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SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER
GHOST TOWN ANTHOLOGY
(RÉPERTOIRE DES VILLES DISPARUES)
Denis Côté
20:00 | EVERYMAN
In the small, snow-covered Quebecois outpost of Irénée- les-Neiges, a car crashes, leaving its 21-year-old driver dead. The casualty’s parents and his older brother struggle with whether it was an accident or suicide, as his behaviour and mental state suggest the latter. The death draws attention in a place with a population of just 215 people, and as civic figures debate how best to deal with
Canada 96 mins 2019 Subtitled Photo: courtesy Couzin Films DOP Francois Messier-Rheault
NARRATIVE
the communal grief, reports of static, silent figures visiting the village increase. This moody, magnificent feature from maverick auteur Denis Côté subverts genre conventions to create a ghost story that is striking, original and utterly mesmerising. MH
Official Selection, Berlin International Film Festival, 2019
USA 89 mins 2019
Second Chance Wed 13 Nov | 13:00 | Gate
PREMATURE
Rashaad Ernesto Green
20:00 | GATE NARRATIVE
Ayanna (Zora Howard), a Harlem teenager, has finished high school and is preparing to go to art college. She wants to make the most of a summer of freedom in the city, though when the slightly older aspiring composer Isaiah (Joshua Boone) catches her eye, she falls for him hard and fast. Ayanna is caught between wanting to keep her disapproving but devoted mother happy, and asserting her independence. Evocatively depicting a New York summer, Premature is a gorgeous slice of romantic realism that features a breakthrough performance from Howard, who co-wrote the script with director Rashaad Ernesto Green. MH
Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival, 2019
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