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The Bonnington Arts Centre has nice cushy raised seats and a big screen.
Look for this mural on the elementary school wall. |
Nakusp BC
Twice a month on Mondays at 7 pm
FLIKS works with the Nakusp Cinefil Cinema Club (a part of the Nakusp Arts Council), to bring this Indie programming to Nakusp. Many thanks to Anne Beliveau for her support and initiative to screen independent films in Nakusp. |
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BIG RIVER MAN
Mon Feb 22, Nakusp Bonnington Arts Ctr, 7 pm
There are documentaries about quirky characters with unusual quests …usually Werner Herzog is in the credits - and then there is Big River Man. !
Overweight and over 50, Martin Strel attempts to shatter his own world record with what can only be described as the longest, most dangerous swim in history - in an effort to bring some focus to the environmental condition of the world’s rivers .
Strel paddles through malevolent gangs, isolated tribes, crocodiles, toxic waste, lethal whirlpools and toothy piranhas during an historic 3375 mile swim down the Amazon - guzzling as much as two bottles of wine a day whilst still immersed.
Director John Maringouin captures the many dimensions of Strel's one-of-a-kind quest, from his strained working relationship with Borut, his son and manager, to his ultimate aspiration of contributing to a cleaner, greener world.
Environmental campaigner, world-class athlete, compulsive drinker and adventurer, Martin Strel makes Big River Man a journey not to be missed.
Rated PG or NUTS... run time is 96 minutes.
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FINDING FARLEY
Mon Mar 1, Nakusp Bonnington Arts Ctr, 7 pm
Wed Mar 3, Nelson Capitol Theatre 7:30 pm
What do you do after your honeymoon has you following the caribou on the longest land animal migration. How about taking your toddler and dog in a canoe across Canada, for a lunch date with Farley Mowat!
Director Leanne Allison (Being Caribou) will be in Nelson to present her new award winning doc FINDING FARLEY. This time Leanne and husband Karsten , their two year old son Zev, and their border collie canoe and hike across Canada to visit the places Farley Mowat writes about and then land on his doorstep in Cape Breton.
Compare two views of Canada - one of the iconic Canadian author, the other of the adventuring family told, in part, through the exchange of letters between the two, culminating in a scene where, after five months of travel, the pilgrims finally meet their hero face-to-face.
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FEST WINNER
Watch the trailer
Rated PG and run time is 75 minutes.
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MID-AUGUST LUNCH
Mon April 19, Nakusp's Bonnington Arts Ctr, 7 pm
Fri April 23, Kaslo's Langham Theatre 7:30 pm
Wed April 28, Nelson Capitol Theatre 7:30 pm
Gianni is a middle-aged man, the only son of his widowed mother, with whom he lives in an old house in central Rome. Living under the tyranny of this impoverished aristocrat, his life drags on between housework and going to the bar.
The day before the August bank holiday the condominium manager asks him to take his mother into his home for the two days of the bank holiday. In exchange, he will knock some money off the condominium debts Gianni has run up over the years.
Gianni is forced to accept.
The manager treacherously turns up with two women, since he doesn't know where to take his aunt, he brings her along too.
Gianni is overwhelmed and crushed by the clash between these three dominant characters, but heroically does his best to make them happy. At a certain point he feels faint and calls a friend of his who is a doctor. The doctor not only reassures Gianni, but foists his own elderly mother on him, since he is on shift at the hospital.
Gianni goes through 24 hours of hell.
But when at last it’s time to say goodbye, the women have other ideas…
2008, PG, 75 mins, Italian with English Subtitles.
watch the MID AUGUST LUNCH trailer
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LAST TRAIN HOME
Mon May 10, Nakusp's Bonnington Arts Ctr. 7 pm
Wed April 14, Nelson Capitol Theatre 7:30 pm
From the makers of UP THE YANGTZE
Every spring, China’s cities are plunged into chaos, as all at once, a tidal wave of humanity attempts to return home by train. It is the Chinese New Year. The wave is made up of millions of migrant factory workers. The homes they seek are the rural villages and families they left behind to seek work in the booming coastal cities. It is an epic spectacle that tells us much about China, a country discarding traditional ways as it hurtles towards modernity and global economic dominance.
Last Train Home, an emotionally engaging and visually beautiful debut film from Chinese-Canadian director Lixin Fan, draws us into the fractured lives of a single migrant family caught up in this desperate annual migration, following a married couple (the Zhangs) working in Guangzhou city as they compete with 200 million others to board a train to visit their children in the countryside.
Intimate and candid, the film paints a human portrait of the dramatic changes sweeping China. We identify with the Zhangs as they navigate through the stark and difficult choices of a society caught between old ways and new realities.
WINNER, Best Feature: IDFA International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
WINNER, Best Documentary: Whistler Film Festival
WINNER, Best Canadian Film: Rencontres International de Documentaire
Official competition SUNDANCE Film Fest
Watch the trailer
EYESTEEL FILMS and LAST TRAIN HOME website
Rated PG and Run Time is 102 minutes.
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Nakusp (Mondays) once or twice a month at 7 pm at the Bonnington Arts Centre
Monday Feb 8 ..................................... PROM NIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI
Monday Feb 22.................................... BIG RIVER MAN
Monday Mar 1 ...................................... FINDING FARLEY
Monday Apr 19 .................................... MID AUGUST LUNCH
Monday May 10 ................................... THE LAST TRAIN
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