imagining of jazz
legend Chet Baker's
musical comeback in
the late 60's.
“HAWKE EMBODIES
BAKER… IT'S A RIVETING
PERFORMANCE FROM
FIRST SCENE TO LAST.”
– RogerEbert.com
*Q&A
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tuesday, march 8
6pm A Royal Night Out
On V.E. Day in 1945, as
peace extends across
Europe, Princesses
Elizabeth and Margaret
are allowed out to join
the celebrations.
“WONDERFULLY
CHARMING AND
UPLIFTING”
– Daily Mail
8pm
BREWING DISCUSSION
Red Collar Brewery
355 Lansdowne ST.
Wednesday, march 9
7pm
Macbeth
Macbeth, the Thane
of Glamis, receives a
prophecy from a trio of
witches that one day
he will become King of
Scotland.
“MAGNIFICENT… A
REMARKABLE MOVIE”
– The Playlist
9pm
WINE-ING DISCUSSION
Blue Dining & Lounge
540 Victoria Street
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6pm
Son of Saul
In the horror of 1944
Auschwitz, a prisoner
forced to burn the corpses
of his own people finds
moral survival upon
trying to salvage from the
flames the body of a boy
he takes for his son.
“A STUNNING PIECE
OF ART. AN ESSENTIAL
FILM”
– Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
8pm
Ben’s At Home
Heartbroken and cynical
after he's dumped by his
girlfriend, Ben makes the
unusual decision never to
leave his house again.
“AN INCREDIBLY
DELIGHTFUL AND
ENGAGING COMEDY”
– Reel News Daily
9:30pm
steeping DISCUSSION
PDK Café, 438 Victoria St.
saturday, march 12
12pm
ANOMALISA
A man crippled by the
mundanity of his life
experiences something
out of the ordinary.
“THE MOST HUMAN
MOVIE OF THE YEAR.
AND IT DOESN’T STAR
A SINGLE HUMAN.”
– Esquire
2pm
EMBRACE THE
SERPENT
The story of the
relationship between an
Amazonian shaman and
two scientists who work
together over the course
of 40 years to search for a
sacred healing plant.
“SIMPLY A WORK OF
ART. ONE OF THE MOST
SINGULAR CINEMATIC
EXPERIENCES YOU
COULD HOPE TO HAVE.”
– Indiewire
4:30pm
steeping DISCUSSION
The Painted Pony Café
705 Victoria ST.
9pm
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friday, march 11
6pm
Eadweard
A psychological drama
centered around worldfamous turn-of-thecentury photographer,
Eadweard Muybridge who
photographed nude and
deformed subjects.
“THE PERFECT MOVIE TO
PLAY BOTH AT A FILM
FESTIVAL AND AN ART
MUSEUM… A VISUALLY
CAPTIVATING FILM”
– Cleveland Plain Dealer
*Q&A
9pm
Kiefer and Donald
Sutherland share the
screen in this brooding
western about an
embittered gunslinger
who attempts to make
amends with his estranged
father whilst their
community is besieged by
ruthless land-grabbers.
“IT IS THE TENSION
BETWEEN DONALD
SUTHERLAND, 80,
GIVING HIS BEST
PERFORMANCE FOR
YEARS, AND HIS SON
KIEFER, 48, WITH A
FIERCE PRESENCE OF
HIS OWN, ACTING
TOGETHER FOR THE
FIRST TIME, THAT
MAKES THIS FILM SO
TERRIFICALLY MOVING.”
–D
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London Evening Standard
The witch
A family in 1630s New
England is torn apart by
the forces of witchcraft,
black magic and
possession.
“A NIGHTMARISH
PICTURE THAT WILL
MAKE YOUR BLOOD
RUN COLD”
– The Playlist
9pm
closing party
Hotel 540, 540 Victoria St.
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Opening Night Film
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HAIDA GWAiI: ON THE EDGE
OF THE WORLD
Take your
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a spectacular film, engage in
» Watch
conversation, meet some interesting people,
and get your mingle on.
7pm » Paramount Theatre
9pm » Q&A » Hotel 540
Take your Thursday evening
to the next level: walk a red
carpet, watch a spectacular
film, engage in conversation,
meet some interesting people,
and get your mingle on.
