Behind the Bullet
4:30pm Sunday, Sept. 29th
(Documentary, United States, 84 min)
Four individuals share the conflicting emotions and moral injury that comes after a self-defense, accidental, or unintentional shooting, offering a new perspective on gun violence.
8 Slices
2:15pm Sunday Sept. 29th
(Narrative, United States, 83 min)
A struggling pizza parlor unknowingly hires an undercover YouTube star who’s notorious for his sarcastic viral videos. As he gets to know the staff the situation gets complicated.
Kifaru
12:00pm Sunday, Sept. 29th
(Documentary, Kenya, Subtitled, 81 min)
This film follows the lives of two young Kenyan recruits that join Ol Pejeta Conservancy’s rhino caretaker unit – a group of rangers that protect the last northern white rhino.
The Rusalka
9:15pm Saturday, Sept. 28th
(Narrative, United States, 79 min)
In a story of myth, passion, and revenge a man searches a North Carolina lake for the monster that murdered his husband. Meanwhile that monster falls in love with an unsuspecting visitor.
Ode to Joy
7:15pm Saturday, Sept. 28th
(Narrative, United States, 97 min)
Based on a story from “This American Life”, Charlie struggles with acute narcolepsy brought on anytime he experiences joy. When he falls in love his life becomes extremely complicated.
While I Breathe, I Hope
11:30am Saturday, Sept. 28th
(Documentary, United States, 75 min)
Exploring what it means to be young, Black, and Democrat in the Southern Republican state of South Carolina through the experiences of politician Bakari Sellers.
Free Fight
10:00am Saturday, Sept. 28th
(Narrative, Netherlands, Subtitled, 45 min)
The strong bond between two MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter brothers is put under pressure after the sudden passing of their mother.
Well Groomed
3:00pm Friday, Sept. 27th
(Documentary, United States, 85 min)
Competitive creative dog grooming is the most colorful competition in America and this film captures the hearts, minds, and imaginations of the artists involved.
F/11 and Be There
10:00am Friday, Sept. 27th
(Documentary, United States, 84 min)
Burk Uzzle’s vision and dedication led him from a small darkroom on his father’s porch in North Carolina into the company and guidance of the 20th Century’s most important photographers.
The Dancing Dogs of Dombrova
2:00pm Saturday, Sept. 28th
(Narrative, Canada, 102 min)
Estranged siblings Sarah and Aaron Cotler embark on a quest to fulfil their dying grandmother’s wish – find, dig up, and bring home the bones of her favourite childhood dog from Dombrova, Poland.