2017 Fall Film Series coming soon
Join us again for more exciting films:
September 27 to November 8
Stay tuned for featured titles!
September 27 to November 8
Spring Series 2017
Wednesdays, 7:00 PM
At Cottonwood 4 Cinemas
February 1 – March 15
Admission: $6/person
Series Pass holders can skip the line-ups!
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Tickets for individual films are available at the door of Cottonwood 4 Cinemas on the day of each film only (flat admission price; no seniors’ discounts).
*Cottonwood 4 Cinemas box office open: Mon. 6:30 – 10 PM, Tues. – Thurs. 3:30 – 10 PM, Sat. & Sun. 12:30 – 10 PM
(Please note: box office hours may vary; if you wish to purchase film tickets earlier in the day please confirm with the theatre.)
Wednesdays, 7:00 PM
At Cottonwood 4 Cinemas
Series Pass holders can skip the line-ups!
Past Feature Films:
February 1 | The Eagle Huntress
UK, Mongolia, USA – Documentary/Adventure [G] 87 min.
The Eagle Huntress follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter.
Director: Otto Bell
Cast: Aisholpan Nurgaiv, Daisy Ridley (narrator)
February 8 | Jean of the Joneses
Canada, USA – Comedy/Drama [PG] 82 min.
The whip-smart tale about the twenty something scion of an all-female Brooklyn clan wrestling with her literary aspirations, romantic mishaps, and the chaotic preparations for her estranged grandfather’s funeral.
Director: Stella Meghie
Cast: François Arnaud, Gloria Reuben, Anna Hopkins
February 15 | Manchester by the Sea
USA – Drama [14A] 136 min.
An emotionally overwhelming and critically acclaimed drama about a reclusive handyman who must face his painful past when he returns to his Massachusetts hometown after the sudden death of his beloved older brother.
Director: Kenneth Lonergan
Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Lucas Hedges, Kyle Chandler, Gretchen Mol
February 22 | The History of Love
France, Canada, Romania, USA – Drama [PG] 134 min.
The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an elderly man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother’s loneliness.
Director: Radu Mihaileanu
Cast: Gemma Arterton, Sophie Nélisse, Elliott Gould, Derek Jacobi
March 1 | Lion
Australia – Drama [G] 118 min.
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Director: Garth Davis
Cast: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara
March 8 | Weirdos
Canada – Drama [PG] 84 min.
It’s the summer of 1976 and 15-year-old Kit is running away from home. With the help of girlfriend, Alice, Kit hitchhikes through the stunning maritime landscape towards a new home with his glamorous, artistic mother Laura. However, as Kit and Alice near their final destination they find their relationship tested as Kit approaches a realization that will change his life forever.
Director: Bruce McDonald
Cast: Dylan Authors, Allan Hawco, Molly Parker, Julia Sarah Stone
ShortFest: March 15
Canada’s Top Ten Shorts
A selection from the best of Canadian short films.
This programme is rated 14A | Total run time is approximately 75 minutes
*Please note: limited seating available
Overpass by Patrice Laliberté
19 mins | Police chase Mathieu after he scrawls graffiti on an overpass, but the teenager’s midnight marauding has a purpose that only he understands. This deeply moving family drama captures the power of self-expression in the midst of upheaval.
Interview with a Free Man by Nicolas Lévesque
9 mins | Responses to questions posed in a job interview offer candid insights into the personal lives of three men in this intimate documentary short from Chicoutimi-based director Nicolas Lévesque.
Never Steady, Never Still by Kathleen Hepburn
18 mins | Driven back to his childhood home by a horrible mistake, a troubled young man discovers that he is not alone in his struggle, in this quietly powerful work that beautifully captures the solace of home.
Bacon & God’s Wrath by Sol Friedman
9 mins | In this endearing and playful mixed-media docu-collage, 90-year-old Razie’s discovery of “the Google” leads her to a reckoning with her lifelong Jewish faith.
My Enemy, My Brother by Ann Shin
18 mins | Two men who met during a war are reunited 20 years later in Toronto writer-director Ann Shin’s documentary meditation on kindness and fate.
THANK YOU
All of the dedicated volunteers who make the Series a success, year after year!
Thank you!
All of the generous local businesses and organizations who donate prizes to the Chilliwack International Film Series:
- Cottonwood 4 Cinemas
- The Book Man
- Chilliwack Players Guild
- Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
- Sweeney’s Barber Shop
- Did I Mention Flowers?
- Undine’s Retreat Day Spa
- Flora Bunda Flower Shoppe
- Vedder Mountainview Bakery
- Valley Huskers Junior Football Association
- Coast Hotel Chilliwack & Prestons Restaurant & Lounge
- Little Beetle Bistro
Canada on Screen: April 19, 2017
A special classic Canadian film screening in celebration of Reel Canada’s National Canadian Film Day.
Provided as part of TIFF’s Canada on Screen project.
April 19, 2017
7:00 PM at Cottonwood 4 Cinemas
Free admission – Donations are greatly appreciated!
*Please note: seating is limited; Theatre #1 only.
Featured Film: WATER (2005)
Canada – Drama [PG] 117 minutes, Hindi with English subtitles
Starring: Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, John Abraham,
Sarala Kariyawasam, Manorama
Director Deepa Mehta (Beeba Boys, Bollywood/
Hollywood) completed her landmark Elements
trilogy with this brave, perfectly-pitched
exploration of lives altered by religious tradition.
Delving into Indian society of the 30’s
during Ghandi’s rise to prominence, Water is a
remarkably inspirational film about a girl who
refuses to accept her fate and struggles against
powerful rules that turn her into a prisoner
without a future.
Titles enjoyed as part of our 2016 Fall Film Series:
September 28 – The Meddler
October 5 – Dark Horse
October 12 – The Man Who Knew Infinity
October 26 – Captain Fantastic
November 2 – The Dressmaker
November 9: ShortFest featuring animated Canadian short films: Flawed, Here and the Great Elsewhere, A Sea Turtle Story, Me and My Moulton, CODA, and The Sweater.