Following the 7pm showing,
join special guests Rudy
Buttignol and Murray Battle
from the Knowledge Network,
Director Charles Wilkinson
and Producer Tina Schliessler
(respectively the director
and producer of KFF 2014’s
Oil Sands Karaoke) for a
fascinating Q&A.
What a way to kick off the
20th annual Kamloops Film
Festival!
Past KFF guests Charles Wilkinson and Tina
Schliessler (KFF’s Oil Sands Karaoke) complete
their eco-trilogy with a paean to breathtaking
Haida Gwaii and the spirited people who
populate it. The natural beauty of this culturally
rich archipelago has served as a backdrop for
tragedies such as outbreaks of smallpox and
the exploitation of natural resources. And yet,
the Haida Nation remains undaunted, drawing
on 14,000 years of tradition in preparing for a
showdown over the Northern Gateway pipeline
and planning for a more sustainable future.
Watch with the new Knowledge App
9:30pm » OPENING NIGHT
MINGLE & JAZZ » Hotel 540
After the Haida Gwaii
discussion closes, guests are
invited to join the Opening
Night Mingle upstairs in the
Mountain View Terrace at
Hotel 540.
Enjoy complimentary
appetizers, a cash bar and
the jazz infused melodies
of Kamloops singer Cathi
Marshall and guitarist Jon
Treichel.
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All films are screening at the Paramount Theatre
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KAMLOOPS FILM FESTIVAL » MARCH 3-12, 2016
Tickets
& Passes
available
online
Purchase Passes (Full Festival,
10-Film, 5-Film & DarkFest), Film
Tickets & Party Tickets Online:
Visit kamloopsfilmfest.ca
for details
*All tickets and passes bought online
can be picked up at the KFF desk in
the Paramount Theatre before the
first screening that you attend. Please
bring your proof of purchase. A KFS
Membership is included within each pass.
ticket locations:
Moviemart (444 St. Paul St.)
Regular Tickets & Party Tickets
TRUSU Desk
(TRU Campus Activity Centre)
$5 TRU Student Discount Tickets
PRICES:
Adult Admission: $10
Student/ Senior (65+) Admission: $9
(use “kff2016” as the coupon code
when buying online)
TRU Student discount price with
valid student card : $5
The Festival Closing Party: $15 in
advance, $20 at the door
Full Fest Pass (includes a party
voucher and a t-shirt): $150
10-Film Pass (includes a party
voucher: $80
Paramount Theatre (503 Victoria St.)
Regular Tickets & Party Tickets
5-Film Pass: $40
Regular and Party Tickets will be
available an hour before each
screening.
DarkFest Pass (enjoy both
screenings of DarkFest): $15
An annual $2 Kamloops Film Society membership is required, available at the door. Under the Motion Pictures Act of British
Columbia and Canada Customs Regulations, only members of the Kamloops Film Society are permitted to attend films. An annual
membership fee of $2 allows all members to purchase tickets for all films sponsored by the Society and entitles members to all
rights and privileges of the Society in accordance with and subject to the Constitution and Bylaws. The TRU student Upass is the
equivalent of a membership, but must be presented at the door.
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Join special guests Rudy
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Charles Wilkinson and
Tina Schliessler for a
Q&A at Hotel 540.
Q&A’s will
be held
directly
after film
screenings
Charles Wilkinson
Director Charles
Wilkinson has been a
professional singer since
the age of eight, and was
a regular on a popular
TV variety show where
he recorded, toured
and performed until the
age of eighteen. He left
school for life on the West
Coast, and spent the
next ten years travelling
and earning his wage
in a variety of ways:
as a welder, mechanic,
carpenter, guitar
instructor, writer, logger,
From l to R:
Charles Wilkinson,
Tina Schliessler,
Rudy Buttignol
Murray Battle
photographer and off-thegrid log builder.
He earned his BA in
Filmmaking and then
Communications. Prior to
his graduation, Wilkinson
directed a documentary
for the National Film
Board of Canada—which
was very well received.
He earned his MBA in
Film and Creative writing,
and proceeded to direct
feature films, television
movies for American
networks, episodic series
and documentaries.
A champion of
environmental issues; the
director of Haida Gwaii
and Oil Sands Karaoke
has recently released
a book on the subject,
Peace Out: Adventures on
the Road to Green Energy.
The book runs in tandem
with the multi award-
winning film of the same
name but focuses on the
more personal side of this
universal issue.
