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| RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World - this documentary about the role of Native Americans in contemporary music history — featuring some of the greatest music stars of our time — exposes a critical missing chapter, revealing how indigenous musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives and, through their contributions, influenced popular culture. Photo: Courtesy of Greg Laxton |
The festival will open at London's Curzon Soho with documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World revealing the indigenous influence on contemporary music and close with Let There Be Light, which documents scientific attempts to build an artificial sun.
Alongside recent Canadian films including Black Cop, Meditation Park and Mary Goes Round, there will also be a retrospective screening of Patricia Rozema’s 1987 film I've Heard The Mermaids Singing.
The festival is a collaboration between Telefilm Canada, he High Commission of Canada and the Quebec Government Office in London.
The high commissioner for Canada Janice Charette said: “We’re delighted to help bring Canada Now back to the UK. This special selection of contemporary films serves as a stellar showcase of Canadian culture for cinema lovers across the UK.”
Interim executive director of Telefilm Canada Jean-Claude Mahé added: “Ensuring that Canadian films reach audiences around the world, through initiatives such as Canada Now, is at the heart of Telefilm’s promotional mandate. UK independent film lovers will discover what makes our cinema so unique: the rich diversity of our stories as told by talented Canadians on both sides of the camera.”
Tickets are on sale at canadanow.co.uk
The full line-up is below (those marked with an asterisk are part of the touring programme only), with trailers:
All You Can Eat Buddha
(Ian Lagarde, 2017 – 85 mins)
In this phantasmagoric black comedy, a man's mysterious appetite and supernatural powers gradually lead to apocalypse in an all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean
Black Cop
(Cory Bowles, 2017 – 91 mins) A black police officer seeks revenge after being egregiously profiled and assaulted by his colleagues, in this searing political satire by actor-director Cory Bowles (Trailer Park Boys).
Cardinals
(Grayson Moore & Aidan Shipley, 2017 – 84 mins)
Years after murdering her neighbour under the guise of drink driving, Valerie returns home from prison to find that the son of the deceased has lingering suspicions.
Hochelaga, Land Of Souls* (François Girard, 2017 – 100 mins) A time travel drama spanning eight centuries of layered indigenous, colonial, and contemporary histories. When a sinkhole suddenly opens up on the field of a downtown Montreal football stadium during a game, the city’s past and present begin to intersect.
I've Heard The Mermaids Singing
(Patricia Rozema, 1987 – 81 mins)
Patricia Rozema’s debut feature about a waifish daydreamer with artistic aspirations. It won the award for the best first feature at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987 and went on to become one of the most profitable Canadian films ever made. The film is regarded as an important milestone in both queer cinema and the development of Canadian film industry.
Let There Be Light (Mila Aung-Thwin, Van Royko, 2017 – 80 mins) A group of scientists are approaching the final steps of a machine decades in the making: an artificial star that could provide millions of years of clean energy. Are scientists about to crack nuclear fusion, or chasing a delusion?
Mary Goes Round
(Molly McGlynn, 2017 – 84 mins)
Mary (Aya Cash) is a substance abuse counsellor with a drinking problem. After getting arrested for drink driving and losing her job, Mary returns to her hometown where she is forced to come to terms with her estranged father and form a bond with her teenage half-sister whom she’s never met.
Meditation Park
(Mina Shum, 2017 – 94 mins)
Devoted wife and mother, 60-year-old Maria Wang’s life is altered when she discovers an orange thong in her husband’s pants pocket, forcing her to confront how powerless she truly is. Her efforts to find out the truth send her on an unexpected journey of liberation. Starring Cheng Pei Pei and Sandra Oh.
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World (Catherine Bainbridge & Alfonso Maiorana, 2017 – 103 mins) Documenting a missing chapter in the history of American music: the Indigenous influence. Featuring music icons Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Ed Davis, Buffy Saint-Marie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo and Taboo.
[film id=33410]Venus* (Eisha Marjara, 2017 – 95 mins) The tale of Sid (Debargo Sanyal), a transitioning woman whose life takes a surprising turn when a 14-year-old boy named Ralph arrives at her door with the surprising announcement that he is her son.
