There will be a free screening of Maudie (Aisling Walsh, 2016), the story of famed Nova Scotian folk artist Maud Lewis (played brilliantly by Sally Hawkins) and her husband (the also excellent Ethan Hawke), on October 23. The screening is open to all students, staff, and faculty with a Dal or King’s card or a card from another university. Food will be served at 6:30 in Room 409 of the Dal Arts Centre. There will be sushi and sandwiches, with vegan/halal and gluten-free options as well as some kosher snacks; please contact shannon.brownlee@dal.ca by October 17 with kosher meal requests. There will also be door prizes, including two $50 iTunes gift certificates. The film will start at 7:00 in Room 406 of the Dal Arts Centre. Both rooms are on the mezzanine level of the Arts Centre.
Maudie is that rare kind of film that is both entertaining and substantial – provocative and imaginative and beautiful to look at, by turns funny, poignant, and bleak. Its two main characters are social outcasts who find each other and become close in their own particular ways, their path brightened by Maud’s vibrant, open-hearted paintings. It explores Everett Lewis’s gruff and even at times abusive behaviour while empowering Maud and being historically believable. It’s an intelligent glimpse into a time not too long ago and a place very close to home.
The screening is part of an important initiative from Telefilm Canada and FIN Atlantic International Film Festival. The core mandate of North of 49 Films-Movies On Campus is to introduce student audiences to Canadian works, to celebrate local content creation, promote that many great films are created in Canada, and to encourage lifelong viewing of Canadian films. Canadian films often receive little or no distribution in multiplexes, so this is a rare opportunity to see local work on the big screen.
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