Tina Schliessler
Tina Schliessler was
born in Germany, and
immigrated to Canada
with her family at the age
of seventeen. She was
raised amongst artists:
her grandmother was a
painter, her grandfather a
sculptor, and her parents
were both documentary
filmmakers. Schliessler
graduated from Emily
Carr University of Art
and Design, and studied
film animation and
photography. Her first
student film led to a
full animation series in
Germany, and her career
developed onwards
in a number of fields
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Schliessler is a producer,
photographer—and has
produced a number of
photographic series.
Her short film
Bushwhack was selected
for the Vancouver
Woman in Film Festival
in 2011. In most recent
years, she is working
with long time partner
Charles Wilkinson on
environmentally themed
documentary films.
Schliessler is known
for her work on Haida
Gwaii: On the Edge of
the World, Oil Sands
Karaoke, Down Here,
Peace Out and Tales
of the Mouse Hockey
League.
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Joining us in the theatre
for a post film Q&A will
be stars Patrick Gilmore
(Andrew Myers), Kristine
Cofsky (Iris Balashev) and
Tara Pratt (Terra Granger).
They will enlighten us
on the stories behind
the scenes and on
their approaches to the
characters they play.
Patrick Gilmore
Patrick Gilmore was born
in Edmonton and is a
graduate of the University
of Alberta. His father
is professional hockey
player Tom Gilmore, who
played forward for the
Edmonton Oilers and the
Los Angeles Sharks; his
brother is Scott Gilmore,
who is one of the founders
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From l to R:
Patrick Gilmore,
Kristine Cofsky,
Tara Pratt
of Peace Dividend Trust,
an organization that offers
support to third world
countries. Gilmore is best
known as Dale Volker in
the science fiction series
Stargate Universe. He has
appeared in a number of
science fiction programs,
namely Battlestar
Galactica, Eureka and
Riese. Gilmore’s acting
abilities have proven to be
successful for the growth
of his assigned characters.
Dale Volker was originally
meant to be a smaller,
supporting character, but
his brilliant portrayal of
Volker was so impressive
that he was subsequently
given a deeper storyline
and more screen time.
Patrick also plays
entrepreneur Tom Drexler
in the AMC television
series The Killing and
was in KFF 2012’s
Sunflower Hour, the
hilarious mockumentary
about puppeteering and
children’s television.
Kristine Cofsky
Kristine Cofsky lives in
Vancouver, and is an actor,
producer, director, writer,
and photographer. Her
breakout performance was
in 2008, in the feature film
When Life Was Good. The
indie production premiered
at the Toronto International
Film Festival, and was
enormously popular on
the film festival circuit.
Cofsky was nominated for
a Leo for her performance.
Since their original
collaboration in Good,
Cofsky has been involved
in a number of director
Terry Miles’ projects,
working both in front of
the camera and behind the
scenes. In 2011, Kristine
completed her own first
feature, In No Particular
Order, which she wrote,
directed and performed.
The film premiered at the
Vancouver International
Film Festival in 2012, and
was nominated for four
Leo Awards. The film was
distributed by Mongrel
Media shortly after its
premiere.
Tara Pratt
Tara Pratt was born in
Edmonton, raised in
Calgary, and graduated
from the University of
Alberta. She completed
her Bachelor of Arts
with Honours in Drama,
and has appeared in a
number of productions
as part of the Edmonton
International Fringe
Festival. Pratt relocated
to Vancouver in 2006;
her inaugural West Coast
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Robert Baker
performance was as
Ophelia in “Hamlet”.
Since then, Tara has
appeared in several stage
productions with TwentySomething Theatre
including “Unidentified
Human Remains and the
True Nature of Love”,
and the world premier of
“Prodigals” in 2011.
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My Good Man’s Gone
Nick Citton (writer,
director and producer)
and Robert Baker (Sully
Nicholls) will be in
attendance to discuss this
moving and funny film.
We can find out about
where the idea came
from, any challenges that
were faced on set, and
what it’s like to play a
charming deputy sheriff.
Nick Citton
Nick Citton hails from
Vancouver, and earned
his BFA in Film at Simon
Fraser University,
following that with a MFA
in film from Columbia
University in New York.
Soon after, he received
the Simon Kinberg
Award for Excellence in
Screenwriting. Citton
is also an alumni of the
Canadian Film Centre, and
was one of the original
writers in their Just for
Laughs Comedy Writer’s
Program. Citton recently
received the coveted BC
Film industry’s MPPIA
Prize for his short film
script, The Future Perfect,
which he directed
in British Columbia.
