CBC North is proud to sponsor Western Arctic Moving Pictures' Canadian Movie Club
Catch some of the best Canadian films on the big screen in Yellowknife
CBC North is proud to sponsor the Western Arctic Moving Pictures' Canadian Movie Club in Yellowknife.
Western Arctic Moving Pictures is a non-profit arts organization based in the N.W.T. capital. It aims to produce, support, and promote independent film, video, and digital media arts made in the territory.
This April, it's screening two movies at the Capitol Theatre in Yellowknife.
The Canadian film Ru is about a young Vietnamese girl and her family who are accepted as refugees in Canada and are adapting to their new life. Ru was released in 2023 by director Charles-Oliver Michaud, with writing by Jacques David. Its cast features Chloé Djandji, Chantal Thuy, and Jean Bui. It's screening on Sunday, April 6, at 4 p.m.
N.W.T. film Elijah and the Rock Creature is about a lost boy meeting a mythical creature that helps him find home. The movie was directed and written by Jennifer Walden in 2018, with Ben Naugler, Thompson Duff, and Allie Dunbar. It's screening on Wednesday, April 16, at 7:00 P.M.
For more information and to see what else is coming up from Western Arctic Moving Pictures, go to its website.