The People I've Slept WithSat | Aug 14 | 9:30 | Empire Granville 7 Cinemas Angela and Gabriel are BFFs. When Angela gets pregnant and Gabriel's boyfriend dumps him, the two step back to reflect. Hoping for the best, Angela and Gabriel plan a double wedding. Their philosophy is: if we plan it, the grooms will come. But will they? Quetin Lee | USA and Canada | 2009 |
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The TaqwacoresMon | Aug 16 | 9:30 | Vancity Theatre In 2003, M Knight wrote The Taqwacores about a fictitious Islamic punk scene. The novel was so popular that a true taqwacores scene was founded. Recaptured by director Eyad Zahra, the film centres on a group of Muslim punks living in a country hostile to them in many ways. Eyad Zahra | USA | 2010 | 14A |
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Two SpiritsWed | Aug 18 | 7:00 | Cinemark Tinseltown Two Spirits is a beautifully diplomatic documentary that explores the life and death of a Two Spirit boy who was also a girl. The film makes the case that in the twenty-first century we need to return to traditional First Nations values. Lydia Nibley | USA | 2009 | PG |
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Violet TendenciesTue | Aug 17 | 7:00 | Vancity Theatre Violet is Manhattan's most fabulous fruit fly, but at age forty she's ready to start a serious relationship. Violet's romantic quest becomes increasingly disastrous, hilarious and consuming, and she overlooks the potential for love right under her nose. Casper Andreas | USA | 2010 |
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We Are the ModsSat | Aug 14 | 7:00 | Cinemark Tinseltown In her senior year of high school, artsy but introverted Sadie is trying to find her "voice" as a young photographer, but something seems to be missing. Sadie finds her inspiration in Nico, and follows her into the voguish, youth-driven neo-mod culture of Los Angeles. EE Cassidy | USA | 2009 | PG |
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