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Indie Film Fernie at the Vogue Theatre, 321 2nd Ave.

Radiant City, Canada

There’s a desperate housewife in the parking lot, a loaded gun in the kids’ closet – and sprawl is eating the planet. There goes the neighbourhood. Welcome to Radiant City. Canada’s king of surreal comedy Gary Burns and partner-in-crime Jim Brown head to the burbs to document the Late Suburban Age.

AND………
Special Reception to meet the Directors
Monday, September 10 at 8:45 at The Old Elevator

After the film, join the IFF team and meet Garry Burns & Jim Brown, the Directors of Radiant City. This is a wonderful opportunity for movie-goers to hear more about the film and ask questions of these awesome film-makers.

Tickets at the Door. FDAC Member: $9/adult; $8/youth. Non-member: $10/adult; $9/youth.

FDAC Member Seasons Pass get 4 films - $28 (just $7/show)
Non-member Seasons Pass, get 4 films - $32 (just $8/show)
Order Now - Call 423-4842 or email info@theartsstation.com

Special Thanks to: Park Place Lodge, The Old Elevator, Vogue Theatre, Fernie Fix, City of Fernie, BC Arts Council, TIFFG

Indie Film Fernie at the Vogue Theatre, 321 2nd Ave.

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen is a poetic, elliptical account of the first contact between European explorers and the Inuit. As a depiction of this encounter from the Inuit perspective, the film is not only a startling work of art but a cultural and historical event.

Beginning in the Arctic Circle in 1922, the film focuses on the aging shaman Avva (Pakak Innukshuk) and his favoured, yet rebellious daughter Apak (Leah Angutimarik). Their relationship has always been a stormy one. Apak’s life his been marked by tragedy, much like her father’s. Since the death of her beloved first husband, Apak - who, like Avva, is a shaman - has been neglecting her current mate to visit her first husband in the spirit world.

Tensions within the family and the community at large are brought to the fore by the intrusions of a group of Danish explorers. When they meet, Avva is forced to explain his traditional beliefs - the threat to these is seen in stark relief when the group finds a village full of Christian converts in the place where Avva was born. The final sequence, when Avva finally confronts the historical changes facing his community, is simply heartbreaking.

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen is both an intimate family drama and a stirring, powerful account of cultures colliding. Kunuk and Cohn’s ability to balance these different aspects of the story - along with their otherworldly and gorgeous visual approach - establish them as one of the world’s most important filmmaking duos.

Tickets at the Door. FDAC Member: $9/adult; $8/youth. Non-member: $10/adult; $9/youth.

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WAH-WAH, Richard E. Grant’s impressive directorial debut, is a big-hearted, crowd-pleasing film that lifts an early chapter from Grant’s own life. WAH-WAH depicts his coming- of-age in Swaziland in the final days of the British Empire, offering an intimate perspective on Britain’s imperial venture while vividly revealing one boy’s creative awakening. With neither cynicism nor false nostalgia, WAH-WAH paints a remarkable portrait of people overtaken by history.

“Shooting in Swaziland, cinematographer Pierre Aim and designer Garry Williamson splendidly recapture the colonialist past of white linen, teatime and cricket.�
– Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

“Flavoursome performances by a seasoned cast, held in check by Grant’s traditional but well-crafted, always cinematic direction.�
– Derek Elley, Variety

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