The Incredible Vanishing Sisters • June 16 • 7pm
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Débâcle (Quebec, 1.5 mins)
Débâcle draws its inspiration from the shifting courses of the St-Lawrence river in winter. Through a search for the vast ice patch which usually clings to the Quebec North Shore coastline during the colder months, the film bears witness to climate change and the fragility of our coastal regions. Director: Catherine Arsenault
Letter from Bobeyan (Australia, 20 mins)
A modern-day explorer who comes across a letter and embarks on a journey to find the truth. Letter from Bobeyan is a fictionalised account of an actual tragedy that occurred in 1850, in the Bobeyan Valley (now Namadgi National Park). Tracey Shirran Parker, originally from Corner Brook, served in Logistics and Support on the film, and her son, Lachlan Parker, was one of the camera operators. Director: Stephen Paul Cooke
Up to the Sea, She Weaves a Dream (Iran, 9 mins)
In any armed conflict there are soldiers and people who await their return. In this beautiful animated short, three generations of women await their loved ones and dream their way across the sea to their memory. And even when they know they will never return, they knit to heal the wounds of war. Director: Maryam Khalilzadehbin
The Incredible Vanishing Sisters (Newfoundland and Labrador, 62 mins)
Almost two centuries ago St. John’s became the first place in the Americas to welcome the Presentation Sisters and Sisters of Mercy. In recent years their numbers have diminished but the need for their work certainly has not — and the few who are left capably lift heavier loads than ever before. Director: Kenneth J. Harvey • Producers: Kenneth J. Harvey, Katherine Harvey