Citton has written or
collaborated on a number
of short films that have
played at international
festivals. Citton also wrote
That Burning Feeling,
which was the closing
movie of the Kamloops
Film Festival’s 2013
season. My Good Man’s
Gone was a low-budget
passion project that was
created over a five-year
span.
He is an actor, writer
and producer who
has appeared in a vast
number of popular
television programs
including Grey’s Anatomy,
Scandal, Mad Men,
Bones, CSI, Law & Order,
Veronica Mars, Justified,
True Blood and Texas
Rising. He is best known
for his feature films which
include Out of Time,
Indiana Jones and the
Kingdom of the Crystal
Skull, The Devil’s Knot
and The Lone Ranger.
Baker also appeared
alongside Zachary Quinto
in Nick Citton’s short film,
The Future Perfect.
Robert Baker
Robert Baker was born
in Memphis, Tennessee.
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A WINE-ING DISCUSSION
A BREWING DISCUSSION
Wednesday, March 9
9pm
Blue Dining & Lounge
540 Victoria Street
Tuesday, March 8
8pm
Red Collar Brewery
355 Lansdowne Street
Following the 6pm showing of A Royal Night Out,
the KFF team will be hosting our first-ever “Brewing
Discussion” at Red Collar Brewery downtown. Building
off the success of our Steeping Discussions, we
are excited for this new foray into hops fuelled film
debate. Enjoy panini and beer samples and discuss the
delightful comedy of errors, based on the true story
of the future Queen Elizabeth and her sister Margaret
sneaking out to join the V.E. Day celebrations.
After the gripping, devastating, dramatic and oh so
bloody rendition of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, tea just
won’t do! After leaving the Paramount, cross over to
Blue at Hotel 540 for a gorgeous glass of wine. Rumour
has it their chocolate chip cookies are to die for. With
Michael Fassbender as the murderous Macbeth and
Marion Cotillard as the conniving Lady Macbeth,
the performances alone will be great fodder for
conversation!
A STEEPING DISCUSSION Double feature
Thursday, March 10
9:30pm
PDK Café
438 Victoria Street
Following the wildly successful discussion last year, PDK has
graciously offered up their delicious donuts, tea and coffee
once more! Join us for a double feature–Son of Saul at 6:00pm
and Ben’s at Home at 8:00pm. Experience comedy and tragedy
and everything in between, and then let that roller coaster of
emotion take you to 438 Victoria Street, for comfort food, good
company, and in-depth discussions.
Embrace the Serpent
Son of Saul / Ben’s at Home
What’s
your view?
Join us to
have your
opinions
heard
and your
notions
challenged.
A STEEPING DISCUSSION
Saturday, March 12
4:30PM
The Painted Pony Café
705 Victoria Street
An Amazonian shaman and the last survivor of his
tribe, and two scientists searching for a rare and
sacred plant, equal an action drama that won’t soon
be forgotten. Inspired by the diaries of the scientists
who documented over thirty years of experiences and
research, Embrace the Serpent will be a most thrilling
cinematic experience. Before you catch the final movie
and the Closing Night Party, come over to The Painted
Pony, a café known for it’s bannock, for the last steeping
discussion of the film festival season.
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TWENTY SEASONS OF CINEMA &
“DELIGHT IN THE SHARED EXPERIENCE”
by Alicia Ashcroft
Alicia is a KFF
Committee Member
and blogger, who
experiences the film
festival the same way
she does life: with an
open mind, an open
heart and an open bag
of popcorn.
Close your eyes for a
second, take yourself back
to a magical place called
the 1990’s—the land of the
high-waisted jeans, Air
Jordan's and ‘The Rachel’.
You could say things like:
“Welcome to the 90’s”
in a way that let people
know that a new era was
being ushered in. What
the heck were you up to
twenty years ago? Grab
your plaid shirt and Doc
Martens, tie that striped
sweater round your hips,
and let’s take a little stroll
down memory lane.
Let's zip past the early
nineties: The Supermodel
era, Linda Evangelista not
wanting to get out of bed
for less than $10,000 a
day (who does?), creepy
Calvin Klein cologne
ads, and heroin chic.
The first of the George
Bush's. All that neon.
