Stories We Tell (Canada On Screen)

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Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

In celebration of Canada’s 150th Birthday, Toronto International Film Festival and the Campbell River Festival of Film present Stories We Tell, part of the Canada On Screen initiative.

Since acclaimed Canadian actor Sarah Polley first revealed her remarkable talents as a writer and director many years ago, audiences have come to expect the aesthetic rigour and reserved yet deeply felt emotion she brings to her studies of human relationships. In her rst two features, Away From Her and Take This Waltz, she rendered the complexities of intimacy and desire with the eloquence and control of lmmakers with far more experi- ence. Away From Her in particular asked questions about how we can know ourselves or assess our lives if we can’t agree on the events of the past. Memory is truth — at least emotional truth. And nowhere in life are shared memories more ercely contested than in the family.

Stories We Tell, Polley’s maiden voyage into the world of documentary, is at heart a personal essay on the intractable subjects of truth and memory. Using a combination of archival footage, still photos, and testimonials in a captivating visual assemblage, Polley examines the disagreements and varying narratives of a single family as they look back on decades-old events.

The responses from the “storytellers” chosen to share their version of things are heartfelt, revealing, and even charmingly funny. The result is a lively and richly textured documentary that seamlessly blends past and present, the real and the imagined. Devoid of sensationalism and lled with tender and powerful moments, the lm also serves as a loving homage to one key player who is no longer here to share her version.

Rated PG-13

Tickets are free of charge, we ask that you contact the box office to reserve your seats. First come, first served. Limit 4 tickets per household. Please indicate at the time of reservation if you will need wheelchair seating.

Available starting April 4th!