Annual festival has something for everyone
The Kamloops Film Festival is back this month with a series of shows for all ages and interests.
From March 5 to 14 more than 25 films will be screened at the Paramount Theatre in Kamloops.
March 6 will feature Call Me Crazy, a film documenting the history of Mike Wiegele Heli Skiing in Blue River, B.C. It will be followed by Six Days in December, a non-narrative documentary that shows Kamloops over six days in December 2019.
The next day, March 7, Only in Nelson will show in the afternoon. The film explores the challenges with gentrification, a local election and counterculture in a small town in B.C.
Other striking movies include Old Boys, a modern day reworking of Cyrano de Bergerac, Sorry We Missed You, a tale of the challenges of self-employment and the gig economy, White Lie, about a student faking a cancer diagnoses and Beyond the Woods, a psychological thriller.
Indigenous stories are also being shared throughout the festival. Haida Modern delves into weaving and Haida art, Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up tells the tragic story of the murder of a young cree man, Colten Boushie, in Saskatchewan. The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open, about an Indigenous woman getting help from a stranger after experiencing domestic violence and Red Snow, which tells the tale of an Indigenous soldier captured by the Taliban will also be screened.
A full list of films and schedule can be found at kamloopsfilmfest.ca.
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