Cowichan Valley Hospice Society presents A REEL ALTERNATIVES FILM: Stories we Tell

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Monday, November 25th, 2013
7:00 PM

Written and directed by Sarah Polley and produced by the National Film Board of Canada, Stories We Tell is a 2012 Canadian documentary film that explores

the relationship between Polley's parents, including the revelation that the filmmaker was the product of an extra-marital affair. It incorporates Super-8 footage shot to look like home movies, interviews with Polley's siblings and other relatives, and Michael Polley's narration of his memoir. The cast includes Rebecca Jenkins, who plays Polley's mother Diane.

Stories We Tell received the Grand Prix Focus for best feature film in the Festival du nouveau cin�ma's Focus category and was included in the Toronto International Film Festival's list of "Canada's Top Ten" feature films of 2012.

This year the film received the $100,000 prize for best Canadian film at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards after also having been named best documentary. It was named best feature length documentary at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards.

Tickets: Single: $12 l Student Rows A-C: $5 l Series $50
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