Film Group October 4

The Film Group will take advantage of the Vancouver International Film Festival taking place this year from October 1 to 11. 

We are watching online and discussing three films showing as part of the online (VIFF Connect) version of the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival (Oct 1-11).

The three films chosen to watch online and then discuss in a zoom meeting are:

Havel (Czech Republic, 2020)
Directed by Slavek Horak: a liberally constructed bio-pic of the Czech writer turned activist and politician. 
Zoom discussion on Monday, Oct 4 at 3:30pm

All My Puny Sorrows (Canada, 2021)
Directed by Michael McGowan: an adaptation of Miriam Toews’ novel about two lapsed Mennonite sisters – one a struggling writer grappling with divorce, the other a celebrated concert pianist who is suicidal. 
Zoom discussion on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 1:30pm

Yuni (Indonesia, 2021)
Directed by Kamila Andini: a naïve yet manipulative Indonesian teenage girl’s dreams of an independent, fulfilling life are compromised by marriage proposals. 
Zoom discussion on Tuesday Oct. 12 at 4pm.

To watch the films, go to the Vancouver International Film Festival  home page ( viff.org ) and create an account, if you don’t already have an account with VIFF.  Once you have an account, click on the Festival tab and then click on the VIFF Connect tab, listing the festival films showing online.  Our suggestion is to purchase a package of 4 online films: the three films to be discussed and one other film of your own choosing.
To purchase the four films, click on the Festival tab, the Tickets and Passes tab, and the 4 Ticket Pack Tab (Regular $48 / Senior $44).  
To purchase the three chosen films individually, simply click on the purchase tab under the description of the film. 
Our suggestion is to purchase the films as soon as you decide to participate, as there is the slight possibility that the film may sell out.

Watch the film any time before the Zoom discussion takes place.

To join the group, please email john.leblanc @ ubc.ca