Season 3 Past Screenings
Japan, 2018 (98 min) dir. Mamoru Hosoda
January 19th 2018
Mirai is a daringly original story of love passed down through generations. When four-year-old Kun meets his new baby sister, his world is turned upside down. Mirai is a sumptuous, magical, and emotionally soaring adventure about the ties that bring families together and make us who we are.
France, 1998 (74 min) dir. Michel Ocelot
February 23rd 2018
Kirikou, a boy of magical birth, goes on a quest to thwart the evil sorceress Karaba in order to save his village from her wrath. Writer and director Michel Ocelot creates a kaleidoscopic, visually expansive world that is as psychotropic as its characters are sympathetic. Come join us on this 70-minute journey to a world of magic and wonder!
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Canada, 2016 (90 min) dir. Ann Marie Fleming
March 30th 2018
Window Horses centers on Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet invited to perform at a Poetry Festival in Shiraz, Iran. Rosie lives in Vancouver with her over-protective Chinese grandparents, and has never been anywhere on her own. This is a film about love, finding your own path, and learning how to forgive.
Image © Michel Ocelot 1998 "Kirikou et la Sorciere"