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Each series, we select a theme and then screen films that fit the theme. Think of it as an extended conversation, with each film adding a new voice.  And you can’t beat the price. Admission is free!
 
2010 Theme: The (Northern) Ties That Bind
 
We travel North this Fall to explore the funny and tragic ways family ties can lift us up and drag us down. These four independent Canadian films show us several families struggling with the double bind dilemma that lies at the heart of this common bond. Whether they bring joy or pain, most family ties are nearly impossible to break or escape.

2010 Fall Film Series
 The (Northern) Ties That Bind
  
 Movies begin at 7:00 PM    Admission is FREE!
  
Films are shown at:
Indianapolis Senior Center
708 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202 (map)
  
For more information, contact: Stephen Conway 
The Films

Long Life, Happiness, Prosperity – Sept. 7
  
Indianapolis Senior Center 708 East Michigan Street  46202  (map)

 Set in a Chinese community of British Columbia, twelve-year old Mindy tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother’s (Sandra Oh) financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects. Mindy’s misdirected charms appear to cause an aging security guard to lose his job and a local butcher to win the lottery. The guard, the butcher and her mother’s stories all intersect, bound together by Mindy’s attempts at magic intervention.

Starring: Sandra Oh, Valerie Tian, Ric Young
(2002) 90 min. Dir: Mina Shum G

A Simple Curve - Oct. 5
  
 Indianapolis Senior Center 708 East Michigan Street 46202 (map)
 
Caleb is 27, and was raised in the majestic Kootenay Mountains by his bush hippie parents. He loves his father Jim and understands his reverence for wood working, but he just doesn't get Jim's determined effort to achieve economic disaster at every turn. As the junior partner in their carpentry shop, Caleb is powerless to stop the fiscal self-sabotage. When Matthew, an old friend of Jim's, arrives in the valley to develop a high-end fishing lodge, Caleb sees fortune looming, provided he can keep his father distracted long enough. But a small deception leads to colossal betrayal, and soon Caleb must face the fact that he's reached that treasured day when a boy becomes man enough to tell his father off.

Starring: Kris Lemche, Michael Hogan, Matt Craven
 
(2005) 92 min. Director: Aubrey Nealon PG-13

Marion Bridge - Nov. 2
 
Indianapolis Senior Center 708 East Michigan Street 46202 (map)

In the midst of struggling to overcome her self destructive behavior, the youngest of three sisters, Agnes (Molly Parker), returns to her hometown in Novia Scotia
determined to confront the past. Her arrival sets in motion a chain of events that allows a family of women to each in their own way re-connect with the world and each other. This is a film that speaks volumes about sibling and parental relationships with a beautifully realized tale of loss, healing and humor.
 
Starring: Molly Parker, Ellen Page, Rebecca Jenkins

 
(2002) 93 minutes Director: Wiebke von Carolsfeld  R

 

Wilby Wonderful - Dec. 7
  
Indianapolis Senior Center 708 East Michigan Street 46202 (map)
 
In this dark comedy, the residents of Wilby, Nova Scotia, learn the importance a day can make as scandal weighs heavily on their conscience. Suicidal Dan Jarvis is longing to find a reason to live, and as Buddy and Carol Franch's marriage falls to pieces, single mom Sandra seeks male companionship to relieve the strain of raising a child alone and unlucky painter Duck MacDonald struggles to overcome his own nagging problems. On the horizon, a shocking revelation threatens to change the way the residents of the small town view both themselves and their neighbors. How will the people of Wilby deal with such a major problem when they can't even work out their own issues?

Starring: Sandra Oh, Ellen Page, Paul Gross, Callum Keith Renne

 
(2004) 99 min. Director: Daniel MacIvor PG-13