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Directed by John Curran

Saturday, November 8, 4pm & 7:30

Sunday, November 9, 4pm

This film tells the incredible true story of Robyn Davidson, a young woman who in 1977 undertook a perilous solo trek across 1,700 miles of stunning Australian outback. Abandoning city life, Robyn arrives in Alice Springs and declares her ambition to cross the desert to the Indian Ocean to the amusement of the locals. However after months of camping out and working on a camel farm people begin to take her seriously. A chance meeting with National Geographic photographer Rick Smoland provides her with the necessary financing for her expedition under the condition that he be allowed to photograph parts of her journey for the magazine. With only her dog and four unpredictable camels for company, she embarks on an inspiring and life changing journey of self-discovery.

“Curran’s dreamy, semisurreal visuals, along with Mandy Walker’s shimmering cinematography and Garth Stevenson’s fluid score, help us see the world through Davidson’s eyes.” Newsday

PG-13 (for thematic elements, some partial nudity, disturbing images and brief strong language)

1 hr. 50 min.

English | Aboriginal

The Blue Room

Directed by Mathieu Amalric

Friday, November 14, 7:30pm

Saturday, November 15, 4pm & 7:30pm

Sunday, November 16, 4pm

A man and a woman, secretly in love, alone in a room. They desire each other, want each other, and even bite each other. In the afterglow, they share a few sweet nothings. At least the man seemed to believe they were nothing. Now under investigation by the police and the courts, what is he accused of?

“Tense, intriguing and will keep the viewer off-balance.” Newsday

Rated R (for sexual content including graphic nudity)

1 hr. 16 min.

French

Pride

Directed by Matthew Warchus

Friday, November 28, 7:30pm

Saturday, November 29, 4pm & 7:30pm

Sunday, November 30, 4pm

Pride is inspired by an extraordinary true story. It’s the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise money to support the strikers’ families. Initially rebuffed by the Union, the group identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off to make their donation in person. As the strike drags on, the two groups discover that standing together makes for the strongest union of all.

“Don’t try to resist. Pride will make you cheer!” Vanity Fair

Rated R (for language and brief sexual content)

120 Minutes

English | Welsh