The 24th annual Kamloops Film Festival has announced their loaded lineup, revealing the 26 flicks that will screen across their nine-day event next month.
Running from March 5 to 14, the Paramount Theatre will be showing everything from award-winning dramas, to bizarre comedies, to documentaries featuring crazy stories from across the province.
The Kamloops Independent Short Short (KISS) Film Fest will also be a part of the event, running on Sunday, March 8. The deadline to submit your films is Feb. 29.
To see all the films that will be screening and when, check out the list below. For more information visit HERE. To buy festival passes, visit HERE.
Haida Modern
March 5, 7 p.m.
A documentary on the art and activism of Robert Davidson.
Call Me Crazy: The Legend of Mike Wiegele
March 6, 6 p.m.
A short documentary about the ski-obsessed Austrian who came to Blue River and launched heli-skiing in B.C.
Six Days in December
March 6, 7 p.m.
A non-narrative documentary that presents a striking portrait of the city of Kamloops, for six days in December of 2019. Will be shown in as a double feature with Call Me Crazy: The Legend of Mike Wiegele.
In Fabric
March 6, 9 p.m.
A ghost story that follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences. The first film of the DarkFest lineup.
Frozen II Sing-Along
March 7,11 a.m.
The classic kid's film, but now with more singing.
Only in Nelson
March 7, 1 p.m.
A documentary about the municipal election in the Northern B.C. city.
Let It Be (1970)
March 7, 4 p.m.
A documentary about the Beatles' attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back to basics album, which instead drove them further apart. The film will be a free event in partnership with Thompson Rivers University.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
March 7, 5:30 p.m.
A documentary telling the story of the killing of Colten Boushie and his family's pursuit of justice.
Honeyboy
March 7, 7:30 p.m.
A drama based on Shia LaBeouf's upbringing, as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health.
Rabid
March 7, 9:30 p.m.
The horror film that follows a woman that gets experimental stem cell treatment, leaving her stronger and prettier than ever - but there's a side effect. The second film of the DarkFest lineup.
Greener Grass
March 8, 3 p.m.
Based on a short film of the same name, the bizarre comedy follows suburban soccer moms constantly competing against each other in their personal lives as their kids settle their differences on the field.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
March 8, 6 p.m.
Directed by Céline Sciamma • In French & Italian (with English subtitles) • Drama, Romance • 121 minutes • Not Yet Rated On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
March 8, 9 p.m.
A woman tries to encourage a pregnant domestic abuse victim to seek help.
Old Boys
March 9, 6 p.m.
An awkward but imaginative pupil helps the handsome but spectacularly dim school-hero pursue the fiery daughter of a visiting French teacher.
A Hidden Life
March 9, 9 p.m.
Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.
Red Snow
March 10, 6 p.m.
After a Gwich'in-Canadian soldier is captured by the Taliban, he finds himself reflecting on the death of his cousin.
Arab Blues
March 10, 9 p.m.
A woman returns to Tunisia with the dream of opening up her own psychotherapy practice.
Sorry We Missed You
March 11, 6 p.m.
Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitation.
Queen & Slim
March 11, 9 p.m.
A new age Bonnie and Clyde or Thelma & Louise, a couple's first date takes an unexpected turn when a police officer pulls them over.
And the Birds Rained Down
March 12, 6 p.m.
Three elderly hermits live in the woods. While wildfires threaten the region, their quiet life is about to be shaken by the arrival of two women.
Les Misérables
March 12, 9 p.m.
Not the musical. Instead, a cop from the provinces moves to Paris to join the Anti-Crime Brigade of Montfermeil, discovering an underworld where the tensions between the different groups mark the rhythm.
White Lie
March 13, 6 p.m.
A popular undergrad faking cancer struggles to maintain her secret.
Amazon Hot Box
March 13, 10 p.m.
An innocent college student is tossed into a jungle hellhole where she must fight for her life against an evil wardress, psycho inmates, voodoo experiments and the incredible torture machine.
Beyond the Woods
March 14, 1 p.m.
A psychological thriller that follows a detective investigating a woman's murder and the disappearance of her brother.
The Fall of the American Empire
March 14, 4 p.m.
A shy and insecure delivery truck driver accidentally arrives at the scene of a major crime, picks up two bags of cash, and hides them.
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
March 14, 6 p.m.
A street magician and swindler sets out on a journey to find his estranged father but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure.