PRODIGALS - Victoria Premiere Screening with Filmmaker Q&A!

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Wednesday, June 13th, 2018
7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

VICTORIA PREMIERE!

SPECIAL, ONE NIGHT ONLY PRESENTATION AT CAPITOL 6 VICTORIA WITH FILMMAKER Q&A AFTER THE SCREENING!

STARRING SARA CANNING (HELLO DESTROYER - Indie Film Series #2 - TV’s THE VAMPIRE DIARIES & A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS) & DAVID ALPAY (ARARAT)

DIRECTED BY MICHELLE OUELLET

Whistler Film Festival 2017 Official Selection Canadian Film Festival 2018 Official Selection

“Deep, challenging & unforgettable.”

-- Jason Whyte, Get Reel Movies

“....a deeply nuanced examination of fear, choices and regret.” -

- Courtney Small, In The Scene

PRODIGALS is a new movie based on a play by Sean Minogue. It tells the story of Wesley (David Alpay, ARARAT), a man who left his hometown of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario five years earlier with big dreams. He is compelled to return to this small town from Toronto to testify in a court trial on behalf of an old friend who is charged with murder. His ex-girlfriend (Sara Canning, HELLO DESTROYER -- which screened as title #2 in the Indie Film Series -- as well as popular TV series THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS) is now involved with another man, though he still feels attracted to her. His friends seem to expect him to be the hero who will turn the court case around. All of this is a lot of pressure on a guy who never really wanted to return home in the first place. PRODIGALS is directed by Michelle Ouellet (AFTERPARTY) with a strong Canadian cast also starring Kanelito Horn, Nicholas Carella and Jamieson Parker.

Director Michelle Ouellet and writer/actor Nicholas Carella will ‘beam in” for a digital Skype Q&A after the screening!

(2018, scope, 110 minutes. Rated 14a for coarse language.)

ABOUT MICHELLE OUELLET, DIRECTOR:

Michelle Ouellet is an award-winning director, producer and digital content creator who splits her time between Vancouver and Toronto. Michelle's improvised feature film AFTERPARTY had its world premiere at Whistler Film Festival in 2013, was the recipient of the William F. White Reel Indie Award at the Canadian Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by Mongrel Media after a successful festival run. These days you can catch AFTERPARTY on TMN.

For the web, Michelle is the series director of the critically acclaimed series' The True Heroines and Paranormal Solutions Inc. and for her work was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award and won awards at The Leos, Vancouver Web Fest and LA Web Fest and was named as one of Playback Magazine’s 10-to-Watch. PRODIGALS marks Michelle’s latest feature film as director.

About The Screening & Capitol 6

ONE NIGHT ONLY! Screenings to take place at Capitol 6, 7:00pm on Wednesday, June 13th featuring an introduction to the film along with the to-be-announced next title in our Indie Film Series selection presented on June 13th. Following the screening there will be a live Q&A session via Skype with the film’s creators. 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, South By Southwest favorites PERSON TO PERSON and LUCKY, the Toronto Film Festival hit DON’T TALK TO IRENE with director Pat Mills and Michelle McLeod via a digital Q&A and more recently the horror movie REVENGE, which had its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness Section . 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 power recliners that lean all the way back at the push of a button for ultimate comfort. Crystal clear digital projection by Christie along with powerful Dolby 5.1/7.1 surround also complements the theater’s amenities. For regular performances and the Indie Film Series, any available seat in the house can be reserved ahead of time for your convenience. For more information and to book tickets, visit www.capitol6.ca!