Oakville Film Festival - Celebrating our 12th year!

GALA SCREENINGS AT THE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS

Thursday, June 19th, 7:30 PM
THURSDAY NIGHT EY RED CARPET GALA
STEALING THE SKY
Canada| Comedy | 1hr 40m | Trailer
Eastern Canadian Premiere
Sponsor: EY

SYNOPSIS: A mosaic of interlocking stories set against the backdrop of Toronto's swelling urban landscape. Film will be accompanied by a song from the film performed by singer songwriter, composer
DIRECTOR: Megan Follows
STARRING: Marie Dame, Megan Follows, Alex Karzis
FILM FACT: Female Director, all female production team. Shot in Toronto. Eastern Canadian Premiere.
Q&A: Includes Director Megan Follows, Producers Penny Noble, actors Marie Dame and others from the film
SHORT FILMS: Street Muse (dir. Beth Cloutier), Crabsassin (dir. Studio S222, Sheridan College)
EVENT: Performance of music from the film by Composer Brent Bodrug and indie artist Siobhan Bodrug. Brent is a former protege of jazz great Oscar Peterson, has collaborated with a who's who in the music industry including Alanis Morissette, Donna Grantis - guitarist for Prince, and Jenna Andrews ("Butter" by BTS). He has shared the stage with Stars, Juno-award winners Dizzy, Joel Plaskett, and Elliot Brood as part of his passion project with his daughter, indie artist Siobhan Bodrug. Together they contributed songs and score to the feature film Stealing The Sky.
HOST: Tyler Collins

Friday, June 20th, 7:30 PM
INTERNATIONAL GALA
JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE
France| Comedy/Drama | 1hr 34m | French/English with subtitles Trailer
Local Premiere for 250th Anniversary year of Jane Austen’s Birthday
Co-sponsor: Caju Multimedia, and Capstick McCollum

SYNOPSIS: Agathe (Camille Rutherford) is a hopelessly clumsy yet charming young woman who works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris. While she dreams of being a successful writer and of experiencing love akin to a Jane Austen novel, she finds herself desperately single and plagued by writer's block. When her best friend (Pablo Pauly) gets her invited to the Jane Austen Writers' Residency in England, she finally has her Jane Austen moment… and is caught in a very unexpected romantic triangle.
DIRECTOR: Laura Piani
STARRING: Camille Rutherford, Pablo Pauly, Charlie Anson
FILM FACT: The film was completed for the 250th Anniversary of Jane Austen’s birthdate, and is a special event to honour Jane Austen and her work.
Q&A: Informal panel with local Oakville best-selling author, Shelley Sanders (author of Daughters of the Occupation and Night Sparrow), others TBC and Director Laura Piani on Zoom
Topic: “How Jane Austen Still Wrecks (and Rewrites) Our Lives” and finding success as a (woman) writer
SHORT FILM: Dancing in the Rain (dir. Chao-chun Yeh), Sea Plus Plus (dir. Celine Mavrudis)
EVENT: Come dressed in your finest Regency attire and join us in the lobby before the film for live music, book sales, and door prizes on display in support of local women writers.
HOST: Cynthia Crofoot

Saturday, June 21st, 7:30 PM
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY GALA
SWEET SUMMER POW WOW
Canada | Indigenous Romance/Drama | 1hr 32m | Trailer
Eastern Canadian Premiere
Sponsor: Debwewin Oakville, the Truth Project

SYNOPSIS: A young Indigenous couple get a break from their troubled lives when they find each other through a summer of love on the Pow-Wow circuit, the trail of traditional summer gatherings of Indigenous people across Canada and the United States.
DIRECTOR: Darrell Dennis
STARRING: Graham Greene, Tatyana Rose Baptiste, Joshua Odjick
FILM FACT: The part for Graham Greene was written for him, after he told the filmmakers that he would love to do another film with them.
Q&A: Includes Director Darrell Dennis, actors Graham Greene, Tatyana Rose Baptiste and Joshua Odjick, Producers Leslie Bland and Harold Joe, and others tbc
SHORT FILM: Thought I Was Loved (dir. Tracy Liu), The Burden (dir. Suresh Cedrick PEREIRA)
EVENT: Indigenous dancers/drumming outside theatre. Mocktail After Party for VIP Guests.
HOST: Tyler Collins