Friday May 8th @ 7:00pm 

: Metro Cinema (9828-101a Avenue) ;

Zeidler Hall, Main Floor, Citadel Theatre

 $10.00 admission or  $5.00 for seniors & students w/ID

Beirut: The Last Home Movie ( 1988)   2hrs.

A retrospective look at the work of Jennifer Fox an internationally acclaimed director, producer, camera-woman and educator. Her first film, BEIRUT: THE LAST HOME MOVIE is an imaginative film which challenges documentary form and concepts of reality by exposing a personal response to a global event—three months in the life of a Lebanese family living in a heavily-bombed Beirut neighborhood. This film was released theatrically in seven countries and broadcast in twenty and won seven international awards, including Best Documentary Film and Best Cinematography at the 1988 Sundance Film Festival and Best Documentary at the 1988 Cinema Du Reel Festival, Paris. This extraordinary film captures the real-life experiences of a family living in one of the most chaotic wars in history and provides insight into the psychology of war, 20th century-style. It also reveals the power of cinema verité at its best: a seemingly simple recording of everyday life becomes a fascinating, complex and many-layered look at the connections between personal and political lives.

**Wine & Cheese Gala between screenings**

Friday May 8th @ 9:00 pm

 : Metro Cinema (9828-101a Ave)

Zeidler Hall, Main Floor, Citadel Theatre

$10.00 admission or $5.00 for seniors & students w/ID

The Wake of Calum Macleod (Faire Chaluim Mhic Leoid)  (2006)  8 mins.

The first Gaelic-language short dramatic film made in North America. Calum Macleod is a storyteller without an audience, for his children moved from CapeBreton long ago. One lonely night Calum confronts the Baron of the Wind in a terrible storm and demands his children be returned. The old man promptly falls dead. From distant points the Macleods assemble to attend Calum’s wake. But the deceased Calum has a surprise ending in store for them yet. This film takes home prizes everywhere it goes.

Written and directed by Marc Almon

Produced by Nona MacDermid                                                                                                                                              

Contact: marc@opolopictures.com

La Lili a Gilles       ( 2008)  16:21 mins.

The world as seen through a child’s eyes is very different indeed, from the world as seen by adults. This remarkable short film poignantly embodies that critical difference by revealing how little Lili sees her aging, health-challenged grandfather. Slipping steadily into senility or Alzheimer’s, the old man at once infuriates his son and charms his granddaughter who hangs her own imagination on his colourful memories of days long gone, or perhaps never were. Lili is no ordinary child, of course, and this is no ordinary film. 

Written by Chloe Cinq-Mars

Contact: vascah@locomotionfilms.com

Norm  (2008)   49 mins.

This feature doc examines an unusual life with sensitivity and affection. Norm is a 54 year old man with Downs Syndrome. Today he faces a slide into Alzheimer’s, common to a majority of the people with the affliction.  Lest you think this is a dark and sad film, you should know it is far from gloomy. Norm’s situation is significantly lightened through the hard-core devotion of his sister Karen, who keeps a childhood promise to tend to his needs.

Directed and Produced by Teresa MacInnes

Contact: teresa@seatosea.cc