Kurt Cobain's suicide
and the disbanding of
the Grunge scene. OJ
Simpson's Trial of the
Century inspired the
oncoming era of reality
television. The 1990's
ushered in accessibility
of the World Wide Web,
email was popularized—
anyone who was anyone
had a Hotmail account
(ahem, and maybe some
of us still do). Portable
cd players replaced the
Walkman. The Gulf War
non-stop on 24-hour news
channels. Poppy punk
rock, and influx of ska.
Heaps of Mariah Carey,
and boy bands galore. (A
young Justin Timberlake
and those frosted tips—it
was so wrong, yet so very
right).
Mitchell’s
passion
for quality
filmmaking is
infectious and
exciting
Believe it or not—twenty
years ago the Macarena
was the hot new dance
craze, Tickle Me Elmo the
must-have toy and “Show
me the Money” was the
official catch phrase.
The East Coast/West
Coast Hip Hop Rivalry
between feuding rap
labels Bad Boy and Death
Row Records led to the
still-unsolved murders of
Tupac Shakur in 1996 and
Notorious B.I.G. in 1997.
Oprah started her famous
book club (critics didn’t
think it was a great idea—
and soon learned that you
never question Oprah—
Feeling old yet?
In March of 1997, the
1st Annual Kamloops
Canadian & International
Film Festival featured
eight films over three
days, opening with the
French and Venezuelan
“gender-bent Cinderella
story” Celestial
Clockwork. Brian Mitchell,
former Film Festival Chair,
and long time cinematic
enthusiast, joined the
Kamloops Film Society
in 1975. Now retired
from his duties, he still
participates as an advisor.
He fondly recalls the
details of that fateful first
year.
mindless and hopeless
qualities of some more
commercially successful
“Hollywood” productions.
He describes the perfect
kind of film festival
feature, one that “makes
you ask questions about
yourself”. What's the
message? Where's
the hope? Where’s the
growth? The change? The
resolution? Ultimately
films should be about
transformed individuals
in a transforming society.
As filmgoers, how are we
evolving alongside this
storyline? How are these
movies shaping our lives?
How do the decisions and
consequences of these
characters matter to us-alter our lives while we
sit alone in a dark theatre.
Though, as Mitchell says,
you are never alone in the
company of film festival
folk. Mitchell relishes
in the sanctity and the
safety amongst the good
company of the Kamloops
Film Society scene. He
describes a feeling of trust
to deal with any emotion
that a film will throw
at you. He revels in the
applause at the end of a
good film-- the expressive
burst of joy from a theatre
full of thrilled film lovers.
He refers to it as “delight
in the shared experience”.
A time before Facebook,
Twitter, Google or even
Myspace. Humans stood
fully upright without
electronic devises
Mitchell's passion for
quality filmmaking is
infectious and exciting. He
laments the onslaught of
ultra-violent, unrepentant,
The Kamloops Film
Festival as we know it was
inspired by the Moving
Pictures Festival, a
traveling film festival that
ever!). Bill Clinton, the
ole rascal, took over as
America’s President,
and Jean Chrétien was
Canada’s Prime Minister.
Elvis Presley’s daughter,
Lisa Marie files for divorce
from Michael Jackson the
same year he starts his
HIStory tour (you really
thought those crazy kids
were going to work it
out). After four years of
separation, and one year
before her untimely death,
Princess Diana and Prince
Charles officially divorced.
The first mammal is
cloned. The first electric
car is announced. The Sex
Pistols celebrated their
own 20th anniversary with
a tour, though admittedly
not the same without bass
player and world’s best
boyfriend, Sid Vicious.
Madonna becomes a first
time mother. The Spice
Girls released their debut
single Wannabe. Six-time
basketball champion
and footwear aficionado
Michael Jordan stars in
the NBA infused Looney
Tunes film Space Jam;
Why? Because when
someone asks you to
star in a movie with Bill
Murray and Bugs Bunny,
you don’t think, you
just do.
attached to their hands.
How did we even contact
each other? Like…
payphones, beepers and
fax machines? How did
people know about events
and special occasions?
Newspapers and the radio
I imagine. Posters? Word
of mouth?
The mind reels.
Just when you thought
that the 1990's couldn’t
have been more
influential or action
packed in regards to
popular culture and
entertainment…the
Kamloops Film Festival
was born.
