MIFF 2016

Val spends 13 years working as nanny to Fabinho in Sao Paulo. She is financially stable but has to live with the guilt of having left her daughter Jessica, in Pernambuco, in the north of Brazil, raised by relatives. As college entrance exams roll around, Jessica wants to come to Sao Paulo to take...

Awards: 30, including 6 Cesars. (Short listed Oscars and Golden Globes) Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven Language: Turkish, English subtitles Country: Turkey Rating: PG Runs: 1 hr, 20 minutes Website When five sisters are seen innocently playing with boys on a beach, their scandalized conservative guardians confine them while forced marriages are arranged. As the...

Guest: Andy Foster. After 13 years of development work in North Africa, Andy has come back to Owen Sound to co-found an ESL and cultural training centre for refugees. Awards: 5, including Palme d’Or Cannes Director: Jacques Audiard Language: French, Tamil, English subtitles Country: France Rating: 14A Runs: 1 hr 52 min Website A...

Guest: David Ebershoff, Author of “The Danish Girl” Awards: 27, including the Oscar for Best Supporting Actresss Director: Tom Hooper Language: English Country: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, U.S., U.K. Rating: 14A Runs: 1 hr, 59 mins Website An extraordinary love story, a visual feast, a journey of discovery and a testament to the courage of...

Matinee only. Thursday, September 1, 1:30 pm Director: Julian Jarrold Language: English Country: U.K., U.S. Rating: PG 13 Runs: 1 hr 46 min See the film that inspired the smash hit musical. Based on a true story, the movie follows Charlie, a straight-laced shoe factory owner in Northampton who saves his struggling business by...