HUNTING PIGNUT: Indie Film Series screening with Martine Blue Q&A!

The Indie Film Series at Capitol 6 presents HUNTING PIGNUT - Whistler Film Festival 2016 Selection - ONE NIGHT ONLY VICTORIA PREMIERE on November 23rd at 7pm

VICTORIA PREMIERE! 

SPECIAL, ONE NIGHT ONLY PRESENTATION AT CAPITOL 6 VICTORIA ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD AT 7PM, WITH DIRECTOR MARTINE BLUE JOINING US VIA SKYPE AFTER THE SCREENING!

Starring Taylor Hickson, Amelia Manuel, Joel Thomas Hynes & Mary Walsh
Directed by Martine Blue

WINNER Best Canadian Film – Female Eye Film Festival 2017
WINNER Best Debut Feature – Arizona Film Festival 2017
BORSOS AWARD NOMINEE – Whistler Film Festival 2016

Leo Awards Nominee 2017

(95 minutes, Flat 1.85, rated 14a for language and drug use.)

ABOUT THE FILM:

Hunting Pignut is an award winning feature film starring Taylor Hickson (Deadpool) in an astounding breakout performance and Joel Thomas Hynes (Orphan Black, Little Dog) as the explosively charismatic Pignut. 

A gritty coming of age story following Bernice, a 15 year old misfit, who runs away from her rural Newfoundland community in search of Pignut, a charismatic but tormented and violent gutter punk, after he steals her father's ashes - right out of his urn! Bernice makes a personal odyssey to discover her place in her father's heart and in the world.

Hunting Pignut offers an unprecedented glimpse into an elusive subculture called gutter punk, featuring people who are ruled by anarchy, chaos and the guiding principal of personal freedom. Hunting Pignut melds this unique, offbeat subculture with that of rural Newfoundland to achieve a film that is insightful, original, fresh and moving.

Multi-award winning writer/director/editor Martine Blue, is a resident of rural Newfoundland who lived in the squatter punk scene for 7 years: “the film draws on my personal experience and explores the little known gutter punk world authentically”, she says.

About Martine Blue, Director

Martine Blue is a multi award-winning writer, director, editor and producer. She began filmmaking with a do-it-yourself approach, working as a one-woman crew, performing most of the technical jobs herself, including the cinematography, lighting, editing and paying for the production out of pocket. Her films have screened in festivals across the country, internationally and have won numerous awards, including Best Canadian Film at the Female Eye International Film Festival, Best First Feature at the Arizona International Film Festival for Hunting Pignut, and three Audience Choice Awards. 

She is currently directing part of the feature film HOPELESS ROMANTIC in Halifax, is the webisode writer/director for the French TV show HORS CIRCUITS 2 and is developing several feature film and TV series projects.

About Taylor Hickson

Taylor Hickson is an actress and singer-songwriter, born and raised in Kelowna BC. Hickson began singing at talent shows at the age of 11. After graduating from high school, she was granted an acting audition with a casting agent, who signed her the same day. Following a minor part in the movie Blackway, Hickson's breakthrough role came in the 2016 feature DEADPOOL. In addition to several subsequent parts in films, she was later cast in the TV series Aftermath.

Hickson has received much critical praise and several award nominations for her first lead role in HUNTING PIGNUT.

About Joel Thomas Hynes

Joel Thomas Hynes is a writer, director, actor and musician from Newfoundland Canada. He has starred in several award winning films and TV shows including Orphan Black, Republic of Doyle, Book of Negroes, Cast No Shadow and Down to the Dirt, which was adapted from his award-winning novel. Little Dog, the TV comedy show he created and stars in, will air on CBC this coming January and he recently won the 2017 Governor General’s Award for literary fiction for his latest novel We’ll All Be Burnt In Our Beds Some Night.

About The Screening & Capitol 6

ONE NIGHT ONLY! Screening to take place at Capitol 6, 7:00 on Thursday, November 23rd featuring an introduction to the film including the trailer for our December Indie Film Series selection. Director Martine Blue will “beam in” via digital means for a Q&A after the screening. Feature run time is 95 minutes and rated 14a. Reserved seating tickets are NOW available! Regular Capitol 6 pricing in effect.

The Indie Film Series at Capitol 6 is a monthly screening series featuring an Event Screening of a recent Canadian, Independent or Foreign Release along with added value content including post screening discussion with the movie presentation. Previous titles in the series have included DRONE starring Sean Bean and including director Jason Bourque in person, as well as Kevan Funk’s HELLO DESTROYER, Kirsten Carthew’s THE SUN AT MIDNIGHT with Duane Howard in attendance and South By Southwest favorites PERSON TO PERSON and LUCKY. All titles to date have been featured at a major North American film festival in 2016 or 2017. Watch the official Capitol 6 site or visit Capitol 6 on Facebook for updates.

Capitol 6 at 805 Yates Street (on the corner of Blanshard and Yates) is a newly-reopened luxury multiplex in downtown Victoria at the corner of Yates & Blanshard, featuring six newly restored screens and GIANT luxury leather recliners for ultimate comfort. Crystal clear digital projection by Christie along with powerful Dolby 7.1 surround also complements the theater’s amenities. For regular performances and the Indie Film Series, any seat in the house can be reserved ahead of time for your convenience. For more information and to book tickets, visit www.capitol6.ca!

About A71 Entertainment

A71 ENTERTAINMENT INC. is a dynamic boutique distributor on the Canadian Feature Film landscape. Previous releases include POPULATION ZERO (2017), JACKIE BOY (2017), NUMB (2016), ACROSS THE LINE (2016), PRETEND WERE KISSING (2015), THE VALLEY BELOW (2015), IN HER PLACE (2015), THE HUSBAND (2014), and BLACKBIRD (2013). The company, focused on bringing high-quality festival films to theatres, was founded by Chad Maker, David Miller and Kirk Comrie in 2013. Latest releases along with HUNTING PIGNUT include GREAT GREAT GREAT and THE HERETICS.

Thanks to Chad Maker from A71 for providing the print of HUNTING PIGNUT!

Tix at www.capitol6.ca