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Vancouver based production of
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Meisha Lowe
Meisha Lowe was born
and raised in Queensland,
Australia. In 2010, she made
her first onscreen appearance
in the Australian true crime
television movie The Underbelly
Files-Infiltration. Her eye set
on a wider scope of acting
opportunities, she left Brisbane
for Sydney in 2011. In 2012
Meisha completed a ninemonth theatre contract with
Brainstorm Productions, a
touring educational theatre
company. Collectively, she and
her touring partner drove 25,000
kilometers and performed
over 250 shows. She made
her film debut in 2011 in The
Killage, a comedy-horror about
a homicidal maniac at a work
retreat, that happily lampoons
the B-grade slasher genre.
Meisha holds an Advanced
Diploma in Screen and Stage
Acting, and has studied various
screen acting courses both in
Australia and Canada. Now
living in Los Angeles, Meisha
is in hot pursuit of her acting
goals. Influenced by Meryl
Streep, Audrey Hepburn and
Marilyn Monroe, Meisha says
she “loves the magic of theatre,
but her heart will always lie with
the ‘big screen’”.
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TEA PARTY
Saturday, March 5
10am–12pm
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465 Victoria Street
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Festival
Pop by for a pre-matinee tea party at the Kamloops
Art Gallery on Saturday, March 5! The 12pm film,
Snowtime!(3D), is a family friendly, Canadian-made, 3D
animated feature that’s sure to delight young and old.
A boy, his buddies, and the new girl in town, engage
in an epic snowball fight that spans the entire winter
school holidays. Make a morning of it and bring along
the whole family to the KAG before the screening, as
David’s Tea will be providing a lovely herbal tea buffet
and yummy cold tea options for the little ones.
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After years of wandering and making a name for
himself as a formidable quick-draw gunfighter,
Civil War veteran John Henry Clayton quietly
returns to his hometown. Weary of his years
of violence, John Henry is determined to lay
down his guns for good. John Henry’s father, the
Reverend William Clayton, resolutely condemns
his son’s past and is skeptical of his pledge to
reform.
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film, the Q’s have gotten all
their A’s, the special guests
have gone home; we’ve
had our tea, our beer, our
wine and all that in-depth
discussion. You’ve seen
twenty films, and haven’t
seen your family in ten days…
why rush home now? After
Forsaken, join us at Hotel 540,
a proud KFF sponsor, for a red
carpet entrance, delectable
appetizers, a cash bar and
bartenders eager to quench
your thirst, and live music
with Vancouver’s John Welsh
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to add a little boogie to your
woogie. Don’t miss out on
this closing event, because
this will be your final chance
Bringing together two generations of a legendary
acting dynasty, this riveting, bloody, and moving
western stars Donald and Kiefer Sutherland
as a long-estranged father and son attempting
to make amends whilst their community is
besieged by ruthless land-grabbers.
to celebrate twenty years of
cinema in Kamloops. Tickets
can be purchased online
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frightening goodness as last year. The first Friday
features Regression, starring Ethan Hawke and Emma
Watson, about a father who is accused of a crime he
has no memory of committing. On the second Friday
we present the unnerving period horror, The Witch,
about a 1630s New England family torn apart by the
forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession. To
see both of these spine tingling films at the lowest
price, make sure to buy a DarkFest past from
www.kamloopsfilmfest.ca. Then prepare to jump and
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TWENTY SEASONS OF CINEMA & “DELIGHT IN THE SHARED EXPERIENCE”
by Alicia Ashcroft
toured Western Canada.
Having experienced
that Festival— which
predominantly featured
Canadian films, a great
team of Kamloops-based
volunteers wanted
to create their own
homegrown contribution.
Mitchell remarks on the
“heavy” film choices of
that first year, “they were
not easy films”. That
is all a part of the fun,
to be exposed to such
cinematic challenges.
Mitchell chuckles lightly
at the choices citing
Quebec's diabolical
Le Polygraphe, based
on the play about the
dramatization of an
unresolved murder,
obsession, and the
blurred lines of truth.
He recalls Jude, based
on Thomas Hardy's
scandalous 19th century
novel Jude the Obscure,
as being a rather racy
affair; starring Kate
Winslet and Christopher
Eccleston, the film is
described as “angry and
clearheaded...surprisingly
raw with nudity and
explicit sex”, dark and
disturbing, and reeking of
tragedy.
