The 2022 MIFF Films have been announced!
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Hedy Lamarr was a Hollywood movie star who was hailed as the most beautiful and glamorous in the world. However, that was only the surface that tragically obscured her astounding true talents. Foremost of them was her inventive genius that a world blinded by her beauty could not recognize as far back as her youth in Austria with her homemade gadgets.
This film explores Lamarr’s life which included escaping a loveless marriage on the eve of Nazi Germany’s conquest of her nation to a new career in Hollywood.
Showing: Thursday, September 1st at 1:30 pm
NOTE: This film is a matinee only, and will not include a meal. The film “Flee” will be shown in the evening.
Flee
An animated documentary telling the true story about a man’s need to confront his past in order to truly have a future. Amin arrived as an unaccompanied minor in Denmark from Afghanistan. Today, at 36, he is a successful academic and is getting married to his long-time boyfriend. Today, at 36, he is a successful academic and is getting married to his long-time boyfriend.
A secret he has been hiding for over 20 years threatens to ruin the life he has built for himself. For the first time, he is sharing his story with his close friend.
Showing: Thursday, September 1st at 7:00 pm
Dinner: Finish the evening with a delicious meal from The Kitchen in Meaford. This three course dinner begins with a fresh greens and fennel salad, followed by a Summer Carribean Chicken main dish. Finish it off with a gourmet lemon butter cream cake.
Another Round
There is a theory that man is born with half a per mille too little, that alcohol in the blood opens the mind to the outside world, problems seem smaller, and creativity increases. We know it well: after the first glass of wine, the conversation lifts, the possibilities open up. Martin is a high-school teacher who feels old and tired. His students and their parents want him terminated to increase their average. Encouraged by the per mille theory, Martin and his three colleagues throw themselves into an experiment to maintain a constant alcohol impact in everyday life.
Showing: Friday, September 2nd at 1:30 pm and 7:00 pm
Dinner: Intimate Fare, the owner’s of Sail in Meaford, invite you to enjoy a delicious meal that begins with a mixed greens salad. Next, you’ll love their local, Grey County raised pork tenderloin, followed by a luxurious chocolate cake.
The Green Knight
An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, “The Green Knight” tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur’s reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in what becomes a deeper journey to define his character and prove his worth in the eyes of his family and kingdom by facing the ultimate challenger. From visionary filmmaker David Lowery comes a fresh and bold spin on a classic tale from the knights of the round table.
Showing: Saturday, September 3rd at 1:30 pm and 7:00 pm
Dinner: The Red Door in Meaford will be serving up a fresh mixed greens salad with autentic pico de gallo. Next, enjoy slow cooked ribs slathered in homemade bbq sauce, followed by a whole apple crumble.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall, and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. In the 1970s and ’80s, Tammy Faye and her husband Jim Bakker, rose from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance, and prosperity.
Showing: Sunday, September 4th at 1:30 pm and 7:00 pm
Dinner: Enjoy a three course meal from The Dam Pub in Meaford. Star with a fresh house salad, followed by prime rib. Finish it off with a decadent carrot cake, with whiskey cream cheese icing!
Click here to download the 2022 Digital MIFF Brochure
Thank You To Our 2022 Sponsors!
The MIFF Committee would like to thank our partners & sponsors for the 16th Annual MIFF.
Listen for this year’s MIFF Interviews on these great stations:
Anna den Hengst (right), Meaford International Film Festival’s (MIFF) new Artistic Director, meets with three predecessors (left to right): Michael Anderson (2009-2011), Christopher Thomas (2012-2016) and Joanne McKenzie (2017-2019) at the Meaford Culture Foundation After 5.
Take a Tour of Historic Meaford Hall
If you are missing our beautiful century old building, you can now take a virtual tour via Google Street view.
Click https://goo.gl/maps/
View the video from our 10th Anniversary in 2016