Organizers of the Haliburton International Film Festival are back from Cinefest, Sudbury and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and have announced films to be screened the Nov. 3-5 weekend.
One of the spokespeople, Tammy Rea, said, “from Friday, Nov. 3 at 7:15 p.m. until Sunday, Nov. 5 in the afternoon, we will journey around the world and right back to ourselves exploring and remembering who we truly are.”
She said the theme of the first HIFF since COVID is ‘Love is Stronger than Fear’ and “it comes shining through in these stories, as the characters puzzle the pieces of their lives back together and find joy in more radiant ways.”
Some of the films include:
• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – 107 minutes, UK, drama. An ordinary man passes through life on the sidelines until the day he goes to mail a letter and just keeps walking. Starring Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton.
• Les Hommes De Ma Mère /My Mother’s Men – 126 minutes, Canada, subtitles, drama. A woman sets out to honour her dead mother’s wish that her ashes be distributed amongst her five ex-husbands to scatter in a place most significant to each of them. Starring Léane LabrècheDor, Jean-Simon Leduc, Colm Feore, Patrick Huard.
• Rose – 106 minutes, Denmark, subtitles, drama. Among a group of tourists travelling by bus from Denmark to Paris are two sisters, Inger and Ellen. The bus has barely hit the highway when Inger shares her mental illness with the rest of the party. This will be a journey they all will never forget. Rose is a film about love and care for each other, in spite of our differences, as much as it is a film about not judging a book by its cover.
• The Old Oak – 113 minutes, UK/France/ Belgium, drama. Imbued with the fiercely humanistic spirit that has defined director Ken Loach’s filmography, The Old Oak serves as a fitting finale to a remarkable career. A landlord, in a previously thriving mining community, struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses. This film was the “audience choice award” winner at the Sudbury and Calgary International Film Festivals.
• Boundless – 10 minutes, Canada, drama. Haliburton-raised filmmaker, Kate Campbell, brings her multi-award-winning short film inspired by her grandmother’s experience as a Second World War airforce service pilot. Rea said, “last time, Kate gave us an update on the production.
This year, we see the short, and then find out what’s next. Kate will be present to introduce the film and for a Q and A.
Rea said, “meanwhile, it is suggested to avoid watching the trailers for these films, as they can give too much away and take away from the magic.”
Those Other Movies, which puts on HIFF, is a not-for-profit, volunteer organization that provides film fans unique experiences through year-round programming. Rea said they are proud of their association with The Film Circuit, a division of the TIFF Group and with their membership in the Haliburton County Community Cooperative.
Find out more at ThoseOtherMovies.com.
