Cinefest Films in Fall 2023


Cinefest Durham is pleased to announce their 2023 Fall Film Series.


When: Wednesday, September 27, Wednesday, October 25 and Wednesday, November 29 at 4PM and 7PM

Where: Cinema 6, Cineplex Odeon Oshawa, 1351 Grandview Street North

Tickets: $10, cash only, at the door; all profits to fund special projects of the Oshawa Public Libraries

To receive monthly reminders, email cinefest@oshawalibrary.on.ca


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 at 4PM and 7PM

I LIKE MOVIES

Director: Chandler Levack

Country: Canada Year: 2022

Language: English Runtime: 99 minutes

Principal Cast: Isaiah Lehtinen, Percy Hynes White, Romina D’Ugo, Krista Bridges

Chandler Levack’s first feature set in Burlington, Ontario in 2003, when video stores were still going strong and any kid with a camcorder could declare themself a filmmaker

“Strong performances, particularly from Isaiah Lehtinen and Romina D’Ugo, and a genuinely heartfelt script make this take on adolescent angst (and film bros) a winning debut for director Chandler Levack.” Richard Crouse

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=godMZzeWTu0


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 at 4PM and 7PM

METRONOM

Director: Alexandru Belc

Country: Romania Year: 2022

Language: Romanian, French Runtime: 93 minutes

Principal Cast: Mara Bugarin, Serban Lazarovici, Vlad Ivanov

The 2022 Un Certain Regard Best Director at Cannes, Alexandru Belc’s unflinching look at teen life under the iron fist of dictatorship in 1970s Romania

“Belc gracefully blends Ana’s coming-of-age story with her political awakening and these twin threads are what give the film its power.” Hannah Brown, Jerusalem Post

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x958ymCcRxU


WEDNESDAY, November 29 at 4PM and 7PM

RICEBOY SLEEPS

Director: Anthony Shim

Country: Canada Year: 2022

Language: English, Korean Runtime:117 minutes

Principal Cast: Choi Seung-yoon, Dohyun Noel Hwang, Ethan Hwang, Anthony Shim

Winner of TIFF 2022’s Platform Prize, Vancouver director Anthony Shim distinguishes himself as an insightful storyteller, unpacking the lives of a young South Korean widow and her son over a decade of change and adaptation in Canada.

“This is a tender, ambitious, meticulous and deeply empathetic work.” Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail

Trailer: https://youtu.be/UcwwHKLY8Nc


One response to “Cinefest Films in Fall 2023”

  1. I went to see the movie Living and it was amazing.
    I didn’t even know about this before.
    Would it be possible for you to add me to a notification list on all the upcoming movies?
    Information below, thanking you in advance.

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