Mitchell took his then
fifteen-year-old son to
the 10PM showing of the
punk rock mockumentary
Hard Core Logo. Again
Mitchell chuckles at
the memory of the
unexpected obscenities
in a movie that has been
described as a “rock and
roll version of Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
The language profane, the
content obscene—(people
take acid and kill a goat??)
and the ending is sudden
and shocking. Bringing
his son to the Rated R
feature meant exposing
him to conflict, suicide,
and an excess of goat's
blood...but Mitchell also
felt that it broke barriers,
instigated a great deal of
dialogue between father
and son; it also really
inspired the teenager
musically, which was the
lasting result of that film.
Mitchell also remembers
Prisoner of the
Mountains, which he felt
was the best film of the
season. The Academy
Award Nominated
Russian/Kazakhstan
film was based on a
Leo Tolstoy short story
about two soldiers who
bond with their captors
over time. He recalled a
profound conversation
that followed the film,
with a man who lived
near Chechnya, where
the film takes place.
The gentleman knew
first-hand the horrors
of war, and had been
impacted deeply by the
film’s content—not just
the violence, but the
revelation of humanity
that exists in both sides
of feuding nations.
Having not personally
experienced the atrocities
of conflict and violence,
Mitchell felt the film
was educational on
a whole new level;
hearing that man's own
account afterwards
revealed a deeper sense
of compassion and
understanding.
Again, this is not only
what is exceptional about
film, but the setting of
the film festival—the
conversations and
connections that follow.
Listening in on other's
arguments about films,
and interjecting your
own points—becoming
a part of that discussion
because you had that dark
space and shared story in
common.
Mitchell is full of
stories about films;
not necessarily
about plotlines or
actors, costumes
or cinematography,
(which of course are
deeply valued), but it's
about the feeling. The
layers of our own lives
blending into the silver
screen. He described a
powerful moment from
a film society feature
in the early 1980's
following the Soviet/
Italian film Nostalghia.
Audience members were
abandoning the movie
in droves, the theatre
emptying out before the
conclusion. As the credit's
rolled, he noticed two
college aged guys still
sitting in their seats. He
sparked a conversation—
one might think that the
first people to abandon
a heavy and challenging
film would be the young
dudes at the back of
the theatre. In fact, they
sat there after the fact,
wishing that their friend,
who had very recently
committed suicide, had
been able to see that
movie—they sat there
thinking that it could have
changed the trajectory of
his life. Over thirty years
later, that memory is
forever linked with that
film about longing, loss,
and lamentation.
Having attended all
twenty seasons; Mitchell
has been able to watch
the festival grow from
eight films in three days
to twenty films over ten.
The addition of parties,
and hosted discussions—
which are entities of
their own that are
growing exponentially.
He especially loves the
Q&A's and special guests,
and remarked on his own
personal favorites, like
actor Gordon Pinsent and
director Atom Egoyan
when the KFF featured
The Sweet Hereafter,
which was filmed not
far from Kamloops.
Egoyan was incredibly
'down to earth', and was
a most interesting and
fascinating guest.
The conversation with
Mitchell is deeply moving,
and as a fellow friend
of the film festival, the
feeling is completely
mutual. Each movie
contains an opportunity
for a discussion, an
argument, an exercise
in empathy, an outburst
of emotion. That
appreciation for film, that
connection with that little
corner of our community
is the through-line
of twenty seasons of
cinema. Popular cultural
will continue to morph
and shape shift, trends
will come and go, but
a great movie will
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always be in style. The
connection we share with
our fellow filmgoers is
positively timeless.
If you're already a festival
regular, thank you—and
welcome back. If you've
never been before, this is
our invitation. Step onto
the red carpet and into
the comforting darkness.
Lose yourself in handfuls
of buttery popcorn and
the collective experience
of sharing an onscreen
story. Bring a friend, invite
your mother. Take a date,
and make a big thing out
of it. Go out for dinner
or tea, or a glass of wine
after and talk about the
movie, the characters,
their experience, and how
you might see your own
reflection in their actions.
Allow yourself some
cinematic sympathy;
live another life, another
gender, another age,
in another country, in
another era. Let go of
your to-do list, your daily
worries, the stress of your
many responsibilities.
Travel the world without
the need for a passport
or time machine. Let your
mind be changed, your
attitudes challenged,
and your heart broken;
step out the theatre's
blackness and back into
the light transformed.
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